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 [...]
Theresa May is to deliver a much-anticipated speech on Brexit next week January 12, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May looks set to deliver a landmark speech on Brexit early next week. The speech, which has been anticipated for weeks, is expected to see the Prime Minister add more detail to her plans for quitting the European Union. May will deliver an address on Tuesday. While outlining her vision of a "sharing society" speech [...]
£49k a year, four days a week: Southern rail’s hiring drivers January 18, 2017 Want to earn £49,000 a year for a four-day week? Southern rail wants you: the company is ramping up its efforts to recruit more drivers to cut down on disruption on its network. Southern owner Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said earlier this week it was after new drivers as it seeks to cut down its reliance on rest-day working [...]
The House of Lords just handed Theresa May her second parliamentary defeat on Brexit March 7, 2017 The House of Lords has inflicted a second Brexit defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May, amending her Article 50 Bill in a bid to force the government to offer a “meaningful” vote on quitting the EU. After three hours of occasionally fractious debate, peers voted 366 to 268 in favour of the change. A handful of Conservative peers [...]
The Article 50 court case could have been avoided December 6, 2016 To some, the government’s Supreme Court Brexit appeal is an exercise in throwing good money after bad and taxpayers’ funds are being wasted fighting the wrong battle. The government appears to have overlooked that litigation is about identifying all the options available and picking your fights carefully to achieve the best possible outcome. This litigation [...]
Opponents to President Donald Trump’s travel ban have a reason to celebrate February 9, 2017 US President Donald Trump has been dealt a fresh blow, as the court-ordered suspension of his controversial executive order to ban passport-holders from seven majority-Muslim countries entering the US has been upheld. Following the ruling, Trump tweeted: “See you in court, the security of our nation is at stake.” A US federal appeals court has just unanimously upheld a [...]
Labour will put forward an official amendment to the Article 50 bill on market access, says Jeremy Corbyn December 3, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that his party will put down an official amendment to the Article 50 bill. If the Supreme Court allows a debate in parliament, Labour will go forward with a proposed amendment that will aim to ensure Britain maintains access to Europe's markets, workers' rights and environmental protection measures. Read [...]
Brits plan to ditch US holidays for Canada and Mexico as the President causes a Trump slump in travel February 20, 2017 Much has been made about the Trump bump on Wall Street, but over in the UK there's been something of a Trump slump when it comes to US travel. So says global flight platform Cheapflights, which has found that just under a third of Brits have been put off holidaying in the US because of President [...]
Senior Tories urge Theresa May to drop Brexit appeal case November 19, 2016 Senior Conservative Party members have urged Theresa May to abandon an appeal against the Brexit High Court ruling that means MPs must vote on the UK leaving the EU. The former head of the government's Brexit unit, Oliver Letwin, and two former justice officers have said the case should not go to the Supreme Court and that [...]
Southern rail will provide service through the RMT union’s strike January 22, 2017 Southen rail commuters are set for another day of disrupted service tomorrow as the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union conductors go ahead with strike action. Southern owner Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has confirmed more than 70 per cent of its trains will run, a 10 per cent increase from previous strikes, and a full service will resume [...]