Theresa May has penned a personal letter to the Chinese president in a bid to steady relations with Beijing August 17, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has written to Chinese President Xi Jinping to reassure him of the UK's commitment to ties with Beijing ahead of her visit to China next month. May will travel to China for the G20 leader summit in Hangzhou early next month, and has taken steps to ease concerns in Beijing after [...]
A new trade commission has warned the UK to treat China with “kid gloves”, and focus on attempts to secure deals with countries with “similar values” August 17, 2016 A group of global trade experts are calling on the UK to focus on negotiations with culturally similar nations, warning the UK to treat China “with kid gloves”. The new, independent special trade commission will operate through think tank Legatum, and features former advisers to both President Obama and former President George W Bush. The [...]
A German minister has called for the UK to be granted “special status” in Europe following the vote to leave the EU August 16, 2016 Germany's European Affairs minister has called for Britain to win "a special status" following Brexit, while calling for talks to begin early next year. Theresa May has repeatedly stated that she will not activate Article 50, which gives the UK two years to secure new terms, until 2017. And Michael Roth has told Reuters the UK [...]
A German minister has called for the UK to be granted “special status” within Europe following the vote to leave the EU August 16, 2016 NULL
Prime Minister Theresa May is the UK’s most popular politician according to new polling figures August 16, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May is viewed more favourably than any other senior UK politician, according to polling figures. May, who took office only last month, is the only UK politician to achieve a positive score in the rankings, published earlier today with PoliticalBetting. 48 per cent of the UK public told YouGov they have a [...]
Billy Bragg says he still backs Jeremy Corbyn, despite calling the Labour leader a “20th century man” and warning against “tribalist” moves August 16, 2016 Singer and Labour activist Billy Bragg has denied withdrawing his support for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, despite warning the party risks becoming “tribalist” under Corbyn. Speaking at the Edinburgh Book Festival, Bragg, who has repeatedly lent Corbyn his backing, said Labour was failing to articulate new ideas, such as federalism for English regions. According to [...]
A Labour Brexit campaigner will lead a cross-party probe on the EU nationals “left in limbo” following the June referendum August 16, 2016 Labour MP and Brexit campaigner Gisela Stuart will chair a new cross-party inquiry into rights that could be granted to EU nationals living in the UK after Britain splits from the EU. Stuart will lead the work for think tank British Future, working with representatives from the Conservatives and Ukip, as well as the Institute [...]
Don’t call it a comeback – Boris is in charge of the country this week August 16, 2016 Foreign secretary Boris Johnson is the government's senior minister for the second week of Theresa May's holiday. May, who is spending a break in Switzerland, last week appointed chancellor Philip Hammond to the role of “senior minister in charge”. However, the position has now been rotated to the former London mayor for the second half [...]
Liam Fox’s new government department just issued – and then deleted – a confusing statement on business and Brexit August 12, 2016 The newly established Department for International Trade has muddied the waters on Brexit by issuing, and then deleting, a statement on the process of leaving the EU. The statement, a cached version of which can still be found here, admits the UK could be left operating on World Trade Organisation rules after quitting the EU, [...]
Labour has won a court victory defending its right to bar some members from voting in its leadership election August 12, 2016 The Labour party has won a court victory over its right to set a "freeze date" barring new members from voting in its leadership election. Five members took Labour to court over their right to vote after the party ruled that only those who were members before 12 January this year. Labour's ruling committee proposed [...]
