Emily Thornberry: Labour would be ‘off our rockers’ not to campaign for Remain July 31, 2019 Emily Thornberry has said Labour would be “off our rockers” not to campaign to remain in the EU regardless of whatever Brexit deal was negotiated. The shadow foreign secretary said any Brexit deal – whether it was one negotiated by the Tories or Labour – should be put before a public vote, and that Labour [...]
Irish central bank: No-deal Brexit would see growth plummet July 31, 2019 The Central Bank of Ireland has warned that a no-deal Brexit could shatter the country’s economic growth and cost its economy 34,000 jobs. Read more: Boris Johnson visits Northern Ireland for talks to resolve power-sharing agreement In its quarterly bulletin the Bank said growth in a no-deal scenario would be just 0.7 per cent in [...]
Boris Johnson visits Northern Ireland for talks to resolve power-sharing stalemate July 31, 2019 Boris Johnson is continuing his tour of the UK with a visit to Northern Ireland this morning, where he has pledged to do “everything in his power” to restore the power-sharing executive. The Prime Minister will meet all of the main political parties to discuss how to get Stormont, the Northern Irish government, back up [...]
A box office approach to leadership could yet break the Brexit deadlock July 31, 2019 A week into Hurricane Boris, and the impact of its arrival shows no signs of abating, nor does its box office appeal. Godfather style, a trail of bodies litter the Conservative backbenches, victims of the “Night of the Blond Knives” as one newspaper called it. The ancien regime has been largely replaced by Vote Leave [...]
DEBATE: Are the citizens’ convention on UK democracy proposals a good idea to restore faith in politics? July 31, 2019 Are the citizens’ convention on UK democracy proposals a good idea to restore faith in politics? Eliot Wilson, chief writer at Right Angles and a former House of Commons official, says YES. “Politics is broken.” That’s been the mantra for years now, at least since the expenses scandal of 2009. There has been a terrible [...]
What the mayor-turned-Prime-Minister can do for London July 31, 2019 Boris Johnson is the first Prime Minister to have served as mayor of London. He gets London: he knows what make our city a success and understands the challenges we face. And that’s why his premiership is a great opportunity for our city. With the right approach, Boris can help to fill the leadership vacuum [...]
A gender equality lesson for the new cabinet from the world of academia July 31, 2019 There has been much discussion on the gender and ethnic composition of Boris Johnson’s cabinet. The Channel 4 Fact Check site calculates that 33 MPs are entitled to attend cabinet. Of these, six – 18 per cent – are from an ethnic minority background. According to the 2011 Census, 14 per cent of the UK [...]
Government urged to act to secure ‘home ownership dream’ July 31, 2019 The government has been urged to act to help first-time buyers as new forecasts revealed that by 2026 just a quarter of people aged between 25 and 34 will own their own home. A report by Santander found that home ownership within that age bracket will have dropped from 55 per cent 20 years ago, [...]
Boris Johnson at odds with Leo Varadkar over Irish backstop July 30, 2019 Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar are at odds over how to solve the Brexit impasse, with Leo Varadkar stating that the EU was united in its insistence that the withdrawal agreement could not be reopened. The Prime Minister held a phone call with Varadkar today, in which the two leaders discussed Brexit. [...]
Sterling tumbles further as PM pledges Brexit ‘no matter what’ July 30, 2019 Sterling hit its lowest level since March 2017 today as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to take Britain out of the European Union on 31 October “no matter what”. Read more: ‘Doomsday narrative’: Sterling hits 28-month low on no-deal Brexit fears The pound plunged below $1.22 to hit $1.215 this morning, a drop of [...]