Brexiters pressuring ministers to ‘put principle before career’ over Chequers deal July 11, 2018 Pro-Brexit frontbenchers are coming under pressure to act on "principle" and quit over Theresa May's Chequers proposal, after further resignations last night. City A.M. understands that Brexit minister and former head of the European Research Group Suella Braverman has been "getting heat" from the very group she once led over her decision to remain in [...]
Home secretary Sajid Javid confirms no automatic rights for EU workers after Brexit July 10, 2018 Home secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed there will be no "automatic right" for EU citizens to work in the UK after Brexit, potentially ramping up tensions between him and Cabinet colleagues. Speaking to the Home Affairs Committee this morning, Javid declined to comment on whether highly-skilled workers would be able to look for a job [...]
Who could replace David Davis as Brexit secretary? July 9, 2018 The Prime Minister will this morning have to decide who to replace David Davis as Brexit secretary after he resigned late last night. It is not a simple move, as Theresa May's Cabinet is finely balanced between Remainers and Leavers. Davis had voted Leave in the referendum, but whoever she now picks must get behind [...]
US ambassador Woody Johnson warns that trade deal is ‘up in the air’ after Chequers plan unveiled July 9, 2018 The US ambassador has warned that a post-Brexit free trade deal is "totally up in the air" after the details of Theresa May's Chequers plan emerged this weekend. The new policy – which the Prime Minister hailed on Friday evening as "business-friendly" – is based around a common rule book for industrial goods and agricultural [...]
Brexit secretary David Davis and minister Steve Baker resign arguing PM’s policy leaves UK in ‘weak’ and ‘inescapable’ position with EU July 9, 2018 Brexit secretary David Davis has resigned, just nine months before the UK is to leave the EU, arguing Theresa May's new approach is damaging the country's position. The Cabinet minister quit his position, saying "the current trend of policy and tactics" was making it look less and less likely that the government could "deliver on [...]
David Davis: May’s Brexit policy is ‘sword of Damocles’ July 9, 2018 Outgoing Brexit secretary David Davis has said he quit government because Theresa May's policy would result in a "sword of Damocles" hanging over the UK. The Cabinet minister resigned late last night, just 48 hours after the Cabinet signed off on the Prime Minister's new plan to negotiate for a common rulebook as the overarching [...]
Brexit: Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has resigned over Theresa May’s Chequers plan July 9, 2018 Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has resigned, just hours after his Cabinet colleague David Davis walked. The former Vote Leave campaigner has quit following last week's Chequers meeting, in which the Prime Minister pushed a plan that he reportedly described as "a turd". City A.M. reported last week that Johnson has been outraged by Theresa May's [...]
Theresa May’s government thrown into turmoil as Brexit secretary David Davis and deputy Steve Baker resign July 9, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May took a major hit late last night after Brexit secretary David Davis resigned from his post, effective immediately. Davis exchanged letters with Number 10 after his position became untenable following the Cabinet away-day on Friday when May’s top team finally thrashed out a position of the UK’s future trading relationship with [...]
Dominic Raab named as new Brexit secretary after David Davis resigns July 9, 2018 Housing minister Dominic Raab has been appointed as the new Brexit secretary, taking over from David Davis. The pro-Leave MP for Esher and Walton, who has also served in the Ministry of Justice, will most likely appease some of the more ardent Brexiters, though he has not yet publicly offered a view of the position [...]
May’s gamble: Prime Minister faces backlash on Brexit plans July 8, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May faces a crunch meeting tomorrow as she attempts to keep her party onside amid grumblings of a leadership challenge and a growing backlash over her newly-revealed Brexit negotiating position. May will meet Conservative backbenchers on the party’s powerful 1922 Committee to try to persuade them to back the plan, which would [...]