General Election 2017

Government wants UK to stay in Europe’s Human Rights Court but not EU’s Court of Justice. This muddled thinking makes Brexit more difficult.

Johnson launched a scathing attack on Corbyn’s foreign policy. The foreign secretary’s track record shows he is a risk in different ways.

If the Tories get a landslide, parliament will rubber-stamp whatever the PM wants on Brexit - even if the people don’t want it.

Conservative HQ machinations suggest preference for pragmatic figures who will toe May’s line on Brexit - whatever that turns out to be.

Its confused policies are a gift horse to the Tories. Meanwhile, its weak pro-European credentials make it a sitting duck to the Lib Dems.

PM promises stability over “coalition of chaos”. But current turmoil stems largely from her party’s policies and persistent infighting.

All over the world this is a time of political upheaval. So why in the UK is it assumed the victory of its oldest party is inevitable?

PM says she called snap election because she wants to ram through Great Repeal Bill. This will give her the powers of a Tudor monarch.

EU leaked document raises many contentious issues - giving a lie to PM’s claims that she could provide certainty “straight away”.

Daily Mail hails ‘triple lock’ on EU exit pledges. But the possible demise of old triple lock on pensions reveals tough economic reality.

Best election result that can realistically be hoped for is to maximise number of anti-hard Brexit MPs irrespective of party they belong to.

The opposition isn’t just committed to leaving the EU. It wants to quit the single market and probably customs union too.