Brussels warns over PM’s ‘sinister’ Brexit move August 28, 2019 The EU has warned that Boris Johnson’s move to prorogue parliament ahead of the Brexit Halloween deadline could increase the chances of a no-deal. The Queen today agreed that parliament could be suspended, or prorogued, from mid-September to 14 October, when she will give a new Queen’s Speech. The move, which has reduced the number [...]
Donald Trump: Boris Johnson is ‘exactly what the UK has been looking for’ August 28, 2019 President Donald Trump has called any bid by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to oust Boris Johnson from Downing Street “very hard” after the Prime Minister set out plans to suspend parliament ahead of Brexit. Trump added that Johnson is “exactly what the U.K. has been looking for” as he praised the Tory PM as the [...]
Boris’ Brexit blindside: What the hell just happened? August 28, 2019 Boris Johnson has put the cat among the pigeons by asking the Queen to suspend parliament for nearly five weeks, reducing the amount of time parliament sits before the critical Brexit Halloween deadline. Remainers are outraged. Brexiters are sceptical. But what happens next? Is proroguing parliament legal? That’s a tough one. Certainly, Johnson’s team wanted [...]
Tories join opposition MPs in blasting ‘outrageous’ Brexit blindside by PM August 28, 2019 High profile Conservative MPs, including several ex-ministers, have blasted Boris Johnson’s ‘outrageous’ move to blindside Remainers over the timetable leading up to Brexit. This morning the Prime Minister revealed that he had asked the Queen to suspend parliament for nearly five weeks from the middle of September, ahead of a Queen’s Speech on 14 October. [...]
Chancellor’s speech cancelled as spending round brought forward August 27, 2019 Chancellor Sajid Javid’s debut spending review has been pushed forward, fuelling speculation of an autumn General Election. Javid was due to set out his vision for the role, and the current state of the economy, in a speech given from Birmingham tomorrow (Wednesday). However, this has been cancelled while the spending round has been brought [...]
Home Office ad for EU citizens banned for being ‘misleading’ August 27, 2019 A Home Office advert telling EU citizens how to remain in the UK after Brexit has been banned by the independent watchdog for being “misleading”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told the government it must not broadcast a radio advert regarding the EU Settlement Scheme, which originally aired in April this year, saying it [...]
Opposition MPs agree tactics to stop PM’s no deal Brexit August 27, 2019 Opposition parties have ditched plans for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister, instead agreeing to seize control of the Brexit end game through a legislative takeover. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held crunch talks in Westminster today, a week before parliament returns from recess, to try and build a consensus around him leading [...]
Going prorogue: Boris Johnson could face legal action if Brexit battle builds August 27, 2019 The Prime Minister could be open to an immediate legal challenge by the High Court if he pushes ahead with proroguing parliament in order to force through a no-deal Brexit, Labour has been told. Shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti claims Boris Johnson would be committing “the gravest abuse of power and attack on UK constitutional [...]
Chance of Brexit deal edges up after Boris Johnson’s G7 meetings August 27, 2019 The likelihood that Boris Johnson will be able to secure a new Brexit deal, and avoid crashing out of the EU in October, have edged up following on from a positive series of meetings around the G7 summit. The Prime Minister spent the week leading up to the Biarritz bash jetting off to see key [...]
Boris Johnson hits back at Tusk’s ‘Mr No Deal’ claims August 24, 2019 Boris Johnson has hit back at a claim from the European Council President Donald Tusk that he hoped the Prime Minister would not go down in history as “Mr No Deal”. Speaking at a press conference at the G7 summit in France, Tusk said: “The EU was always open to co-operation when David Cameron wanted [...]