A row erupted in the Commons last night after Speaker John Bercow broke with precedent to allow MPs to vote on a Brexit amendment and inflict another defeat on the Government. Many Tory MPs accused Bercow of authorising a ‘unilateral change’ to Parliamentary rules and ignoring the advice of his own officials. But Bercow defended […]
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More than 12 per cent of the workforce is facing the axe at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the company announced today. The company said it will cut as many as 5000 posts out of a total UK staff of 40,000, with management, administrative and marketing roles most at risk. Some production staff could also go […]
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Brexit hardliners in the UK are prepared to pay any price to get what they want, Ireland’s deputy prime minister has said. With the crucial House of Commons vote on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal due next week, Simon Coveney said the time for ‘wishful thinking’ was over. He told a conference in Dublin that […]
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More than 115 MPs have demanded an improved police response to abusive protestors targeting politicians outside Parliament. They called on Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick as concerns grew about the behaviour of activists on College Green, opposite Parliament. Many MPs conduct media interviews there and on Monday the Remain-supporting Tory Anna Soubry was verbally abused […]
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Sweeping price cuts have been announced by some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets as they launch a new year battle for customers. Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury have responded to tough market conditions with reductions in a range of goods to kick off 2019. Tesco has cut prices by up to 50 per cent on hundreds […]
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The Prime Minister said today the UK will enter ‘uncharted territory’ if Parliament rejects her Brexit deal next week. Theresa May said next week’s Commons vote on her EU withdrawal agreement would definitely go ahead, even though she is still facing a defeat. She said she would redouble her efforts to win MPs over and […]
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Retailer John Lewis ended 2018 on a high with sales up by 11 per cent for the last week of December compared with the previous year. The figures cover the John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets and come as high street retailers struggle in the face of online competition. A number of high-profile retail […]
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has deflected growing calls from within the party to alter its Brexit stance ahead of a delayed vote on the EU withdrawal deal. He said this week that he still favoured negotiating a new deal if Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal blueprint is, as expected, voted down by MPs this month. […]
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Rail unions are to blame for spiralling fares due to their excessive pay demands, the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said today. As commuters were hit by a 3.1 per cent rise on their return to work today, Mr Grayling said unions demanded ‘higher pay rises than anyone else’ and went on strike to get them. […]
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Any chance of a ‘massive’ trade deal between the UK and US will vanish if Theresa May’s Brexit plans are approved by MPs this month, a senior diplomat has warned. President Donald Trump’s offer of a ‘quick, massive’ bilateral trade deal promised an exciting future for the UK, the US Ambassador to London Wood Johnson […]
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