Brexit weekly: 5 things

You can’t always get what you want Mick Jagger said it: you can’t always get what you want. Unfortunately, this week is proving very few in the Conservative Party can get what they need. Let’s start with Theresa May. What the Prime Minister needed this week was for...
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

The new enemy of the people? The Daily Mail will soon have a new editor, with long-serving chief Paul Dacre standing down later this year after 26 years in post. The longest serving editor on Fleet Street, Dacre has been the archetypal Marmite figure, with his...
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Will they, won’t they? You might think you’re experiencing déjà vu reading the news this week, but no, you’re not: the Government is still discussing its position on a future customs union with the EU – despite the fact that neither of the options discussed are...

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Separating the crazy Last week was a tough one for the Prime Minister. She had to replace her Home Secretary and couldn’t find agreement within Cabinet over customs union policy. And that was all before close of business on Wednesday. So, Theresa May could be forgiven...