Nothing funny about May’s cold war with Edinburgh
May’s meetings with Sturgeon are becoming more tedious than a bad show on the Edinburgh Fringe. But Brexit impact on Scotland is no joke.
May has her Withdrawal Act… but road ahead is no easier...
The 11-month hard slog in Parliament added important details to Act. And there are plenty of Brexit elephant traps ahead.
6 false Brexiter arguments against a ‘meaningful vote’
Brexiters are desperate to prevent Parliament having a say over Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the EU - but their arguments are false.
Tory rebels won’t trust PM’s promises again
“Unacceptable”. A “sneaky sting in the tail”. “Badly let down”. PM has lost faith of pro-European backbenchers. It may cost her next week.
Brexit bullies are rot at heart of British democracy
Disgraceful front pages - and the trolls they inspire - don’t represent the “will of the people”. They are a threat to our freedom.
May’s march through Lords was long, but buck stops with MPs...
None of Lords’ amendments can rightly be accused of “wrecking” Brexit. Government would be wise to accept many of them.
Ghost of Henry VIII exorcised. Government should be spooked
Government has been defeated by Lords over so-called “Henry VIII” powers in EU Withdrawal Bill. It is the scale of the defeat that matters.
8 ways the Lords can improve May’s flawed Brexit bill
Peers have tabled amendments designed to overhaul worst bits of Withdrawal Bill. MPs should throw weight behind them on return to Commons.
Brexit causing constitutional clash with Scotland and Wales
Constitutional web just got trickier to untangle as Edinburgh and Cardiff launch rival EU withdrawal bills.
Don’t forget the Lords
Downbeat tone of Withdrawal Bill debate in Lords should not mislead, peers will cause major difficulties for ministers in months ahead.