Parliament will have to decide what to do next if MPs do not approve Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the EU, one of her ministers said today. International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox said its only chance of getting through a Commons vote was if the Irish border backstop issue was resolved first. […]
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Rail passenger groups have reacted with dismay at the news that fares are to rise by around 3.1 per cent in January. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) confirmed the increase despite calls for fares to be frozen after a year of disruption on the UK’s railway network. The latest hike is based on the Retail Price […]
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The UK must choose between Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit agreement, remaining in the EU or departing without a deal, MPs were warned today. European Council president Donald Tusk said if Mrs May’s deal is voted down in Parliament on December 11 there would be no renegotiation. Tusk told the G20 summit in Argentina that […]
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Scotland will be left worse off if the UK government’s draft Brexit agreement is passed by Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. She said the SNP’s 35 Westminster MPs would vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal when it comes before The Commons on December 11. The withdrawal agreement and political declaration that accompanies […]
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Campaigners have been given the all clear by a judge to challenge the Home Office in court over fees charged to register a child as a British citizen. The Project for Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) can now apply for a judicial review over the legality of the £1,012 charge. The group says […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim that her Brexit deal will make a trade agreement with the UK more unlikely. She told an audience in Wales that the country would be able to agree new deals after leaving the EU – and that trade talks were progressing with American officials. But […]
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Firms looking to stockpile extra food supplies to insure against a hard Brexit are finding that warehouses are fully booked, MPs have been told. Ian Wright, head of the Food and Drink Federation, said storage facilities for chilled and frozen food are at capacity and space for other goods is limited in certain areas. He […]
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The number of homeless people in Britain has shot up over the past year to 320,000, a new study from the housing charity Shelter claims. This represents a rise of 13,000 – or four per cent – on the previous year, with an estimated 36 people becoming homeless daily across the country. Shelter says its […]
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EU leaders warned Theresa May’s government that there will be no renegotiation of the Brexit deal they approved at a special summit today. This means that if the UK Parliament votes the deal down – as it is forecast to do – Mrs May’s options will not include attempting to secure further EU concessions. The […]
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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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