HENRY DEEDES watches as the PM sticks resolutely to his guns 

Shortly after 5pm yesterday an eerie silence fell over the No 10 briefing room. Out of nowhere the Prime Minister had just lobbed a sobering thought for the nation to digest. ‘I must level with you,’ he said awkwardly, staring down at his haphazard collection of notes. ‘Many families, many more families are going to … Read more