EU leaders tell UK the Brexit deal cannot be renegotiated May 28, 2019 EU leaders have ruled out any renegotiation of the Brexit deal as Theresa May once again called for MPs to compromise. Arriving for her final summit in Brussels on Tuesday, numerous leaders made it clear to May the proposal which has been rejected by the UK parliament three times was the only deal on offer. Outgoing [...]
BBC calls on top presenters for Tory leadership race debates May 28, 2019 The BBC has confirmed it will host a series of TV debates and interviews as Tory leadership hopefuls battle it out to become the next Prime Minister. BBC News will put on a series of special programmes, including a debate between all the candidates in the leadership race in mid-June, moderated by Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis. [...]
EU leaders meet to mull over potential candidates for top jobs May 28, 2019 EU leaders are meeting in Brussels today to mull potential candidates for the organisation's top jobs, including the head of the commission, currently held by Jean-Claude Junker. The EU heads meet a day after results came in for the EU parliamentary elections, in which centrist mainstream parties lost ground to smaller parties including nationalists, liberals and greens. [...]
Tony Blair: Jeremy Corbyn made ‘same mistake’ on Brexit as Theresa May May 28, 2019 Tony Blair has blamed Jeremy Corbyn's lack of clarity for Labour’s disastrous performance in the European elections, saying he made the “same mistake” as Theresa May in trying to “sit on the fence” on Brexit. Read more: Alastair Campbell expelled from the Labour Party Despite admitting to having voted Labour “without any great enthusiasm” on [...]
Alastair Campbell expelled from the Labour Party May 28, 2019 Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell has been kicked out of the Labour Party. Campbell, who helped mastermind Labour’s 1997 general election landslide victory, revealed on Sunday he voted for the Lib Dems in the European elections as he supported the party’s anti-Brexit stance. He took to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon to confirm he [...]
Equality watchdog launches probe into Labour antisemitism claims May 28, 2019 The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a formal probe into claims of antisemitism within Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party. The investigation will seek to establish whether Labour has discriminated against, harassed or victimised anybody because they are Jewish. The commission launched the probe after "receiving a number of complaints about allegations of antisemitism" within [...]
Jeremy Hunt calls no-deal Brexit ‘political suicide’ as Matt Hancock backs ‘mission critical’ Brexit May 28, 2019 Tory leader hopeful Jeremy Hunt has warned that a no-deal Brexit would be “political suicide” as heavyweights set out their stalls ahead of next month’s party leadership contest. Read more: Brexit party storms ahead in EU elections as voters shun Labour and Tories Instead of pushing for the UK to crash out of the EU, [...]
Sports Direct HQ sold to Malaysian pension fund for £120m May 28, 2019 Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has confirmed the freehold sale of its headquarters to a Malaysian pension fund. The sportswear retailer, which will continue to occupy the building on a 15-year lease, said this morning that it has sold its logistics centre to Kwasa Logix Sportivo for more than £120m in cash. Read more: Debenhams versus [...]
M&G Investments rejects hostile takeover of Provident Financial May 28, 2019 M&G Investments has announced that it will reject a hostile takeover of Provident Financial by rival sub-prime lender Non-Standard Finance. The investment firm, which owns 1.7 per cent of Provident’s stock, has joined Schroders and Coltrane in confirming it will refuse to back the deal. Read more: Non-Standard Finance confident of watchdog support for £1.3bn [...]
Farewell to Theresa May, the most ineffectual Prime Minister in modern history May 28, 2019 When Theresa May departs from Number 10 for the final time, her portrait will be added to the collection which snakes down the main staircase. It is the ritualised ending for all Prime Ministers, good, bad or indifferent. It will be hard for her to walk down those stairs without thinking of her legacy, and [...]
