Labour has not ruled out a second Brexit referendum – but it would almost certainly end in the same result, the party’s shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said. She warned those pushing for a ‘People’s Vote’ on UK membership of the EU to ‘be careful what you wish for’ as Leave would probably win. Ms […]
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Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said today that the party’s appointment of Tommy Robinson as an adviser drags the party in a ‘shameful direction.’ Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been brought in by current leader Gerard Batten to advise the party on prison reform and child grooming gangs. He is a convicted criminal and […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May clinched a draft agreement with Brussels on the UK’s departure from the EU and claimed a full deal is ‘within our grasp.’ She said the political declaration setting out a framework for the future relationship between the UK and EU was ‘right for the whole of the UK.’ But she walked […]
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The new Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd walked into a row over poverty with a United Nations expert within days of taking up her post. She had criticised a report by UN expert Philip Alston that blamed Government austerity policies for inflicting “misery” on thousands of UK citizens. Mr Alston, the UN special rapporteur […]
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Rebel Tory MPs seeking to oust Theresa May were still struggling to get enough letters to force a confidence vote on her leadership today. The Prime Minister would face a mandatory vote if 48 of her MPs wrote letters of no confidence to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the back bench 1922 committee. But despite […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have lost the support of the party that has kept her Government in power since last year’s general election. The ten MPs of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) abstained on Monday in a crunch vote over the Budget in what was described as a ‘warning shot’ to Mrs May. […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May hit back at her critics over the weekend, telling them: ‘Getting rid of me won’t make a Brexit deal any easier.’ She called for unity in what she said was a ‘crucial’ week for the country as her proposed withdrawal agreement with the EU came under renewed fire from all sides. […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May came out fighting tonight to insist that her Brexit deal was the right one for the country and its people. After a day of ministerial resignations and amid growing clamour for a leadership challenge, she told a press conference: “I am going to see this through.” Mrs May was speaking after […]
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Royal Mail has seen its pre-tax profits plunge by more than half for the six months to September. They fell 57 per cent to £33 million despite a rise in revenues of one per cent to £4.9 billion, underlining analysts concerns that its costs are still too high. Rico Black, who took over as Royal […]
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The British airline Flybe has confirmed that it is seeking a buyer weeks after warning shareholders that it was facing a £22m full-year loss. Board members at the Exeter-based operator say they are holding talks with a number of interested parties about a potential sale. Flybe issued a profit warning last month, citing high fuel […]
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