The Commons returns after a week’s break and you can expect a lengthy queue of MPs demanding urgent statements from ministers.
It is up to the Speaker who is hauled before the Commons but you suspect Chris Grayling will be requested to account for the meltdown in the railways, especially in the north of England .
MPs are also pushing for an emergency debate on abortion in Northern Ireland – the Downing Street line this is a devolved matter is looking increasingly tenuous – and a statement on the looming trade war with the United States.
Someone may also chance his or her arm and call for a statement on the leaked papers showing the doomsday consequence of walking away from the EU without a deal.
Then there is Sajid Javid’s re-writing of Theresa May’s immigration policy – the cap on skilled workers looks set for scrap heap.
Sitting in the middle of this swirling storm of problems, her cagoule pulled tightly over her face, is our besieged Prime Minister.
Mrs May has received plaudits for her resilience but the paralysis at the heart of government is a reminder of her limitations.
She is an over-promoted…
