The backstop and the issues surrounding the Northern Ireland border have long been at the nub of the failure to reach a Brexit deal. Since taking office, the Prime Minister has reiterated time and time that the backstop must go. In response, the EU and the Irish government have been urging the UK government to […]
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Speaking yesterday at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Sajid Javid announced a plan to rise the National Living Wage to £10.50 in 2024. The new target would bring the National Living Wage up to two thirds of median earnings. Putting it forward as an “ambitious plan”, Javid announced an aspiration to make the UK […]
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A senior judge has said Prime Minster Boris Johnson could be jailed for contempt of court – if he keeps his word. Sir John Laws has predicted a return to the Supreme Court and jail for the prime minister if refuses to seek a Brexit extension by the October 19 deadline stipulated in the Benn […]
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This morning, the President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale announced the much anticipated UK Supreme Court Ruling. In a unanimous decision, the eleven supreme court justices have ruled that the current prorogation of parliament was “unlawful, void and of no effect.” Since the announcement of this judgment, the Speaker of the House, John Bercow […]
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Boris Johnson faces a day of destiny on Tuesday after a court ruled his advice to the Queen to prorogue parliament was unlawful “because it had the purpose of stymying Parliament.” ‘Johnson lied to the Queen’ “In effect, the court held that Boris Johnson lied to the Queen,” said legal expert David Allen Green, while […]
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Since last Monday night, the House of Commons is closed. But Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue parliament may be overturned in the courts. On Wednesday, the highest Scottish court ruled that suspension of Parliament was unlawful. The government expressed its disappointment with this decision. On Tuesday of next week, it will be up to the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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