‘Irate’ Gove tears up May’s customs plan… “A deep new Cabinet split has opened up over Theresa’s May new Brexit compromises – as it also emerged Michael Gove physically tore up her customs plan. The irate Environment Secretary stunned officials by ripping a document he disliked in two at a meeting this week. The dramatic scene came […]
May warns that EU leaders risk having ‘blood on their hands’… “EU leaders risk having blood on their hands if they continue stalling on Brexit, Theresa May warned last night. The PM said Europe’s ability to tackle terrorism and serious crime was being ‘put at risk’ by the lack of agreement on a security deal. Ministers are furious at […]
Brexit 1) Backbenchers call for end to Cabinet ‘squabbling’ “Squabbling ministers were last night told to ‘put a sock in it’ or risk undermining efforts to secure a good Brexit deal. Senior backbenchers spoke out following a string of public spats involving Cabinet ministers in recent days. The Government has been rocked by a series of squabbles […]
As ministers prepare for next week’s Chequers meeting… “Theresa May has summoned her entire cabinet for next week’s meeting at Chequers, fuelling suspicions that she wants to push through a softer Brexit. Downing Street confirmed last night that all cabinet ministers, plus those entitled to attend, had been invited to the meeting on July 6. […]
MPs vote for Heathrow expansion… “MPs overwhelmingly backed a third runway at Heathrow last night that will expand the airport’s capacity by hundreds of thousands of flights after decades of delay. A three-line whip imposed on the Tories to support the proposals, combined with a free vote for Labour MPs and the abstention of Scottish […]
Crunch time for Heathrow expansion plans ‘The Transport Secretary said, ahead of Monday’s crucial Commons vote, Britain had defied the expansion for “nearly half a century.” Despite admitting there is “never an easy answer, the perfect place or option that leaves local communities unaffected”, he warned MPs the UK needs new airport capacity in order […]
Williamson “threatens to oust May” unless extra defence spending is agreed “Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has threatened to sweep Theresa May from power in a bitter Cabinet row over military cuts. Furious Mr Williamson warned the Prime Minister that if she did not commit an extra £20 billion to the Ministry of Defence then Tory […]
Independence Day 1) Johnson: The people – however they voted – want us to get on and deliver a full British Brexit ‘Across the country I find people who – whatever they voted two years ago – just want us to get on and do it. They don’t want a half-hearted Brexit. They don’t want […]
May ‘lashes out’ at suggestion she questioned Britain’s status as a front-rank military power “Theresa May today furiously denied reports she questioned Britain’s role as a top tier military power in private talks with her Defence Secretary and military chiefs. The PM challenged Gavin Williamson to justify why Britain needed to stay a ‘tier one’ power – […]
May wins ‘meaningful vote’ battle after rebels back down… “Theresa May won the crucial Brexit Bill vote in the Commons tonight after Tory rebels dramatically backed down. The Government won 319 to 303 to defeat a potentially explosive amendment that would have allowed the Commons to overrule the PM on a no deal Brexit. The […]
Anti-Brexit Tories ‘warned they could face deselection’ over revolt… “Anti-Brexit Tories are facing a grassroots revolt after threatening to side with Labour in a crunch Commons vote today. A band of diehard Tory Remainers were refusing to back down last night over a Commons vote designed to give Parliament the final say over Brexit. But the […]
Peers vote to bring back the ‘meaningful vote’ amendment, setting up a clash in the Commons ‘The House of Lords defied the PM’s pleas to ‘keep faith’ with the British public and fall into line on the EU Withdrawal Bill. Instead they backed the Hailsham amendment in a move which sets the stage for a […]
Brexit 1) Withdrawal Bill returns to the Lords today “…The ping-pong process of the withdrawal bill between the two houses of parliament returns to the Lords on Monday, when peers are expected to reject the amendment drafted by May and her team, and insert one modelled more closely on Grieve’s idea. On Wednesday, the amendments […]
Prime Minister to give extra £384m a week to NHS… “The NHS will receive an extra £384m a week after a deal to hand the health service the biggest cash boost in its history. Theresa May will announce today that the health service budget will rise by £20bn a year — but to pay for […]
Tory rebels say they are trying to avoid ‘apocalyptic’ Brexit… “Theresa May is braced for a titanic Commons battle over Brexit after furious Tory rebels warned that giving MPs control is the only way to avoid an ‘apocalyptic’ no-deal. The Prime Minister incurred the wrath of pro-EU Conservatives last night after they claimed she U-turned on private pledges […]