The prime minister has told the BBC that he will follow the law, but will leave the EU at the end of October. “I will uphold the constitution, I will obey the law, but we will come out on October the 31st” he told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. A bill was passed by Parliament in […]
The Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, has ruled out entering into a coalition with the Conservatives or the Labour party if a general election delivers a hung Parliament. Ms Swinson insisted that neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Corbyn was “fit to be our prime minister”. She said: “I’m not going to support Boris Johnson or […]
Media captionUmunna on Labour: “These people aren’t liberal” Chuka Umunna has launched a scathing attack on his former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, accusing him of “lauding authoritarian regimes”. The Liberal Democrat MP left Labour in March over its position on Brexit and handling of anti-Semitism allegations. The foreign affairs spokesman used his speech at party conference […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption This is the first official meeting between the two men since Mr Johnson took office The UK has yet to come forward with a solution to replace the backstop, says the European Commission. Downing Street said a meeting between Boris Johnson and Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker was “constructive”. But in […]
The Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, has ruled out entering into a coalition with the Conservatives or the Labour party if a general election delivers a hung Parliament. Ms Swinson insisted that neither Boris Johnson nor Jeremy Corbyn was “fit to be our prime minister”. She said: “I’m not going to support Boris Johnson or […]
Media captionUmunna on Labour: “These people aren’t liberal” Chuka Umunna has launched a scathing attack on his former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, accusing him of “lauding authoritarian regimes”. The Liberal Democrat MP left Labour in March over its position on Brexit and handling of anti-Semitism allegations. The foreign affairs spokesman used his speech at party conference […]
Media captionUmunna on Labour: “These people aren’t liberal” Chuka Umunna has launched a scathing attack on his former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, accusing him of “lauding authoritarian regimes”. The Liberal Democrat MP left Labour in March over its position on Brexit and handling of anti-Semitism allegations. The foreign affairs spokesman used his speech at party conference […]
Image copyright Getty Images The Guardian has apologised for saying David Cameron had only felt “privileged pain” over the death of his son. In extracts of his memoirs published on Sunday, the former PM praises the NHS care his disabled son Ivan received before he died in 2009, aged six. But the paper asked whether […]
Image copyright Getty Images The Guardian has apologised for saying David Cameron had only felt “privileged pain” over the death of his son. In extracts of his memoirs published on Sunday, the former PM praises the NHS care his disabled son Ivan received before he died in 2009, aged six. But the paper asked whether […]
Media captionPriti Patel: Government focus is ‘leaving with a deal’ The “entire machinery of government” is focused on getting a Brexit deal with the EU, says Priti Patel. The home secretary said Boris Johnson was “fully committed” to negotiating an agreement by the 31 October deadline. But when pressed by the BBC’s Andrew Marr to […]
