Britain’s top polling expert Sir John Curtice has told the Labour party it is a “myth” to believe voters are not interested in a future referendum to rejoin the EU and reverse Brexit. Renowned psephologist Curtice said three-quarters of Labour supporters backed Remain in the 2016 referendum and they are the driving force behind the […]
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Jeffrey Donaldson’s leader’s address at the DUP conference bore all the platitudes one would expect: passionate support for the union and strenuous opposition to a border poll. Yet, the DUP leader laid the groundwork for a possible return to power-sharing, albeit without indicating a timeframe. The party has kept the doors to Stormont shut for […]
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Sir Keir Starmer has promised to rewrite the Brexit deal struck with the EU to secure a better trading relationship for the UK. The Labour leader said he “owes it to his children” to rewrite the “thin” deal agreed by former disgraced prime minster Boris Johnson – although he again ruled out rejoining the customs […]
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Rishi Sunak’s government has notched up another Brexit climbdown after caving in to industry fears and U-turning on plans to replace the EU’s “CE” product quality mark with a British rival. The proposed “UKCA” copycat mark has been indefinitely postponed with a government minister conceding the decision was made to reduce “red tape” for businesses […]
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London’s City Hall has been “effectively banned” by ministers from flying the EU flag on the seventh anniversary of the referendum that led to the UK leaving the European Union. London mayor’s City Hall office was warned it could be prosecuted for flying the flag on today’s anniversary as a mark of “solidarity” with the […]
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Rishi Sunak is hoping to convince the US president that the UK should be the world’s foremost AI (artificial intelligence) regulator during his trip to Washington. This will be Sunak’s fourth meeting with Joe Biden in as many months and the prime minister is set to lobby the president for the UK to have a […]
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Net migration to the UK could reach one million this year – almost double the record set last year. Reducing net migration was a key Conservative promise in the 2019 general election. However, figures to be released by the Office for National Statistics in two weeks time will show that net migration will be even […]
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The British government has abandoned plans to repeal or at least review thousands of EU laws by the end of this year. During the leadership contest, Rishi Sunak had promised to scrap the bulk of all EU legislation within 100 days of taking on the leadership. Jacob Rees-Moggs and Liz Truss introduced the Retained EU […]
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has admitted industrial strikes have hit the UK economy which recorded zero growth in February. Hunt has ruled out awarding higher pay deals for public sector workers to end the strikes, insisting such a move would be inflationary and have a damaging impact on the economy. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures […]
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The prime minister’s official spokesperson has admitted Brexit has contributed to the delays at Dover port after a weekend of denials. Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson said a “combination of factors” are to blame for the chaos witnessed at the Kent port, citing poor weather, large numbers of travellers and the “new processes” introduced for checking passports […]
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