Archive: Theresa May

Week in Review: A circular firing squad of stupidity

A prime minister who rules out concessions before talks, and a leader of the opposition who demands them as a precondition of talks.

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.

Historic defeat: May faces her day of judgement

We've rarely seen a humiliation on this scale in our lifetime. This is what happens next.
Conspiracy theory & lies: This is all May has to offer

Right at the end of the road, she still has nothing left: just division and authoritarianism.

Week in Review: Brexit's third act

We're finally reaching the climax of this horrible story - and something is going to have to give.
2018 highs and lows: Theresa May's 'no-Brexit' miscalculation

The prime minister said the magic words and suddenly the People's Vote was set free.

Labour's no-confidence gambit: What happens if they trigger a challenge?

Everything you need to know about the constitutional drama of an opposition-led leadership challenge
Week in Review: May's Brexit is over, parliament must take control

That's it. There's no more. The song's over. It's done.

The worst of all worlds: May is ruined but immune

Theresa May loses all authority, but safeguards her position, after a remarkable day in Westminster.
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.

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