Brexit gulf widens between Ten and Eleven Downing Street “Philip Hammond has said it would be “madness” not to seek “the closest possible arrangement” with the EU in comments that appear to widen the gulf between the Chancellor and Theresa May over Brexit. Mr Hammond, who flew to Hamburg with the Prime Minister for the […]
At Davis’s Brexit summit today, the CBI will demand an indefinite delay to leaving Single Market ‘Business leaders are to demand that ministers agree an indefinite delay in Britain’s departure from the European single market and customs union to give more time for talks on a long-term trade deal. In a dramatic escalation of the battle […]
May backs Hammond on the deficit “Theresa May backed Philip Hammond in the Cabinet row over public-sector pay yesterday. The Prime Minister told MPs it was ‘not fair to refuse to take tough decisions and to load debts on to our children and grandchildren’. She rounded on Jeremy Corbyn, warning that Labour’s profligate agenda risked […]
Cameron criticises ‘selfish’ ministers who advocate lifting the pay cap ‘David Cameron waded into the Tory austerity row today with a stinging rebuke to ‘selfish’ politicians who put the nation’s finances at risk. The former Prime Minister spoke out amid a raging spat within the government over how to fund an easing of the public […]
Number 10 “rules out removal” of certain key workers’ public-sector pay ceiling before next year “Doctors, nurses and members of the armed forces will not receive a pay rise above one per cent this year, Downing Street has said. Number 10 indicated the public sector pay cap will continue to apply to those professions whose pay bodies have already […]
EU 1) Pressure mounts on May to set resignation date after Brexit “Pressure is growing on Theresa May from Tory grandees to name June 2019 as the time she will step down as PM. Senior party figures want her to spell out a timetable for her No10 departure at the Conservatives’ annual conference in October. Declaring […]
Conservative retreat? 1) Gove signals the lifting of the public sector pay cap “Gove said ministers needed to keep control of the public finances because “we need to maintain progress in dealing with the deficit”. However, he added: “You’ve got to listen to the public sector pay review bodies. When they made recommendations on school […]
Grenfell 1) Paget-Brown resigns as Leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council “The Tory leader of Kensington and Chelsea council is to step down along with his deputy after weeks of criticism over the response to the Grenfell Tower fire, culminating in a bungled attempt to hold a meeting about the blaze in private. Nicholas Paget-Brown, […]
Queen’s Speech 1) Labour’s Brexit divisions exposed as Corbyn sacks Europhile rebels “Labour’s Brexit policy was exposed as a shambles last night as the party’s divisions were laid bare. Jeremy Corbyn was forced to sack three shadow ministers after they defied his orders not to back a ‘soft’ Brexit. The Labour leader has been accused […]
Labour fail to sabotage the Queen’s Speech as DUP back May… “Theresa May today survived her first parliamentary test since the election when a Labour bid to sabotage the Queen’s Speech was voted down in the Commons. Jeremy Corbyn had tabled an amendment calling for an end to the public sector pay cap and for […]
Brexit 1) Hammond and Davis differ on transition timetable ‘Splits emerged at the top of government yesterday as the Brexit secretary accused the chancellor of inconsistency and Boris Johnson faced mockery. The prime minister appeared to be struggling to contain divisions within her top team after David Davis and Philip Hammond set out alternative timetables […]
DUP deal 1) Agreement is reached. It costs £1bn “After two weeks of negotiations the prime minister secured the support of the DUP’s ten MPs for votes on Brexit, budgets and national security, as well as a promise of backing in any confidence votes required to keep Mrs May in Downing Street. Speaking after talks […]
Brexit: May aims to expel EU prisoners as she publishes plan… “Thousands of European criminals face deportation after Brexit as Theresa May makes the issue a key demand in negotiations. The prime minister will today present her detailed plans to grant three million citizens of EU states in Britain “settled status” and the right to […]
Conservative Leadership: Davis urged to stand for leader at ‘secret meeting’ of Conservative MPs… “David Davis has been urged to stand for Prime Minister at a secret Commons meeting of Conservative MPs, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. A leading Tory MP was applauded when he told the Brexit Secretary – in front of more than […]
Brexit 1) Brussels says May’s deal for EU nationals is not enough “Theresa May insisted her offer to let 3.2 million EU nationals stay after Brexit was ‘fair’ today – despite it being bluntly dismissed by top Eurocrats today. The PM defended her bid to break the deadlock on reciprocal rights for citizens, making clear she was determined […]