CBI chief calls for second Brexit referendum if MPs can’t ‘get their act together’ April 11, 2019 Another EU referendum should be held if MPs are unable to “get their act together” and sign off a Brexit deal, the president of the CBI has insisted. Speaking after the EU granted a second delay to the UK’s withdrawal from the organisation, John Allan said going back to the public could well be the [...]
Theresa May told to resign over ‘abject surrender’ of Halloween Brexit delay April 11, 2019 Theresa May was accused of an “abject surrender” and told to resign by a furious veteran Conservative MP today after she agreed to another delay to Brexit. Read more: May vows to seek 'orderly' Brexit after Halloween extension Sir Bill Cash, one of parliament’s most long-standing anti-EU MPs, urged the PM to quit as she [...]
Theresa May vows to seek ‘orderly’ Brexit as she urges MPs to work together to strike a deal April 11, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May has called on MPs to work together to break parliament’s Brexit deadlock after the Easter break. Read more: Spooky: Why sterling refuses to rise after Halloween Brexit delay The EU handed the UK a second extension to Article 50 yesterday to take the UK up to 31 October, averting a potential [...]
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested on US extradition request after seven years at Ecuadorian embassy April 11, 2019 Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested this morning and taken into police custody for breaching UK bail conditions, with his lawyer adding that it was also in relation to a US extradition request. Read more: Assange's legal team say expulsion from Ecuador embassy would be 'illegal' Assange was taken into custody in central London this [...]
CBI expresses ‘deep concern’ at prospect of Prime Minister Boris Johnson April 11, 2019 The head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today expressed worries about the prospect of Boris Johnson becoming prime minister, saying “there would be deep concern amongst the business community”. Read more: David Davis: Pressure building on May to resign Carolyn Fairbairn also struck a fearful tone about Labour’s plans for the economy, telling [...]
Sterling unmoved by Halloween Brexit delay as investors ‘desensitised to Brexit shambles’ April 11, 2019 Sterling investors have become “desensitised to the Brexit shambles” as the currency remained broadly unmoved by EU leaders granting an extension to Article 50 until 31 October. The pound remained steady at $1.308 this morning despite the announcement that Brexit would be delayed until Halloween in the early hours of the morning. Read more: Pound [...]
Pressure on May to resign will ‘increase dramatically’, says David Davis April 11, 2019 Pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to resign will “increase dramatically” following a Halloween Brexit extension secured last night, David Davis has said. “I think what is likely to happen is the pressure for her to go will go up,” the former Brexit secretary told the BBC’s Today programme. “Whether it will come to anything [...]
European Council president Donald Tusk warns UK ‘not to waste’ Halloween Brexit extension April 11, 2019 European Council president Donald Tusk has warned the UK “not to waste” the extra time to find a way forward with Brexit after the EU agreed to extend Article 50 to Halloween. “Please don’t waste this time,” Tusk told a news conference following eight hours of EU leaders’ talks which culminated in a delay until [...]
Israel has voted for a dose of reality when it comes to the peace process April 11, 2019 It would be fair to say that Benjamin Netanyahu is not high on the list of many people’s favourite politicians. Bibi, as he is known, rarely engenders cheers of joy when he bounds onto television screens presenting his latest commentary on Israel’s turbulent neighbourhood, often with forensic PowerPoint presentation in hand. Yet against all odds, [...]
DEBATE: Are MPs right that the UK needs an independent watchdog to regulate internet sites? April 11, 2019 Are MPs right that the UK needs an independent watchdog to regulate internet sites? Ruth Manielevitch, vice president of global business development at Taptica, says YES. At a time when concerns over our data, privacy, and wellbeing on the internet are growing at a rapid rate, this new regulation would reassure millions of UK consumers [...]