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, [...]
Politicians in US, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea push for new UK trade deals after Brexit June 29, 2016 Politicians in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea are keen to secure new trade deals with the UK as it prepares to leave the European Union. In the US, speaker of the house Paul Ryan has said: “We need to emphasise that they are our indispensable ally, we have a special relationship, and [...]
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 [...]
Sorry, petitioners: Most Britons don’t support the idea of a second EU membership referendum June 29, 2016 That petition for a second EU referendum may have passed the four million mark, but new research has suggested that the majority of Britons would rather not do it all again. A poll by YouGov and Channel 5 found 58 per cent are against a second referendum on Britain's membership of the EU, while 31 per cent [...]
JP Morgan: Yep, Scotland will vote for independence – probably before 2019 June 29, 2016 Everyone was thinking it, but now investment banking goliath JP Morgan has actually come out and said it: Scotland is going to vote for independence from the UK – probably before 2019. In a note in which he set out how he sees Brexit working, analyst Malcolm Barr said JP Morgan's base case was that Scotland will vote for [...]
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 [...]
Bookies’ odds: Boris Johnson has overtaken Theresa May in the Conservative Party leadership race June 29, 2016 Boris Johnson has overtaken yesterday's bookies' favourite Theresa May and is back in front in the three horse race to get to 10 Downing Street. Principal rival May was briefly the bookies' favourite yesterday, however a "surge" in Johnson bets has forced him back to the top of the list at evens, according to Ladbrokes. May's [...]
Momentum cancels Jeremy Corbyn support rally because of “overwhelming demand” June 29, 2016 A Jeremy Corbyn support rally to be held tonight by left-wing group Momentum has been cancelled due to "overwhelming demand". The group was set to hold a rally tonight in Congress House, but says the event will now be postponed. It said: "Due to overwhelming demand for tonight’s meeting in Congress House we have unfortunately [...]
PMQs today: David Cameron says it would be the wrong approach to abandon the chancellor’s fiscal rule June 29, 2016 It would not be the right approach to abandon the chancellor's fiscal rule in response to tough economic conditions resulting from Brexit, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. In response to a question from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn about whether the government is ready to scrap the rule as investors are holding off investment and jobs [...]