They are the Tories’ Praetorian Guard on Brexit and even at this late hour, they are not relaxing their relentless watch. The powerful European Research Group of backbench Tory MPs is expected to deliver its verdict on Boris Johnson‘s deal on Tuesday – just 24 hours before the crucial Commons debate. ERG chairman Mark Francois … Read more
Labour MPs claim ‘we don’t want Brexit blood on our hands’ as they prepare to defy Kier Starmer’s call to vote for Boris’s deal Labour MPs set to defy leader Sir Keir Starmer’s call to vote for the Brexit deal Around 20 expected to embarrass leader by ignoring abstain or vote against call Comes despite … Read more
The economy will bounce back in 2021 helped by the post-Brexit trade deal, experts said last night. After a bleak year dominated by the coronavirus crisis, business leaders claimed the agreement with Brussels would serve as a springboard toward a ‘bright future’. The pound and financial markets are tipped to rise and a leading accountancy … Read more
Britain and the EU finally agreed the long-awaited – and long haggled-over – Brexit deal today. But it is more the end of the beginning, with politicians, trade experts and industry leaders ready to pour over the pages of the agreement in the coming days. It’s the document the (political) world has been waiting for … Read more
Boris’s Christmas chaos helps Labour leapfrog the Conservatives to take poll lead as support for Keir Starmer’s party hits pandemic high of 41 per cent Labour holds a four-point lead over Conservatives going into the festive period The poll for YouGov was conducted on Monday and Tuesday this week Came as PM announced tightened Christmas … Read more
Boris Johnson said Emmanuel Macron ‘shares my keen interest in protecting the eco-systems of our sea’ in an underhanded dig at the French president – as Brexit negotiations remain deadlocked over fishing rights. The UK’s chief trade negotiator Lord Frost was today seen leaving European Union headquarters in Brussels via a dingy underground car park following a … Read more
Another day, another handout. This time, it’s the turn of publicans to receive a little bit of Xmas cheer from our giveaway government. Faced with howls of rage from the brewing industry who claim that the latest Covid tiers will see three quarters of British pubs go out of business, Boris and Rishi held an … Read more
No doubt like many of you, I have spent the last few days trying to get my head around the Government’s latest response to coronavirus, and the fact that, for the most part, it seems to have gone down like a dry cough in a crowded train carriage. And I’ve concluded that, when it comes … Read more
Boris Johnson will launch a desperate bid to ‘reset’ his premiership this week after the chaotic bloodletting that saw Dominic Cummings axed. The PM is planning to set up a new ‘policy board’ as he scrambles to reconnect with increasingly mutinous Tory MPs. He will offer more support to backbenchers in the ‘Red Wall’ northern … Read more
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