Inside Politics: Boris Johnson’s former ally attacks Brexit plan

As MPs prepare to debate the government’s plan to tear up parts of the withdrawal agreement, former attorney general Geoffrey Cox has turned on his old boss, writes Adam Forrest

Geoffrey Cox was sacked by the prime minister in February (EPA)

The sins of the past return to haunt us. ITV’s new blockbuster historical drama The Singapore Grip has been accused of marginalising its Asian characters in a “harmful” way. The writers say they wanted to focus on the colonialists responsible for “possibly the greatest catastrophe to befall the British Empire”. Boris Johnson seems determined to repeat his own sins of the past – and invent some entirely new ones besides. As MPs debate his law-breaking Brexit bill in the Commons today, how many backbench Tories will share their fears about the possibility Britain is heading for historic catastrophe?

Inside the bubble

Our political correspondent Ashley Cowburn on what to look out for today: