The EU27 toughen up the terms of their opening negotiation bid… “The other 27 EU member states took just four minutes to agree a hardline stance on Brexit at a summit meeting in Brussels before Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the European Commission, and Michel Barnier, the chief European Union Brexit negotiator, rounded on the […]
EU believe May wants a larger majority so she can make ‘politically toxic’ concessions “European Union leaders sense that Theresa May will surrender to their divorce demands rather than walk away in a “no deal” scenario leading to a disorderly Brexit. EU officials and diplomats have received private assurances and noted that the prime minister […]
Election 1) Johnson: We might strike Syria without Parliament’s prior approval ‘Boris Johnson sparked a furious row yesterday by suggesting Britain could join the US in a missile attack on Syria without the approval of Parliament. The Foreign Secretary said there were circumstances in which Theresa May might bypass Parliament to order military action. In […]
Election 1) Prime Minister likely to drop pledge to withdraw from the ECHR “Theresa May is to drop a pledge to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Prime Minister said she wanted to leave the convention while she was Home Secretary, saying it frustrated her plans to deport hate […]
Election 1) Cabinet ministers “want Johnson sidelined” during campaign “‘Cabinet ministers are urging Theresa May to sideline Boris Johnson and reduce the star of the Brexit referendum to little more than a cameo role in the election campaign. Mr Johnson has been largely absent since the prime minister called a snap vote but will return to […]
Election 1) May makes bid for first Tory win in Wales since the start of universal suffrage ‘Theresa May will today promise to smash Wales’s “tribal politics” as a new poll puts her on course to inflict Labour’s first general election defeat there since 1918. The prime minister will use a visit to the Tories’ target […]
Election 1) Tories give May green light to drop tax lock “Theresa May was given the all clear by senior Conservatives yesterday to abandon a pledge not to raise income tax, VAT or national insurance. Promises to continue to support lower-income families, however, will increase fears of a post-election tax raid on the better paid. […]
Election 1) Conservatives hit 50 per cent with ComRes. Two more polls point towards a big Tory win. Survation is the outlier with a Conservative rating of 40 per cent “In a sensational Sunday Mirror ComRes poll today the Conservatives have pulled a further four points ahead of Labour since a survey last Sunday. Labour […]
General Election 1) May’s pledge to maintain Overseas Aid spending provokes criticism “Theresa May has ruled out cuts to the UK foreign aid budget if she wins the election but doubts have been cast on other existing Conservative pledges. The prime minister said the commitment to spending 0.7% of national income on aid “will remain” […]
Election 1) May insists that she will get immigration under control “Theresa May stood by her pledge to slash immigration to the tens of thousands today after a senior minister appeared to distance the Tories from it. On her latest campaign visit to the battleground seat of Enfield North, Mrs May said her ambition remained […]
Election 1) MPs overwhelmingly vote to authorise a snap general election “MPs have overwhelmingly backed Theresa May’s plan to hold a snap general election on June 8 paving the way for the campaign to begin in earnest. The House of Commons voted in favour of the poll by 522 votes to just 13 as the […]
May’s snap election 1) MPs set to confirm the date “Theresa May’s plan for a snap general election on 8 June is set to be authorised by MPs later. The early poll is expected to secure the two-thirds Commons majority it requires to go ahead, with Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn welcoming the PM’s surprise announcement on Tuesday. …The […]
Children will get access to NHS mental health support in schools ‘Shoolchildren will be given better access to NHS mental health workers in a bid to stop depression and anxiety from becoming “entrenched” and “destroying” their lives. Prince Harry was praised for his bravery after revealing in an interview with The Telegraph that he had […]
Defence 1) May urged Trump to hold fire against North Korea “Theresa May has privately urged Donald Trump not to launch air strikes on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal yet. US defence chiefs have told their British counterparts they are confident they can “utterly destroy” despot Kim Jong-un’s doomsday programme in a pre-emptive strike. But UK […]
Easter 1) May’s message: “We should be confident about role Christianity has to play” “Theresa May has launched a robust defence of the right of Christians to speak out about their faith following controversy about religion being airbrushed out of Easter celebrations. The prime minister used her Easter message to pledge that the government will stand […]