Theresa May faces mounting pressure to resign as cross-party Brexit talks resume April 23, 2019 Theresa May will return to parliament today amid mounting pressure on her leadership and the threat of a grassroots rebellion from her own party. MPs will be back in Westminster following the Easter recess as cross-party talks over Brexit continue. Read more: Top Tories say leadership contest can only happen after Brexit is agreed But [...]
US President Donald Trump set to visit UK in June April 23, 2019 US president Donald Trump is set to make a state visit to the UK in early June, according to reports. Read more: Trump thought Mueller investigation would 'end my presidency' Trump was first promised an official state visit by Prime Minister Theresa May shortly after his election in 2016 but no official date was set. [...]
DEBATE: Is Corbyn right that Statutory Assessment Tests (Sats) should be scrapped in primary schools? April 23, 2019 Is Corbyn right that Statutory Assessment Tests (Sats) should be scrapped in primary schools? Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, says YES. In a YouGov survey of primary school leaders last month, 93 per cent agreed that English and maths are prioritised to the detriment of other subjects, such as music, art, [...]
Natwest increases small business loan programme amid Brexit uncertainty April 23, 2019 Natwest will double its growth funding programme for small and medium-sized British businesses, citing the need to help them navigate Brexit disruption. Read more: Government provides £200m for small firms as Brexit threatens EU funding The UK bank’s growth funding loan pot, which was started in May 2018, will be immediately doubled to £6bn in [...]
Brexit has finished May, but MPs still need to find a way to honour the referendum result April 22, 2019 Theresa May would be forgiven if she decided not to return from her Easter break. While she walked the Welsh mountains, the mess she left in Westminster festered in the heat and one of her first engagements back in Downing Street will be to meet Sir Graham Brady, chair of the Tory party's committee of [...]
Theresa May under fresh pressure to resign amid mounting Tory grassroots rebellion April 22, 2019 Theresa May will return to Westminster facing fresh pressure over her position as top Tories warn she must resign or face further attempts to oust her. The influential 1922 committee of Tory MPs is reportedly meeting tomorrow to discuss tearing up the party rulebook in a move that could force the Prime Minister out, despite her [...]
Dianne Abbott apologises for drinking cocktail on TfL overground service April 20, 2019 Dianne Abbott has apologised after a photo of her drinking a mojito on a Transport for London service was circulated on social media and various news websites. The shadow home secretary was enjoying the cocktail on one of London's overground trains as she commuted home, which is banned. Read more: Britain cannot keep delaying Brexit, says EU [...]
Britain cannot keep delaying Brexit, says EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker April 20, 2019 The European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, has called on the UK to "stop wasting time" and insisted Brexit cannot continue to be delayed indefinitely. Britain's departure from the bloc has already been delayed twice, with it first pushed back to April 12, before a decision to extend the delay until October 31 was agreed. Read more: Poll: [...]
Journalist shot dead in Derry during riots April 19, 2019 A journalist died after she was shot during rioting in Londonderry that police are treating as a “terrorist incident”. Police in Northern Ireland said the New IRA are “likely to be the ones behind this” and launched a murder inquiry after 29-year-old Lyra McKee was killed last night, the BBC reported. Prime minister Theresa May [...]
Remain would win a second Brexit referendum, poll finds, as Leave voters more likely to have doubts April 18, 2019 A second referendum would see the population resoundingly vote for the UK to remain in the EU, a new poll has found. The latest Comres poll revealed that Remain would now win by 58 per cent to 42 per cent of the vote. Read more: Tusk says he still dreams of UK U-turn on Brexit [...]