Live: Rebel numbers creep up ahead of critical Brexit vote September 3, 2019 The number of Conservative MPs willing to rebel and go against the government in tonight’s critical vote are creeping up, with a swathe of resignations, defections and rejections of the Prime Minister’s position. Sir Nicholas Soames has said he would “with a heavy heart” defy the whip and vote for the motion enabling backbenchers to [...]
Could there be a UK general election in 2019? September 4, 2019 Boris Johnson suffered his first parliamentary defeat as Prime Minister last night as 21 of his own Conservative MPs rebelled against him on a crucial bill – could he now call a UK general election? The PM lost a vote by 328 votes to 301 that means the Commons will today decide whether or not [...]
Total turnaround: French oil giant sets sights on safe bets after frontier exploration failed to produce results January 29, 2019 Total is planning its largest exploration push for years as the oil major switches focus towards safer drilling targets after it announced the biggest discovery in the North Sea for a decade. The company plans to drill 23 new wells this year, head of exploration Kevin McLachlan said. Read more: BP and Shell get green light [...]
Theresa May tells quitting MPs the Conservative Party is not ‘warped’ like Labour February 21, 2019 Theresa May has insisted the Conservative party has not become “warped” after three resigning MPs accused it of being in the control of zealots. In an open letter to Anna Soubry, Sarah Wollaston and Heidi Allen – all of whom quit the Tories on Wednesday – the PM rejected any comparisons between her party and [...]
Countdown to Brexit: What Boris Johnson must do in his first 100 days as Prime Minister July 23, 2019 The political world has thrown up some unexpected events in recent years, but Boris Johnson failing to win the Conservative leadership contest today would surely top the lot. The former foreign secretary has been the favourite to succeed Theresa May even before she announced her resignation, and today the election results showed he won with [...]
SSE’s merger with Npower gets the all-clear from UK competition watchdog October 10, 2018 The merger of two major energy firms in the UK has been given final clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), paving the way for SSE Energy and Npower to join together as a newly listed company on the London Stock Exchange. The CMA published its final ruling this morning, after the merger was [...]
Brexit secretary David Davis and minister Steve Baker resign arguing PM’s policy leaves UK in ‘weak’ and ‘inescapable’ position with EU July 9, 2018 Brexit secretary David Davis has resigned, just nine months before the UK is to leave the EU, arguing Theresa May's new approach is damaging the country's position. The Cabinet minister quit his position, saying "the current trend of policy and tactics" was making it look less and less likely that the government could "deliver on [...]
Brexit secretary David Davis and minister Steve Baker resign arguing PM’s policy leaves UK in ‘weak’ and ‘inescapable’ position with EU July 9, 2018 Brexit secretary David Davis has resigned, just nine months before the UK is to leave the EU, arguing Theresa May’s new approach is damaging the country’s position. The Cabinet minister quit his position, saying “the current trend of policy and tactics” was making it look less and less likely that the government could “deliver on [...]
No confidence: This is how Tory MPs plan to vote in tonight’s crucial contest over Theresa May’s future as Prime Minister December 12, 2018 The number of MPs who have declared themselves either in support of or against the leadership of Prime Minister Theresa May is growing. Here's who has said what so far. A vote of no confidence was triggered this morning, after more than 48 MPs sent in letters to Sir Graham Brady who controls the process. The [...]
Bookies slash the odds on Andrea Leadsom to replace Theresa May as next UK Prime Minister November 3, 2017 Bookies have slashed the odds on the prospect of Andrea Leadsom becoming the next Prime Minister. Leadsom, who ran against Theresa May for the top job after the Brexit vote, has been in the headlines today after it emerged she demanded Michael Fallon leave his role as defence secretary. Read more: Theresa May limps on [...]