Politics

Conservative MP Jake Berry has suggested that a new Royal Yacht Britannia would act as a boon to the UK’s international trade and “unite” the country following the bitter divisions of the Brexit debate. Speaking to The House magazine he argued the vessel would "bring our country back together" and help drive the UK’s overseas trade policy outside the European Union. He said: “The rebuilding of the Royal Yacht Britannia is not government policy. However, my personal view about it is...

The numbers with a pessimistic outlook has increased from a sixth - 16 per cent - since the referendum.

Theresa May has thrown down the gauntlet to Brexiteers by giving them the chance to vote on parts of her Withdrawal Deal on what would have been Brexit day. MPs will be asked to vote again on elements of the agreement tomorrow, the initial proposed exit date, but will not vote on the UK's future relationship with the EU. They will cast a ballot on the "divorce bill", citizens' rights and the controversial Irish "backstop", which will be sufficient to...

Suggestions that Theresa May could be planning a third vote on her Brexit deal have been quashed after Andrea Leadsom appeared to make the proposal in the Commons earlier today.  According to Faisal Islam attempts to get the so-called "MV3" back for a vote failed earlier after David Lidington and Geoffrey Cox went to see the speaker this morning.  May has said she would quit as PM if Tory rebels and the DUP backed her deal. My understanding is that...

Eddie Brinsmead-Stockham was passing through Gatwick after a short golfing trip in Portugal when he was stopped by an "abrupt" Home Office official.

The odds of a second referendum are shortening significantly with one bookmaker following last night’s support for the People’s Vote. They make it just 7/4 (from 9/4) for Government to call on the British public once again to shape the country’s future relationship with the European Union. Meaningful Vote III looks like being voted down at 1/3, having looked like a close-run thing at 5/6 before last night’s parliamentary session. Theresa May is now priced to step down in the...

No majority emerged for any of the eight options tabled in the House of Commons last night.  Voting under the indicative vote process, MPs were unable to reach a consensus after they dramatically seized control of the agenda in the House of Commons from the Prime Minister. A permanent customs union and a motion tabled for a new referendum gained the most support, but still were unable to get over the line.  The voting was as follows:  139 yes 422 no...

Boris Johnson has announced that he will now back the PM Brexit deal after Theresa May promised to quit once the UK leaves the EU with her deal, which has already been rejected twice by the Commons. However, he might want to cast his mind back to this Mail on Sunday front page... For Boris to say that the PM’s view is like that of a suicide bomber is too much. This marks one of the most disgusting moments in...

Labour is set to vote in favour of a "confirmatory" Brexit referendum on any deal reached with the European Union. MPs are set to cast a number of indicative votes in parliament today in a bid to break the deadlock over Britain's exit from the EU. Labour's motion, put forward by former foreign secretary Dame Margaret Beckett, would required a public vote before any deal with the bloc was ratified. Beckett said she believed Jeremy Corbyn had committed to backing...