Bercow: Commons will sit tomorrow, after ‘explicit’ Supreme Court judgement September 24, 2019 Speaker John Bercow has said the House of Commons will return tomorrow morning, following the Supreme Court’s “explicit” judgement today. Standing on College Green outside parliament, the outgoing speaker said he had “instructed the House authorities to prepare not for recall, because prorogation was unlawful and therefore void, but the resumption of business” As a [...]
Brexit: Bercow reconvenes MPs as Supreme Court rules PM’s prorogation unlawful September 24, 2019 Update: John Bercow has said parliament will resume business tomorrow morning The Supreme Court has ruled that Boris Johnson’s move to prorogue parliament for five weeks was unlawful. Supreme Court president Lady Hale told the court this morning that parliament had not been prorogued, leaving it to Speaker John Bercow to decide the next steps. [...]
Corbyn’s Brexit policy victory overshadowed by voting chaos September 23, 2019 Labour’s conference descended into chaos today as Jeremy Corbyn narrowly secured delegates’ support to maintain a neutral position on Brexit. According to the new policy Labour will remain neutral on Brexit during a General Election and would seek to negotiate a new deal if it formed a government. It would then hold a referendum within [...]
Labour pledges to cut working week to 32 hours September 23, 2019 Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has pledged to cut back the working week to 32 hours, with no loss of pay, “within the next decade” under a Labour government. In what would be a radical transformation of the UK’s labour market, increasing the role of the state in the workplace, McDonnell set out how a Labour [...]
Labour conference latest: Unison urges members to back Remain September 23, 2019 The country’s biggest union has urged its members to go against the Labour leadership and back a motion that would make Remain the party’s unequivocal policy. Unison is expected to go against the recommendation put forward by the National Executive Committee (NEC) that would have left a final decision of what position to take regarding [...]
London’s top earners are sign of ‘sick economy’, says Corbyn September 19, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has taken aim at wealthy Londoners, arguing the capital’s inequality is a sign of “a sick economy”. Ahead of the party conference, Labour wonks have analysed Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, finding that the richest 10 per cent of Londoners own 61 per cent of the city’s total wealth. The [...]
Supreme Court decision expected early next week September 19, 2019 The Supreme Court has said it will publish its ruling on Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament early next week, giving critics of the move hope that MPs could be back in work before October. The three-day hearing, which included a submission from former Prime Minister John Major, wrapped up this afternoon with a final call [...]
‘Displeasure’ at Buckingham Palace over Cameron revelations September 19, 2019 David Cameron’s revelations that he asked the Queen to “raise an eyebrow” about the Scottish independence referendum have gone down badly within the Palace. There is “an amount of displeasure” at his comments, a source has told the BBC, adding “it serves no one’s interests” for conversations between the PM and the Queen to be [...]
Brexit: UK submits ‘non-papers’ to EU September 19, 2019 The UK has submitted “non-papers” to the EU as part of renewed efforts to break the deadlock over Brexit. Pressure has been growing for Downing Street to put forward written proposals of alternatives to the Irish backstop, while the government has been holding out until the last minute for fear any suggestion would be “trashed” [...]
Barclay urges compromise as he likens Brexit talks to Good Friday Agreement September 19, 2019 Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay has urged negotiators on both sides to compromise, comparing the situation to the background that led to the Good Friday Agreement. Speaking in Madrid today, Barclay called for “creativity and flexibility” to avoid a no deal Brexit by addressing the ongoing problems around the Irish backstop. He quoted Lord Trimble, one [...]
