Theresa May’s great Brexit brainstorm starts today

Summer is over. Or at least as far as Theresa May is concerned it is, as the PM gathers her cabinet at Chequers today to talk business about Brexit. It’s the most important gathering of her time in office so far and a chance to spell out an action plan for Britain’s departure from the EU. She put a stop yesterday to talk of a second referendum and today she has repeated her pledge that there won’t be an attempt to ‘sort of stay in the EU by the back door’. But whilst those words are a reassurance of what won’t happen, today’s meeting is also a chance for the PM to thrash out what she hopes will happen over the weeks and months ahead. It’s also an important opportunity for each cabinet minister to spell out the ‘opportunities’ of Brexit: this is the key to making Brexit a success. Whilst ‘Project Fear’ is rapidly unravelling, there’s still work to be done to convince some that Brexit is an opportunity rather than a hurdle.