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Newslinks for Sunday 25th October 2018

Brexit 1) May writes letter to the public as she prepares to sell her deal "It is a deal for a brighter future, which enables us to seize the

David Scullion and George Jackson: Voting down the Withdrawal Agreement won’t lead to a Corbyn Government

To claim otherwise is baseless. Vote with your conscience, Conservative MPs: the Fixed Terms Parliament Act has got your back.

How a Brexit deal would be done

What will happen this week? When could a summit take place? What would the Cabinet say - and what might the Attorney General do?

Alexander Temerko: The relationship between business and government has never been as meaningless as under May

The key to a good Brexit is empowering UK entrepreneurs to talk to their European counterparts and become ambassadors for Downing Street's plan.

Newslinks for Saturday 8th September 2018

Gauke plans to scrap fault-based divorce "Fault-based divorce is set to be scrapped as the biggest shake-up of family laws in 50 years seeks to…

Henry Newman: What will the EU look like after we have left it?

Our exit in will coincide with a new cycle of European elections which will redraw political power in the European Parliament and other EU insti…

Andrew Robathan: New evidence of corruption in Romania casts doubt on the European Arrest Warrant

Law enforcement has been misused to target political opponents. We must be wary to ensure the UK does not become complicit.

Bill Cash: The EU Withdrawal Bill. No Conservative colleague should defy the will of the people next week.

The referendum transferred from MPs themselves the decision as to whether to remain in or leave the EU and - with it, to regain our freedom to m…

Henry Newman: Could Macron be the leader to deliver the Brexit deal that Davis is battling for?

Despite talk of the negotiations getting bogged down, the French president seems to understand that the process is about politics more than lega…

Newslinks for Sunday 4th March 2018

Housing 1) May speech tomorrow. Carrots and sticks for councils to build more - and more growth upwards “The Prime Minister will pile pressure o…

News for Sunday 4th February 2018

Brexit 1) Rees-Mogg 'marches on May' over hard Brexit "Tory Brexit cheerleader Jacob Rees-Mogg last night warned Theresa May she would be making…

Gary Porter: Leaving the EU will allow simpler and more flexible local government

We must seize the opportunities to provide services in a more efficient way - cutting the long delays on public procurement is an obvious exampl…

Brokenshire's hands-off approach to Northern Ireland is running out of road

If the Northern Irish Office is manifestly unwilling to move towards direct rule, it has no leverage against Ulster's recalcitrant legislators.

Henry Newman: My take from Brussels this week. The EU side wants to ramp up the pressure - not wind down the talks.

There’s more than a hint in the air that they are happy to let the negotiation get sticky - and wait for capital to flee the UK and for investme…

May wisely prepares for No Deal - but treads a dangerous line on the ECJ and transition

By raising the possibility that EU law could retain its power after March 2019, the Prime Minister risks inflaming the concerns of Leavers.

Iain Duncan Smith: The Treasury still hasn't accepted a two-year, time-limited transition

The architects of Project Fear seem locked into a state of permanent depression about the UK’s future.

Garvan Walshe: Could Poland's populist assault on the judiciary happen here?

The modern state is intended to restrain those who seek a monopoly on power. Such people naturally resent it when that system works.

Henry Newman: A major update of the Government's Brexit programme is overdue

The clock is ticking, and business and the public need to see that the Government is gripping the complexities of the process.