Former Metropolitan Police chiefs blame Theresa May for ’emasculating’ forces and leaving Britain in fear July 6, 2019 Five former heads of Scotland Yard have penned a letter to Theresa May blaming her for the “emasculation of British policing”. The former police commissioners said May was responsible for leaving the public in fear, that resources had been “drained to dangerously low levels” and victims had “perilously low expectations”. Read more: Police evacuate Lloyd’s [...]
Theresa May urges G20 leaders to tackle climate change as US refuse June 29, 2019 Speaking after the two-day G20 summit, Prime Minister Theresa May told other countries to “raise their ambition” to tackle climate change. May said that other governments should copy the UK’s new aim of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and world leaders should “embrace this target”. Talking at a press conference after the summit, May [...]
Theresa May tells Vladmir Putin there can be no repeat of Salisbury attack in face-to-face meeting June 28, 2019 Theresa May has told Russian President Vladmir Putin that there can be no repeat of the “truly despicable act that led to the death of British citizen, Dawn Sturgess”. During a meeting that lasted one hour and 20 minutes, May condemned the Salisbury attack, which she said the UK had “irrefutable evidence that Russia was [...]
Theresa May demands Salisbury poisoning suspects face justice ahead of Vladmir Putin talks June 28, 2019 Theresa May has called for the suspects in the Salisbury Novichok attack to be “brought to justice” ahead of a meeting with Vladmir Putin at the G20 summit today. UK authorities suspect two people from Russia’s intelligence service, GRU, were responsible for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia last year. Read [...]
Brexit dogma is a one-way ticket to extinction for London’s Tories June 11, 2019 As 11 candidates prepare to enter the race to succeed Theresa May as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister, London Tories have their own identity crisis to worry about. They just chalked up a new electoral record: 7.8 per cent of the vote, fifth place citywide, and zero MEPs returned to the European parliament. Ex-Tory [...]
We must not forget the value of the US special relationship June 7, 2019 75 years ago, Allied forces mounted Operation Overlord. The largest military operation ever attempted began the process of freeing the European continent from the jackboot of Nazi tyranny. So familiar are we with the general story of D-Day that it is easy to forget some of the extraordinary details. By June 1944, more than two [...]
Theresa May, take comfort from knowing that leaders change all the time in business June 7, 2019 Two weeks ago, as Theresa May stood outside Downing Street to announce her resignation, you would have been hard-pressed not to feel a degree of sympathy, regardless of political affiliation. But the truth is that what can look like a bruising resignation is sometimes exactly what’s needed for an organisation to move on and – [...]
‘Stone cold loser’: Trump slams mayor of London Sadiq Khan during state visit June 3, 2019 US President Donald Trump slammed mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Twitter only minutes before touching down ahead of his controversial UK state visit this morning. Read more: Trump touches down in London ahead of controversial state visit Trump tweeted that Khan, who has been highly critical of the state visit, “has done a terrible [...]
Trump touches down in London ahead of controversial state visit June 3, 2019 US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have touched down at Stansted Airport in London ahead of their controversial state visit, which will see them dine at Buckingham Palace and the President meet outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May for talks. Read more: Trump tells UK: Include Farage in Brexit talks and prepare for no [...]
Donald Trump tells UK: Include Nigel Farage in Brexit talks and prepare for no deal June 2, 2019 The UK should be prepared to pursue a no-deal Brexit and Nigel Farage should be made part of the negotiating team with Brussels, Donald Trump has said. Speaking before his state visit to the UK tomorrow, the US president waded into the Brexit crisis by saying the UK should be prepared to "walk away" if Brussels does [...]