Gary Gibbon
Can Britain still slam the brakes on Brexit?
Could Article 50 be revoked unilaterally by the UK government without having to ask for the EU’s permission?
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Mass cabinet resignations over May’s Brexit deal
So despite the chaos at the heart of her government, Theresa May claims she is not for turning. At a press conference inside Number 10 this afternoon she defended her Brexit plan to the hilt. Leadership, she said, was about “taking the right decisions, not the easy ones”, declaring she believed “with every fibre of…
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Podcast: Can May survive Brexit chaos?
Amid resignations and a potential vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister, where next for Westminster? What are the chances of getting Theresa May’s Brexit deal through Parliament and what could happen if it doesn’t? A second referendum? A general election? A renegotiation? No deal? Political scientist Professor Philip Cowley and UK correspondent to German newspaper Die Welt Stefanie…
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Hopes for breakthrough Yemen peace plan
Earlier this week the Saudi-led coalition, under international pressure, stopped bombing the port city of Hodeida, where most aid comes in to the country. Like the capital, Sanaa, it’s controlled by Houthi rebels. UN officials say a permanent ceasefire is needed to avert widespread starvation. A warning: There are some distressing images of starving children…
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Number of missing in California wildfires jumps to 130
The number of people missing in this week’s Northern Californian wildfires has jumped from 130 to 631. The ‘Camp Fire’ blaze, the deadliest in the state’s history, has left hundreds homeless and living in tent cities.
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Brexit chaos: New cabinet ministers appointed
It’s been another hectic day in Westminster – Amber Rudd has been appointed to be Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. It’s a remarkable return to the political frontline, only eight months since her demise as Home Secretary over the Windrush controversy.
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UN expert says austerity has condemned millions to poverty
“Punitive, mean-spirited, and callous” – that’s how the United Nations special rapporteur on poverty has described the Government’s austerity policies, and he describes the rise in child poverty as a “social calamity and economic disaster”.
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Mel Stride MP: ‘In this Government there is a very strong push to reduce poverty’
I talk to Treasury Minister Mel Stride about the UN special rapporteur’s assessment of poverty in Britain.
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S2, E5: Greg Wise
From Sense and Sensibility to The Crown, actor Greg Wise has made regular appearances on our screens. He’s also well-known as the husband of Dame Emma Thompson. Recently he put work on hold to be the primary carer for his sister Clare who was dying of cancer. He talks to me about loss, love and why we should be talking…
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Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
The Tory “no deal uprising”
The ERG faction within a faction pushing for Theresa May to go hasn’t pulled off its mission yet. Sir Edward Leigh, who attended the group’s meeting this lunchtime but isn’t going to send a letter demanding a vote of no confidence, told me that this is in essence a “no deal uprising.” He said his colleagues worry…
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Groundbreaking coercive control appeal gives hope to wife convicted of murdering husband
She was described as a wife ‘eaten up with jealousy’ by the Judge who convicted her of murder. Eight years ago, Sally Challen took a hammer to her husband Richard and beat him to death, before trying to end her own life. She’s serving an 18-year sentence. Now she has won the leave to appeal against her…
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Grenfell housing boss says firm did not have resources to deal with the fire
The former chief executive of the firm which ran Grenfell Tower has claimed it had no role in emergency planning when the fire broke out.
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Facebook fires PR firm accused of smearing rivals
Facebook has fired a PR firm which it allegedly hired to dig up dirt on some of its competitors and critics, following a major investigation in the New York Times.
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Divided Brexit couple respond live to political turmoil
So how have the tumultuous events of these last 24 hours gone down in Britain? Who better to ask than John and Heather Matthews from Stafford. Like many families in the country they are split over Brexit. Heather voted leave and John remain. You may remember them and their family as we explored their differing views as news of a…
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FactCheck: does the UK support May’s Brexit deal?
Overnight polling from YouGov suggests people are generally negative about government negotiations with the EU so far.
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Government in fixed odds betting machines U-turn
The government has been forced into a major U-turn on the implementation date for changes to maximum bets on fixed odds betting terminals.
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Will May win backing for draft Brexit deal?
What a difference a day makes. Last night, the first reports began to emerge. Today, we hoped to learn so much, but so far, no grand plan has been published. And ministerial resignations? Not yet anyway. Is the centre holding fast? It is too soon to say.
