Getty This is Business Insider’s politics live-blog charting the latest developments as May’s Brexit deal continues to unravel. Refresh the page for updates. LONDON — Theresa May suffered a huge blow to her authority on Thursday as multiple ministers including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and Work & Pensions Secretary Esther McVey resigned in protest at […]
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Worse than Chequers! Brexiteer 'head in hands' as he names Theresa May REPLACEMENT
The Tory MP for North West Leicestershire rubbished the Brexit deal proposed by both Theresa May and European Union negotiator Michel Barnier, warning it would not even allow Britain to leave the Brussels bloc with the permission of the EU. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Mr Bridgen said: “When I actually saw the full […]
Only 16% of experts believe Theresa May will secure a Brexit future trade deal with the EU before the deadline
Getty Experts aren’t confident that Theresa May is going to secure a Brexit trade deal with the EU before the 2020 deadline. According to a new poll of 100 academics who specialise on the subject, just 16% think the UK Prime Minister will get a deal. 42%, meanwhile, think the UK will leave the EU […]
'GET RID of her!' Farage RAGES against Theresa May's deal – 'WORST Prime Minister ever'
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, the former Ukip leader said he believed the draft Brexit plan Theresa May will reveal on Wednesday is “the worst deal in history”. The mastermind behind the Leave campaign claimed the Prime Minister had to be replaced with someone else prepared to go back to Brussels and threaten to […]
Spice Girls proclaim “people power” backing Theresa May’s call to end Brexit divisiveness
Since announcing their UK tour for 2019, The Spice Girls have sold over 600,000 tickets. It’s not surprising that they’ve had to add extra dates due to phenomenal demand to see them back together. And now the singers have replaced their “girl power” catchphrase with a call to “people power” in light of the divisiveness […]
Theresa May’s Brexit deal is being declared dead before it has even been born
Getty There is growing concern that Theresa May’s Brexit deal will be voted down by MPs in December, even if it is approved by her Cabinet this week. At the centre of concerns remains proposals on how to keep open the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Parliamentary defeat would be disastrous […]
Jeremy Corbyn: If Theresa May can’t deliver Brexit, she must give us an election
REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Jeremy Corbyn has said that if Theresa May can’t deliver Brexit, then an election must be given. A second Brexit referendum could “stoke xenophobia”, so Corbyn maintains the best solution is to push for a general election. The news follows media polls that found 86 per cent of Labour members think voters […]
‘Nobody puts Theresa in a corner’: Expert reveals May has 'rule breaking' day in Salzburg
Theresa May, is currently in Salzburg deep in the midst of Brexit negotiations. She has been in the Austrian city for the past couple of days, addressing the 27 leaders of other member states for the first time since her Chequers plan was revealed. Mrts May met with European heads of state including as Emmanuel […]
Tories leak ‘secret plan’ to ditch Theresa May as leader & list of possible successors
A Tory internal memo that suggests Theresa May will be forced to stand down as leader “soon after March 2019,” and which details a list of pros and cons of possible candidates to replace the PM, has been leaked to the Telegraph. On the day May’s Chequers Brexit trade proposal has been roundly rejected by […]
Boris Johnson says Theresa May has ‘wrapped a suicide vest’ around the UK constitution with her Brexit strategy
REUTERS/Leon Neal/Pool Boris Johnson launched a fresh attack on Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, saying that she “wrapped a suicide vest around the British constitution” and handed the detonator to the EU. He added that the UK had handed EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier a “jemmy with which Brussels can choose — at any time — […]