The Conservatives threatened with deselection if they vote against Johnson’s Brexit plansThe prime minister has cancelled a meeting with Tory rebels – dubbed the “Gaukeward squad” after the former justice secretary David Gauke – and issued an ultimatum that they either get behind the government’s Brexit plans or lose the...

Confrontation or court cases won’t solve Brexit divisions. Any compromise from Brussels requires a united ruling party hereBoris Johnson claims that anyone who opposes his increasingly likely no-deal Brexit is anti-democratic, against the “people”, a closet remainer or a Labour voter. Such abusive mendacity is no help. Related: Tory deselection...