Since Boris Johnson fulfilled his life-long dream of becoming prime minister, he’s suffered significant setbacks in parliament. Yet he insists that the UK will leave the European Union on 31 October 2019. Here’s a Brexit update. Brexit Update – Timeline After a landslide victory in the leadership contest among Tory voters in July, Boris Johnson […]
Continue ReadingLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn says his party would axe formal tests for English primary schools, known as Sats. He claimed they left many children in tears or made them vomit with stress and said scrapping the tests would be one of the first acts of any Labour government. The pledge was met with cheers from […]
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The former UKIP leader Nigel Farage called for a ‘democratic revolution’ in British politics as he launched his new Brexit Party. He told an audience in Coventry today that if the UK took part in May’s European elections, they would be his new party’s first challenge. But he said the party’s primary aim was to […]
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Chancellor Philip Hammond said today that Britain needs to focus on issues other than Brexit, with economic growth a top priority. Speaking in Washington, where he is attending IMF and World Bank meetings, Hammond said it was is time to ‘get Brexit off the table.’ He said crucial economic decisions needed to be taken and […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Theresa May said tonight that she will ask for a second extension to the UK’s Brexit deadline in an attempt to solve the deadlock in Parliament. She vowed to ‘break the logjam’ in the House of Commons and said she will seek a meeting with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to discuss a possible […]
Continue ReadingMPs should not be ignored if they vote for a softer Brexit this week, the Justice Secretary David Gauke said today. Parliament will hold an indicative vote on Brexit alternatives tomorrow and a customs union with the EU is emerging as a strong preference Gauke told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show that Theresa May’s deal […]
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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says that there will be a second independence referendum in Scotland. She told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show today that another poll was ‘inevitable’ but that she would wait until Brexit was resolved before pressing ahead with her plans. Sturgeon told Marr: “Another Scottish independence referendum is going to happen. […]
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An estimated one million people packed the streets of London yesterday to call for a second EU referendum as the UK’s Brexit deadlock continued. The ‘Put It To The People’ march drew support from across the political spectrum, with many leading figures addressing huge crowds at a rally after the march. They included Labour deputy […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Theresa May appeared today to confirm that the backstop proposal for the Irish border would not be removed from her Brexit deal. She told an audience in Belfast that she would instead seek changes to the controversial backstop plan she had negotiated with the EU as part of the withdrawal deal. The Prime […]
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The car maker Nissan must re-apply for almost £60m of taxpayer cash after it decided not to proceed with plans to build the X-Trail SUV at its Sunderland plant. A deal struck between the Government and Nissan in 2016 stipulated that the cash would only be paid if the car was made in the UK. […]
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