EU referendum: World reacts as Donald Tusk calls for quick action, populist parties call for referendums and EU leaders express remorse June 24, 2016 Political leaders across the globe have responded to the UK's referendum outcome with a mix of joy, commiseration and pragmatism. While David Cameron is to stand down as Prime Minister, Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish National Party want to call a referendum, as do Sinn Fein leaders, while Michael Gove has hailed Cameron's premiership. Outside of the UK, European Commission [...]
Now arriving in Downing Street: Who has Theresa May appointed to her first cabinet? July 14, 2016 New Prime Minister Theresa May has continued to build her first government, with a raft of key appointments. With Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox among the key arrivals yesterday, and a brutal purge kicking off this morning, who has May appointed across her cabinet today? Greg Clark takes on the new BEIS, swapping [...]
EU referendum: Vote Leave’s claim £350m a week is given to Brussels slammed by the UK Statistics Authority April 22, 2016 Vote Leave, the designated Out campaigning machine, frequently says that the UK gives £350m to Brussels. Michael Gove and Boris Johnson are among those who use the statistic to make a point about how the UK loses out from membership of the EU. But that statistic has now been slammed by the UK's statistic watchdog [...]
EU referendum: George Osborne warns Brexit will hit Britain where it hurts – property prices May 8, 2016 George Osborne has warned that the nation's homeowners face a double whammy drop in house prices and a rise in mortgage costs if Britain votes to leave Europe. "It’s already clear from the Treasury analysis that for example, there would a significant shock to the housing market, that would hit the value of people’s homes, that would hit the cost [...]
EU referendum: Home secretary Theresa May and business secretary Sajid Javid back the UK staying in the EU February 20, 2016 Home secretary Theresa May has backed the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union, saying the deal by Prime Minister David Cameron includes "important" reforms to prevent the abuse of free movement. May said that the deal that Cameron struck with fellow EU member states means the UK keeps control of "our right to decide [...]
EU referendum: Business secretary Sajid Javid to say small businesses rely on trade with EU May 31, 2016 Business secretary Sajid Javid is to argue small and medium-sized businesses benefit from EU membership – amid rising tension between Remain and Leave on the economy. Javid will cite new figures which show 1.2m small firms export to Europe or supply firms that export to Europe, demonstrating the importance of free trade with the bloc. On a [...]
EU referendum: Liam Fox raises questions over legality of David Cameron’s reform deal with European leaders April 12, 2016 Pro-Leave MP Dr Liam Fox has raised questions over the legality of the agreement that Prime Minister David Cameron came to with European leaders in Brussels in February. Speaking to the foreign affairs select committee Fox said that the UK is being asked to determine its relationship with the EU on the basis that "we have a [...]
Political betting: This week’s big movers July 22, 2016 The referendum is over, Theresa May is Prime Minister, Donald Trump is officially the Republican presidential candidate, and Corbyn looks set to retain his place at the helm of the Labour party. So, all in all, a few question marks have been, or are likely to be, resolved soon. But that hasn't stopped the political betting [...]
EU referendum: Remain campaign is boosted after government’s controversial leaflet is sent out April 19, 2016 With the EU referendum edging closer and closer the Remain campaign has witnessed a surge of support. The Remain camp has managed to persuade more voters of the merits of staying in the EU after the government's controversial £9m leaflet was sent to households across the UK. Indeed, the latest ORB poll has found that [...]
EU Referendum: Vote Leave issues veiled threat to ITV over Brexit debates May 12, 2016 Vote Leave has issued a veiled threat to ITV, warning there will be "consequences" to what the group claims is a Remain bias. The campaign group has lambasted the broadcaster for scheduling a programme in which David Cameron and Nigel Farage will debate the issue in a programme on 7 June called Cameron and Farage Live: the [...]