Her deal went down to a defeat of 230, the largest ever defeat for a Government and the largest Tory rebellion. But it was the Prime Minister’s response that almost matters more. It was perhaps the shrewdest political move of her career and recent years. In one fell swoop she came back, not out, not…
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This Week Suggests We’re Headed For An Accidental No Deal Brexit!
Yesterday, the second five-day debate on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal began ahead of the rescheduled vote on Tuesday 15th January. During the first debate ahead of the then pulled vote before Christmas I wrote arguing for a second referendum with a two tier question so a majority on how to move ahead in the…
The Peers’ Dining Room
In 2015 Parliament was deserted for an election of MPs, leaving the peers with little to do other than head on holiday, so the Peers’ dining room opened for the first time to the public allowing them to dine in its Pugin splendour. Serving up three courses for £35 (£45 in 2016), I suppose one…