Prime Minister lavished with praise over Brexit trade deal and for ‘saving democracy’ “After a bitter referendum, two general elections, three prime ministers and four and half years of negotiations, it was the day Brexit was finally done. It took five hours of debate for MPs to vote by 521 to 73 to enshrine Boris Johnson’s […]
Brexit 1) Brexiteers back deal as Boris Johnson hails ‘new chapter’ for Britain “Boris Johnson won hardline Brexiteer support for his trade deal last night and will present it to parliament today as heralding a new relationship of sovereign equals between Britain and the European Union. The prime minister is to bring forward legislation on a […]
Brexit 1) ERG set to approve Johnson’s Brexit trade deal “Senior Eurosceptics have said that the prime minister’s Brexit deal will help to restore sovereignty amid growing signs that they will give it their support today. The European Research Group of Tory MPs has spent the weekend poring over the 1,246-page agreement with their legal […]
Coronavirus 1) Rising infections put millions more on brink of Tier 4 “Millions more people could enter Tier 4 restrictions this week as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Yesterday the government said that as of 9am there had been a further 30,501 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, an increase of 30 per cent […]
ERG set to endorse Johnson’s Brexit deal, but not its truncated Parliamentary scrutiny “MPs will vote on the deal on Wednesday. But members of the European Research Group of Brexiteers demanded that a binding vote be delayed for three weeks to allow full scrutiny of a treaty that will define relations for decades. The ERG’s […]
Once there was the ‘Good Friday Agreement’. Today we have the Christmas Eve Deal. “Britain and the European Union were last night on the verge of signing a Brexit deal that will define their relationship for decades. They are understood to have reached political agreement on the remaining sticking points and the shape of the overall […]
Brexit breakthrough ‘remains beyond reach’ as fishing row prevails “Michel Barnier told EU ambassadors on Tuesday night that Britain’s latest offer on fishing rights was unacceptable after declaring that trade negotiations were in the “final push”. Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, were said to be in constant contact […]
Coronavirus 1) Mass Covid testing of lorry drivers could reopen ports “Boris Johnson is drawing up contingency plans to test all lorry drivers taking goods across the Channel in order to bring an end to the disruption at Britain’s ports. Ministers are understood to be preparing “infrastructure” to allow thousands of truckers to be tested […]
Coronavirus 1) Europe shuts door on Britain over fears of mutant virus “Britain’s border with France was closed last night with all travellers and lorry drivers blocked from leaving and the EU ready to ban all arrivals to the bloc. Fears were mounting of gridlock on roads in Kent as the Channel Tunnel said that […]
Christmas cancelled by surging ‘mutant coronavirus’ “Christmas plans for millions of families were in chaos last night after tougher coronavirus restrictions were introduced to contain a more infectious strain of the virus. Boris Johnson unveiled tier 4 restrictions for London, the southeast and parts of eastern England that will prevent 16.4 million people from mixing […]
Coronavirus 1) Fears grow of a third lockdown “Boris Johnson’s plan to avoid a third national lockdown by posting millions of testing kits to homes every week is being blocked by the medicines regulator. The prime minister refused to rule out a January lockdown yesterday as English hospitals were on course to face a record […]
Brexit 1) Johnson urges Brussels to ‘play fair’ on state aid rules “Boris Johnson last night called on the European Union to drop its demands to allow Brussels to subsidise industries across Europe while denying the UK the same rights. Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, has called for Brussels aid to be exempt from any […]
Prime Minister warned to ‘expect riots’ if cities with low Covid rates remain in Tier 3 “Boris Johnson was last night warned there would be riots if he forced cities with low Covid rates to remain in Tier 3. Millions in England will today hear if they will be plunged into harsher lockdown, or be […]
Johnson refuses to revoke Christmas Covid freedom “Boris Johnson has ruled out scrapping Christmas Covid freedoms in England but will urge people to reconsider plans to visit elderly relatives. Despite mounting warnings that a five-day easing of social distancing will cause a third wave of infections when the health service is at its most vulnerable, the […]
Coronavirus 1) London plunged into Tier 3 as Hancock warns of mutant strain “From midnight on Tuesday, London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will enter Tier 3, meaning pubs, restaurants and theatres will have to close amid warnings of “catastrophic” economic consequences. The move means 34 million people in England will be in Tier […]