Politics

Labour officially calls for Brexit to be delayed. Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary – standing in for Jeremy Corbyn– said: “The sensible, cautious thing to do at this late stage is to seek a temporary extension of Article 50 so we time to see if the negotiations succeed or, if they do not, to pursue a different plan.” The reason they have made the move is because the PM has ran out of time to get her deal through the Commons before...

The Secretary General of NATO has just announced that the next meeting of NATO heads of state is to be in London in December. It will be NATO’s 70th anniversary year and there may well be a repeat of the tensions of the last NATO meeting where Donald Trump berated other bemused heads of state. He has repeatedly criticised NATO and demanded more funding from other NATO states. Even in his State of the Union address on Tuesday he insisted...

Chris Grayling has been banned from Calais by port officials who are furious with his 'no deal' Brexit plans, The Telegraph has reported. The transport secretary has been given his marching orders by port chairman Jean-Marc Puissesseau, who accused the UK cabinet minister of behaving in a “completely disrespectful” manner on Tuesday. Puissesseau, who refers to him as "failing Grayling", has been angered by British plans to divert some sea traffic in the event of a no-deal Brexit. He said: "Mr Grayling came to...

Liam Fox has finally put pen to paper on a post-Brexit trade agreement. The Secretary of State for International Trade signed a continuity agreement with the Faroe Islands which will see British businesses and consumers benefitting from continued trade with the archipelago after we leave the European Union. Britain imports some £200 million worth of fish and crustaceans from the islands, which will remain unhinged following the UK's divorce with the union. Imports from the United Kingdom to the Faroes had a total value...

“I am half Jamaican and very proud of it, but I feel that what he says is unhelpful to the Jamaican community in this country. Like him, I am second generation, but I feel that he sounds like a reincarnation of Enoch Powell.”

UK's service sector stagnated in January according to the IHS Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index. The figures showed a reading of 50.1 in January, lower than December's 51.2. The pound fell 0.17 per cent to $1.3017 following the disappointing data. Britain’s didn't fall into a recession after the 2016 referendum vote  However, growth slowed sharply in late 2018 as the Brexit deadline approached with no agreement, on how to leave the European project, set in place. IHS Markit's Chris Williamson said: "Growth...

One of the most influential architects of the Good Friday Agreement has told the BBC he is planning to take the government to court over the Irish backstop proposals included in the current Brexit deal. Former First Minister of Northern Ireland Lord David Trimble, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the negotiations, told Laura Kuenssberg that the Irish protocol, including the backstop, contravenes the GFA (also known as the Belfast Agreement) and that he plans to bring the government...

Number 10 has admitted there are no imminent meetings planned between the Prime Minister and other EU leaders. However, the PM is still hoping she can secure concessions on the Northern Ireland border by next week. Theresa May is due to visit Northern Ireland tomorrow to try to win support for her new Brexit plans, but it is yet to be seen if the EU will even consider them. Angela Merkel speaking from Tokyo today said: "We want to do everything to ensure...

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