Rebels blast May for ‘backtracking’ on Grieve’s amendment “Remain rebels tonight rejected Theresa May’s ‘sneaky’ attempt at a compromise over a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal. The Government tabled a new draft moments before the 5pm deadline but failed to secure the support of ringleaders Dominic Grieve and Anna Soubry. Rebel Sarah Wollaston branded Mrs May’s […]
Brexit 1) The Daily Mail goes for Grieve… “Tory rebel Dominic Grieve was accused of ‘supping with the devil’ last night after he held secret talks with avowed enemies of Brexit. He was spotted slipping into the European Commission’s Smith Square HQ in London yesterday for a private meeting of campaigners set on reversing the result of the […]
The Government sees off ‘meaningful vote’ rebellion… ‘In what is a significant advance in her push to get Britain out of the EU, the Prime Minister defeated a demand for binding parliamentary approval on any final withdrawal deal she House of Lords amendment designed to force the change by 324 votes to 298. Mrs May […]
Withdrawal Bill debates in Commons today and tomorrow are crucial for Brexit and for May “Theresa May’s resolve will be tested like never before this week, as MPs devote the next two days to debating the key Brexit bill which will shape the UK’s future relationship with the European Union. The EU Withdrawal Bill, which, […]
May’s message for Remainer rebels ‘Theresa May will today call on die-hard Remainer Tories to prove they respect the Brexit referendum result by backing her in a series of crunch votes. The PM will urge rebels to send a message of unity to the country as she tries to reverse attempts by Peers to scupper […]
Brexit 1) Tory rebels ‘rally around May’ ahead of crucial votes “Remain Tory rebels have rallied around Theresa May over fears a decisive defeat this week could cause a party crisis and pave the way for Boris Johnson to become leader. In an unusual show of unity across the party’s Brexit divide, Amber Rudd, the pro-Remain former home secretary, and the […]
Brexit 1) Conclusion of May-Davis “compromise talks”: white paper to be finalised at cabinet “peace summit” after EC meeting “Theresa May will hold a peace summit for her warring cabinet to finalise the Brexit white paper at her country retreat in Chequers – but it will not take place until after the European Council summit […]
Brexit: Davis ‘tore into May’s Brexit strategy’ in hour-long showdown… “David Davis tore into Theresa May’s Brexit strategy yesterday in a morning of drama that saw the Prime Minister come within minutes of her government collapsing. The pair met for an hour-long showdown in the Prime Minister’s ornate wood-panelled Commons office after a year of […]
Brexit 1) Davis ‘issues ultimatum’ to May over border backstop “David Davis last night issued an ultimatum to Theresa May over controversial Brexit plans amid fears he could even be on the brink of resignation. Friends of the Brexit Secretary suggested his frustrations could spill over, after No 10 circulated proposals that critics say could shackle the UK to […]
Davis ‘intent on humiliating May’ over fresh Brexit delay “Furious David Davis has threatened to humiliate Theresa May by making a plea to the full Cabinet to overrule yet another Brexit delay. The angry Brexit Secretary believes No10 officials are “putting sand in the engine” by insisting on rewriting a long-promised Brexit blueprint paper for a […]
Crucial votes on Brexit amendments scheduled for next Tuesday ‘Theresa May has a week to forge a compromise with Tory rebels over Brexit after she tabled votes on key legislation for next Tuesday. The 12 backbenchers are threatening to inflict a defeat in a vote on future customs arrangements. They believe that the government will […]
Javid 1) MI5 could share intelligence on terror suspects “Home Secretary Sajid Javid is to reveal plans for MI5 to declassify and share information on UK citizens suspected of having terrorist sympathies. The security services currently hold information on around 20,000 such people, labelled “subjects of concern”. Mr Javid will make the announcement later in […]
Blue on Blue 1) May and Davis at odds over Brexit. He wants action now, she stalls for delay. “When David Davis met Theresa May on Wednesday it might have been a metaphor for the state of the entire Brexit process. The Brexit secretary told the prime minister that he wanted to publish the government’s […]
Downing Street and DUP slam Davis’s latest proposals for Northern Ireland “Number 10 today disowned a dramatic plan to break the Brexit deadlock by handing Northern Ireland joint EU and UK status after Theresa May’s DUP backers savaged the proposal. The blueprint, which emerged as the government desperately tries to end an impasse over the Irish border, would mean the province operating […]
Brexit: Davis unveils radical new blueprint in bid to solve Irish border… “David Davis is devising a new Brexit plan to break a talks deadlock by giving Northern Ireland joint EU and UK status as well as a border buffer zone. Under the radical blueprint, the province would operate a double hatted regime of European and British […]