Brexit 1) Hunt declares that leaving the EU in time to avoid Euro Elections is an “absolute priority” “It is an “absolute priority” for the government to leave the EU by 23 May to avoid having to take part in European elections, Jeremy Hunt has said. The foreign secretary said the public would find it […]
Ministers consult on abolishing no-fault eviction of tenants ‘Landlords can currently issue so-called section 21 orders to evict their tenants within eight weeks once a fixed-term tenancy has ended. Abolishing them will effectively create open-ended tenancies, the government said. The consultation will take place before the summer. Theresa May, the prime minister, said: “This important […]
Corbyn’s path to power is being cleared by voter anger over Brexit – as Tory supporters move to back the purple parties “The Conservatives would lose 59 seats in the event of a general election, making Labour the largest party in the Commons, according to an exclusive poll of polls for The Sunday Telegraph. Iain […]
Brexit 1) Javid’s proposal for a digital border “blocked by The Treasury” “Sajid Javid has drawn up a detailed technological plan to do away with the Irish backstop but it has been suspended by the Treasury to the fury of Brexiteers. The Home Secretary commissioned Border Force officials to work up a plan using Swiss-style […]
Civil servants ordered to stand down no-deal planning “No deal Brexit plans have been shelved by the Government “with immediate effect” as Theresa May faced mounting pressure from Cabinet ministers, Tory Eurosceptics and the DUP to name a date for her departure. Mark Sedwill, the Cabinet Secretary, told the civil service to “wind down” worst-case scenario […]
Nightmare on Downing Street as May secures October extension “EU leaders handed a six-month Hallowe’en Brexit extension to Theresa May last night with a stark warning not to “waste this time”. After more than six hours of late-night talks in Brussels that saw France clash with Germany over the length and terms of the extension, […]
Macron warned by other EU leaders not to ‘humiliate’ May “European leaders have urged President Macron not to “humiliate” Theresa May as the price of granting her a long Brexit extension. In an appeal before tonight’s critical summit, Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, called on EU leaders to treat Britain with respect or risk poisoning […]
Anger as the Conservative Party plans for new European elections ‘The reality of Mrs May’s plan to seek another Brexit delay began to sink in on Monday night as the Conservative party rushed to find candidates to contest the European elections, telling applicants to put their names forward by 5pm on Tuesday. In an email […]
The Prime Minister makes her case for compromise with Labour ‘Sitting back with one arm resting on the arm of a sofa, and speaking directly to camera, Theresa May used a colloquial tone to tell voters she disagreed with Labour but claimed on Brexit the two sides agreed on ‘ending free movement, ensuring we leave […]
Brexit 1) Tory activists go “on strike” over the further delay “Conservative activists are refusing to campaign for the party and donations have “dried up” because members feel that Theresa May has betrayed them over Brexit and the Government has “completely lost touch with voters”, council candidates have warned. In a letter to the Prime […]
Hammond says Government has ‘no red lines’ in negotiation with Labour… “Brexit talks between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn broke down last night as France warned that Britain risked crashing out of the EU in a “disorderly manner”. Labour sources accused the prime minister of negotiating in bad faith after Downing Street sent the party an outline deal that […]
Cabinet ‘plot’ to stop May’s bid for long Article 50 extension… “Cabinet ministers are seeking to block Theresa May from agreeing a Brexit delay of up to a year. The prime minister has not yet secured cabinet support for a long extension but ministers fear that she will press ahead anyway. Mrs May is due to set […]
May and Corbyn face backlash over talks… “Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn were both facing a furious backlash from their parties last night amid growing scepticism over the prospects of their talks finding a way through Brexit. No 10 and Labour claimed initially that the leaders had had a “constructive” meeting after they spent an hour and 40 […]
May turns to Corbyn to decide the way forward on Brexit ‘Theresa May will put a soft Brexit on the table in talks with Jeremy Corbyn in a dramatic switch of tactics to get her deal through parliament. In the face of cabinet opposition the prime minister announced that she was seeking to secure Brexit […]
Brexit 1) Indicative vote proposals defeated “MPs failed for a second time last night to agree on an alternative to Theresa May’s Brexit deal, handing the initiative back to Downing Street to find a way out of the impasse….The Commons rejected a customs union with the European Union by only three votes last night. MPs […]