Jeremy Corbyn has told this programme that he will “respect the decision of the party and act accordingly” after his Shadow Brexit Secretary told the Labour party conference that “nobody is ruling out Remain as an option” should there be a fresh referendum on Brexit. Sir Keir Starmer’s off-script announcement was greeted by rapturous applause by some in the hall, though there…
Jeremy Corbyn speaks to Jon Snow at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Gary Gibbon
On flights, aides say, she occasionally relaxes with Sudoku puzzles. While some of her colleagues in the Tory Party come with broad approaches, ideologies in some cases, Theresa May doggedly works through the puzzle.
At the Labour conference, the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell wanted to focus on the party’s plans to drive through radical nationalisation once it takes office, a future he said he was proud to call socialism. But he couldn’t escape questions about Brexit. We ask him if a people’s vote on the final deal would include an option to remain…
From disrupted flights to months of preparation before travelling with a pet: the possible future without a Brexit deal has been laid out by government officials. A tranche of new documents has been released, revealing the government’s contingency plans. Business and farming leaders have already warned of “devastating effects” and “an explosion of red tape”.
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”.
