But he says that it has become very clear to European leaders over time that the war is all about the future of international law.
It’s possible that he has pulled off a political coup, begun radically to re-set the UK’s relationship with the EU – and created the circumstances in which voters may give him a second look.
I called recently for the Cabinet to tell Johnson that the game is up, and Dowden’s resignation is the closest that any of them have got.
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The crucial factor is how effective vaccines are against hospitalisations for the Omicron variant.
The ex-Defence Secretary attacks the US for pulling out during the fighting season in order to fit American domestic priorities.
He says that that while he will continue to wear a mask in certain situations, he agrees responsibility needs to be handed back to people.
“If we can relax earlier, if we can get some of those industries moving – the wedding industry, the travel industry, then we should go as soon as possible.”
The decision on lifting the remainder of lockdown will be based on many factors. But that’s the question at the heart of it.
Should he be handcuffed under public restraint, like a suspect watched by Priti Patel? Or freed to run wild through Alpine meadows, like Julie Andrews?
Some are having fun with Alan Duncan’s diary revelation that Tobias wants Svetland to become a UK spaceport. They shouldn’t.