Theresa May steps down today: What happens next? June 7, 2019 Theresa May will officially step down as leader of the Conservative party today as the race to be her successor intensifies. May, who announced her resignation two weeks ago in an emotional speech outside 10 Downing Street, will remain Prime Minister until a new leader is announced next month. What happens next? Eleven Tory MPs [...]
Sterling recovers after tumbling to ten-year low against euro August 12, 2019 The pound has bounced after tumbling to a ten-year low against the euro this morning following a report from the Institute for Government (IfG) think tank that said MPs are unlikely to be able to stop a no-deal Brexit. Sterling dropped to €1.072 shortly after midnight. It fell to its lowest point since the depths [...]
Downing Street rejects leaked no-deal Brexit chaos claims August 18, 2019 Downing Street has insisted that Whitehall reports predicting chaos and disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit were outdated, as Boris Johnson dashes to meet EU leaders for last-minute talks next week. Claims made within the leaked dossier, codenamed Operation Yellowhammer, predicted food, fuel and medicine shortages in a no-deal exit. Read more: Food, [...]
Tory leadership vote: How the second round ballot works June 18, 2019 Tory leadership hopefuls face another hurdle in the race to become the next Prime Minister when a further round of voting takes place today. Who are the Tory leadership contenders? With 114 MPs backing him, Boris Johnson is guaranteed a place in the final two, where he will face either: Michael Gove Sajid Javid Jeremy [...]
Cabinet ministers Sajid Javid and Michael Gove blast May’s plans to U-turn on leaving the customs union April 22, 2018 Cabinet ministers including Sajid Javid and Michael Gove have threatened a revolt if Theresa May U-turns on her promise to leave the customs union post-Brexit. Following reports over the weekend that Prime Minister Theresa May could bow to parliamentary pressure and maintain a customs union with the EU, after the House of Lords voted to [...]
Johnson and Hunt emerge as frontrunners in race for Number 10 June 10, 2019 Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have emerged as the frontrunners in the race to replace Theresa May as Tory leader. Johnson is currently favourite to succeed May, but Hunt has emerged as his main challenger with two senior cabinet colleagues coming out to back his bid today. Defence secretary Penny Mordaunt, a convinced Brexiter, and [...]
Brexit latest: Pro-Leave MPs and ministers including Michael Gove are making their peace with a “temporary” customs union April 20, 2018 Brexiters appear to be making their peace with the idea of staying in the customs union after Brexit – albeit only as a temporary solution – as it becomes an increasingly probable option. The government has suffered a triple-whammy of disappointments this week – defeat over an amendment in the House of Lords, a new [...]
Dominic Raab: Britain ‘turbo-charging’ no-deal Brexit preparations July 29, 2019 The UK is “turbo-charging” its no-deal Brexit preparations in time for 31 October, foreign secretary Dominic Raab said today. Raab said that any deal between the UK and the EU must not include the “undemocratic” so-called Irish backstop. Read more: Government is now assuming a no-deal Brexit outcome in October The backstop proved to be [...]
Liam Fox backs foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt for Tory leader June 4, 2019 Liam Fox has announced he will back foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt to replace Theresa May as prime minister. The international trade secretary- a Brexiteer – said he would support Hunt who earlier this week said pursuing a no-deal Brexit would be “political suicide”. Read more: Boris Johnson officially launches Tory leadership campaign Fox is the [...]
Boris Johnson takes aim at Brussels in fresh Brexit battle July 25, 2019 Boris Johnson fired the first shots in a new Brexit battle with the EU on Thursday, just hours into his first full day as Prime Minister, as the EU’s chief negotiator branded Johnson’s position “combative” and “unacceptable.” Michel Barnier emailed EU leaders after the UK’s new prime minister told MPs the Irish backstop protocol must be stripped [...]