Next Prime Minister must drop Brexit backstop, says Sir Graham Brady June 17, 2019 The next Prime Minister must drop the backstop in Brexit negotiations as it threatens the Good Friday Agreement, according to senior Tory backbencher MP Sir Graham Brady. Removing the backstop and working on alternative arrangements is the only way the present Brexit deal can work, he argued. He said the new Prime Minister “must recognise [...]
Tory leadership race: Matt Hancock backs Boris Johnson June 17, 2019 Health secretary Matt Hancock today threw his support behind Tory leadership race frontrunner Boris Johnson to become the country’s next Prime Minister. Hancock quit the Conservative leadership contest last week. He has now opted to support the favourite, Johnson, despite ruling out a no-deal Brexit in his own campaign. Read more: ‘A long way to [...]
Cut the obfuscation and let Britain move beyond Brexit June 17, 2019 Gone ’til November. The lyrics of rapper, activist and one-time Haiti presidential candidate Wyclef Jean. And it is the view of the great many of those vying to be Prime Minister: while we might be in the EU until October, we will be gone by November. You’d be forgiven for raising an eyebrow. Groundhog Day [...]
We must rediscover our pride in our shared European heritage June 17, 2019 With the insult of coming third in the Peterborough by-election, adding to the injury of fifth place in the European elections, the Conservative party needs to coalesce quickly around a new leader – one who can heal the party’s historic divisions and set out a distinctive agenda on Europe. Whether the UK leaves the EU [...]
Jeremy Hunt slams Corbyn’s ‘pathetic’ response to oil tanker attack blamed on Iran June 15, 2019 The foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has branded Jeremy Corbyn “pathetic” after the Labour leader said there was no credible evidence that Iran attacked two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Corbyn accused the government of increasing the threat of war after the foreign office said it was “almost certain” the Iranian military were behind [...]
Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill after mass protests June 15, 2019 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has indefinitely delayed a controversial extradition bill following mass protests. The proposed law, allowing extraditions to mainland China, were met with Hong Kong’s biggest street protests in decades. Read more: MPs urge China to respect Hong Kong freedoms after protests turn violent Earlier this week, police fired tear gas and [...]
You’re hired: Lord Sugar backs Boris Johnson to be next PM June 14, 2019 Lord Sugar has thrown his weight behind Boris Johnson to be the next Prime Minister, saying he can “stop Jeremy Corbyn from being PM”. Johnson is already guaranteed in a place in the run off between the final two candidates after he secured 114 votes in the first round. Read more: Boris Johnson says ‘long [...]
Matt Hancock drops out of Conservative leadership race June 14, 2019 Health secretary Matt Hancock has dropped out of the race to lead the Conservative Party and become the next Prime Minister. Hancock, who made it through the first round of voting yesterday with 20 votes, did not say which of his colleagues he would now back for the top job. He came sixth place in [...]
EU officials fail to make significant progress on Eurozone budget size and funding June 14, 2019 Eurozone finance ministers have failed to make significant progress in their bid to establish a budget for the 19 countries using the euro currency during a meeting which ended today. Chairman Mario Centeno said that there had been some positive outcome, but insisted there was still a lot of work to do following the meeting, [...]
Change UK co-founder Chuka Umunna joins the Lib Dems June 14, 2019 Former Labour MP Chuka Ummuna has joined the Liberal Democrats just months after helping set up the troubled Independent Group for Change. The MP for Streatham, who left Change UK recently, was one of a number of politicians who left Labour and the Tories in February in protest at the two main parties’ handling of [...]