Confrontational approach by No 10 may embolden rebel MPs, says David Gauke Follow the day’s latest Brexit developments An expected Commons vote this week to block a no-deal Brexit could be “very tight”, David Gauke has predicted, adding that government threats to deselect Conservative MPs who defy the party on...

A kind of disaster nationalism craves the likely chaos as we head towards no deal. And Johnson is channelling its energyWho is really setting the agenda on Brexit? The politician wielding the most leverage has never, in his entire career, held a parliamentary seat, let alone a cabinet position. He...