It appears the cabinet has decided to take back control from Theresa May but can they decide who will be the one in control?

It appears the cabinet has decided to take back control from Theresa May but can they decide who will be the one in control?

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?BREAKING: A full blown cabinet coup is under way tonight to remove Theresa May as prime minister ? — Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) March 23, 2019 I have spoken to 11 cabinet ministers today who want the prime minister to resign. They will confront her at cabinet on Monday — Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) March 23, 2019 Cabinet coup plotters want to install an interim leader to deliver Brexit. There is good support for David Lidington but others pushing Michael Gove and…

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The indicative votes are the right question at the wrong time

The indicative votes are the right question at the wrong time

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Unless a WA is agreed, they could all be pointless Brexit means Brexit, Theresa May once said. Even at the time, the slogan was widely derided as meaningless and nebulous – though politically, there’s value in something that’s all things to all people. Indeed, Labour is engaging in an almost identical exercise at the moment, where almost nothing is ruled out but very little is explicitly ruled in: everything remains on the table, presumably in the hope that someone else…

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For Politicalbetting’s 15th anniversary today – a special cartoon from Marf

For Politicalbetting’s 15th anniversary today – a special cartoon from Marf

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Exactly 15 years ago today PB was launched Today PB celebrates it’s 15th birthday,  making it, I’d suggest, just about the longest surviving major political blog in the UK. We were up and operational before Guido, Conservative Home, Labour list and many of the other major political sites that we are familiar with today. I cannot recall a site that existed before we did that is still active. When PB was launched on March 23rd 2004 Tony Blair still had…

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As we approach the slightly later than planned day of reckoning

As we approach the slightly later than planned day of reckoning

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Has Britain finally reached a decision point? Still the outcome seems in doubt. Many others are writing about what comes next. But how did we get here? Failure is an orphan and no one is taking credit for the current mess. There is plenty of blame to go round though and we can dole out lavish helpings. First of all, we should note that it wasn’t inevitable that there would be a decision point now. No attempt was made by…

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A possible Westminster by-election opportunity for the LDs – Brecon where the MP has just pleaded guilty to fraud

A possible Westminster by-election opportunity for the LDs – Brecon where the MP has just pleaded guilty to fraud

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The last two elections in Brecon & Radnor where the MP has just pleaded guilty to parliamentary expenses fraud. This was a seat held by the LDs from 1997 to 2015 pic.twitter.com/dwFTWMEDLh — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 22, 2019 It was held by the LDs from GE1997 to GE2015 This morning the MP for Brecon and Radnor, Christopher Davies, pleaded guilty to parliamentary expenses fraud. He awaits sentence. If he receives a custodial sentence of a year or more than…

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In the latest from PB/Polling Matters the podcasters try to answer ” What’s going on and what do the public think?”

In the latest from PB/Polling Matters the podcasters try to answer ” What’s going on and what do the public think?”

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  After a breath-taking week, Keiran Pedley and Leo Barasi sit down and look at the numbers. What do the public think about how Brexit is going, the prospect of no deal and where we go from here? Plus, if a General Election comes, who stands the best chance of winning? Listen to this week’s episode here: Follow this week’s guests Follow @KeiranPedley Follow @LeoBarasi Tweet

Even though TMay slumped to her worst ever Ipsos-MORI PM ratings & Corbyn has the second worst Opposition leader rating

Even though TMay slumped to her worst ever Ipsos-MORI PM ratings & Corbyn has the second worst Opposition leader rating

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Never have the views of both CON & LAB leaders been so poor Just out today is the latest Ipsos-MORI political monitor whicht has the Tories taking a lead of 4% over labour. Last time the two main parties were level pegging. Also, as ever, included are the firm’s  leader satisfaction number a polling series that is now into its forty-third year. For the Corbyn and TMay the ratings are dreadful. The former has the second worst Opposition leader numbers…

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Rendering unto Caesar

Rendering unto Caesar

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Picture credit: Rights Info At a recent IQ² debate on Brexit, Ian Paisley Jr MP, explained why the DUP was so against the backstop. He was a British citizen entitled to the same rights as all British citizens. This brought the inevitable retort from a certain Jess Phillips about Northern Irish women and gays not having the same rights as other British citizens. Paisley’s answer smoothly placed the blame elsewhere: Westminster had devolved certain social matters to Stormont and therefore accepted…

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