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Chancellor’s speech cancelled as spending round brought forward August 27, 2019 Chancellor Sajid Javid’s debut spending review has been pushed forward, fuelling speculation of an autumn General Election. Javid was due to set out his vision for the role, and the current state of the economy, in a speech given from Birmingham tomorrow (Wednesday). However, this has been cancelled while the spending round has been brought [...]
Home Office ad for EU citizens banned for being ‘misleading’ August 27, 2019 A Home Office advert telling EU citizens how to remain in the UK after Brexit has been banned by the independent watchdog for being “misleading”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told the government it must not broadcast a radio advert regarding the EU Settlement Scheme, which originally aired in April this year, saying it [...]
Opposition MPs agree tactics to stop PM’s no deal Brexit August 27, 2019 Opposition parties have ditched plans for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister, instead agreeing to seize control of the Brexit end game through a legislative takeover. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held crunch talks in Westminster today, a week before parliament returns from recess, to try and build a consensus around him leading [...]
Going prorogue: Boris Johnson could face legal action if Brexit battle builds August 27, 2019 The Prime Minister could be open to an immediate legal challenge by the High Court if he pushes ahead with proroguing parliament in order to force through a no-deal Brexit, Labour has been told. Shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti claims Boris Johnson would be committing “the gravest abuse of power and attack on UK constitutional [...]
Chance of Brexit deal edges up after Boris Johnson’s G7 meetings August 27, 2019 The likelihood that Boris Johnson will be able to secure a new Brexit deal, and avoid crashing out of the EU in October, have edged up following on from a positive series of meetings around the G7 summit. The Prime Minister spent the week leading up to the Biarritz bash jetting off to see key [...]
Re-admit Russia to the G7? It should be expelled outright August 27, 2019 If reports are to be believed, the recent G7 summit was a tense affair, mainly thanks to Donald Trump. From being the only head of government to miss a meeting on climate change, to pitching his own Miami hotel resort for the next G7 summit, the US President kept the other world leaders constantly on [...]
He might not be best friends with the press, but the Prime Minister is no Putin August 27, 2019 Is Boris Johnson the new Vladimir Putin? That’s what Dorothy Byrne, head of news for Channel 4, suggested at the Edinburgh Festival last week. Byrne said that Boris Johnson was “a known liar”, and accused him of aping not only Donald Trump, but the Russian President in his dealings with the press. A head of [...]
Johnson and EU leaders disagree over £39bn Brexit divorce bill August 26, 2019 Britain and the EU fired warning shots to one another today as disagreements over a £39bn Brexit divorce bill threatened to jeopardise hopes of a trade deal between the two sides. Read more: Boris Johnson: Brexit deal is now ‘touch and go’ Talks between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU leaders ended today with a [...]
Police fire water canon and tear gas at Hong Kong protesters August 25, 2019 Police have fired water canon and tear gas at pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong as tensions continue to escalate. Reuters reported that protesters were using bricks and petrol bombs against the authorities. Read more: Hong Kong protests: Police use tear gas to disperse crowds are petrol bombs thrown The city’s MTR metro service has been [...]
Boris Johnson: Brexit deal is now ‘touch and go’ August 25, 2019 Boris Johnson has said it is “touch and go” whether or not the UK will leave the EU with a deal. Johnson has repeatedly insisted the UK will leave the bloc “come what may, do or die” on 31 October, raising fears of a no-deal Brexit. Read more: Trump says Boris Johnson is the ‘right [...]