Boris Johnson accuses EU of ‘moral blackmail’ over Northern Ireland backstop

Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of “moral blackmail” over the Northern Ireland backstop as he insisted he would never allow the return of a hard border with the Republic. In the latest Tory leadership hustings held in Belfast, both Mr Johnson and his rival Jeremy Hunt insisted the backstop had to go if there was to be a Brexit deal with Brussels. Mr Johnson told party members he had felt so strongly over the issue he had resigned...

Lib Dem MEPs put on Boll*cks to Brexit t-shirts in European parliament

The Liberal Democrats wore bright yellow t-shirts with 'Bollocks to Brexit' on the back, setting out their thoughts on the Brexit issue on their first day on the job. It was the first day for the new intake of MEPs in the European parliament. Photograph: European Parliament. Guy Verhofstadt, Brexit negiotiator for the European parliament, tweeted his delight. He said: "Here's my new view in the plenary of the European Parliament!" However, it didn't go downthat well with everyone as...

Corbyn calls for independent probe into claims he is ‘too frail’ to be PM

Jeremy Corbyn has called for a “speedy and thorough” independent investigation into reported claims by senior civil servants that he is “too frail” to be prime minister. The Labour leader, in a letter to Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill, said the matter had “undermined confidence in the principle of civil service neutrality”, as he called for a probe. The Times reported at the weekend that it had been told by two senior civil servants that Mr Corbyn, 70, may have...

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