Politics

Jacob Rees-Mogg has handed in a letter of no-confidence to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee. The prominent Brexiter told said Theresa May’s Brexit deal “has turned out to be worse than anticipated and fails to meet the promises given to the nation by the Prime Minister”. The letter follows up on a threat Mr Rees-Mogg made in the House of Commons this morning, when he reeled off a list of promises he said the Prime Minister had...

The pound is plummeting after Dominic Raab, and three other prominent Ministers resigned the morning, following May's Brexit deal with the EU. The prospect of a 'no deal' Brexit is rising and the Pound is falling. The Pound-to-Euro exchange rate is quoted at 1.1334, the Pound-to-Dollar exchange rate at 1.2786. We are seeing huge +1% losses against the Australian and New Zealand Dollars. Commenting on the fall in Sterling following the resignation of Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Exiting...

Today Jeremy Corbyn has laid into May in the Commons over the Brexit deal, he told the House that the deal did not meet the six tests Labour needed the plan to pass for his party support it. He called the deal "half baked," and he said that he had no confidence that Government could sort a deal out by end of 2020. He said if a deal is not agreed by the end of 2020, there would be further...

Suella Braverman has quit as minister in the Brexit department. She is the 4th resignation after Esther McVey, Dominc Raab and the Northern Ireland Minster earlier today, She tweeted: "It is with deep regret and after reflection that I have had to tender my resignation today as a Brexit Minister. Thank you for the opportunity. I look forward to working to support Brexit from the Backbenches. This has not been an easy decision." It is with deep regret and after...

The Secretary for Works and Pensions is the most high profile resignation over Theresa May's Brexit Deal and the third minister to resign this morning. There were reports of a tearful row between her and the Prime Minister as she attempted to sell her Brexit plan to her cabinet last night.  Following the blazing row in which she was shouted down, there were rumours that she would be among the first cabinet resignations. https://twitter.com/mrchrisaddison/status/1062748001309990912 "The deal you put before cabinet...

The prime minister's 585-page proposed agreement was finalised late last night, these are the main points that have emerged from it, so far. More analysis to follow. UK to become a "single customs territory" starting in March 2019 going on until December 2020 UK will remain in EU customs union indefinitely if new agreement not reached by December 2020 Northern Ireland will be in the same customs agreement as UK and EU if no future agreement is agreed EU nationals...

The deal struck between Britain and the EU over Brexit yesterday is  a"lose-lose" situation and only a piece of "damage control", according to Donald Tusk. Speaking in Brussels on this morning after the release late on Wednesday of the Brexit agreement Donald Tusk told reporters: "I took good note of Prime Minister May’s statement yesterday. "Of course I don’t share the prime minister’s enthusiasm about Brexit as such. Since the very beginning we have had no doubt that Brexit is a...

Northern Ireland minister Shailesh Vara has quit the government in protest at Theresa May's Brexit deal, which he claimed would leave the UK in a "half-way house" outside the EU. In a statement posted on Twitter, he said: "The EU referendum offered a simple choice - to either stay in or leave the EU. The result was decisive with the UK public voting to leave, and that is what we as their elected representatives, must deliver. "The agreement put forward however, does not do that as...

Tensions in the Tory party grew when it emerged that deputy EU negotiator Sabine Weyand had explained to ambassadors that Theresa May's deal will mean the UK aligns its rules with European rules, while the EU "will retain all the controls".