May confirms NHS boost will come from tax rises June 18, 2018 Taxpayers will have to stump up more cash in order to meet the government’s planned £20bn extra cash for the NHS, Theresa May admitted today. In a major speech given in a north London hospital, the Prime Minister said it was important to “do more than simply give the NHS a one-off injection of cash”, [...]
Key Chequers Brexit meeting to result in “softest of hard Brexits” as full Cabinet tips balance away from pro-Leave ministers June 27, 2018 Next week’s crunch meeting to thrash out a final position on the customs union is likely to result in “the softest of hard Brexits” after the balance has been shifted away from favouring government’s most ardent Brexiters. While it had originally been planned as a two-day overnight stay at the grace-and-favour Buckinghamshire mansion, the first [...]
Chequers Brexit meeting to result in ‘softest of hard Brexits’ as full Cabinet tips balance away from pro-Leave ministers June 27, 2018 Next week's crunch meeting to thrash out a final position on the customs union is likely to result in "the softest of hard Brexits" after the balance has been shifted away from favouring government's most ardent Brexiters. While it had originally been planned as a two-day overnight stay at the grace-and-favour Buckinghamshire mansion, the first [...]
No confidence: This is how Tory MPs plan to vote in tonight’s crucial contest over Theresa May’s future as Prime Minister December 12, 2018 The number of MPs who have declared themselves either in support of or against the leadership of Prime Minister Theresa May is growing. Here's who has said what so far. A vote of no confidence was triggered this morning, after more than 48 MPs sent in letters to Sir Graham Brady who controls the process. The [...]
Boris Johnson shot down by PM over pre-briefing Cabinet January 23, 2018 Boris Johnson’s planned ambush of Prime Minister Theresa May over diverting £100m of Brexit dividends to the NHS during Cabinet has failed. Not only did the foreign secretary not have the opportunity to press for a specific sum to be deployed into the pressured health service, he was also reminded that he should not be [...]
Brexit Live: Theresa May survives vote of no confidence December 12, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May faces a challenge to her leadership after the threshold for triggering a vote of no confidence was reached this morning. Welcome to today’s City A.M. Brexit live blog. This post is being updated. Please refresh for the latest version. A vote will be held tonight between 6pm and 8pm after Sir Graham [...]
May doubles-down on Brexit timetable with a challenge to Remainers December 6, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has moved to see off a potential Commons defeat by accepting a Labour motion requiring the government to set out its Brexit plans to MPs. However, the PM also doubled-down on her Brexit timetable. While the Prime Minister has accepted the Labour motion the government has tabled an amendment which further [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May will today chair the first meeting of the new industrial strategy cabinet committee August 2, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May will today chair the first meeting of a new cabinet committee focused on the government's industrial strategy. May will lead the committee, which will also be attended by a raft of senior cabinet members, including chancellor Philip Hammond, defence secretary Michael Fallon, international trade secretary Liam Fox and business and energy secretary Greg Clark. [...]
Now arriving in Downing Street: Who has Theresa May appointed to her first cabinet? July 14, 2016 New Prime Minister Theresa May has continued to build her first government, with a raft of key appointments. With Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox among the key arrivals yesterday, and a brutal purge kicking off this morning, who has May appointed across her cabinet today? Greg Clark takes on the new BEIS, swapping [...]
Business secretary Sajid Javid looking for role of chancellor as he says “we’re all Brexiteers now” June 29, 2016 Business secretary Sajid Javid today confirmed that he is running on a joint ticket for the Tory leadership with work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb and hopes to take on the role of chancellor if they are successful. Javid, who supported Remain in the build-up to the referendum, said that Crabb is the right candidate as [...]