EU leaders tell UK the Brexit deal cannot be renegotiated May 28, 2019 EU leaders have ruled out any renegotiation of the Brexit deal as Theresa May once again called for MPs to compromise. Arriving for her final summit in Brussels on Tuesday, numerous leaders made it clear to May the proposal which has been rejected by the UK parliament three times was the only deal on offer. Outgoing [...]
Tony Blair: Jeremy Corbyn made ‘same mistake’ on Brexit as Theresa May May 28, 2019 Tony Blair has blamed Jeremy Corbyn's lack of clarity for Labour’s disastrous performance in the European elections, saying he made the “same mistake” as Theresa May in trying to “sit on the fence” on Brexit. Read more: Alastair Campbell expelled from the Labour Party Despite admitting to having voted Labour “without any great enthusiasm” on [...]
Equality watchdog launches probe into Labour antisemitism claims May 28, 2019 The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a formal probe into claims of antisemitism within Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party. The investigation will seek to establish whether Labour has discriminated against, harassed or victimised anybody because they are Jewish. The commission launched the probe after "receiving a number of complaints about allegations of antisemitism" within [...]
Small businesses will be collateral damage in Corbyn’s war against the rich May 23, 2019 A new word was coined earlier this month. Joining the terms “Brexit” and “omnishambles” in the English lexicon, we now have “Corbygeddon” to describe the abject fear of a hard-left Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn, that’s set to drive the uber-wealthy (or at least a proportion of their assets) out of the country in [...]
Theresa May slaps down Michael Gove by insisting new Brexit vote will go ahead as planned May 22, 2019 Theresa May has vowed to put her derided Brexit deal to to MPs just hours after a leading Cabinet Minster suggested it could be pulled. Appearing on BBC Radio 4 Today programme on Wednesday morning, environment secretary Michael Gove was asked if the Withdrawal Agreement Bill would still be put to MPs in early June [...]
Theresa May presses MPs to pass her Brexit deal after three rejections in parliament May 22, 2019 Theresa May is set to publish the details of her Brexit deal bill on Friday, she said today as she urged MPs to pass it at the fourth time of asking. Read more: Sterling hits four-month low as Tories turn on May's Brexit deal The Prime Minister called for “compromise on all sides” ahead of [...]
Ministers must resist a bailout of British Steel May 21, 2019 Timing is everything, whether in business or politics. British Steel’s cap-in-hand plea to the government for an emergency, job-saving bailout just 48 hours before the country goes to the polls is either an extraordinary coincidence or an audacious political ambush. Either way, there’s never an easy time for a government to face such a decision. [...]
To avert the deluge, business must unleash its heroic spirit May 20, 2019 After us, the deluge. These are the words not of our Prime Minister, but from another troubled time and uttered by Madame de Pompadour, the lover of King Louis XV of France. The French Revolution would prove the prophecy. And for revolutionaries since, the idea of the deluge has inspired. Karl Marx went as far [...]
Jeremy Corbyn hints at softened stance on freedom of movement May 19, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has hinted that Labour could be prepared to accept freedom of movement if it were leading the Brexit negotiations with Europe. Freedom of movement is one of the four governing principles of the EU, along with the free movement of goods, services and capital. The party had previously ruled out freedom of movement, [...]
‘People are starting to worry’ about a Labour government under Jeremy Corbyn, says RBS chairman May 18, 2019 The prospect of Jeremy Corbyn leading a Labour government is a concern to UK banks, according to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman, Howard Davies. "People are starting to worry," Davies said in an interview with Bloomberg, about what could happen under a Corbyn regime should a general election be called. Read more: Metro Bank shareholder LGIM [...]