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File photo dated 24/7/2019 of Boris Johnson waves outside 10 Downing Street, London. The Tories have been boosted by a "Boris bounce" after the election of their new leader, according to a poll. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Saturday

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Johnson crashes in – ready to crash out

PETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Leader of the Brexit Party Nigel Farage arrives to attend a rally at The Broadway Theatre on June 01, 2019 in Peterborough, England. Mike Greene is the first Brexit Party member to take part in a UK parliamentary

PETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Leader of the Brexit Party Nigel Farage arrives to attend a rally at The Broadway Theatre on June 01, 2019 in Peterborough, England. Mike Greene is the first Brexit Party member to take part in a UK parliamentary

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Farage is far from beaten

Prime Minister Theresa May

Prime Minister Theresa May

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Chris Moncrieff: In praise of the saintly Theresa

Chris Moncrieff: The EU is making an ass out of us all

Chris Moncrieff: The EU is making an ass out of us all

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Chris Moncrieff: The EU is making an ass out of us all

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn poses for a selfie in Dolphin Street, Newport, South Wales, as he campaigns with prospective parliamentary candidate Ruth Jones who is standing in the Newport West by-election. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn poses for a selfie in Dolphin Street, Newport, South Wales, as he campaigns with prospective parliamentary candidate Ruth Jones who is standing in the Newport West by-election. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: Corbyn once the laughing stock of Westminster is now seen as a serious contender for the keys of Number 10

Prime Minister Theresa May giving a statement about Brexit at the European Leaders' summit in Brussels. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Prime Minister Theresa May giving a statement about Brexit at the European Leaders' summit in Brussels. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: Theresa May facing political blackmail

The UK voted to leave the European Union in June, 2016. Picture: PA

The UK voted to leave the European Union in June, 2016. Picture: PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Are we witnessing the greatest parliamentary betrayal ever inflicted on the British people?

CARVE UP: (Back row left to right) Chris Leslie, Gavin Shuker, Chuka Umunna and Mike Gapes, (middle row, left to right) Angela Smith, Luciana Berger and Ann Coffey, (front row, left to right) Sarah Wollaston, Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Joan Ryan,

CARVE UP: (Back row left to right) Chris Leslie, Gavin Shuker, Chuka Umunna and Mike Gapes, (middle row, left to right) Angela Smith, Luciana Berger and Ann Coffey, (front row, left to right) Sarah Wollaston, Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Joan Ryan,

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Chris Moncrieff: Lost for words over MPs' carve-up

Chief Whip Julian Smith leaves 10 Downing Street, London. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Wire

Chief Whip Julian Smith leaves 10 Downing Street, London. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: Brexit has transformed once feared parliamentary whips into figures of virtual impotence

VISIT: Chris Grayling visits Darlington Station Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT.

VISIT: Chris Grayling visits Darlington Station Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT.

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Chris Moncrieff: Which side will blink first as the sorry Brexit saga rolls on?

HEAR ALL SIDES: Letters to the Editor. Picture: Pixabay.com

HEAR ALL SIDES: Letters to the Editor. Picture: Pixabay.com

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Chris Moncrieff: Ski slopes bereft of MPs this half-term

Prime Minister Theresa May speaking in the House of Commons, after MPs rejected Labour's motion of no confidence by 325 votes to 306 Picture: UK PARLIAMENT/PA

Prime Minister Theresa May speaking in the House of Commons, after MPs rejected Labour's motion of no confidence by 325 votes to 306 Picture: UK PARLIAMENT/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: 'If Brexit does force Theresa May out, at least she faithfully kept the promise Parliament made'

For use in UK, Ireland or Benelux countries only ..BBC handout photo of Prime Minister Theresa May appearing on the BBC1 current affairs programme, The Andrew Marr Show. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday January 6, 2019. See PA story POLITICS

For use in UK, Ireland or Benelux countries only ..BBC handout photo of Prime Minister Theresa May appearing on the BBC1 current affairs programme, The Andrew Marr Show. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday January 6, 2019. See PA story POLITICS

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Chris Moncrieff: Rarely has a government been in such a mess

Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after attending the morning Christmas Day service at a church near her constituency home. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after attending the morning Christmas Day service at a church near her constituency home. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: Blessed peace and quiet at last descends

Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in the People's Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 20, 2018. See PA story POLITICS Brexit Protest.

Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in the People's Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 20, 2018. See PA story POLITICS Brexit Protest.

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Chris Moncrieff: A second vote would be a betrayal

Prime Minister Theresa May holds a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London, to discuss her Brexit plans. Picture: Matt Dunham/PA Wire

Prime Minister Theresa May holds a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London, to discuss her Brexit plans. Picture: Matt Dunham/PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: How May may yet make it through

Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement about Brexit outside 10 Downing Street, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday November 22, 2018. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire.

Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement about Brexit outside 10 Downing Street, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday November 22, 2018. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire.

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Chris Moncrieff: If the Commons votes down Brexit plan the future looks foggy

Prime Minister Theresa May reacts during a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London, to discuss her Brexit plans Picture: PA

Prime Minister Theresa May reacts during a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London, to discuss her Brexit plans Picture: PA

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Chris Moncrieff: May has stirred up a seething cauldron of Brexit fury

Jo Johnson visiting the European Commission in Brussels. Picture: PA Wire

Jo Johnson visiting the European Commission in Brussels. Picture: PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: Proud Tory party being brought to its knees

Tracey Crouch, who has resigned as sports and civil society minister amid a row over delays in cutting the maximum stake for fixed-odds betting terminals

Tracey Crouch, who has resigned as sports and civil society minister amid a row over delays in cutting the maximum stake for fixed-odds betting terminals

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Chris Moncrieff: Tracey Crouch resignation hugely embarrassing for the PM

Lord Hain speaking in the House of Lords in London naming Topshop owner Sir Philip Green as the businessman behind an injunction against the Daily Telegraph Picture: PA

Lord Hain speaking in the House of Lords in London naming Topshop owner Sir Philip Green as the businessman behind an injunction against the Daily Telegraph Picture: PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Lord Hain should be congratulated for 'outing' Sir Philip Green

Speaker John Bercow during Prime Minister's Questions on October 17, 2018 Picture: PA

Speaker John Bercow during Prime Minister's Questions on October 17, 2018 Picture: PA

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Chris Moncrieff: John Bercow must have the hide of a rhinoceros

Prime Minister Theresa May Picture: HENRY NICHOLLS/PA

Prime Minister Theresa May Picture: HENRY NICHOLLS/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Is Mrs May's bacon saved or goose cooked?

Prime Minister Theresa May dances as she arrives on stage to make her keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. last week Picture: PA

Prime Minister Theresa May dances as she arrives on stage to make her keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. last week Picture: PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Well done Boris for making Theresa May bin her dreary style

Chancellor Philip Hammond speaking at the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday October 1, 2018. See PA TORY stories. Photo credit should read: Aaron

Chancellor Philip Hammond speaking at the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday October 1, 2018. See PA TORY stories. Photo credit should read: Aaron

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Chris Moncrieff: Can we look forward to a Tory bust-up?

Prime Minister Theresa May speaking in Downing Street in the aftermath of the Salzburg summit Picture: Jack Taylor/PA

Prime Minister Theresa May speaking in Downing Street in the aftermath of the Salzburg summit Picture: Jack Taylor/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Pinpricking the political pomposity

Boris Johnson Picture: VICTORIA JONES/PA

Boris Johnson Picture: VICTORIA JONES/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Who does Boris think he's kidding?

Boris Johnson, who has argued that the UK should follow Donald Trump's example and slash taxes to create a

Boris Johnson, who has argued that the UK should follow Donald Trump's example and slash taxes to create a

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Chris Moncrieff: Contenders waiting in the Tory wings

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

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Chris Moncrieff: Labour row is of dangerous proportions

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JULY 22..File photo dated 10/10/14 of the Houses of Parliament. Polling found that 40% of people had âno trust at allâ in the House of Commons. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday July 22, 2018. Lawmakers

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JULY 22..File photo dated 10/10/14 of the Houses of Parliament. Polling found that 40% of people had âno trust at allâ in the House of Commons. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday July 22, 2018. Lawmakers

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Chris Moncrieff: We must refuse MPs' expenses demand

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Picture: AARON CHOWN/PA

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Picture: AARON CHOWN/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Is a political tsunami about to burst over Westminster?

FURORE: Boris Johnson brings tea for the press to drink outside his house in Thame Picture: AARON CHOWN/PA

FURORE: Boris Johnson brings tea for the press to drink outside his house in Thame Picture: AARON CHOWN/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Taking the mickey out of religions is perfectly in order

NO DEAL: International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, who has claimed that the UK appears set to crash out of the European Union without a Brexit deal due to the "intransigence" of the Brussels machine Picture: John Stillwell/PA

NO DEAL: International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, who has claimed that the UK appears set to crash out of the European Union without a Brexit deal due to the "intransigence" of the Brussels machine Picture: John Stillwell/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Why so timid, Theresa?

REST: The holiday season is upon Westminster, with political leaders including Prime Minister Theresa May in need of rest and recuperation Picture: DOMINIC LIPINSKI/PA

REST: The holiday season is upon Westminster, with political leaders including Prime Minister Theresa May in need of rest and recuperation Picture: DOMINIC LIPINSKI/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Political leaders a happy bunch of holiday campers

SPLITS: Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

SPLITS: Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: Could Brexit split the Tories into rival parties?

Prime Minister Theresa May during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons Picture: PA

Prime Minister Theresa May during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons Picture: PA

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Chris Moncrieff: It's going from bad to worse for Theresa May

RESIGNED: David Davis in the Houses of Parliament following his resignation as Brexit Secretary Picture: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PA

RESIGNED: David Davis in the Houses of Parliament following his resignation as Brexit Secretary Picture: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Can the PM survive the resignation of David Davis?

VOTE: Parliament voted for Heathrow airport to have a third runway last week Picture: STEVE PARSONS/PA

VOTE: Parliament voted for Heathrow airport to have a third runway last week Picture: STEVE PARSONS/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Get on with Heathrow third runway without delay

WARNING: Airbus has warned it could leave the UK if there is a no-deal Brexit

WARNING: Airbus has warned it could leave the UK if there is a no-deal Brexit

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Chris Moncrieff: Brexit ultimatums will help no-one

Does Jeremy Corbyn sense the weakness that could bring about a general election?

Does Jeremy Corbyn sense the weakness that could bring about a general election?

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Chris Moncrieff: Does Jeremy Corbyn smell a weakness that could lead to a general election?

SUMMIT: Prime Minister Theresa May at a previous meeting with US President Donald Trump Picture: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PA

SUMMIT: Prime Minister Theresa May at a previous meeting with US President Donald Trump Picture: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Government defeats could pave way for Theresa May's downfall

Prime Minister Theresa May

Prime Minister Theresa May

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Chris Moncrieff: How long can May muddle on?

THREAT?: Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell Picture: YUI MOK/PA

THREAT?: Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell Picture: YUI MOK/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Is Corbyn's biggest rival on the benches beside him?

SPEAKER: Fresh bullying allegations have been made against the Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow Picture: RICK FINDLER/PA

SPEAKER: Fresh bullying allegations have been made against the Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow Picture: RICK FINDLER/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Is Commons speaker John Bercow heading for a fall?

GRIEF: Prime Minister Theresa May is getting more grief from her own ranks than the Opposition, writes Chris Moncrieff

GRIEF: Prime Minister Theresa May is getting more grief from her own ranks than the Opposition, writes Chris Moncrieff

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Chris Moncrieff: Theresa May gets more grief from her own party than the Opposition

Count volunteers sort ballot papers at Kensington Town Hall Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Count volunteers sort ballot papers at Kensington Town Hall Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: Local election results are no reason for knees-up in any party HQ

SHE HAD TO GO: Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd Picture: PA

SHE HAD TO GO: Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd Picture: PA

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Chris Moncrieff: With Amber Rudd gone, Theresa May has no protective shield

WINDRUSH: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting last week. She has been fighting allegations over her time as Home Secretary Picture: DOMINIC LIPINSKI/PA

WINDRUSH: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting last week. She has been fighting allegations over her time as Home Secretary Picture: DOMINIC LIPINSKI/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: It never rains but it pours for Theresa May

SYRIA: Theresa May was between a rock and a hard place over the decision on whether or not to take part in missile strikes on Syria, writes Chris Moncrieff Picture: JONATHAN BRADY/PA

SYRIA: Theresa May was between a rock and a hard place over the decision on whether or not to take part in missile strikes on Syria, writes Chris Moncrieff Picture: JONATHAN BRADY/PA

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Chris Moncrieff: PM between a rock and a hard place over Syria strikes

Jonathan Arkush, President, Board of Deputies of British Jews, speaks, during a protest against anti-Semitism in the Labour party in Parliament Square, London. Picture: Yui Mok / PA Wire

Jonathan Arkush, President, Board of Deputies of British Jews, speaks, during a protest against anti-Semitism in the Labour party in Parliament Square, London. Picture: Yui Mok / PA Wire

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Chris Moncrieff: Critics break away from Corbyn

IDEA: Harriet Harman is advocating the next party leadership campaign should be an all-woman affair Picture: DOMINIC LIPINSKI /PA

IDEA: Harriet Harman is advocating the next party leadership campaign should be an all-woman affair Picture: DOMINIC LIPINSKI /PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Harriet Harman's all-woman leadership contest plan is hypocrisy writ large

DUTY: Labour MPs have a duty to challenge leader Jeremy Corbyn over his stance on the Salisbury poisoning, writes Chris Moncrieff Picture: PA

DUTY: Labour MPs have a duty to challenge leader Jeremy Corbyn over his stance on the Salisbury poisoning, writes Chris Moncrieff Picture: PA

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Chris Moncrieff: Labour MPs have duty to declare war on Jeremy Corbyn

POPULAR: Russian President Vladimir Putin is hugely popular in his home country Picture: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

POPULAR: Russian President Vladimir Putin is hugely popular in his home country Picture: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

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Idea of boycotting World Cup is feeble beyond words

The Government should step in to tackle aggressive beggars, writes Chris Moncrieff

The Government should step in to tackle aggressive beggars, writes Chris Moncrieff

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Chris Moncrieff: The scourge of begging - 'national problem that needs to be stamped out'

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