Ministers prepare for ‘battle against obesity’ “In the next few weeks, ministers will set out plans to do something about a trend that puts millions of us at risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Barring a last-minute change of heart, advertising for products high in sugar, salt and fat will be banned before the […]
Europe 1) May condemns EU for its “soundbites and negative briefings” and calls for “constructive” approach to negotiations “Theresa May has accused the EU of “soundbites and negative briefings” and insisted she is still ready to withhold Britain’s jumbo divorce cheque. The PM’s outburst yesterday was a bid to answer angry Brexiteers’ demands to toughen […]
Fury as Italian President instals technocratic government rather than accept Eurosceptic minister ‘Italy’s president was last night accused of an ‘appalling’ betrayal of the will of his people after ignoring impeachment calls and imposing a technocratic government led by a Europhile. MEPs said the country was in ‘meltdown’ and hit out at Sergio Mattarella after […]
Europe 1) Rees-Mogg says UK needs to be clear: “if we don’t get the trade deal we want, you don’t get the money” “Jacob Rees-Mogg accused Theresa May yesterday of making a huge number of compromises to Brussels in return for nothing as he called on the prime minister to take a much tougher line […]
Brexit 1) Preparations for 2019 European elections raise Eurosceptics’ fears ‘The Government is secretly planning to stay in the European Union, Eurosceptics fear, after it emerged that Whitehall officials have set aside hundreds of thousands of pounds to spend on European Parliament elections. The electoral watchdog has been handed a budget of £829,000 to pay […]
Hammond threatens that Britain will “go it alone” on sat nav scheme “Philip Hammond has warned the EU the UK will “go it alone” and build a new satellite navigation system if shut out of the Galileo project after Brexit. The chancellor said the UK wanted to remain a “core member” of the EU-wide scheme, […]
Jenkyns resigns as PPS to ‘fight for Brexit’… “Theresa May has suffered her first resignation over Brexit as officials admitted that the cabinet row over customs may not be settled before next month’s European Council meeting. Andrea Jenkyns quit as a parliamentary private secretary to fight for the “right sort of Brexit” that would not […]
Home Office: Javid breaks with May’s legacy to woo police… “Sajid Javid backed police in using their stop and search powers today as he axed Theresa May’s tough rhetoric in a bid to woo officers. The Home Secretary also endorsed spit guards being rolled out to forces around the country in defiance of controversy about […]
Brexit: Rees-Mogg questions if May wants to leave on our Moggcast… “Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused Theresa May of preparing a Brexit deal that will make Britain a “vassal state” as senior Conservatives, concerned about the direction of negotiations with Brussels, rumble about a challenge to her leadership in the autumn. Mr Rees-Mogg, head of the […]
May Brexit 1) She says “backstop” would only apply to “very limited’ circumstances “Theresa May has said that her backstop plan to keep Britain aligned to the customs union beyond 2020 would only apply in a “very limited” set of circumstances as Brexiters ratcheted up pressure on her over the future customs relationship. The prime […]
The Union 1) Davidson: Brexit has harmed, not helped, the SNP’s separatist cause ‘Contrary to popular belief, Brexit has not eroded support for the UK despite a majority of Scots voting for Remain. If anything it has reminded folks that constitutional change brings insecurity and uncertainty. If leaving the EU is a bad thing, as […]
Conservative MPs ‘preparing for snap election’ “Conservative MPs are preparing for another snap general election as they fear the Brexit deadlock will become insurmountable for the prime minister. Some have spoken to their local party associations asking to be readopted as prospective parliamentary candidates in readiness for an autumn election. The back-bench MPs acted after […]
Brexit: Eurosceptics preparing to ‘push back’ against latest border plan “Eurosceptics are preparing to fight to make sure Britain is tied to the EU’s customs union beyond the end of 2020 only on a short-term basis as it emerged that there are limits to the type of trade deals possible under the plan agreed by […]
In Skopje, May says “we have been very clear we will be leaving the customs union” and will “operate an independent trade policy” “…Mrs May then travelled to Skopje for talks and in a joint-media conference with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, she said Britain is committed to having a smooth trade agreement with the […]
Brexit 1) Ministers have ‘agreed a new fallback position’ on the Irish border “Theresa May and her Brexit “war cabinet” have agreed a new fallback position on the Irish border that could preserve elements of the customs union if Britain cannot strike a deal on its preferred post-Brexit trading plan. Ministers including Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and […]