Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers hash out Brexit position on UK’s economic partnership with the EU in eight-hour meeting February 22, 2018 Theresa May and her ministers were in crunch talks late into the night in a bid to nail down a final position on customs arrangements and details for the transition period of Britain’s departure from the EU. The Prime Minister is expected to set out the path Britain plans to take in a speech next [...]
Labour demands ‘full access’ to Single Market after Brexit through amendment to EU Withdrawal Bill June 6, 2018 Labour is to table a new amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, demanding the government ensure “full access” to the Single Market after Brexit. The amendment, which is expected to be formally tabled tomorrow, calls on Theresa May to seek ongoing access with “no new impediments to trade and common rights, standards and protections as [...]
CBI president slams Labour’s nationalisation plans as being driven by “ideology” over facts March 12, 2018 Labour’s plans for nationalisation poses a “significant threat” to the economy, as they are driven by ideology rather than facts, the CBI will tonight say. In a speech to senior business leaders this evening, Paul Drechsler will warn that taking utilities, Royal Mail and PFI contracts back into public ownership would “hurt those who most [...]
Jeremy Corbyn will ask Labour MPs to support an Article 50 bill January 19, 2017 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will ask his MPs to not to oppose the triggering of Article 50 if MPs get a vote on the topic. The Supreme Court will rule next week on whether parliament must provide a green light for Brexit talks to begin, but Corbyn has already indicated that his party's MPs should back [...]
Intelligence breakdown: Corbyn refuses to blame Moscow for chemical weapons attack as May slings out 23 Russian ‘spies’ out of the country March 15, 2018 Jeremy Corbyn has sparked a furious row in the Labour party after he pointedly refused to condemn Russia for the attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Theresa May had informed MPs there had been no credible explanation for the attack in Salisbury and reiterated the government’s position that Russia was responsible. She described Moscow’s response [...]
Wanted: Tory candidate who gets London June 19, 2018 Nominations for the Tories’ London mayoral candidate open this month, reminding us that London elections have been unkind to the Conservatives lately. The 2016 mayoral election, when Labour’s Sadiq Khan defeated Tory Zac Goldsmith 44 to 35 per cent on first preference votes – 57 to 43 with second preferences for other candidates counted – [...]
Brexit vote live: MPs vote to delay Brexit by extending Article 50 beyond 29 March March 14, 2019 Hello and welcome to City A.M.’s Brexit live blog for the second of potentially three huge votes on the UK’s departure from the EU. Prime Minister Theresa May was defeated in the House of Commons in a second vote on her Brexit deal on Tuesday, losing by 391 votes to 242. Last night, MPs voted [...]
David Miliband is delusional if he thinks he can block Brexit May 16, 2018 In case you have forgotten who David Miliband is, let me help: there is a photo of the former foreign secretary holding a banana. It captured in one surreal image everything you need to know about him and why you should not listen to a word he says. No intelligent or self-respecting politician would be [...]
Jeremy Corbyn kicks off his latest reshuffle by promoting John McDonnell’s deputy February 9, 2017 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is beginning to rebuild his front bench following some high-profile resignations, with Treasury number two Rebecca Long Bailey stepping up to cover the business sector. Long Bailey served as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, but will replace Clive Lewis as shadow business secretary. Always a high profile patch, the business remit has [...]
Jeremy Corbyn confirms he will order Labour MPs to back Article 50 Bill January 26, 2017 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that he will order his MPs to support the recently published bill granting Prime Minister Theresa May the power to launch Brexit talks. Corbyn has previously suggested he would "ask" Labour MPs to support the legislation, but he has now gone one step further, making clear that voting against [...]