How did the political world react to the Supreme Court’s Article 50 verdict? January 24, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May's top lawyer has had his say on today's Supreme Court ruling, and Brexit secretary David Davis is due to make a statement to the House of Commons later today. But what about the rest of the political world? Read More: Live: Government loses Article 50 appeal Labour Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that his party will not [...]
Attorney general “disappointed” with the Supreme Court’s Article 50 verdict January 24, 2017 The attorney general has confirmed the government will bring forward a bill to trigger Article 50 following today's Supreme Court ruling. The UK's highest court ruled today that MPs must be given a vote on the launch of Brexit talks. However, it also said the government did not have to gain the approval of the [...]
The Supreme Court’s Article 50 verdict is unlikely to derail Theresa May’s Brexit timeline January 23, 2017 A landmark Supreme Court ruling tomorrow is unlikely to derail plans for Prime Minister Theresa May to begin Brexit talks before April – whatever the outcome. The 11 Supreme Court judges will deliver their verdict on whether May needs approval from parliament to trigger the UK's separation from the European Union. The government has been appealing a decision [...]
Croydon MP launches bid to ban “unreasonable” Southern Rail strikes January 23, 2017 Southern Rail workers could be banned from launching strikes deemed to be "unreasonable" or "disproportionate" under new plans being introduced in parliament tomorrow by Croydon South MP Chris Philp. Philp will argue for restrictions on the ability for public sector workers to strike in the House of Commons tomorrow afternoon, in particular citing disruption caused by the ongoing dispute [...]
Trump could be a great job creator, if he backs women in the workplace January 23, 2017 President Donald Trump could live up to his promise to be “the greatest jobs producer that God ever create”, according to an influential think tank, but he may need to promote female-friendly policies to do so. Trump's inauguration on Friday prompted more than 600 Women's March events globally with a focus on issues like equality [...]
British steel will “lurch from crisis to crisis” without government intervention say MPs January 23, 2017 Britain's steel industry risks “lurching from crisis to crisis” without decisive intervention from government, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. A band of MPs led by Labour's Stephen Kinnock is calling for an urgent intervention to protect the sector, on the same day Prime Minister Theresa May launches her industrial strategy. 40 MPs from [...]
British business groups welcome Theresa May’s wide-ranging industrial strategy January 23, 2017 Britain's top business groups have thrown their weight behind government plans for a sweeping new industrial strategy, seeking to boost productivity across every sector and in every corner of the country. Prime Minister Theresa May will launch a green paper in the north west today by calling on businesses and workers “to help us create [...]
Freezing Londoners’ travelcards would have cost City Hall £132m a year January 19, 2017 Expanding London Mayor Sadiq Khan's controversial fares freeze to include Londoners' travelcards would cost City Hall a total of £132m a year. Khan campaigned on the basis of freezing the capital's travel costs for four years, but it later emerged that this would affect only a limited selection of travel costs. Only single and pay-as-you-go fares are including [...]
Martin McGuinness won’t stand in the Northern Ireland election due to ill health January 19, 2017 Former IRA leader and deputy first minister Martin McGuinness will reportedly not seek re-election at the imminent Northern Ireland vote. McGuiness stood down earlier this month in protest over first minister Arlene Foster's handling of a growing scandal involving incentives provided to businesses to use renewable heat system. The Sinn Fein politician told the BBC that ill-health [...]
Jeremy Corbyn will ask Labour MPs to support an Article 50 bill January 19, 2017 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will ask his MPs to not to oppose the triggering of Article 50 if MPs get a vote on the topic. The Supreme Court will rule next week on whether parliament must provide a green light for Brexit talks to begin, but Corbyn has already indicated that his party's MPs should back [...]
