Cabinet allies begin to abandon Theresa May as Tories languish in EU election polls May 12, 2019 Previously loyal Cabinet ministers believe Theresa May has no chance at passing her Brexit deal through parliament and has just weeks left as Prime Minister, it has been reported. Ministers including her de facto deputy, David Lidington, and transport secretary, Chris Grayling, are said to be among those who have given up hope that May's [...]
Get your Eurovision goggles, it’s time for yet another election May 10, 2019 Two years and 11 months since Britain voted to leave the EU, the country is voting again, on how we’d like to be represented in it while we struggle to work out what leaving actually means. Yes, we found out this week that the Euros are definitely on, despite the best efforts of an embattled [...]
Jeremy Corbyn: Second referendum could heal the UK May 9, 2019 A second referendum on Brexit could provide a “healing process” for the UK, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claimed as he launched his party’s European election campaign. Speaking in Kent, Corbyn said a confirmatory vote on any deal agreed with Brussels could help bring the Brexit process to a “conclusion”. Labour’s official party policy is to [...]
Sterling slips as UK prepares to take part in European elections May 8, 2019 The pound slipped 0.23 per cent this morning from $1.307 to $1.304 following yesterday's confirmation that the UK will take part in the EU elections. The 0.23 per cent drop comes after the government repeatedly said it did not want the UK to take part in the elections to the European Parliament later this month. [...]
European elections will definitely go ahead, government confirms May 7, 2019 European parliament elections in the UK will definitely go ahead the government has confirmed as it announced there is not enough time to deliver Brexit before May 23. David Lidington, the de facto Deputy Prime Minster, made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon, less than an hour before talks between the government and Labour over breaking the [...]
This series of UK politics feels suspiciously like daytime TV May 7, 2019 Last week’s local elections were a democratic amuse bouche. A mere mouthful of popular sentiment, sending a message to the political elite that an offering meant to delight the taste buds has fallen as flat as a soggy souffle. Like a daytime TV rerun of MasterChef, it involved lots of familiar names and tried but [...]
European elections poll: Conservatives trail Brexit party and Labour with 13 per cent of vote April 30, 2019 A new poll has put the Conservatives behind Labour, the Brexit party and Change UK as voters prepare for the European elections almost three years since 2016's vote to quit the EU. Theresa May's party is on track to win just 11 per cent of the vote in London, well behind Labour’s 28 per cent, [...]
Tory party chairman hints at another Brexit vote to thwart next month’s EU elections April 28, 2019 Theresa May could try to bring her beleaguered Brexit deal before parliament in a last-ditch attempt to thwart next month's European elections. Tory party chairman Brandon Lewis has said it is "still possible" for parliament to approve the Prime Minister's deal, which has been heavily defeated three times, to avoid the need for the contentious EU [...]
Backbench Tory MPs table further talks on Theresa May leadership challenge April 24, 2019 A group of influential Tory MPs will meet again today to discuss the possibility of ousting Theresa May as Prime Minister after talks last night failed to reach a decision. The 1922 committee is mulling a change to the party rulebook that would allow them to launch a fresh challenge against May, despite her winning [...]
Theresa May seeks new vote on bill needed to deliver Brexit as talks with Labour flounder April 23, 2019 Theresa May will attempt as early next week to push through legislation needed to deliver Brexit, following a barrage of criticism over the Easter weekend about her handling of the negotiations. Downing Street said it aimed to bring the Withdrawal Agreement Bill that is needed to ratify May's deal, which has been rejected three times by MPs, “as soon [...]