Archive: Theresa May

May leadership battle: We're the hostages of a Tory party that has gone insane

Every option is now catastrophic. This is the behaviour of a party which is simply not fit for government.

Appointment of Theresa May "a positive day in British public life"

Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), has congratulated Theresa May on becoming Prime Minister.
NARPO "surprised" by Theresa May's choice of candidate for HMCIC

The National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO) has been watching with interest the recent developments in policing and was surprised not only at the Home Secretary’s choice of candidate for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary (HMCIC) but also at the comment that he was head and shoulders above any other candidate.
NOAH comment on Theresa May’s Mansion House speech

NOAH welcomes Theresa May’s confirmation that we should have a close relationship with the European Medicines Agency
Unite: G4S civilian investigators should send shock waves across the country

Unite the union, which represents police staff has demanded that home secretary, Theresa May steps in to halt police privatisation as the disgraced security company G4S advertises for civilian investigators to work for Warwickshire police.

A successor to Theresa May might not automatically become PM

A party without a majority is about to have an internal leadership contest and that poses some constitutional problems
Another day of shame: May delays Brexit vote as no-deal suicide pact looms

Bitterly humiliating day for the PM as she faces the inevitable.

Week in Review: All May's faults come home to roost

Strategically inept, tactically misguided, presentationally catastrophic, and promoting a deal with nothing to recommend it.
May crushed as parliament humbles her before Brexit vote

Prime minister loses three votes in a row and her control over the Brexit process.

Week in Review: Compliant media gives May exactly what she wants

Prime minister's victory on TV debate format deprives viewers of real scrutiny
No.10's bungled Brexit strategy is sabotaging May's remaining chances

Leaks and a poor communication strategy are undermining what was already a weak deal.

May's Brexit deal is a humiliation for Britain

This is the stark reality of what she has come back with. It is intolerable on a democratic, political, economic or logical basis.
Young entrepreneurs reject May's Brexit deal

A day after the CBI gave its reluctant endorsement to Theresa May's withdrawal deal with the EU, a group of young entrepreneurs hit back.

A guide to Theresa May's Brexit deal

These are the contorted outlines of a deal that's likely to please nobody
The myth of the dull: Boring politicians are no safer than exciting ones

Our natural bias convinces us that boring politicians make a safe pair of hands, but there's no evidence to back it up.

Backstop breakdown is a product of the oldest Brexit lie

If Theresa May had stood up the lies in the early days of her premiership, this wouldn't be happening. But instead, she fed them.
Week in Review: Radical truth in the Brexit lying game

The endgame is near

Everything you need to know about the final weeks of Brexit in five minutes

Deep-dive into where we're at with Brexit
Roadmap to chaos: How a general election could happen by accident

The weird intricacies of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act could create an unplanned general election, even if no-one really wants it

May speech: Nice world, if only we lived in it

It was nice to relax in Theresa May's world for a while, but none of it is true
The self-defeating ignorance of May's immigration plan

The pride in the way Theresa May says she's ending freedom of movement, like it's some kind of accomplishment

Brexit: Brussels just got serious

Unexpected attack from European leaders signals bad news for May, amid diminishing signs of a deal
The 'faceless bureaucrats' of Brussels stood up for our rights while England's defenders of liberty hung us out to dry

EU citizens found support from supposed bureaucrats in Brussels and but were hung out to dry by those proclaiming their love for liberty

Week in Review: Trump's survival-of-the-fittest worldview shows perils of Brexit

Trump's behaviour towards May was unprecedented - and a reminder of what post-Brexit Britain is facing
War-gaming the Brexit chaos: What the hell happens now?

The moment when dream meets reality is here. So what happens now?

We are now on cruise control for soft Brexit

The Chequers statement sets a new baseline expectation for Brexit - one which is looking softer every day.
This is why May's third-way Brexit compromise doesn't work

May's third-way compromise policy on post-Brexit relationship with the EU is insane