Prime Minister Theresa May said tonight that she will ask for a second extension to the UK’s Brexit deadline in an attempt to solve the deadlock in Parliament. She vowed to ‘break the logjam’ in the House of Commons and said she will seek a meeting with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to discuss a possible […]
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Manufacturing growth in the UK hit a 13-month high last month – driven by factories stockpiling goods ahead of Brexit, new figures have shown. Research by IHS Markit/CIPS revealed that the increase in stock being held by firms was at a record high for the third month consecutive month. The manufacturing sector’s Purchasing Managers’ Index […]
Continue ReadingMPs should not be ignored if they vote for a softer Brexit this week, the Justice Secretary David Gauke said today. Parliament will hold an indicative vote on Brexit alternatives tomorrow and a customs union with the EU is emerging as a strong preference Gauke told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show that Theresa May’s deal […]
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A committee of MPs has called for action to be taken over excessive pay awards for UK company bosses. They say the awards are damaging the UK’s reputation and want remuneration packages for business leaders to be linked to those of their workforces. MPs on the Business Select Committee said ‘corporate greed’ was behind a […]
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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says that there will be a second independence referendum in Scotland. She told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show today that another poll was ‘inevitable’ but that she would wait until Brexit was resolved before pressing ahead with her plans. Sturgeon told Marr: “Another Scottish independence referendum is going to happen. […]
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An estimated one million people packed the streets of London yesterday to call for a second EU referendum as the UK’s Brexit deadlock continued. The ‘Put It To The People’ march drew support from across the political spectrum, with many leading figures addressing huge crowds at a rally after the march. They included Labour deputy […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Theresa May appeared today to confirm that the backstop proposal for the Irish border would not be removed from her Brexit deal. She told an audience in Belfast that she would instead seek changes to the controversial backstop plan she had negotiated with the EU as part of the withdrawal deal. The Prime […]
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The car maker Nissan must re-apply for almost £60m of taxpayer cash after it decided not to proceed with plans to build the X-Trail SUV at its Sunderland plant. A deal struck between the Government and Nissan in 2016 stipulated that the cash would only be paid if the car was made in the UK. […]
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House prices in the UK ‘almost ground to a halt’ in January, according to figures from the Nationwide. The building society said growth was the lowest for almost six years, with prices up 0.1 per cent – they went up by 0.5 per cent in December. It is the worst set of figures from the […]
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The Brexit process may have to be extended in order to get key legislation in place ahead of the UK’s departure from the EU, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. He said a delay beyond the scheduled exit date of March 29 would become necessary if talks over changes to the withdrawal deal drag on […]
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