Prime Minister stop politically, the power of the nasty and dangerous men of the Tory Party and in particular Ian Duncan Smith and Steve Barclay

This morning we had the expression of Brexit reason by Philip Hammond the Chancellor of Exchequer on Sky News at 9 who was given free rein to have his say, as was Caroline Lucas later, together with a representative of British Commerce, while John Trickett for the Labour party had to battle to be allowed to get across the official  view of the Labour Party but which he succeeded in doing brilliantly, and then on Marr on Sunday, we first had a dangerous and nasty rant from Ian Duncan Smith followed by an equally nasty but more sophisticated and dangerous restatement of May’s and the hard Brexit position by Brexit Secretary, Steve Barclay, which the brilliant and rational Shadow Brexit Secretary, Keir Starmer, forewarned, despite the attempt by Andrew Marr to stop him. Marr also gave a platform to the dreadful and biased Emily Maitlis. This happened in the context that 1 million people peacefully demonstrated in London for a People’s vote and where the revoke article 50 petition should reach 5 million votes by lunchtime.

It is now clear what will happen during the rest of the week. The Prime Minister will be forced to issue a three line Whip on her Party in the Commons to vote against the attempt by all other political parties, and some Conservatives because of the threat of a Barclay Leadsom group walk out if she does not. However, such a move will be defeated in this instance despite the threat to sack any Government Ministers who abstain. It is possible the move will be defeated in which instance Labour will move a vote of non-confidence in the Government as it is evident the Government will regard any indicative vote solution consensus as non- binding if it goes against May’s and the Brexiteers hard red lines.

It is also evident that should the House of Commons take control away from the Executive in terms of controlling the indicative process, Mrs May will be forced to ignore any agreement which breaks her red lines and those of the hard Brexiteers. The question is does Mrs May now have the courage to take them on, given the support she would have from the rest of the House of Commons?