New blow for Sir Keir Starmer as 60% of Labour Party members think he should campaign to rejoin EU

New blow for Sir Keir Starmer as 60% of Labour Party members think he should campaign to rejoin EU despite his desire to move on from Brexit YouGov survey found 59 per cent thought Labour should campaign to rejoin EU Sir Keir enraged pro-Brexit colleagues by leading calls for a second referendum Poll comes as … Read more

David Davis reveals his ‘cold blooded’ resignation to force Theresa May out as Prime Minister

Former Brexit Secretary David Davis reveals his 2018 resignation was a ‘cold blooded’ decision to force Theresa May out as Prime Minister David Davis said his decision to quit Theresa May’s government was ‘strategic’  The former Conservative party chairman said he made the move to oust Theresa May when she stopped listening to him over … Read more

Oh, no, minister! ALAN DUNCAN’s gloriously wicked diary spills the vitriol on Boris ‘the buffoon’

Today, we begin a blockbuster serialisation of one of the most explosive political diaries ever to be published. Alan Duncan, a well-respected Tory MP for nearly three decades, used them to let off steam in private about the ‘monstrous egos’ that surrounded him. The diaries cover his final four turbulent years in Parliament, when Brexit … Read more

Alicante officials refuse to let dozens of Britons into Spain

British passenger Stuart Miller (pictured), a 47-year-old offshore worker from Manchester, said the situation at the Spanish airport was ‘absolutely diabolical’ Spanish border officials refused entry to dozens of Britons and sent them back to Manchester on the same plane despite them having post-Brexit residency. Forty passengers were left angry and confused after they were … Read more

Things are looking up for the City after Brexit, says Aquis exchange boss

Things are looking up for the City after Brexit and Spacs could prove a bright spot for the stock market, says Aquis exchange boss By Alasdair Haynes For This Is Money Published: 12:06 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 12:06 BST, 29 March 2021 Ever since the UK Government started its negotiations with the EU … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: My gossipy, quick-witted ex-editor Sarah Sands on a global hunt for monastic peace

The Interior Silence: 10 Lessons From Monastic Life Sarah Sands                                                                                    Short Books £12.99 Rating: … Read more

Farage takes aim at pub passports, Carrie’s power and the Johnson family’s backing for Beijing

Meet Nigel Farage 2.0: a healthy-looking figure, sipping mineral water in a Knightsbridge hotel as he announces that he is transitioning from polarising Brexit insurgent to hug-a-husky green activist. The former Ukip leader is regenerating, Doctor Who-style, into a paid expert on ‘carbon-offset’ – the planting of trees to mitigate the environmental impact of big … Read more

Boris Johnson hails the ‘might of the private sector’ for success of vaccine drive

Boris Johnson has championed ‘the might of the private sector’ as crucial to the delivery of Britain’s successful vaccine programme following attacks on AstraZeneca by EU leaders.  Brussels has accused the Anglo-Swedish firm of not supplying the bloc with enough doses and threatened to seize shipments bound for the UK.   Emergency weekend talks between Brussels … Read more

EU and Britain ‘are close to a deal’ that will end vaccine war

How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more

EU threatens to block UK’s second vaccine doses with Pfizer export ban

How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more