Liberal Democrats to vote on policy to revoke Article 50 at annual conference September 14, 2019 The Liberal Democrats’ annual conference begins on Saturday in Bournemouth and leader Jo Swinson will attempt to convince party members to back a new policy to scrap Brexit. Swinson claims the UK is a mess as a result of the 2016 referendum and would seek to revoke Article 50 without a second referendum. Read more: [...]
David Cameron criticises ‘appalling’ behaviour of Boris Johnson and Michael Gove during Brexit campaign September 14, 2019 David Cameron has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Michael Gove of behaving “appallingly” during the 2016 EU referendum campaign. Speaking to the Times ahead of the release of his memoir, Cameron criticised the prominent figures of the Leave campaign and other Tory members for “trashing the government”. “Over the issue of whether or not [...]
Boris Johnson says he ‘won’t be deterred’ from Brexit on 31 October September 13, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted he “won’t be deterred by anybody” from taking the UK out of the EU on 31 October. Johnson said he was “cautiously optimistic” of securing a deal a Brexit deal, but reiterated his vow that the UK would leave by the Halloween deadline “whatever happens”. Read more: Boris Johnson [...]
Met Police drop investigation into Arron Banks and Nigel Farage’s Leave.EU September 13, 2019 The Brexit campaign backed by British millionaire Arron Banks and Nigel Farage will face no further criminal investigation into the spending return it submitted. Leave.EU was one of the campaigns supporting Brexit during the 2016 EU referendum. While police accepted there were “some technical breaches of electoral law”, they said there was “insufficient evidence to [...]
Boris Johnson to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for Brexit talks September 13, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday to discuss Brexit. It will be the first time the pair have met for face-to-face talks since Johnson became Prime Minister in July. Read more: John Bercow vows ‘creativity’ to stop Johnson dodging Brexit delay Downing Street has confirmed the [...]
China to exclude pork and soybeans from additional US tariffs September 13, 2019 China will exclude some agricultural products, including pork and soybeans, from additional tariffs on US goods in a bid to ease tensions ahead of trade talks. China’s State Council outlined the exemptions and encouraged companies to buy the key farm products, local media reported. Read more: European stocks higher after Donald Trump delays China tariffs [...]
Bercow vows ‘creativity’ to stop Johnson dodging Brexit delay September 13, 2019 John Bercow has vowed to use “creativity” to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from ignoring a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Under a new law passed before the suspension of parliament, Johnson must seek a delay to the 31 October Brexit deadline if he does not secure parliament’s approval for an exit agreement. [...]
DUP denies it would soften position on Irish backstop September 13, 2019 The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has denied reports it would accept some EU regulations after Brexit as part of a new deal to replace the backstop. The Times reported that the DUP was prepared to “shift its red lines” by accepting some EU rules and dropping its objections to regulatory checks in the Irish Sea. [...]
Could MPs on all sides please stop acting like unruly school kids? September 13, 2019 The end of the school term goes hand-in-hand with discipline being somewhat relaxed. Lessons focus on pointless activities, farcical excuses for lack of homework are proffered, and boisterous singing will probably break out at some point. So it has proved too with the end of the parliamentary term. On Monday, having lamented that the prorogation of [...]
Theresa May’s rule change kicked foreign graduates like me out – now Boris is reversing the injustice September 13, 2019 It is easy to poke fun at wonks who love public policy. Digging down into the specific details of the Common Agricultural Policy, stamp duty land tax, or the Swiss healthcare system doesn’t always make for sexy headlines or punchy commentary. But what the wonks know, which is so often overlooked, is that even if [...]