PM to make mystery statement to MPs today September 5, 2018 Update: The statement will be an update on the attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury earlier this year, after British authorities revealed they have charged two suspects with multiple counts including conspiracy to murder and attempted murder. Theresa May is expected to make a mystery statement to members of parliament today, following her [...]
EU27 warned against direct dealings with UK on Brexit September 5, 2018 The European Commission has warned member states not to attend a series of Brexit mini-summits being held in London over fears they are another tactic to drive a wedge between Brussels and the EU27. According to Politico, officials were last week told not to attend the UK government-organised technical seminars in the belief they are [...]
David Davis aims to see off Chequers by backing fully fledged ‘Alternative Brexit Plan’ September 4, 2018 Former Brexit secretary David Davis is poised to throw his weight behind a fully-fledged alternative to the government’s Brexit strategy as part of a major intervention ahead of the Conservative party conference. City A.M. understands the pro-Brexit big-hitter, who resigned in the wake of Theresa May’s Chequers plan, will endorse detailed proposals for an advanced [...]
Tory voters snub Chequers deal as Brexiter MPs flex their muscles ahead of party conference September 4, 2018 Conservative voters continue to be unimpressed with Theresa May's vision for Brexit, with a new poll suggesting the Chequers plan has actually lost support over the summer. ConHome's latest survey of its readers found that just 23 per cent of members thought the proposals being touted across the capitals of the European Union over the [...]
Labour activist in antisemitism row Peter Willsman reelected to NEC despite Momentum removing #JC9 backing September 4, 2018 A Labour activist who rubbished claims of antisemitism within the party, arguing the allegations were being made by "Trump fanatics", has been re-elected to the national executive body after a ballot of members. Peter Willsman had originally been backed by Momentum as part of the grassroots organisation's #JC9 (Jeremy Corbyn) slate of candidates, but the group removed its backing amid [...]
City Airport boss Sir Terry Morgan – who also happens to be the former Crossrail boss – stepping down to focus on HS2 August 31, 2018 Sir Terry Morgan is stepping down as chairman of London City Airport next month to focus on his new job heading up HS2. Morgan, who has been at the helm of City Airport since March 2017, also happens to have been chairman of Crossrail Ltd, which today admitted the massive infrastructure project would overrun by nearly [...]
Crossrail delayed by almost a year over safety issues August 31, 2018 Crossrail has been delayed by almost a year, the infrastructure firm behind the project has admitted today. The Elizabeth line, which had been expected to launch in December, will now open through central London in autumn 2019. It is understood the company only told Transport for London and the Department for Transport about the severe delay yesterday. [...]
Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson mulls Westminster move August 31, 2018 Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson is mulling a move to Westminster as part of wider ambitions for a bid to become the head of the party. According to The Sun, the popular politician has told friends she may accept a peerage in London and become a Cabinet minister, in order to be taken seriously for a [...]
EU27 prepare Irish ‘fudge’ to secure 11th hour Brexit deal August 30, 2018 EU member states are preparing to fudge an agreement on the Irish backstop, in the hope of forcing through an 11th hour Brexit deal. City A.M. understands that a growing number of policy makers from the EU27, including Germany’s CDU and Ireland’s Fine Gael, are backing plans to broaden Michel Barnier’s mandate at the October [...]
Labour MP Frank Field resigns, claiming party is ‘force for antisemitism’ August 30, 2018 Veteran MP Frank Field has resigned from Labour, claiming the party has become "a force for antisemitism in British politics". Field, the MP for Birkenhead and chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, issued a statement saying he was resigning the whip from the party he has represented since 1979 to serve as an independent MP [...]
