In a sign that David Cameron does not expect the European Council to go late into Friday
night, he has asked a group of Tory MPs to supper at Chequers on Friday evening. It is hard to imagine that a full deal between both the 17 and the 27 could be thrashed out in time for Cameron to
return to England for supper. Tellingly, the invitations to this event went out just last week.
This supper is part of a continuing attempt by Cameron to reach out to the parliamentary party. Interestingly, the guest list is not comprised solely of loyalists. Andrew Rosindell, who was part of
the 81 strong rebellion on the EU referendum motion, is one of those who have been invited. Cameron can expect Rosindell to deliver an instant verdict on whether Cameron has shown the
‘bulldog spirit’ that Rosindell urged on him at PMQs yesterday.
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