May could face resignations without a ‘Plan B’ “Theresa May is heading for a showdown with her Cabinet next week when ministers will call for a “Plan B” alternative to her Chequers Brexit deal. The Cabinet meeting on Monday, which was due to discuss migration policy, will now be dominated by Mrs May’s Salzburg humiliation. The […]
Labour may face ‘catastrophic split’ if other MPs follow Field… “Labour was plunged into turmoil today after veteran MP Frank Field sensationally quit blaming Jeremy Corbyn for making the party a ‘force for anti-Semitism’. Mr Field, 76, told party bosses that after nearly 40 years as a Labour MP he was quitting the party whip and […]
Macron ‘throws May a lifeline’ on Brexit “President Macron is preparing to throw Theresa May a lifeline by pushing other EU leaders to agree a close relationship with Britain after Brexit as part of his vision for a united Europe. The French leader wants to use a summit in Austria next month to spell out a […]
May ‘could stop Hammond publishing economic forecasts’ before key Brexit vote… “Theresa May could block Philip Hammond from publishing the economic modelling of a no deal Brexit before Parliament is asked to vote on the Prime Minister’s deal with Brussels. The Chancellor said last week that cross-Whitehall analysis looking at Brexit impacts which was published […]
May 1) She says “no deal” would not be “end of the world” and that Hammond’s figures are “work in progress” “Theresa May has said that leaving the EU without a deal will not be the “end of the world” as she appeared to dismiss the Chancellor’s dire warnings about a no-deal Brexit. The Prime Minister […]
Lack of skilled staff hindering preparations for no-deal Brexit “Planning for a no-deal Brexit is being hampered by a shortage of skilled civil servants, senior government figures have admitted. Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary, claimed last week that he had funding to increase the number of staff working on preparations by 9,000. At present 7,000 officials are […]
Raab casts doubt on Treasury Brexit forecasts ‘No 10 has ordered cabinet ministers to clear their diaries for September 13 to work on a plan to pump fresh cash into critical areas not yet covered by disaster plans. The instruction was sent on Friday morning after Philip Hammond reignited the cabinet’s Brexit civil war by […]
Grant refers Corbyn to watchdog over comments about Zionists “Jeremy Corbyn was last night reported to the Parliamentary watchdog after he was widely condemned for claiming that British Zionists “don’t appear to understand English irony”. The Labour leader, who on Friday night admitted he is now more careful when using the term “Zionist” as he […]
Hammond accused of ‘undermining Brexit strategy’… “Philip Hammond has been accused of undermining Theresa May’s Brexit strategy after warning on Thursday that leaving the European Union without a deal will have “large fiscal consequences” for Britain. Dominic Raab, the Brexit Secretary, had attempted to play down the risk of a no-deal Brexit as part of a choreographed […]
Raab’s big day: he releases a big tranche of no deal plans… “Expat Brits who have lived and worked in Europe face losing access to their pensions in a No Deal Brexit scenario, Ministers will admit on Thursday. Most at risk are Brits who have worked in EU countries and built up pension funds abroad that are […]
Brexit 1) Barnier rewrites negotiating timetable, saying any UK-EU deal would be done “not much later than November” “Michel Barnier last night officially ripped up the wobbly October deadline for a Brexit deal, admitting nothing will be agreed until November. Tense exit talks in Brussels will now run “continuously” until then to try and get […]
Fox to set out strategy to make Britain into a “21st-century exporting superpower” “The international trade secretary will pledge today to transform Britain into a “21st-century exporting superpower” by persuading hundreds of thousands of new companies to start trading as it leaves the European Union. In a speech to business leaders in London, Liam Fox […]
Brexit 1) May to take unilateral “moral high ground” in case of “no deal”, by giving EU migrants “right to stay” “Europeans will be granted the right to stay in the UK if there is a no-deal Brexit under a unilateral act by the government. Theresa May will take the “moral high ground” and allow […]
Macron backs cross-party coalition against no-deal Brexit… “Emmanuel Macron is backing a controversial move by Tory and Labour MPs to join forces to counter the risk of Brexit fuelling a rise in UK extremism. The French President has endorsed a bid by Theresa May’s former No 10 policy chief to forge a new cross-party ‘coalition’ of MPs opposed to […]
Brexit 1) Government to publish first set of “no-deal” plans next Thursday “The government will set out the vast parts of public life which would be affected by Britain’s crashing out of the EU acrimoniously when it publishes the first tranche of no-deal contingency plans next Thursday. Whitehall departments are finalising a batch of technical […]