Heterosexuals to be given the right to form civil partnerships “Heterosexual couples will be given the right to enter civil partnerships after the Government ushered in the biggest shake up of marriage laws since the 1800s. In a move that was derided as introducing “marriage-lite”, the Home Office said it would review the “operation” of […]
Brexit 1) Row over claim that Treasury officials want to keep Britain in the Customs Union “Treasury officials are ‘determined’ to thwart a clean break from the EU by keeping Britain inside the customs union, it was claimed last night. An extraordinary row broke out after a recording revealed that Tory MPs have been warned […]
May takes ‘swipe at Hammond’ with upbeat Brexit assessment… “Britain’s economy will have a ‘better future’ outside the EU, Theresa May said yesterday. In an upbeat assessment, the Prime Minister said she was determined to confound the doomsayers, including some in her own government, who claim leaving the EU will inevitably damage the economy. Speaking to reporters […]
Downing Street blamed for slow response to housing crisis… ““The real problem is that Theresa May is a Nimby,” says one former Downing Street aide. “She’s a shire Tory and she just doesn’t understand the scale of the housing crisis or the number of new homes needed to tackle it.” The prime minister may have […]
Tory donors voice their disquiet about the Prime Minister ‘The prime minister is facing a donors’ revolt and growing pressure to leave Downing Street as soon as the outline of a trade deal is negotiated with the European Union this autumn. Discontent with Theresa May among the Conservatives’ financial backers boiled over at a fundraising […]
Perry calls Brexiteer Tory MPs ‘elderly men’ who ‘represent the swivel-eyed few’ ‘The Telegraph has obtained a WhatsApp mobile phone message sent by Claire Perry, the energy minister who attends Cabinet, in which she berates those accusing MPs of being “traitors” using pejorative language…Ben Bradley, a Tory MP who was recently promoted to vice-chairman of […]
Brexit 1) Senior figures claim that “arch-Remain mandarins have taken control” and are “forcing” May into “soft” approach “Mandarins opposed to Britain’s withdrawal from the EU have “taken control” of the Brexit agenda and are “forcing a weak Prime Minister” into a soft Brexit, senior government figures and MPs have warned. In a dramatic intensification […]
Brexit 1) May ‘cancels Brexit speech’ over fears of Cabinet splits… “Theresa May has abandoned preparations for a third high-profile speech on Brexit for fear of widening cabinet splits over Britain’s future relationship with the EU. The prime minister had planned to provide more detail of the so-called “end state” in an address next month […]
Williamson warns that Russian attack could cause ‘thousands of deaths’ “Russia could cause “thousands and thousands and thousands” of deaths in Britain with an attack which would cripple the UK’s infrastructure and energy supply, the Defence Secretary has warned. In an interview with the Telegraph, Gavin Williamson says Moscow has been researching the UK’s critical national […]
May says investors must force tech giants to take action on content… “Theresa May will tell the world’s biggest investment companies today to put pressure on social media providers to remove terrorist and extremist content. In a speech to be given to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the prime minister says that shareholders […]
Brexit 1) May and Hammond reject Johnson’s proposal for extra NHS funding ‘Theresa May and Philip Hammond have rejected demands from Boris Johnson to set aside an extra £100m a week for the National Health Service after Britain leaves the EU. Allies of the foreign secretary have called for about £5bn a year extra for […]
Johnson to “demand” £5bn extra NHS “dividend” each year “Boris Johnson will seize the floor at a meeting of the cabinet today and demand a £5 billion annual cash injection for the health service beginning next year. Allies of the foreign secretary say that he has a “track record of winning” and will not relent […]
General demands more money to ‘keep up’ with Russia ‘Britain must take action now so that the Armed Forces can tackle the threat from Russia, the head of the Army warns today. General Sir Nick Carter will say Britain needs to ‘keep up’ with Vladimir Putin’s growing military strength or see our ability to take […]
Carillion 1) May: We will fine abusive bosses who rip off workers’ pensions “Irresponsible company bosses who “line their own pockets” while failing to protect workers’ pension schemes are to be hit with huge fines, under plans to be announced by Theresa May’s government within weeks. Writing in the Observer after a week which saw […]
“Pathetic” not to mount judicial review over Worboys release declares Boles “Tory former minister Nick Boles tonight tore into Theresa May’s ‘pathetic’ decision not to order a judicial review into the release of ‘vile creature’ John Worboys. He said the Prime Minister should have hired the best lawyer in the country and mounted the legal […]