Domestic Violence legislation makes a big stride in the right direction

It’s not often you hear a charity welcoming a bit of draft government legislation as a “once in a generation opportunity.” But that’s exactly what Sandra Horley, Chief Executive of the charity Refuge, said on the BBC’s Woman’s Hour this morning, in response to draft legislation that would signify a major overhaul in the treatment of domestic abuse.

There's no alternative to Theresa May's deal – we're going to find that out the hard way

Last night, the government experienced the worst defeat since the 1920s, as 432 MPs voted against the EU’s withdrawal agreement. Be in no doubt, this throws the Brexit process in to absolute chaos and makes the bleak prospect of leaving the European Union without a deal a stark and very real one.