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Newslinks for Monday 24th February 2020

Johnson piles pressure on EU's Brexit 'time wasters' by kick starting trade talks with the US "Boris Johnson is set to kick start trade talks wi…

Newslinks for Saturday 22nd February 2020

Home Office 1) Patel gets 'storm warning' over civil service clashes "A former chief civil servant at the Home Office has warned that the depart…

Newslinks for Monday 10th February 2020

Sinn Féin tops first preference poll in Irish General Election "Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has described the Irish general election as

The claim that the UK has become a more xenophobic country since the referendum is a damaging myth

Since 2016, the amount of "hate crime" has probably gone down. The number of UK residents from other EU states has certainly gone up.

Newslinks for Sunday 19th January 2020

Johnson mulling moving Lords to the North "Boris Johnson is planning to move the House of Lords permanently to York, The Sunday Times can reveal…

Newslinks for Sunday 24th November 2019

Tory manifesto 1) Johnson promises not to raise taxes “Boris Johnson today pledges in the Tory manifesto that his government will not raise the…

The Englishman's Betrayal

In the wake of Johnson's deal, the Government must balance its plan for Northern Ireland with strengthening "our precious Union" - all four part…

Stephen Booth: Not so long ago, EU leaders hoped Brexit would be stopped. They may now be ready for it to go ahead.

Bettel’s rant reflects frustration at Westminster's failure to agree to the deal, but he was hardly welcoming the UK back to the EU top table.

Newslinks for Saturday 27th July 2019

Johnson pledges £2 billion for "regional renaissance" "Boris Johnson will promise to spend more than £2 billion on deprived towns as he targets…

Henry Newman: Cummings understands the need to drastically reform Whitehall

It's not an optional extra - it’s crucial to delivering an effective Brexit and making the most of the opportunities outside the EU.

Johnson's August 4) Who would run an election campaign? After yesterday's Government defeat, the question is pressing.

If the campaign management were outsourced, as recently, who would take it on? And if it weren't, could CCHQ really cope?

Johnson's August 1) He must spend time in Scotland

The first in a ConservativeHome series of what the new Prime Minister must do in the month before Parliament returns in September.

Mohammed Amin: I don't like the term "Islamophobia". But since we're stuck with it, here's my own definition.

I have intentionally used the structure of the IHRA definition of anti-semitism, since it has become an industry standard.

How pillorying ministers and chief executives became part of the British Constitution

A self-help book for business people terrified of appearing before MPs shows how much more formidable select committees have become.

Henry Newman: Most Conservatives don't like it - but talks with Corbyn offer a way of breaking the Brexit stalemate

It may be unpalatable, but there's no point arguing about retaining customs union membership if we can’t get out of the EU in the first place.

Newslinks for Monday 22nd April 2019

Support for May collapses amongst the Tory grassroots... "Discontent with Mrs May’s leadership has fuelled speculation that those rules could be…

Henry Newman: An end to free movement and forced payments to Brussels. Is the backstop really so bad?

None of us would have started from here. But the Government has got us into this fix - and May's deal is the best of the three possible ways for…

Newslinks for Friday 4th January 2019

Brussels prepares to offer 'figleaf' on backstop... "Cabinet ministers have been told that EU countries are likely to provide assurances to Ther…