New Labour leader to be announced on 4 April, party confirms January 6, 2020 The new Labour leader will be announced on 4 April, as the party seeks a replacement for Jeremy Corbyn following his disastrous election result last month. The ballot will run from 21 February until midday on 2 April, with the results announced the following Saturday as part of a special conference. The party is allowing [...]
Boris Johnson tells Iraqi counterpart UK is ‘unwavering’ in support January 6, 2020 Boris Johnson has told the Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi of the UK’s “unwavering” support for the country, in the wake of the killing of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. Johnson and his counterpart held a phone call this morning, as the ramifications of the targeted US drone attack against general Soleimani continue to ripple. [...]
Labour leadership hots up as Rayner launches deputy bid, as Jess Phillips forced into Brexit u-turn January 6, 2020 The Labour leadership contest has intensified today, as the party’s national executive committee meets to thrash out the framework for the coming weeks. Angela Rayner has launched her bid for deputy leader, replacing Tom Watson who stood down during the election campaign, saying the party must “win or die”. The shadow education secretary, who at [...]
Boris Johnson to hold crisis talks over Soleimani killing January 6, 2020 Boris Johnson will hold a series of talks over escalating tensions between Iran and the West in the coming hours, following the assassination of military leader Qasem Soleimani. The Prime Minister will convene a meeting of senior ministers, including the foreign secretary Dominic Raab and defence secretary Ben Wallace, this afternoon. He will then chair [...]
CBI welcomes Prime Minister’s Brexit trade deal deadline December 17, 2019 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has thrown its support behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to leave the EU with or without a Brexit trade deal come December 2020. Often vocal in its opposition to the government’s stance on a no-deal Brexit, the CBI today welcomed Johnson’s decision to block any further Brexit delay, [...]
Gove insists UK-EU trade deal possible by 2020 December 17, 2019 Michael Gove has insisted the UK will get a trade deal before the end of transition this time next year, as he defended Number 10 plans to rule out an extension. As reported by CityAM, Boris Johnson’s team has rewritten the Withdrawal Agreement Bill ahead of being brought back to parliament on Friday. Concessions [...]
‘You ain’t seen nothin’ yet,’ Boris Johnson says as he promises Tories will represent new voters December 17, 2019 Boris Johnson has promised to represent voters new to the Conservative party, telling his Cabinet ministers they must work “flat out to change our country for the better”. At his first Cabinet meeting since securing an 80-seat majority, the Prime Minister by noting that last week’s election had redrawn the political map of Britain – [...]
Boris Johnson to amend Brexit bill to rip out no-deal concessions December 17, 2019 Boris Johnson will bring his Brexit bill before a new intake of MPs this week without the concessions he made before the election, CityAM understands. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill – the key legislation that will pave the way for the UK to leave the European Union on 31 January – is expected to come [...]
Nicky Morgan stays as Culture Secretary as Boris kicks off mini-reshuffle December 16, 2019 Boris Johnson has named new ministers as he looks to fill the roles vacated by the election – but has also re-appointed Nicky Morgan as culture secretary despite her standing down as an MP. Morgan will become a peer in the House of Lords but retain her brief overseeing culture, media, sport and digital. In [...]
Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings eye Whitehall overhaul December 16, 2019 A newly emboldened Prime Minister is expected to be planning a major shake-up of Whitehall, overturning many of the reforms brought in by Theresa May and cutting back on the number of government departments. Boris Johnson is understood to be looking at scrapping the Department for International Development (DfID), long seen by the Tory right [...]
