Image caption Guernsey Chief Minister Gavin St Pier has written open letters to national newspapers arguing against the MPs’ move Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are not represented in the UK’s House of Commons, yet its MPs are being asked to change laws in the islands. Some have warned the move could spark […]
Image copyright Getty Images The government needs to stop leaving councils “in the dark” over Brexit and urgently provide more support, MPs say. The Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government committee said ministers should prioritise making sure that EU funding will be fully replaced after the UK leaves the EU. Its report said plans for […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption HMS Resolution pictured in about 1970 The Ministry of Defence has been criticised over its failure to dispose of 20 obsolete nuclear submarines. Nine of the vessels still contain nuclear fuel, according to the government spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO). Failing to get rid of them risked […]
Media captionTheresa May: “I’m offering to sit down with the leader of the opposition” Theresa May will ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit deadline to “break the logjam” in Parliament. The PM says she wants to meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a plan on the future relationship with the EU. […]
Image copyright Terry Harris Image caption One device was found near Yaxley in Cambridgeshire Two “malicious” devices were left on railway tracks in a pro-Brexit sabotage attempt, police have said. The items were left on lines near Netherfield, Nottinghamshire, and Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, in March. One had a note saying “leave means leave”, with another saying […]
Media captionNick Boles: Theresa May is ‘splitting the country’ Former Conservative MP Nick Boles has accused the cabinet of being “cowardly and selfish” for failing to challenge Theresa May’s approach to Brexit. Mr Boles, who quit the parliamentary party on Monday, said the PM had “misunderstood and mismanaged” the whole process of leaving the EU. […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Macron, right, told reporters that France and Ireland would be the countries most impacted by a no-deal outcome The European Union will not be hostage to a “political crisis” in the UK, France’s president has said. Emmanuel Macron was speaking in Paris during talks with Irish PM Leo Varadkar. […]
Image copyright Getty Images Nicola Sturgeon has accused Theresa May of “kicking the can” after the prime minister said she would ask the EU for a further Brexit deadline extension. Mrs May called for talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to “break the logjam” in the Commons over Brexit. Ms Sturgeon said the prime minister […]
Media captionTheresa May: “I’m offering to sit down with the leader of the opposition” Theresa May will ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit deadline to “break the logjam” in Parliament. The PM says she wants to meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a plan on the future relationship with the EU. […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Macron, right, told reporters that France and Ireland would be the countries most impacted by a no-deal outcome The European Union will not be hostage to a “political crisis” in the UK, France’s president has said. Emmanuel Macron was speaking in Paris during talks with Irish PM Leo Varadkar. […]
