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Westminster Village reacts to New Independents
Setting the political agenda for the country this week was the Independent Group, a caucus of MPs in the House of Commons that only came into existence on Monday. How the two major Parties adapt to the new reality will determine the strength of their second act.
- 22 February 2019
Tony Stark not invited to Big Tent Festival
George Freeman MP makes superhero gaffe; mistaking Iron Man for Spider-Man. The Commentator sends him a copy of Spider-Man: Homecoming, so he can learn the difference.
- 16 February 2019
The Case for Conservative Renewal
The race to succeed Theresa May will be a marathon and not a sprint. Her successor will have the to present the Conservatives as the Party of change, in order to beat Corbyn's Labour.
- 28 January 2019
Scaramucci ditches Celebrity Big Brother for Davos
"The Mooch" spent one less day in the Big Brother house than he did as a senior official in Donald Trump’s White House.
- 28 January 2019
Broken Politics: Liam Fox’s word of warning to wavering MPs
The Secretary of State for International Trade, in what could be considered a warning to those MPs yet to make up their mind on whether to support the Prime Minister’s plan B this coming Tuesday explained what he considered the stakes to be.
- 26 January 2019
Tony Blair: MPs should not vote for a General Election
The former British Labour Party leader signals to supporters in Parliament that a General Election is not the answer they are looking for.
- 26 January 2019
Liam Fox warns of chaos in European Parliament from postponement of Brexit
Should Britain's departure from the EU be postponed, Britain would end up participating in the European Parliamentary elections. Nigel Farage and anti-establishment figures would have a field day. Does Brussels really want that?
- 24 January 2019
Osborne Caucus in Parliament ready to force election to stop no deal
The chief lieutenant to Prime Minister David Cameron, although no longer sitting on the green benches himself, still commands the loyalty of a large caucus within the Conservative parliamentary party. It is therefore worth listening to one of the masterminds of the Conservative 2015 election victory and mentor to a coterie of up and coming Tory MPs when he signals how he guesses they will vote.
- 23 January 2019
Bad Blood: In Davos, it’s Osborne Vs Fox
Secretary of State for International Trade Dr. Liam Fox MP has been working like a Trojan, trying to sell Britain, Britain’s industry and Britain’s ingenuity, to foreign nations and global financial leaders alike during this week’s global economic forum in Davos.
- 23 January 2019
George Osborne auditions for Match of the Day
Reporting live from Davos, our team ask the big questions about George Osborne's future
- 23 January 2019
The Jimmy Carter path to Brexit?
You may think you've heard it all on the subject of Brexit. But wait, have you considered the Jimmy Carter effect?
- 18 January 2019
May survives but parliament is now her master
How's this for an angle on Theresa May's "victory" in her confidence vote? Former Chancellor and arch Remainer George Osborne is in the bizarre position of being outside parliament, but probably having the loyalty of a larger caucus of MPs than the sitting Conservative prime minister. Brexit is in peril, make no mistake about it
- 16 January 2019
David Davis must step forward
David Davis has an opporutnity to transform the fortunes of the Conservative Party and deliver the Brexit that the British people voted for, his time is now
- 27 October 2018
Enough is enough: The case against Theresa May
The last time the Tory Party was this divided was in 1846 when the Peel administration pushed through the repeal of the Corn Laws and was swept out of office by a backbench rebellion. Leading that rebellion was a relative newcomer to the Conservative benches in the House of Commons, one Benjamin Disraeli, argues Patrick Sullivan
- 27 October 2018
The People’s Vote: Labour's October Surprise?
Pressure is mounting on Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour leadership to embrace a People's Vote; if they do it would be a game changer, argues political expert Patrick Sullivan
- 17 October 2018
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