Archive: Theresa May

A guide to Theresa May's Brexit deal

These are the contorted outlines of a deal that's likely to please nobody

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.

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.

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 govt has passed a law against its own negotiation strategy

The govt has passed a law against its own negotiation strategy
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
The new apathy: Finding inspiration at the bottom of British politics

Apathy towards politics isn't new, but the excitement generated by the last elections seems to have faded away.

Week in Review: Quick reminder that everything is still a disaster

Things at the EU Summit were predictably catastrophic
Why did Conservative MEPs vote to protect Orbans far-right government in Hungary?

Signs that Tory MEPs are shoring up support for far-right government in exchange for Brexit cover

There is no Brexit dividend - so where exactly is this NHS money coming from?

NHS will receive five-year funding boost worth over £20bn, but we don't how we're going to pay for it.
Outrage at Trump is fine, but May's Hostile Environment needs action too

Theresa May is failing 'refugee week' just as badly as Donald Trump

Week in Review: No.10 uses delay-and-smear tactics to avoid Brexit defeat

Time is in Brussel's benefit when it is negotiating abroad, but it is to its own benefit when negotiating domestically.
Brexit amendments: Time for parliament to take back control

Downing Street has only ever really had three arguments to keep its MPs in line, none of which make any sense. The government does not own the Brexit mandate and the public deserve MPs who have made basic efforts to guide the process in the event of executive failure.

Blink-and-you'll-miss-it Commons vote shows Brexit govt's contempt for parliament

Twelve hours put aside for Brexit bill shows Theresa May has lost all confidence in the project.
Child poverty is being baked into govt policy

What this government has done is strip away support and entrench poverty for the nation's most vulnerable children.