Labour’s Brexit spokesman has suggested Theresa May could still end parliamentary deadlock by including a “confirmatory” public vote as part of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill. Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said he was doubtful a third attempt to get the WAB through parliament would succeed. He told Sky News: “We’ve had two years of […]
Details of the plan, including blocking a second EU referendum, were contained in a leaked memo which was sent to Labour on Wednesday, a day after the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn met for private talks. It included giving MPs free votes in which they would rank in order of preference five different forms of customs […]
WASHINGTON — Democrats in the House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas. Called the Equality Act, the bill is a top priority […]
At the start of this week, Gavin Williamson wrote in the Mail on Sunday that the cross-party Brexit talks were destined to fail and could only end in tears. After reports that Theresa May had tears in her eyes during her showdown with the 1922 executive, perhaps Mr Williamson’s prediction has been proved correct. After […]
WASHINGTON — Two Venezuelan diplomats on Thursday effectively ended a singular standoff that has been simmering on a quiet Washington side street since April. In a brief statement to a crowd of supporters, Carlos Vecchio, the ambassador appointed by the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, and Gustavo Tarre, who represents the Guaidó administration at the […]
Revenues were mixed in 2018 at some of President Trump’s most recognizable properties — from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Hotel in Washington — at a time when the Trump family faced a barrage of scrutiny from government investigators, according to a financial disclosure form released on Thursday. The president’s Washington hotel, a favored spot […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jeffrey Rosen as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department, after Attorney General William Barr recommended Rosen for the job to President Donald Trump. Rosen, who most recently served as the deputy secretary at the Department of Transportation, was confirmed along party lines by a […]
‘For The Record’ is being published by William Collins Books, and will be released in hardback, ebook and audio. But significantly, the autobiography is being released just six weeks before Britain is set to leave the European Union following the extended deadline granted by Brussels last month. The book could potentially contain several bombshell claims […]
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been very outspoken about the fact these European elections were “not supposed to happen”. Given the delay in the UK’s exit from the European Union, the UK is now required to participate. Voter turnout for the European elections in the UK has always been lower than the average EU […]
Under normal circumstances, the imminent arrival of a US president would be gold for the Government. Lots of opportunities for PR shots, to make noble speeches about our storied history and to distract the country from any actual news. But the off-the-cuff reaction of one minister to being told about Donald Trump’s plans yesterday summed […]