Image copyright Getty Images The government has insisted that a review of the cost of a new high-speed railway linking London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds is continuing. The assurances come despite the project reportedly needing an extra £30bn. HS2 chairman Allan Cook has written to the Department for Transport (DfT) to warn that the project […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Chancellor Philip Hammond has indicated he may vote to bring down the next PM to stop a no-deal Brexit. Asked whether he would back a motion of no-confidence in the government, he said he could “not exclude anything”. Mr Hammond also said he would do “everything in my power” to stop […]
Media captionTrump: Johnson would do a ‘great job’ US President Donald Trump has said Boris Johnson would do “a great job” as UK prime minister and they would have “a very good relationship”. “He’s a different kind of a guy but they say I’m a different kind of a guy too,” Mr Trump told reporters. […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Chancellor Philip Hammond has indicated he may vote to bring down the next PM to stop a no-deal Brexit. Asked whether he would back a motion of no-confidence in the government, he said he could “not exclude anything”. Mr Hammond also said he would do “everything in my power” to stop […]
Image copyright Press Association Image caption Sajid Javid: “I know what it’s like to be told to go back to where I came from…” Home Secretary Sajid Javid has condemned “naked populism” in the US and described chants made at a Donald Trump rally as “completely unacceptable”. Mr Trump disavowed chants of “send her back” […]
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Darren Grimes founded youth group BeLeave The founder of the youth-focused pro-Brexit campaign group BeLeave has won his appeal against a £20,000 fine imposed by the elections regulator. Darren Grimes was punished by the Electoral Commission last year, after being accused of breaching spending rules during the 2016 EU […]
Image caption Self-proclaimed British “yellow vest” protester James Goddard followed Anna Soubry outside Westminster A pro-Brexit activist has admitted to public order offences after calling MP Anna Soubry a Nazi outside Parliament. James Goddard, 30, from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, pleaded guilty to causing alarm and distress using threatening or abusive language. He also admitted one […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Chancellor Philip Hammond has indicated he may vote to bring down the next PM to stop a no-deal Brexit. Asked whether he would back a motion of no-confidence in the government, he said he could “not exclude anything”. Mr Hammond also said he would do “everything in my power” to stop […]
Image copyright Press Association Image caption Sajid Javid: “I know what it’s like to be told to go back to where I came from…” Home Secretary Sajid Javid has condemned “naked populism” in the US and described chants made at a Donald Trump rally as “completely unacceptable”. Mr Trump disavowed chants of “send her back” […]
Image copyright Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are reportedly in line to get a pay rise. The armed forces will get a 2.9% rise, teachers and school staff 2.75%, police officers, dentists and consultants 2.5%, senior civil servants 2%, the Times said. It is thought the rise will come from existing […]
