Endgame could tear Tory party apart
Boris Johnson’s biggest beef is over final Brexit deal, not transition. If May veers towards “Swiss-style” deal, Telegraph says he’ll quit.
Spectator and Telegraph help perpetuate Johnson’s £350m lie...
Vote Leave was able to spread its lies during the referendum with the help of sympathetic newspapers. Sadly, nothing has changed.
Parson’s Green attack rams home need for EU cooperation
Government’s latest position paper recognises need to work together on terrorism and crime. But road ahead bristles with complexity.
Boris-induced Mayhem godsend for pro-Europeans
Johnson’s intervention will weaken PM’s grip on power, while making clear that the only good Brexit is one falsely promised by Leavers.
Johnson’s lies put May on spot
If PM lets foreign secretary stay in post, she’ll undermine our independent statistics watchdog and allow post-truth politics to run wild.
Boris Johnson roars back with lies and fantasies
Foreign secretary reheats £350m/week lie and scapegoats EU for our failure to invest in homes, schools and infrastructure.
The state of Juncker
Europhobes have predictably over-reacted to the European Commission president’s speech; it was a demonstration of his impotence rather than his power.
Brexit is costing public sector workers
Brexit-induced inflation has pushed up interest on government debt by £9bn - enough to give every public sector worker a 5% bonus.
In a democracy, people are free to change their minds
It’s not just Brexiters who forget this core principle. Some Remainers think we should lump it now the people have spoken. They’re wrong.
Bordering on delusional
May must choose between a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, and a hard border between Northern Ireland and the rest of Britain.
Into the long grass, on Cold Comfort Farm
Contrary to the hopes of some rosy-eyed remainers, cabinet consensus around a transition period makes a hard Brexit likelier.
Rudd’s hard-soft line on immigration
The home secretary’s line on EU workers post-Brexit looks welcoming but reality is likely to differ.