Ministers 1) Payroll free to vote against the Speaker “John Bercow’s future as Speaker of the House of Commons has been plunged further into doubt after it emerged that government ministers will be allowed to back a vote of no confidence in him. The campaign to remove Mr Bercow gathered pace yesterday after it emerged […]
EU 1) May reportedly distances herself from ‘hardline’ Brexiteers “Theresa May has distanced herself from hardline Tory enemies of Brussels by saying she is not ‘some crazed Brexiteer’. The Prime Minister made it clear at a private meeting last week that she will not risk economic suicide by ‘jumping off a cliff’ with a hard Brexit […]
Fallon ends investigation of allegations against Iraq War veterans “The £60million witch-hunt against British veterans of Iraq is to be scrapped. The ‘poisonous lies’ peddled against them by legal parasites will come to an end, the Defence Secretary declared last night. Michael Fallon said the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, which once had 3,600 claims on […]
Brexit: Leak lists Government’s priority industries during Brexit talks… “The government has divided British industries into high, medium and low priority in the Brexit negotiations, leading to complaints from businesses and ministers, who described the leaked list as “dynamite”. Ministers have been criticised for deciding that some sectors were more closely linked to the EU […]
Article 50: May sees off rebels to pass bill unamended… “Theresa May saw off a fresh Tory revolt to force her to guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit now. Dozens of Conservative MPs want the PM to allow the 3.2 million already living here to stay before Brexit talks begin. But Home […]
May sees off Article 50 rebellion ‘Theresa May defeated a rebellion by senior pro-EU Tories on Brexit last night in the biggest challenge to her authority yet. The PM saw off a demand that she must get Parliament’s approval first before walking away from any bad EU exit deal. In a knife edge vote, the government […]
Brexit bill 1) Prime Minister warns MPs against delaying tactics as amendments fail ‘Theresa May has warned MPs not to obstruct the Brexit bill during its second phase of debate in the House of Commons, as Labour failed in its attempt to secure regular parliamentary scrutiny of the EU negotiations. The prime minister called on […]
Brexit: May to face down Tory ‘wreckers’ on Article 50… “Theresa May will refuse to offer a compromise to Conservative MPs who plan to “wreck” the Article 50 bill this week by voting for a series of amendments, the Telegraph understands. Following the publication of a white paper and efforts by the Tory whips to find common […]
The first shot is fired over Javid’s housing plans. Mitchell accuses him of dishonesty over a Green Belt scheme. “Writing in today’s Mail on Sunday, Mr Mitchell warns: ‘All the signs coming out of Whitehall are that Ministers will use the Housing White Paper to find a back-door route to concrete over our glorious countryside’. […]
May 1) Merkel shows up May by cancelling Brexit discussions “The German chancellor humiliated Theresa May when she cancelled a planned sitdown meeting at the EU summit in Malta. British officials were left red-faced when news of the schedule change came through. Mrs May had to settle for a brief walk and talk with Angela Merkel […]
“Despite Brexit”: Bank of England raises its growth forecast in one of the biggest adjustments in the Bank’s history “The Bank raised its 2017 growth forecast to 2 per cent, from 1.4 per cent, putting it on track to outpace the eurozone once again. The upgrade was one of the largest in the Bank’s history […]
MPs pass Brexit bill and clear the way for Article 50 “Britain passed the point of no return in its historic battle to cut ties with Brussels tonight as MPs backed the Brexit Bill. The Commons endorsed the legislation by 498 votes to 114 after the government saw off a desperate bid by more than 100 […]
“Do we trust the people?” – Davis kicks off Article 50 debate ‘Theresa May is on track to win MPs’ approval to begin the Brexit process as opposition to Britain’s EU exit drained away at the start of an emotional parliamentary debate. The prime minister looked on from the House of Commons front bench as […]