David Cameron faces MPs today after returning from Brussels with his European Union reform deal. At 3.30 in the Commons, the Prime Minister will give a statement on the outcome of the European Council meeting, and take questions from MPs, including many on his own side who think the deal is a load of tosh. It will be interesting to see how many of them choose to tell him that, and what sort of language they use.
There is a risk that this referendum campaign becomes very personal and furious, even while everyone involved is pontificating about the importance of the Tory party getting along well after the vote. Ministers – who will not be able to offer their views in the Commons – have been making clear in the media over the past few days their desire for a Brexit, and some of them, including John Whittingdale, Chris Grayling and Priti Patel have respectfully suggested that the renegotiation hasn’t brought back very much at all.
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