An election is the last thing we need – and voters would punish politicians for calling it September 25, 2018 Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations with the European Union are going very, very wrong, and there is now speculation that the UK could be heading for a snap election — cue eyerolls and yawns nationwide. Both the ruling Conservatives and opposition Labour party appear to be considering the possibility of a snap election as early [...]
Theresa May says she trusts President Donald Trump despite Iran sanctions September 24, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May has stood by the UK's special relationship with the US despite Donald Trump's decision to take his country out of the Iran nuclear deal, insisting she continues to have trust in the President. "Of course I listen to what the American president tells me," May replied when asked if she trusts Trump [...]
Jacob Rees-Mogg tells businesses to stop living in ‘cloud cuckoo land’ over Brexit September 24, 2018 Leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has called on businesses to stop living in "cloud cuckoo land" and accept Brexit will mean changes to how they operate. The Conservative MP was backed up by former Brexit secretary David Davis, who claimed top firms such as BMW should be able to cope with extra hours delays at [...]
How to turn the Chequers rat into a lovable Brexit hamster September 24, 2018 It has been said that a rat just is a hamster with a PR problem. Both share many of the same fundamental characteristics – but one people want to look after, and the other they want to kill. Since its uneasy formation, Theresa May has hoped that her Chequers plan could become the Brexit [...]
Labour calls for workers to sit on company boards September 23, 2018 A Labour government would introduce laws requiring businesses to reserve a third of board seats for workforce representatives, party leader Jeremy Corbyn announced. Under the policy, revealed as Labour launched its annual conference in Liverpool over the weekend, employee directors would be elected by the workforce and paid at a level equal to other board [...]
Brexit secretary Dominic Raab rejects rumours of snap general election September 23, 2018 Brexit secretary Dominic Raab has ruled out general election in the autumn, saying rumours are "for the birds". The Sunday Times reported this morning that Theresa May's team was plotting a snap general election to shore up public support for her Chequers plan in the wake of her disastrous Salzburg summit in which EU leaders roundly [...]
Labour leadership to ‘back members’ on second Brexit vote September 23, 2018 Jeremy Corbyn and his deputy Tom Watson have said they will back another EU referendum if party members call for one. The Labour leader said he would "adhere to" any decision made at the party's annual conference today in Liverpool. But he told the Sunday Mirror he was not specifically calling for a new vote. “What [...]
John McDonnell: Labour will nationalise railways within five years September 22, 2018 Britain's railways could be taken back into public hands within five years if Labour wins the next general election, according to shadow chancellor John McDonnell. Ahead of Labour’s party conference which starts tomorrow, John McDonnell told the BBC he was looking at the possibility of breaking clauses in contracts to allow rail franchises to be [...]
Brexit: Sterling falls further as Theresa May says UK-EU negotiations are at an impasse September 21, 2018 Theresa May said Brexit negotiations are at an impasse today, in a speech where she called for “respect” following Brussels’ snub to her Chequers plan yesterday. Her speech accelerated sterling's losses, with the pound dropping from 1.33 against the US dollar at the start of the day to 1.31 following her talk, and from 1.13 to [...]
Sterling falls after EU pounds May’s Chequers deal September 21, 2018 Sterling took a further beating this morning after Theresa May's botched attempts to woo European officials ended in disaster. Following an abrupt rejection of the Prime Minister’s Chequers agreement at Salzburg yesterday, the pound fell 0.6 per cent lower against the dollar and the euro, hitting $1.318 and €1.12 respectively. Read more: May's Brexit plan 'will [...]