The DUP try to hold their position in the face of pro-Remain pacts whilst Sinn Féin try to unseat their leader and the smaller parties fight to regain Westminster representation.
The vehement Johnson of last week transformed himself into a master of the soft word that turneth away wrath.
Ian Austin and Ivan Lewis, former Labour MPs, both of whom tore into Jeremy Corbyn during the debate, voted with the Government
The Leader of the Opposition looked totally incapable of taking over.
Power seems to be seeping away from the ancien regime.
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If the Conservatives have won more votes and seats, and their Commons support looks bigger than Labour’s, it would be a counsel of despair to hand over to Miliband.