May steps in to protect British troops from ‘vexatious’ lawsuits “Theresa May is ordering sweeping changes to stop lawyers targeting British troops. The Prime Minister said proposals would be announced within days to bring an end to legal firms ‘trying to impugn the name’ of the Armed Forces. The blitz is expected to focus on making it no […]
May’s abuse inquiry ‘in tatters’ after suspending top lawyer “The head of the national sex abuse inquiry suspended its top lawyer last night as the £100 million investigation descended into acrimony… The unexpected move pushed the most ambitious public inquiry in British history into its biggest crisis. In the two years since it was set up […]
Johnson: We support Turkey joining the EU ‘Boris Johnson today pledged to help Turkey join the EU in “any way possible” – just weeks after demanding a Referendum to guarantee that it would never happen. The Foreign Secretary stunned fellow Brexit campaigners by using an official visit to Ankara to say Britain would aid the […]
Labour 1) Row over change to shadow defence minister’s speech ‘Jeremy Corbyn’s drive for party unity descended into farce yesterday after his senior aide humiliated a shadow minister by rewriting a key Trident announcement via autocue. Clive Lewis, the shadow defence secretary, had been due to commit the Labour Party to abide by plans to […]
May fights back as Cameron’s allies try to shift Brexit blame “Theresa May last night launched a blistering fightback against attempts by allies of David Cameron to make her look soft on immigration. Friends of Mrs May revealed she had written to Mr Cameron at least twice when he was PM to demand stricter border controls […]
Brexit Books 1) Shipman: May and Hammond killed off the immigration emergency brake ‘The decisive intervention that killed off an emergency brake on migrant numbers, a policy that many Cameroons believed later might have been enough for them to win the referendum, was made by Theresa May and Philip Hammond…Cameron made clear that, despite Merkel’s opposition, […]
Osborne ‘knifes Theresa twice’… “George Osborne and his allies were accused of ‘sour grapes’ last night after launching an extraordinary double assault on Theresa May’s government. The former chancellor used a speech in Chicago to attack ministers for their ‘naive’ approach to Brexit – and urged Mrs May to delay divorce proceedings with Brussels. Hours later, one […]
EU 1) May rebukes Johnson for setting out Brexit timetable “Theresa May alone will decide the terms of Britain’s departure from the EU, Downing Street has said after Boris Johnson began setting out a strategy for Brexit. Speaking in the United States, the Foreign Secretary on Thursday said that the UK will begin formal Brexit […]
So much for Project Fear: ONS and OECD find the economy is doing well ‘A government watchdog has delivered a damning verdict on the Project Fear campaign waged by David Cameron and George Osborne – saying dire warnings have failed to materialise and the economy looks strong. The assessment found there is ‘no sign’ of […]
At the UN, May announces aid and troop deployments to stem the migration crisis ‘Theresa May is to send hundreds of British troops to Somalia and spend £100 million in aid to stem the flow of migrants from Africa. In her first troop deployment as prime minister, military trainers will boost efforts to hold back […]
May 1) She tells UN it has ‘duty’ to deal with migration ‘Theresa May has warned world leaders at the United Nations that they have a “duty” to stop the onward flow of migrants. In a short speech in New York, the Prime Minister fiercely backed the right of other countries to control their borders, following […]
Prime Minister will tell UN that UK has the right to control its borders “Britain has the right to control its borders and turn away the tens of thousands of economic migrants posing as refugees, Theresa May will tell world leaders today. At her first United Nations summit, the Prime Minister will declare that the ‘unprecedented’ […]
May faces ‘red box revolt’ over advisers’ authority “Theresa May is facing a revolt by mandarins over the power wielded by her longstanding political enforcers, The Mail on Sunday understands. Senior civil servants have complained they feel ‘sidelined’ by the Prime Minister’s joint chiefs of staff, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill – with Mrs May’s red […]
Tusk reveals that Brexit talks may start in January “Theresa May will start Brexit negotiations with Brussels at the start of next year, EU leaders were told last night. The Prime Minister has informed them it is ‘quite likely’ she will be ready to invoke Article 50 in either January or February. It would pave the […]
Infrastructure 1) Johnson on Heathrow: It’s a fantasy that should be consigned to a dustbin. He is frozen out of the Cabinet committee considering the decision. Ministers set for a free vote. “The study exposes in glaring detail the weaknesses and omissions in the Howard Davies Airports Commission report. As I’ve advocated for many years […]