Another minister resigns from Conservative party over Brexit delay April 3, 2019 Another Tory MP has resigned the Conservative whip, citing the government's handling of the Brexit negotiations. Brexit minister Chris Heaton-Harris said: "After much contemplation, I have decided to leave Theresa May's government. I'm grateful to the PM for giving me the opportunity to serve the UK and I will continue to represent my constituents as [...]
Jeremy Corbyn confirms customs union demand as Theresa May opens crunch Brexit talks April 3, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to meet Theresa May at 2.30pm today to see if the pair can strike a Brexit deal. Read more: Tory whip quits over PM's Brexit talks with 'Marxist' Corbyn The Prime Minister last night invited the Labour leader for talks as she called for “national unity” to break the [...]
May called business chiefs to reassure over latest change in Brexit negotiation plan April 3, 2019 Theresa May last night tried to reassure bosses at some of Britain’s biggest firms, including Rolls-Royce, BT and GlaxoSmithKline, about her latest change in direction on Brexit negotiations. The PM hosted a call with the co-chairs of her business councils last night, shortly after announcing she would look for another extension to Article 50 so [...]
Tory business backers say Conservatives have morphed into party of ‘economic destruction’ April 3, 2019 The Conservative party has embarked on a path of "economic destruction" and is no longer the friend of business, a number of high-profile entrepreneurs have warned. Every Tory MP will today receive a letter from a number of Conservative-supporting business figures demanding a confirmatory referendum on Brexit following the political deadlock. The letter, signed by the [...]
Army launches investigation into video showing soldiers using Jeremy Corbyn picture for target practice April 3, 2019 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an investigation after footage emerged showing British soldiers firing at a poster of Jeremy Corbyn. The video, first reported by Sky News, shows four soldiers firing weapons into the distance, and later pans round to show a poster of the Labour leader being used as the target. A [...]
Tory whip quits as Theresa May begins Brexit talks with ‘Marxist’ Corbyn April 3, 2019 A Tory has resigned the whip this morning after Theresa May committed to working with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to deliver Brexit. Read more: Pound rises on May-Corbyn Brexit talks MP Nigel Adams has quit his position in the government’s Whips Office, accusing May of being on course to failing to deliver Brexit and failing [...]
Pound rises on May-Corbyn Brexit talks April 3, 2019 The pound rose to $1.3184 this morning after the announcement last night by Prime Minister Theresa May that she would work with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over Brexit. The pound, which rose sharply on the news, had fallen as low as $1.2997 in the past week. Talks between May and Corbyn could start as early [...]
Brexiter fury as Theresa May seeks deal with Labour on EU withdrawal April 2, 2019 Theresa May has ignited a furious war with her own party as she announced a plan to work with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to deliver a soft Brexit. Conservative MPs claimed she had “handed control to a man who is not fit to run a whelk stall" as she called for talks with Corbyn to strike [...]
Theresa May should ‘look closely’ at customs union Brexit if MPs back it, says cabinet minister March 31, 2019 Theresa May would need to look "very closely" at a customs union Brexit if parliament voted for it, a cabinet minister has said. Parliament is due to hold another round of indicative votes on Monday after MPs rejected the Prime Minister's withdrawal agreement for a third time on Friday. At the last showing of indicative [...]
All Brexit options on the table, Tory party chair says March 30, 2019 The chair of the Conservative party Brandon Lewis said today that all Brexit options were still in play, following the third parliamentary defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal yesterday. Speaking to the BBC, Lewis said: “We’ve got to look at what we can do next and we have to do something different.” He added: [...]