And for balance - something about the divides in the Conservative Party! Theresa May asked about Boris Johnson bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-pol…

Focusing on political parties in the UK, a clear example of a Labour policy that is far more 'old' than 'new' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

'Trump has hit out at Republicans refusing to back the latest effort to repeal Obamacare' bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…

'US extends travel ban to include North Korea' - more Executive action from Trump ahead of October SC case bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…

Why did so many voters switch parties between 2015 and 2017? From the The New Statesman newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…

Battle rages for the soul of Republicanism (from the BBC) bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…

A long read on a familiar subject, but an article full of salient and interesting points: newstatesman.com/politics/brexi…

1. Hammond confirms publicly what everyone in SW1 knew privately - cabinet is still to have THE big discussion about the kind of Brexit they ultimately think we should have - DUP row has hugely ramped up the pressure for it to happen

2. Cabinet ministers believe they were promised that discussion by Christmas - on the face of it it's impossible to believe they still have't worked out what their big picture vision is

3. But in real life, it's not impossible at all, putting off the conversation is the way that May has chosen to keep the show on the road

4. And by delaying the discussion, she's delaying the potential bust ups, or resignations, or chaos of a kind that we haven't seen yet

5. For all that it has been extremely rocky, and to use Whitehall speak, sub-optimal, govt has not been losing votes, or ministers over Brexit, and has just about contained rebellions

6. As and when the PM actually tries to get the Cabinet to agree what the world should look like after 2021, after Brexit, and after the transition period, all hell might break loose because she has no majority and simply, members of govt want different things

See below for retweets of a very interesting (and very relevant) thread from Laura Kuenssberg - content rich in terms of parliament and executive topics #lowersixth #ukpolitics

Democrat Jones extends an olive branch to Republicans politi.co/2BAsBHd

Progressives hunt down one of the last conservative Democrats politi.co/2BAsDPl

Trump finds success on taxes doing what he knows best — selling politi.co/2CY2o2X via Nancy Cook

GOP leaders in House, Senate endorse conflicting shutdown strategies politi.co/2Bt4Pu6

The Brexit “war cabinet” concluded today after 90 minutes without senior ministers agreeing a position on what Britain's trade relationship should look like. theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/br…

A full cabinet meeting today followed the ‘war cabinet’ meeting held yesterday - what meaningful role are the cabinet playing in th Brexit process? x.com/bbclaurak/stat…