Sir Philip Green ‘grabbed breasts’ of female workers, Labour peer claims May 23, 2019 Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green repeatedly groped his female employees, a Labour peer has claimed. Lord Hain used parliamentary privilege to reveal a list of accusations of inappropriate behaviour by the retail magnate, who has strongly denied allegations of harassment. Read more: Sir Philip Green loses his billionaire status It is the second time Hain [...]
Gavin Williamson: I’m backing Boris Johnson to deliver Brexit and beat Labour May 23, 2019 Former defence secretary Gavin Williamson has backed Boris Johnson to take over as Prime Minister. Williamson, who was sacked by Theresa May last month amid claims he leaked information from a top secret meeting, described the former London Mayor as “the only person who can deliver Brexit and defeat Labour”. May is set to meet [...]
Police give all-clear after Whitehall lockdown to investigate ‘suspect item’ May 23, 2019 Police closed off Whitehall earlier this afternoon to investigate a “suspect item”. Road closures were in place around the centre of government after the Metropolitan Police got to the scene at 12.01pm. Read more: May U-turns on publishing Brexit Bill “Specialist officers are now in attendance”, the Met said shortly after midday, confirming that the [...]
Theresa May drops plan to publish new Brexit deal as she holds crunch talks with Cabinet ministers May 23, 2019 Theresa May has ducked publishing the derided new version of her Brexit deal as she desperately tries to hold her Cabinet together. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which contained a controversial pledge to offer MPs a vote on another referendum, was due to be published on Friday and voted on in the Commons in the first [...]
Sterling falls as Theresa May clings to power despite cabinet mutiny over Brexit deal May 23, 2019 The pound has fallen sharply this morning as Prime Minister Theresa May comes under huge pressure to resign over the coming days following a cabinet revolt. Read more: Andrea Leadsom quits Cabinet with stinging attack on May's Brexit plan Sterling had dropped 0.4 per cent against the dollar by 8.30am, to buy $1.261, its lowest value since 4 January. [...]
Get ready for an epic battle over the EU’s heart and soul May 23, 2019 So caught up is the UK within its own seemingly never-ending Brexit melodrama that we might be forgiven for forgetting that today’s European elections are only the start of a pan-European voting process that comprises the largest transnational electoral experience in the world. For a period of four days, over 400m voters will have the [...]
Small businesses will be collateral damage in Corbyn’s war against the rich May 23, 2019 A new word was coined earlier this month. Joining the terms “Brexit” and “omnishambles” in the English lexicon, we now have “Corbygeddon” to describe the abject fear of a hard-left Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn, that’s set to drive the uber-wealthy (or at least a proportion of their assets) out of the country in [...]
Andrea Leadsom quits Cabinet with stinging attack on Theresa May’s Brexit plan May 22, 2019 Theresa May looks to be entering her final days as Prime Minister after Andrea Leadsom quit the Cabinet with a stinging attack on her Brexit plan. Leadsom warned the PM’s new plan for Brexit would not deliver a “truly sovereign” UK, and a pledge to offer MPs a vote on another EU referendum would be [...]
Theresa May slaps down Michael Gove by insisting new Brexit vote will go ahead as planned May 22, 2019 Theresa May has vowed to put her derided Brexit deal to to MPs just hours after a leading Cabinet Minster suggested it could be pulled. Appearing on BBC Radio 4 Today programme on Wednesday morning, environment secretary Michael Gove was asked if the Withdrawal Agreement Bill would still be put to MPs in early June [...]
Theresa May presses MPs to pass her Brexit deal after three rejections in parliament May 22, 2019 Theresa May is set to publish the details of her Brexit deal bill on Friday, she said today as she urged MPs to pass it at the fourth time of asking. Read more: Sterling hits four-month low as Tories turn on May's Brexit deal The Prime Minister called for “compromise on all sides” ahead of [...]