Here’s how MPs are reacting to Boris Johnson’s “breathtaking” decision not to run for the Conservative leadership June 30, 2016 Boris Johnson's decision against running for the Tory leadership has been described as “breathtaking” by MPs. Johnson made the shock announcement earlier today that he would not be seeking to replace David Cameron. He has already proved a target for other contenders, with candidates including work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb and home secretary Theresa [...]
Jeremy Corbyn has compared Israel to terror group Islamic State even as a new report has denied the party is “overrun” by anti-Semitism June 30, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has sparked fresh controversy by appearing to compare the state of Israel to terror group Islamic State. Speaking at the launch of a report on Labour and anti-Semitism by former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti, which cited "clear evidence" of hateful or ignorant attitudes and behaviours within a minority in the party, [...]
Ten trade unions have hit out at the “deeply regrettable and unnecessary” crisis engulfing Labour, while acknowledging calls for a leadership election June 29, 2016 Ten of the UK's trade unions have slammed the conduct of the party's MPs, acknowledging Labour is heading for a leadership election. The carefully worded statement from the leaders of unions including Unite, Unison and GMB, argue that Corbyn is the democratically-elected leader of the party, chosen under procedures backed by Labour MPs. And while the statement stops short of directly [...]
The leaders of France and Spain have slammed Scotland’s hopes of negotiating directly with the EU following last week’s Brexit vote June 29, 2016 Scotland's efforts to negotiate its own relationship with the EU have hit a setback after the leaders of France and Spain stressed that Europe should deal solely with the UK. Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been in Brussels today, meeting European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament president Martin Schulz, and stressing Scotland's desire to [...]
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has ruled himself out of participating in a leadership contest against Jeremy Corbyn June 29, 2016 Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has ruled out challenging Jeremy Corbyn, while adding he expects there to be a leadership election. Watson told the BBC that while he would not take on Corbyn, he expected there to be a challenge from among the party's MPs, adding that he had asked the leader if a "negotiated settlement" was possible, [...]
Liam Fox has confirmed that he will fight to succeed David Cameron as Prime Minister and Conservative party leader June 29, 2016 Former defence minister Liam Fox will tomorrow formally reveal plans to replace David Cameron as Conservative leader and Prime Minister. David Cameron announced he would be stepping down on Friday, following the UK's vote to leave the EU. And now Fox, who campaigned for a Leave vote, has told radio station LBC that he will [...]
The UK cannot access the single market “a la carte” two of the EU’s most senior figures have warned June 29, 2016 Two of the European Union's most senior leaders have warned that Britain should not hope to secure "a la carte" single market access following the first European summit since the Brexit vote. Twenty-seven European leaders met in Brussels this week to discuss the Brexit vote, and European Council president Donald Tusk said that the group had made it "crystal [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron has appealed to opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to resign “in the national interest” June 29, 2016 David Cameron launched an extraordinary attack on Jeremy Corbyn during Prime Minister's Questions today, telling the Labour leader to step down. Closing a series of muted exchanges between the pair, Cameron turned fire on Corbyn directly, appealing to him to leave for the sake of the country. "It might be in my party's interest for [...]
SNP meets City lobbyist as Edinburgh seeks London’s financial crown June 28, 2016 One of the City's top lobbyists is in talks with the SNP on making Edinburgh a financial services powerhouse after Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon pledged to secure access to the European single market. Cicero Group executive chairman Iain Anderson, whose clients include City heavyweights BlackRock, Rio Tinto and Barclays, met SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie yesterday to [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is refusing to resign after losing a vote of no confidence among his MPs June 28, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has refused to resign despite losing a vote of no confidence among his MPs as the party's crisis continues. MPs have been rebelling against Corbyn since Sunday, and almost 50 have since resigned from shadow cabinet, front bench, and aide roles. The vote reportedly saw 172 of Labour's MPs declare no confidence [...]
