Tory MP Clifton-Brown told to leave conference after ‘totally unacceptable’ altercation October 1, 2019 It’s all kicking off at the Conservative party conference. While the gloves might be off metaphorically in Westminster, in Manchester MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown was involved in a real-life altercation with a delegate this afternoon. Authorities put the press room on lock down during the kerfuffle, meaning journalists could not get to the incident, in [...]
Boris Johnson denies plan for post-Brexit ‘customs clearance sites’ in Ireland October 1, 2019 Boris Johnson has denied reports his government has proposed “customs clearance sites” as a way of getting around the Irish backstop to clinch a Brexit deal. Speaking to the BBC this morning, the Prime Minister rubbished reports which surfaced overnight as “a needless distortion.” Read more: City minister warns against turning away from EU rules [...]
Government rubbishes Hammond’s hedge fund Brexit conspiracy theory September 30, 2019 The government has hit back at aBrexit conspiracy theory that Boris Johnson is colluding with currency traders by forcing a no-deal Brexit, claiming Labour is causing greater yet market uncertainty. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell demanded answers from the Conservatives, after former chancellor Philip Hammond wrote an article for The Times which claimed that speculators had [...]
Exclusive: Government plan to invoke EU law’s supremacy to ensure Brexit on Halloween September 26, 2019 The government believe it is possible to circumvent parliamentary legislation requiring them to delay Britain’s departure from the EU by invoking European law, City A.M. understands. Under the hastily-passed Benn Act, the Prime Minister must write to the EU seeking an extension to Article 50 if no Brexit deal secures parliamentary approval by 19 October. [...]
PM calls for parliament to face ‘day of reckoning’ through no confidence vote September 25, 2019 Boris Johnson has thrown the gauntlet down to parliament, telling Labour and all the other opposition parties to put down a vote of no confidence in him, to force an election. The Prime Minister called for parliament to face its “day of reckoning”, as Labour MPs shouted “resign” and “you should be in jail”. Johnson [...]
Government hints at election, prorogation and Brexit extension September 25, 2019 The Attorney General has hinted that the government may be poised to seek an election for a third time, during a fiery opening session after parliament reconvened. Answering questions in the wake of yesterday’s Supreme Court judgement that the original suspension was “unlawful, void and of no effect”, Geoffrey Cox told MPs the government would [...]
Boris Johnson flies into Brexit storm after Supreme Court rules prorogation ‘unlawful’ September 25, 2019 Boris Johnson cut his New York trip short, flying back to the UK overnight amid an unprecedented constitutional crisis following yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling. The Prime Minister insisted he “strongly disagrees” with the judgement that prorogation was “unlawful, void and of no effect”, and reiterated his commitment to leave the EU by 31 October. But [...]
Corbyn rails against ‘unfit’ PM – but rules out pre-Halloween election September 24, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has attacked Boris Johnson for being unfit to be Prime Minister – but ruled out holding a General Election while no deal Brexit remains a threat. Speaking just hours after a Supreme Court ruled Johnson’s prorogation “unlawful”, the Labour leader said his rival should resign, and said government “will be held to account [...]
Boris Johnson hits out at ‘people who want to frustrate Brexit’ September 24, 2019 The Prime Minister has hit back against the Supreme Court’s ruling that his prorogation of parliament was unlawful, saying the decision has not made getting a Brexit deal “any easier”. Speaking from New York, Boris Johnson said he “strongly disagreed” with the judgement that prorogation was unlawful – but stressed “this is a verdict that [...]
Supreme Court ruling: What does it mean and what happens now? September 24, 2019 The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue parliament as unlawful – but what happens next? Is parliament back in business? Speaker John Bercow has said parliament will return from tomorrow morning. He emphatically said he was not recalling parliament, because the ruling was that prorogation had never happened. That means the [...]
