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Interesting: @PaulGoodmanCH says Johnson should resign as PM to try to force election rather than ask for extension conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2…
@PaulGoodmanCH A detail: PM could get election by simple majority with a bill to amend Fixed-term Parliaments Act (but fears amdts for votes at 16 &c)
@PaulGoodmanCH That's the only plausible scenario in which a temporary PM would be needed independent.co.uk/voices/uk-gove…
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At Guildhall to hear infinitely wise ⁦@nickmacpherson2⁩ on a century of economic crises
He’s being introduced by the Sheriff of the City of London and by @edballs
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David Henig
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Good morning. And I was wondering about this one even yesterday... Vote of no confidence on Monday after the no-deal delay bill is through? Those expelled from the Conservatives abstain? A nice speculative start to the day...
Here's some interesting reflections from @PaulGoodmanCH - the Conservative Party as we knew it, as a broad church, died last night, question is what happens next, and ultimately can they make peace on Europe. More later from me on that... conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2…
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Mark Wallace
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What you see before you today is classic Cummings. Remember the theory about knocking your opponent off balance, ('get inside their OODA loop')? This is it in action.
Yesterday a very wobbly Remain coalition assembled. It needs Labour but couldn't bear the Labour leader being present. It wants to unseat the govt but isn't confident it'll win a confidence vote. It laid out a tentative, painfully agreed, plan... conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2…
...in response, pow, the ball is slammed straight back at them, the govt proposes to limit available time to fulfil that plan. They're forcing the Remain coalition to make a swift decision, when they have an uneasy and unequal committee but no leader... conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2…
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Sebastian Payne
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Morning folks! Today's a big one in the Tory leadership contest, with two rounds of voting to produce the shortlist. Boris Johnson will be one, but who will be the other? Here's the state of play via @FinancialTimes interactive tracker.

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Sajid Javid at the most risk of being knocked out in the morning vote. Assuming no movement elsewhere, he'd need 13 ex-Rory Stewart MPs to remain in. Team Javid insist "they're in it to win it" but in private, they're focused on securing chancellor.

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While I’m waiting for my plane from Orlando to Detroit, I am seriously thinking about live-tweeting the movie Star Wars from memory.
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1) A BLAST of horns as the yellow Star Wars logo flings itself into deep space. I’m 7 years old and I’m already freeeeaking out
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Tim Montgomerie
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One after another after another, Tory MPs queueing up to essentially Tweet that breaking promises on one of the biggest issues in post-war politics shouldn’t have repercussions. Now Michael Gove. Such a party doesn’t have a happy future.
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