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 [...]
No Brexit is now more likely than no-deal Brexit, economists predict April 18, 2019 Britain remaining in the EU is now more likely than a disorderly Brexit, according to a Reuters survey of economists. The poll found that Britain leaving with a free trade deal of some description was still the most likely outcome but Brexit being cancelled jumped above a no-deal scenario into third place in the latest [...]
Yougov polls points to EU election victory for Farage’s Brexit party April 17, 2019 Nigel Farage's newly formed Brexit party is on course to win next month's contentious EU elections after a new poll put them on 27 per cent of the vote. Read more: Brexit party: Nigel Farage launches new pro-Leave political group A Yougov poll for has put Farage's party in the top spot, five points ahead of Labour and [...]
The Independent Group’s logo for European parliament elections is rejected April 16, 2019 The Independent Group (TIG) is set to compete for seats in the upcoming European elections after being given the green light by the Electoral Commission this afternoon. Read more: Sterling falls as doubts emerge over cross-party Brexit talks However, the breakaway group of former Conservative and Labour MPs has been forced to think up a [...]
EU ‘dreams’ of UK U-turn on Brexit decision, says Donald Tusk April 16, 2019 European Parliament president Donald Tusk said today that Europe needs dreamers who believe Britain may remain in the European Union nearly three years after it voted to leave. Read more: DEBATE: Is Nigel Farage back as a serious force in politics? “We cannot give into fatalism,” Tusk said in a report to the European Parliament. “During [...]
Corbyn is as much a threat to the City as a no-deal Brexit April 16, 2019 The Prime Minister is currently on a walking holiday in Wales, while parliament is on Easter recess. This would be a moment for calm, except that Theresa May’s infamous walking holiday in April 2017 ending in her calling an unexpected General Election. Avid Westminster watchers are nervously wondering whether another snap poll is imminent. While [...]
Top Tories give backing to Theresa May until Brexit deal is agreed in parliament April 15, 2019 Top Tories lined up behind the Prime Minister today to say a leadership contest should not be triggered until a Brexit deal is passed through parliament. Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is seen as a contender for the top job along with his predecessor, Boris Johnson, said talk of a leadership contest was a “sidetrack” [...]
Brexit impasse sends UK business confidence plummeting, new surveys show April 15, 2019 The political crisis surrounding Brexit has sapped confidence from some of the UK's biggest and smallest companies alike, as crunch talks between Labour and the Conservatives reach a “delicate stage” this week. Read more: MPs could be forced to choose a Brexit option if talks with Labour fail More than eight in 10 finance chiefs [...]
MPs could be forced to choose a Brexit option if talks with Labour fail, says May’s deputy April 14, 2019 Parliament could be forced to decide which Brexit option to go for if talks with the Labour party fall through, Theresa May's deputy has said. David Lidington, who is leading the talks with Labour on subjects such as environmental standards, workers rights and the security relationship with the EU, said the discussions were going to [...]
Could Jacob Rees-Mogg soon be off to 11 Downing Street? April 12, 2019 The Conservative party has a shortage of the political equivalent of rock stars. These are the politicians that the public would not merely recognise (already a rather an elite cohort), but actually might cross the road to ask for an autograph – or, more usually these days, a selfie. Boris Johnson has this star quality, of course. [...]