Politics

Jeremy Hunt had a blunt warning for the Conservative Government, if it doesn’t back May’s deal it could end up in the collapse of the party. He urged his colleagues to back the PM’s deal, which has been accepted by the other EU states. Hunt was speaking on the Andrew Marr Show, telling the interviewer that the deal “mitigates most of the negative impacts” of leaving the EU. However he would not be drawn into answering a question on whether...

Theresa May has been slammed for giving way to Spain’s demands over the future of Gibraltar, with political commentators calling her concessions a "total capitulation" as Brexit negotiations enter a key stage. The British government publicly conceded that Gibraltar will not necessarily be covered by a future trade deal in an astonishing backtrack yesterday. Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez had threatening to veto May’s deal at Sunday’s leaders’ summit in Brussels without concessions over the British overseas territory. Following the announcement Sánchez immediately...

Another voice from the Leave camp has said that the UK would be better off within the EU, as the trade opportunities have been lost. Shanker Singham, who outlined the economic arguments for Brexit, admitted “there’s no point leaving the EU” because the opportunities he had envisaged will have been lost. He said: “The upside and the opportunity … disappears, and you’re left only with a damage limitation exercise,” reports The Guardian. Singham is an ex-Washington trade lawyer and lobbyist...

The PM took to the airwaves to talk to normal humans and, as you can imagine, it was quite cringe worthy. BBC Radio 5Live listeners gave May a real grilling and she came away burnt. Theresa May refused to confirm whether she would resign, after being asked three times, if her Brexit deal is rejected by MPs. She continued to insist her plan was "the best deal for the UK." Host Emma Barnett, and the nation, really wanted to know...

A growing number of MPs are saying the only option for the UK is to stay in the European Union, ITV's political editor Robert Peston has revealed. With parliament split over Britain's future and the EU unlikely to offer a better deal on Brexit the likelihood of Theresa May delivering on referendum promises look increasingly slim. An attempt to bring down the Prime Minister sunk after Brexiteers failed to gather the 48 letters needed to trigger a vote of no-confidence in...

A Brexit minimart has popped up on Peckham High Street selling everything from chlorinated chicken to Conmans Mustard and Save our Bacon. Costuppers, which promotes itself as the "home of the worst deal ever", was set up by the People's Vote campaign and stocked products such as Brexit tampons for an "ultra expensive period" and Nosecco for a "very dry Brexit". The shop will raise awareness around the Not Buying It campaign, which is helping Brits write to their MP before...

The Ukip leader, Gerard Batten, has appointed Tommy Robinson as an official adviser. Robsinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was the driving force behind the EDL. Batten has indicated that he will be advising the party on grooming gangs, Robinson, who faces a possible retrial after successfully appealing against a jail term for contempt of court, can't join Ukip quite yet though, as currently EDL members are not permitted to join the party. Batten said: “I have appointed Tommy Robinson to be...

These job losses, on top of those at Cammell Laird and the announced closure of Appledore, show this Government’s industrial strategy is in tatters says GMBUnion GMB, the union for Bombardier workers, has criticised a Government Minister for ‘washing his hands’ of bombardier job losses. Richard Harrington, Minsters for Business, Energy, Innovation and Strategy, said "Bombardier is a private company and the Government has no role it's commercial decisions..." in Parliament today. Bombardier yesterday announced 490 job cuts in Northern Ireland...

As if Boris Johnson's reputation couldn't take more of a hiding, fresh after the revelations that the water cannons he was warned were a waste of time as London Mayor lost £300k, it emerges that having resigned from the cabinet he is coining it in, paid £90k for two-hour speech to a hedge fund. Boris Johnson was paid a huge £90k for around two hours work on a speech, far exceeding his annual salary. The fee, listed in parliament’s register of...