Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg defends quoting ‘overtly racist’ far-right German party April 1, 2019 Conservative backbench MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended a tweet in which he quoted the leader of a German far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). The outspoken Brexit supporter said he did not support the party’s views but maintained the opinions put forward were of “real importance”. Read more: Standard Chartered fires banker with links to [...]
Top banks to field MEP candidates across the UK to protect the City’s interests April 1, 2019 Top banks to field MEP candidates across the UK to protect the City's interests The prospect of British voters being asked to participate in next month's European Parliament elections has triggered an audacious move by some of the UK's biggest banks to field candidates in a bid to protect the Square Mile's interests, Morning Wire [...]
Theresa May should ‘look closely’ at customs union Brexit if MPs back it, says cabinet minister March 31, 2019 Theresa May would need to look "very closely" at a customs union Brexit if parliament voted for it, a cabinet minister has said. Parliament is due to hold another round of indicative votes on Monday after MPs rejected the Prime Minister's withdrawal agreement for a third time on Friday. At the last showing of indicative [...]
Dominic Grieve blames UKIP entryism for constituency no-confidence vote March 30, 2019 Former attorney general and committed remain supporter Dominic Grieve has blamed an ex-UKIP parliamentary candidate for orchestrating a vote of no confidence against him in his constituency party. Grieve lost a no-confidence vote held by his local party in Beaconsfield by 182 to 131 votes and now faces deselection. Grieve told Sky News “there is [...]
All Brexit options on the table, Tory party chair says March 30, 2019 The chair of the Conservative party Brandon Lewis said today that all Brexit options were still in play, following the third parliamentary defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal yesterday. Speaking to the BBC, Lewis said: “We’ve got to look at what we can do next and we have to do something different.” He added: [...]
Eurostar services suspended because of pro-Brexit protester at St Pancras March 30, 2019 Eurostar services were suspended this morning after a pro-Brexit protester trespassed on the railway. Eurostar said this morning that services were suspended and urged passengers not to travel. https://twitter.com/Eurostar/status/1111889309727113216 Read more: Eurostar could be 'plunged into chaos' in no-deal Brexit It later said the trespasser had been apprehended but still said people should avoid travelling [...]
Theresa May could put her Brexit deal to parliament a fourth time March 30, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly mulling putting her Brexit deal to parliament a fourth time, after it was defeated in the commons by a reduced margin yesterday. The deal was defeated by 344 votes to 286, a margin of 58, which is narrower than the two previous attempts which resulted in defeat by 240 [...]
No-deal Brexit now ‘a likely scenario’, says European Commission March 29, 2019 Following the defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for the third time, the European Commission has said that a no-deal Brexit is now 'a likely scenario'. The Commission said in a statement that it regrets the vote and said: "The EU has been preparing for this since December 2017 and is now fully prepared for a [...]
Brexit march descends on Westminster as MPs reject Theresa May’s deal for a third time March 29, 2019 Thousands of Brexit supporters have descended on parliament, where MPs have rejected Theresa May's Brexit for a third time. The protest – to mark the original date that the UK was due to leave the EU – will feature speeches from Ukip leader Gerrard Batten and the founder of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson. A march [...]
Tory leadership race: Who are the leading candidates? March 29, 2019 Theresa May’s promise this week to step down if her Brexit deal passed parliament made the prospect of a Tory leadership battle increasingly likely. Although May’s deal was defeated in the commons yet again this afternoon, her calamitous premiership looks like it could end at any moment. There are dozens of potential candidates for the top [...]