Trump says Boris Johnson is the ‘right man’ to deliver Brexit as he promises ‘very big’ trade deal August 25, 2019 Donald Trump has said Boris Johnson is the “right man” to deliver Brexit as the pair prepare to meet at the G7 summit in France today. The US president said a “very big” trade deal would be struck between the two countries quickly. Trump and Johnson will meet for breakfast in Biarritz, the French town [...]
Boris Johnson hits back at Tusk’s ‘Mr No Deal’ claims August 24, 2019 Boris Johnson has hit back at a claim from the European Council President Donald Tusk that he hoped the Prime Minister would not go down in history as “Mr No Deal”. Speaking at a press conference at the G7 summit in France, Tusk said: “The EU was always open to co-operation when David Cameron wanted [...]
EU ‘willing to listen’ to UK’s Brexit ideas, says Donald Tusk August 24, 2019 European Council President Donald Tusk has said the EU is “willing to listen” the UK’s ideas on a new withdrawal agreement, but added that Boris Johnson will not want to be known as “Mr No Deal”. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Tusk said he was willing to [...]
Boris Johnson: UK will remain ‘energetic partner’ on world stage after Brexit August 24, 2019 Boris Johnson says the UK will not “retreat” from the international community as it leaves the EU. The Prime Minister is set to meet with world leaders at this weekend’s G7 in France in his first international summit as leader. Read more: Trump announces tariff hikes as China trade war escalates He will discuss Brexit [...]
Trump announces tariff hikes as US-China trade war escalates August 24, 2019 Donald Trump has hit back at China by announcing plans to increase the tariffs on imports by a further a five per cent. The trade war between the US and China escalated further on Friday, with China revealing plans to hit $75bn of US goods with duties. Read more: Trump tirade against China sends stock [...]
Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O’Mara arrested – reports August 23, 2019 The MP for Sheffield Hallam, Jared O’Mara, was arrested last week on suspicion of fraud, according to reports. Police raided his constituency office, taking documents and computers last Friday, the Mirror and the BBC wrote. Read more: Who the heck is Nick Clegg? Seven facts about Facebook’s new spin chief The MPs office manager Gareth [...]
Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn sides with Emmanuel Macron on Irish border backstop August 23, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has said he agrees with French President Emmanuel Macron’s stance on Brexit in that the Irish border backstop is “indispensable”. Macron met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday and told the UK leader that the EU “will not find a new withdrawal agreement within 30 days that will be very different from [...]
Republicans have no clue how to handle their deranged ‘Messiah’ August 23, 2019 Imagine you are a serious US politician. What do you do when the man your party put in the White House tries to buy another country’s territory, before repeating claims that he is like the “King of Israel” and boasting that he is “the Chosen One”, all within the space of two days? The obvious [...]
Shocked at the NHS denying treatment to unmarried women? That’s just the start August 23, 2019 All healthcare systems ration. Single-payer models dependent on tax revenue, like the NHS, tend to ration with access to treatment and waiting times. The utilitarian defence of such systems is that they are universal. If I’m waiting for my hip replacement, so are you. If you can’t access an experimental drug for your ailment, my [...]
From body modification to BDSM, we have no right to police the choices of consenting adults August 23, 2019 Earlier this year, Brendan McCarthy, known as Dr Evil, was sentenced to 40 months in jail for performing consensual body modifications. This included the removal of a nipple and ear, and the splitting of a tongue. The judges ruled that the customers’ written consent to McCarthy did not amount to a defence. “Not my cup [...]