New immigration curbs on low-skilled workers could cause huge damage to Britain’s economy, the Government has been warned. The head of the Confederation of British Industry says she is ‘very concerned’ by post-Brexit plans to restrict immigration visas for workers earning less than £30,000. Carolyn Fairbairn, the CBI’s Director-General, says the plans risk causing a […]
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The UK could cancel its departure from the EU at the stroke of a pen, a leading European law expert has said. European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona said it can be done without permission from the other 27 EU states. He had been asked by a group of Scottish politicians […]
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Council leaders from across the country have called for an emergency injection of cash to avoid a financial crisis caused by years of austerity cuts. Almost 80 Labour council leaders have written to Communities Secretary James Brokenshire warning of a ‘catastrophic’ collapse if the cuts continue. They are demanding that additional planned funding cuts of […]
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UKIP leader Gerard Batten has won the overwhelming backing of his party’s national executive after his controversial appointment of Tommy Robinson as an adviser. Members voted against the commencement of a no confidence procedure in Batten but also refused to endorse Robinson in his new role. The convicted criminal and English Defence League (EDL) founder […]
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Theresa May is defying intense pressure from all sides and refusing to publish the full legal advice on her Brexit withdrawal deal. The Prime Minister has been warned by Labour that she could spark a constitutional crisis if she only publishes an abridged version later today. Attorney General Geoffrey Cox is due to make a […]
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A UKIP MEP has defected from the party in protest at its decision to bring English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson in as an adviser. Patrick O’Flynn accused UKIP leader Gerard Batten of having a ‘fixation’ with Robinson, who will advise on prison reform and grooming gangs. The party’s former economics spokesman has joined the […]
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Rebel Tory MPs seeking to oust Theresa May were still struggling to get enough letters to force a confidence vote on her leadership today. The Prime Minister would face a mandatory vote if 48 of her MPs wrote letters of no confidence to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the back bench 1922 committee. But despite […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have lost the support of the party that has kept her Government in power since last year’s general election. The ten MPs of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) abstained on Monday in a crunch vote over the Budget in what was described as a ‘warning shot’ to Mrs May. […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May hit back at her critics over the weekend, telling them: ‘Getting rid of me won’t make a Brexit deal any easier.’ She called for unity in what she said was a ‘crucial’ week for the country as her proposed withdrawal agreement with the EU came under renewed fire from all sides. […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May came out fighting tonight to insist that her Brexit deal was the right one for the country and its people. After a day of ministerial resignations and amid growing clamour for a leadership challenge, she told a press conference: “I am going to see this through.” Mrs May was speaking after […]
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