The prime minister wants an election because he wants to stay in post. He is not doing it to deliver what’s best for the UKEvery government since 2016 has been driven mad by Brexit’s central contradiction – that there is an economic price to pay for the UK to take...

Ahead of Tuesday’s Brexit vote, Johnson wants Tory moderates to fear expulsion – but he knows this would permanently break his partyNot often do MPs make great personal sacrifices. They can drift along obeying their whip, hoping some small ministerial plum rolls their way if they behave. The Commons is...