May 1) Hammond allegedly ‘slapped down’ over public sector pay comments “Philip Hammond has declared that public-sector workers are “overpaid”, as a bitter cabinet war erupted over austerity. At a heated cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the chancellor refused to lift the 1% cap on wages for public-sector workers on the grounds that they earn more than […]
Pressure to tighten law on sale of acid after attacks “Ministers are coming under pressure to tighten the laws on the sale and possession of acid and other corrosive substances amid growing fears they have become the “weapon of choice” of teenagers. Calls for changes to the law followed a spate of five acid attacks […]
OBR warns a recession is ‘almost inevitable’… and more spending would make things worse “A new recession in Britain is ‘almost inevitable’ and increasing public spending without hiking taxes risks disaster, the economic watchdog warned today. The Office for Budget Responsibility said a range of risks confronted Britain and Brexit heightened the ‘likelihood and impact’ […]
Brexit 1) May seeks time to see Brexit through “May has asked Britain to let her stay on in Downing Street for “the next few years” so she can deliver Brexit. Addressing her future for the first time since the general election disaster, the PM said she will remain her party’s leader only for “as long […]
May relaunch 1) She officially asks Labour for help Theresa May has officially called on Labour for their support in delivering Brexit and other legislation following the loss of her parliamentary majority. The Prime Minister made a direct appeal to opposition MPs to “contribute, not just criticise” and help “clarify and improve” her policies in the Commons. She […]
Morris suspended for using racist phrase ‘A Tory backbencher was suspended last night after dropping the N-word in a rant about Brexit — further slashing Theresa May’s waver thin grip on the Commons. Anne Marie Morris had the Conservative whip removed after saying leaving the European Union with no deal was “the real n***** in the woodpile”…The […]
May to ‘relaunch’ her leadership “Theresa May will relaunch her leadership tomorrow with an appeal to Labour to help deliver Brexit. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister will reach out to Labour, saying Jeremy Corbyn has a duty to ‘contribute, not just criticise’ after her snap election produced a hung parliament. Mrs May is seeking to shore up her leadership amid renewed […]
May: Trump and other world leaders are keen for quick trade deals ‘Theresa May claimed last night that plans for a trade deal with America had put Brexit back on track as critics warned she faced a “legislative war” to pass the Repeal Bill severing ties with Brussels. Anti-Brexit MPs and peers said they would […]
Brexit gulf widens between Ten and Eleven Downing Street “Philip Hammond has said it would be “madness” not to seek “the closest possible arrangement” with the EU in comments that appear to widen the gulf between the Chancellor and Theresa May over Brexit. Mr Hammond, who flew to Hamburg with the Prime Minister for the […]
At Davis’s Brexit summit today, the CBI will demand an indefinite delay to leaving Single Market ‘Business leaders are to demand that ministers agree an indefinite delay in Britain’s departure from the European single market and customs union to give more time for talks on a long-term trade deal. In a dramatic escalation of the battle […]
May backs Hammond on the deficit “Theresa May backed Philip Hammond in the Cabinet row over public-sector pay yesterday. The Prime Minister told MPs it was ‘not fair to refuse to take tough decisions and to load debts on to our children and grandchildren’. She rounded on Jeremy Corbyn, warning that Labour’s profligate agenda risked […]
Cameron criticises ‘selfish’ ministers who advocate lifting the pay cap ‘David Cameron waded into the Tory austerity row today with a stinging rebuke to ‘selfish’ politicians who put the nation’s finances at risk. The former Prime Minister spoke out amid a raging spat within the government over how to fund an easing of the public […]
Number 10 “rules out removal” of certain key workers’ public-sector pay ceiling before next year “Doctors, nurses and members of the armed forces will not receive a pay rise above one per cent this year, Downing Street has said. Number 10 indicated the public sector pay cap will continue to apply to those professions whose pay bodies have already […]
EU 1) Pressure mounts on May to set resignation date after Brexit “Pressure is growing on Theresa May from Tory grandees to name June 2019 as the time she will step down as PM. Senior party figures want her to spell out a timetable for her No10 departure at the Conservatives’ annual conference in October. Declaring […]
Grenfell 1) Paget-Brown resigns as Leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council “The Tory leader of Kensington and Chelsea council is to step down along with his deputy after weeks of criticism over the response to the Grenfell Tower fire, culminating in a bungled attempt to hold a meeting about the blaze in private. Nicholas Paget-Brown, […]