Brexit 1) MPs begin debating bill ‘Today MPs begin debating the Bill which will give Theresa May the go-ahead to launch formal negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union. The Government has set aside two days for the second reading debate for the EU (Notification on Withdrawal) Bill – which will conclude with a vote […]
Downing Street rejects calls to cancel Trump’s visit “Number Ten has rejected calls to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK despite a petition against it gaining almost a million signatures. A spokesman for Downing Street said it would “undo everything” following Theresa May’s talks with the US President last week. It comes after the row […]
Downing Street (eventually) criticises Trump’s migrant ban ‘Theresa May was forced to perform a dramatic U-turn last night and condemned Donald Trump’s ban on Muslim migrants entering the US. She performed a somersault hours after refusing three times to criticise the US President’s controversial policy during her visit to Turkey. Her change of tack, when […]
Washington 1) After their first meeting May says Trump is “100 per cent behind NATO” “US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May have reaffirmed their commitment to the Nato alliance after White House talks. Mrs May confirmed Mr Trump was “100% behind Nato” despite the president’s recent comments calling the transatlantic alliance […]
May meets Trump… “Theresa May arrived in Washington last night ahead of crunch trade talks with Donald Trump that will help shape the way Britain and America co-operate in the post-Brexit world. The pair will attempt to sweep aside as many trade barriers as they can ahead of Britain leaving the EU when they meet this evening […]
May to Remainers: You can’t block Brexit “Theresa May warned pro-Brussels MPs yesterday they won’t block Brexit – even if they vote down her final deal with the EU. In an uncompromising message to Remainers, the Prime Minister said Britain could instead revert to a system of tariffs based on World Trade Organisation rules. Mrs […]
Brexit judgment 1) Supreme Court rules against Government. Act of Parliament is required to trigger Article 50… ‘The Supreme Court in London has given its ruling on Article 50, following a four-day hearing last December. The highest court in the land rejected an appeal by ministers against a High Court judgment blocking their decision to […]
Judgment Day for Article 50 ‘Theresa May will discover at 9.30am…exactly what she will have to do to officially start her Brexit negotiations as an historic court case finally ends. The Supreme Court will rule whether she has the power to do so at a time of her choosing or whether she must ask Parliament […]
Industrial Strategy: May’s plan for post-Brexit ‘industrial revolution’… “Britain will slash bureaucracy, boost broadband coverage and improve transport links in a post-Brexit industrial strategy, the Prime Minister will announce tomorrow. Theresa May also wants to introduce a fund to invest in smart energy technologies, artificial intelligence, robotics and the 5G mobile network. In a Green Paper, […]
A coup for May. She will be the first foreign leader to visit Trump as President in Washington. They are expected to meet on Friday. “Donald Trump is planning a new deal for Britain this week as Theresa May becomes the first foreign leader to meet him since the inauguration. With hundreds of thousands of people […]
Trump gets down to work “President Donald Trump wasted no time getting to work on Friday night, heading straight to the Oval Office where he signed his first executive orders since arriving at the White House. He christened the Resolute Desk by signing an order to confirm General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense and […]
Trump 1) Washington prepares for the inauguration ‘Donald Trump vowed to make America “greater than ever before” as he stood framed by Washington’s Lincoln Memorial and addressed a crowd of supporters on the eve of his inauguration as the 45th president of the United States. “It’s a movement like we’ve never seen anywhere in the […]
May vows to use Brexit to ‘make Britain work for ordinary people’ “Theresa vows to use Brexit to rip up the privileges of the elite and make Britain work for ordinary people again. Writing for The Sun, the PM reveals she will unveil her flagship new industrial strategy next week to start her mission to make […]
Brexit speech 1) Twelve steps to freedom ‘It has been clear that Britain will have to leave the single market since early in Mrs May’s premiership, when it became evident that she saw the referendum result as a mandate to reduce immigration, though this was the first time the prime minister stated that consequence explicitly. […]
Brexit 1) May’s plan for a Global Britain ‘Theresa May will promise a clean break from the EU today – ruling out any deal that ‘leaves us half-in, half-out’. Setting out her detailed plan for Brexit, the Prime Minister will reject partial or associate membership in favour of a ‘brighter future’ outside the Brussels bloc. […]