Police warn MPs and campaigners not to inflame Brexit tensions April 4, 2019 Politicians and campaigners must be careful not to “inflame tensions” over Brexit, a senior police chief has warned. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said it had ramped up no-deal preparations to cope with potential protest, crime and emergencies, with 10,000 officers across the country ready to respond to national emergencies. Read more: Brexit delay [...]
House of Lords to attempt to rush through bill to prevent no-deal Brexit April 4, 2019 The House of Lords will this morning debate a bill to stop Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal, after it was voted through the House of Commons last night by only one vote. Read more: Brexit delay wins MPs' support by a margin of a single vote The bill, which would [...]
May and Corbyn continue talks as MPs back Brexit delay bill by a single vote April 4, 2019 Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will hold more meetings today to thrash out a Brexit compromise after MPs narrowly passed a law instructing the Prime Minister to ask for a delay to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Read more: John Bercow delivers casting vote in historic tie on Commons Brexit plan In a dramatic [...]
Speaker John Bercow delivers casting vote in historic tie on Commons Brexit plan April 3, 2019 MPs defeated a plan for a further set of indicative votes this afternoon after Speaker John Bercow was forced to side with the government in a historic Commons moment. A vote on Labour MP Hilary Benn’s plan to once again ask the Commons to back a range of Brexit outcomes resulted in a tie – [...]
Another minister resigns from Conservative party over Brexit delay April 3, 2019 Another Tory MP has resigned the Conservative whip, citing the government's handling of the Brexit negotiations. Brexit minister Chris Heaton-Harris said: "After much contemplation, I have decided to leave Theresa May's government. I'm grateful to the PM for giving me the opportunity to serve the UK and I will continue to represent my constituents as [...]
Jeremy Corbyn confirms customs union demand as Theresa May opens crunch Brexit talks April 3, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to meet Theresa May at 2.30pm today to see if the pair can strike a Brexit deal. Read more: Tory whip quits over PM's Brexit talks with 'Marxist' Corbyn The Prime Minister last night invited the Labour leader for talks as she called for “national unity” to break the [...]
May called business chiefs to reassure over latest change in Brexit negotiation plan April 3, 2019 Theresa May last night tried to reassure bosses at some of Britain’s biggest firms, including Rolls-Royce, BT and GlaxoSmithKline, about her latest change in direction on Brexit negotiations. The PM hosted a call with the co-chairs of her business councils last night, shortly after announcing she would look for another extension to Article 50 so [...]
Tory business backers say Conservatives have morphed into party of ‘economic destruction’ April 3, 2019 The Conservative party has embarked on a path of "economic destruction" and is no longer the friend of business, a number of high-profile entrepreneurs have warned. Every Tory MP will today receive a letter from a number of Conservative-supporting business figures demanding a confirmatory referendum on Brexit following the political deadlock. The letter, signed by the [...]
Army launches investigation into video showing soldiers using Jeremy Corbyn picture for target practice April 3, 2019 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an investigation after footage emerged showing British soldiers firing at a poster of Jeremy Corbyn. The video, first reported by Sky News, shows four soldiers firing weapons into the distance, and later pans round to show a poster of the Labour leader being used as the target. A [...]
Tory whip quits as Theresa May begins Brexit talks with ‘Marxist’ Corbyn April 3, 2019 A Tory has resigned the whip this morning after Theresa May committed to working with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to deliver Brexit. Read more: Pound rises on May-Corbyn Brexit talks MP Nigel Adams has quit his position in the government’s Whips Office, accusing May of being on course to failing to deliver Brexit and failing [...]