Tonight the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, responded to Theresa May saying “a compromise is still possible”. That followed the broadside from Theresa May this afternoon demanding respect, explanations for why her plan isn’t acceptable or a better idea. Otherwise it’s no deal. No wonder the pound fell instantly. We speak to Conservative MPs…
We spoke to Robert Nisbet, the Regional Director of the Rail Delivery Group.
Gary Gibbon
This was a summit that was supposed to make life easier for Theresa May. The EU would signal things were moving in the right direction, a timely boost ahead of Tory Conference. A November summit deadline would be announced (plenty of officials had the week of November 12 in their diaries). A roll-out of hard…
The Liberal Democrats have voted to back the idea of cancelling Brexit if there’s no deal by March next year.
Leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal could have “dire consequences” for the British economy, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
From hard Brexit and hard borders, to soft Brexit or the Chequers deal – here’s everything you need to know.
Theresa May might be “irritated” by all the speculation over her leadership, but she insisted today she wanted the political debate to focus on the country’s future – rather than her own.
The Chief Rabbi has claimed there’s been “no delivery and no action” when it comes to dealing with anti-Semitism within the Labour Party.
A comprehensive review of the rail industry is being launched by the Government next week, at a time when services have been plunged into chaos, infuriating long suffering passengers.
Gary Gibbon
The real buzz amongst ministers and officials in the last couple of weeks has been talk of how a “no deal” might be avoided with a “deal lite”.
Gary Gibbon
If a deal is signed at a special EU summit on 13 November, it will probably be pretty woolly on the future relationship. That seems to be the switch in approach that has made some officials dare to start mapping out a draft timetable for the weeks ahead. The week beginning 26th November could see three…
At the TUC, the Shadow Chancellor’s appearance got a standing ovation. His focus was workers’ rights, saying a Labour government would ban zero-hours contracts, introduce a living wage of £10 an hour and scrap anti-trade union laws. He didn’t rule out a second referendum on Brexit, saying his preferred option was a general election.
We spoke to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell ahead of his speech at the TUC and began by asking him about criticism that extending more rights to gig economy workers would cause jobs to be lost, before questioning him about Brexit.
At the Trade Union Congress in Manchester, delegates have voted to keep open the option of a public vote on any final Brexit deal. Not a second referendum, say union Leaders, but a say on any deal affecting pay and employment rights.
Eighty Conservative MPs will vote against the Chequers plan, according to the former Brexit minister Steve Baker. His European Research Group of Conservative MPs says it will set out some alternative plans for Brexit, although not a full manifesto that some had talked about. There are also Tory MPs on the other side of the Brexit argument who are…
