May’s meltdown makes it easier to stop Brexit
The three main scenarios - the PM quits soon, leaves next year or soldiers on post Brexit - all offer opportunities for pro-Europeans.
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.
No cake – and not much to eat
Trump’s presidency and Brexit are putting huge strains on the UK’s post-election foreign policy making.
10 Tory cabinet ministers who deserve pro-European votes
Influential Remainers could be last line of defence if May tries to crash out with no deal. See our league table of the good, bad and ugly.
PM must deny security is bargaining chip
May’s letter contained language which has been interpreted as blackmail. She should clarify she doesn’t intend to do anything so foolish.
European Arrest Warrant powers worth fighting to keep
Rudd says staying in criminal surrender system is a “priority”. She should be able to achieve this without crossing government red lines.
EU migrant quotas would gum up economy
Government hasn’t decided its post-Brexit migration policy. But one idea doing the rounds - a system of quotas - needs shooting down now.
Rudd’s migration fund part of hardline policy
The details are vague. But the Home Secretary’s plan is at least as much about controlling migration as helping local communities.
Tories jettison some pledges much more easily than others
May is clinging to foolish migration target because it's a sacred manifesto pledge but happily throwing deficit target to the winds.