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 […]
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 […]
Image copyright Reuters, EPA The UK is not prepared to postpone Brexit beyond the current 31 October deadline, Boris Johnson is to tell European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at talks on Monday. The lunchtime meeting in Luxembourg will be the first time the pair have met since the PM took office in July. A Downing […]
Image copyright Getty Images The Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they come to power at the next general election. Members voted for the new policy at their party conference in Bournemouth by an overwhelming majority. Previously, the party has backed another referendum or “People’s Vote”, saying they would campaign to Remain. After […]
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 […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson and David Cameron campaigned together ahead of the 2015 general election Boris Johnson did not believe in Brexit during the referendum campaign and backed Leave “because it would help his political career”, says David Cameron. In an extract from his memoir published in the Sunday Times, the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson and David Cameron campaigned together ahead of the 2015 general election Boris Johnson did not believe in Brexit during the referendum campaign and backed Leave “because it would help his political career”, says David Cameron. In an extract from his memoir published in the Sunday Times, the […]
Image copyright PA Media The government is planning changes to the law aimed at bringing in longer sentences for some of England and Wales’ worst criminal offenders. The Sunday Telegraph says the measures could affect the sentencing of murderers of pre-school age children. The government also wants violent and sexual offenders to serve at least […]
Image copyright PA Media The government is planning changes to the law aimed at bringing in longer sentences for some of England and Wales’ worst criminal offenders. The Sunday Telegraph says the measures could affect the sentencing of murderers of pre-school age children. The government also wants violent and sexual offenders to serve at least […]
Jo Swinson says she does not forgive David Cameron for calling a referendum on the EU. During a Q&A session at her party conference, the Liberal Democrat leader said many of the problems the UK was facing stem from the former Tory prime minister’s “shocking misjudgement”, where he “put the interests of the Conservative Party […]
