Brexit
Sept 19, 2017 20:48:05 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 20:48:05 GMT -5
Good morning to everyone reading 'The Third'. I trust that all is well with all of you today. The London 'Times' leads this morning with some editorial comment on playing with fire
'The Times' thunders that Cabinet disunity over Brexit is damaging the Conservative Party and the country. The prime minister must assert what little authority she still has, Uncle Henry, or risk a direct challenge to her leadership in Manchester next month! Meanwhile, 'The DailyTelegraph' leads this morning with some editorial comment that Brexit drift is a consequence of a failure of leadership at the heart of government
'The Telegraph' transmits that it is surprising that the Government still doesn't have a clear line on Brexit. Perhaps it should publish something more concrete, Alistair?
"Boris Johnson has ridden roughshod over the prime minister’s authority this week, doing his best to prevent her from saying anything profound in her Brexit speech this Friday. It is a dismal reflection on Theresa May’s position that, though the arguments for dismissing him may be strong, she is too weak to do so, fearing he would make even more trouble outside the cabinet and bring about her own early demise. This disunity is corroding the Conservative brand and debilitating the government in Brexit negotiations. With every day it goes on, Jeremy Corbyn inches closer to Downing Street. In public Mr Johnson insists that the newspaper article he wrote over the weekend, setting out his own vision for Brexit, was not an assault on the British prime minister's negotiating position ..."
'The Times' thunders that Cabinet disunity over Brexit is damaging the Conservative Party and the country. The prime minister must assert what little authority she still has, Uncle Henry, or risk a direct challenge to her leadership in Manchester next month! Meanwhile, 'The DailyTelegraph' leads this morning with some editorial comment that Brexit drift is a consequence of a failure of leadership at the heart of government
"When Theresa May became Prime Minister last year, her colleagues were looking forward to one development in particular: the return of proper Cabinet government. There was a sense that this had disappeared under Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, to be replaced by “sofa” administration, or “chumocracy”. Process can often seem arcane, but it is important to the good governance of the nation. Mrs May was quick to reassert the significance of Cabinet committees, where papers would be submitted, discussed and endorsed before going to the full Cabinet for approval. Ministers often complained that decisions were held up in Downing Street, but at least this was a system familiar to all prime ministers prior to 1997. It is surprising, then, that the Cabinet has hardly ever met as a body to discuss Brexit, the most important issue to face the country for generations ... "
'The Telegraph' transmits that it is surprising that the Government still doesn't have a clear line on Brexit. Perhaps it should publish something more concrete, Alistair?