May to ‘give MPs a say’ on European relationship ‘Theresa May will not hold a second referendum on the terms of the exit deal she negotiates with the European Union, Downing St has said. The prime minister has also ruled out holding a general election after a Brexit deal has been completed. “The prime minister […]
French proposal to let migrants claim UK asylum earns rebuke from Rudd ‘Xavier Bertrand, who is chief of the Calais region, called for ‘hotspot’ application centres to be set up in the port city. Migrants hoping to cross the Channel illegally would instead be able to make a British asylum claim while still on French soil…A […]
May 1) Civil Service ordered to ’embrace’ Brexit “Theresa May has ordered Europhile civil servants to embrace Brexit after a former top mandarin sparked fury by saying leaving the EU was not inevitable. Gus O’Donnell, the former Cabinet Secretary, said that despite the clear referendum result the country could end up remaining in a ‘broader, more loosely […]
Chequers Brexit Cabinet 1) Is the Chancellor an obstacle to controlled immigration? “Senior Tories say Philip Hammond, the chancellor, is resisting plans by other ministers to pull out of the EU single market. A Whitehall turf war has broken out, with the Treasury muscling in on Brexit negotiations — to the irritation of David Davis […]
May launches racial equality review of public services ‘Theresa May has ordered a year-long audit of all public services to ensure ethnic minorities and the white working classes are not being treated unfairly. The root-and-branch review will consider whether people are treated differently by schools, hospitals and the courts because of racial background. The huge administrative exercise […]
May demands solution from ministers as net immigration remains high “Theresa May is under intense pressure to find ways of curbing immigration after it emerged numbers are still running at more than triple the government’s target. Net migration in the year to March was 327,000, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – the […]
Brexiteers meet to ‘clear the air’ “The three cabinet ministers charged with delivering Britain’s exit from the European Union held a private summit to “clear the air” after weeks of leaks and simmering tensions over their respective responsibilities. On the eve of Theresa May’s return from holiday, Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox met […]
Infrastructure commissioners urge May to make her mind up on major projects ‘Members of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), set up by George Osborne to “get Britain building”, said that the prime minister could not afford a return to the “bad old days of indecision and inaction”. Mrs May halted plans for a nuclear reactor at […]
British Bill of Rights will replace Human Rights Act, assures Truss ’The Human Rights Act will be scrapped in favour of a British Bill of Rights by the new Government, the Justice Secretary has pledged. A new British Bill of Rights will be introduced, Liz Truss has insisted, dismissing speculation that the Government is planning to scrap […]
Merkel, Hollande, and Renzi to meet today to discuss Brexit ‘The German Chancellor and French Prime Minister will meet with Italian leader Matteo Renzi on Ventotene, a small island off the coast of Naples. They are believed to be worried that Brexit could lead to the break-up of the doomed bloc, starting with an in/out […]
May’s post-Brexit industrial strategy will be inspired by Olympic success ‘Theresa May will harness the spirit of Britain’s Olympic “world beaters” to draw up a blueprint for Brexit — as Team GB’s performance in Rio was hailed as the greatest yet by a British team. A senior cabinet minister has revealed the government will adopt the […]
‘Bulk powers’ vital to national security, report claims ‘The use of wide-ranging powers to harvest huge swathes of data has proved vital in saving lives, thwarting terrorist plots and identifying jihadist threats, a new review concluded today. The report into the use of “bulk powers” by GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 was published just months before […]
IEA urges May to scrap Living Wage “George Osborne’s living wage will cost thousands of jobs and do little to alleviate poverty, a think tank warned last night. The former chancellor announced last year that the minimum wage would be raised to a National Living Wage of more than £9 an hour by 2020 – giving […]
May urged to push ahead with Brexit as migrant worker numbers rise… “Theresa May was urged to push ahead with Brexit last night as new figures revealed record numbers of migrants working in Britain. The Office for National Statistics yesterday said foreign-born workers now hold one in six jobs – a record 5.4million of the total […]
May attempts to steady relations with China ‘The prime minister sent a private letter to President Xi of China yesterday in a bid to steady relations after her decision to delay the Hinkley Point power plant caused consternation in Beijing. A Chinese government-backed think tank said that China could refuse to sign a trade deal with […]