EU would move ‘extremely quickly’ to agree a post-Brexit customs union, says Michel Barnier April 8, 2019 The EU will move quickly to back a post-Brexit customs union with the UK if Theresa May shifts her red lines, Brussels chief negotiator has claimed. Speaking in Dublin, Michel Barnier said he hoped the cross-party talks taking place in London would produce a “positive outcome” with the prospect of a no deal Brexit now [...]
No-deal planning programme extended due to later Brexit date April 8, 2019 The government has extended the deadline for companies to apply for an £8m scheme to help businesses prepare for Brexit, it said today. The programme was instituted in October 2018 to help businesses prepare for a no-deal scenario by training traders on how to meet customs requirements and helping fund IT costs, among other measures, [...]
MPs criticise Boris Johnson over fresh breach of financial reporting rules April 8, 2019 MPs have slammed Boris Johnson for a fresh breach of parliamentary financial reporting rules after he failed to promptly declare outside income from a share in a property. Read more: Boris piles pressure on May to avoid Labour customs union Brexit deal Johnson registered his interest in a 20 per cent share of a property [...]
Tories must move to centre ground to win back young voters from labour, major study says April 8, 2019 The Conservatives must move towards the centre ground to reclaim millions of young voters who currently support Labour, a major report released today has said. Read more: Tories are the party of 'economic destruction', say business leaders Senior Tory cabinet ministers and backbenchers have backed the call of centre-right think tank Onwards to make the [...]
Theresa May to travel to Paris and Berlin for critical Brexit talks April 8, 2019 Theresa May will head to Berlin and Paris on Tuesday in an eleventh hour bid to convince EU leaders to grant another delay to Brexit. The Prime Minister will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron just a day before a crunch Brexit summit in Brussels. The EU will use that [...]
As Brexit drags on, Brits want a rule-breaking leader to overhaul political system April 8, 2019 Brits want a strong leader who is willing to break rules to push through wide-reaching reforms to the political system, according to new data. Read more: Business optimism hits seven-year low as Brexit approaches Three years of Brexit turmoil since the EU referendum has left voters’ confidence in politics at a 15-year low, a poll [...]
The government must pause for thought before pushing ahead with “online harms” regulations April 8, 2019 A common view of the world goes thus – individuals and businesses do whatever they can to pursue their own self-interest, and must be kept in check by governments. As certain companies get bigger and bigger, greater regulations are required. While not entirely without merit, this dichotomous standpoint is excessively blunt and can result in [...]
Theresa May to head to Berlin to request short Brexit delay April 8, 2019 Theresa May will dash to Berlin tomorrow to persuade EU leaders to grant a short extension to Article 50 while the government still wrangles with how to progress with Brexit. The Prime Minister will meet German chancellor Angela Merkel tomorrow, a day before a crunch EU summit in which the bloc will consider whether to grant May's [...]
Anti-social media: Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark on social media harm after the Christchurch terror attacks April 8, 2019 I Interrupt the former leader of my native New Zealand, Helen Clark, in the middle of a Twitter and Facebook purge. “Social media management” she says, dictating a response to one of the provocateurs or well-wishers. It’s all part of overseeing a social media following of more than 200,000, I’m sure, but especially fitting since [...]
Boris Johnson says customs union Brexit deal with Labour would make ‘a nonsense’ of Brexit vote April 8, 2019 Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson has attacked the Prime Minister over her Brexit negotiations with the Labour party, saying a customs union deal “cannot, must not and will not happen”. Read more: Government ready to compromise with Corbyn through 'gritted teeth' Writing in his weekly Daily Telegraph column, the former foreign secretary said cutting a [...]