MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Negotiate with the EU in haste, Rishi – and repent at your leisure By Mail on Sunday Comment Published: 23:46 GMT, 25 February 2023 | Updated: 00:18 GMT, 26 February 2023 At the point where Brexit and the Northern Irish peace process meet there is a sort of whirlpool of conflicting … Read more
Fury among the Tories after Conservative MPs claim they were offered a ‘£400,000 bribe’ to ‘defect’ to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party By Glen Owen and Brendan Carlin Published: 00:43 GMT, 12 February 2023 | Updated: 00:46 GMT, 12 February 2023 The Tory Party is considering a complaint to Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle after … Read more
Paris, Rome and Berlin can’t believe their luck! When Britain should be seizing the opportunities of Brexit, scrapping tax-free shopping for international tourists is a spectacular own goal, writes SIR ROCCO FORTE By Sir Rocco Forte For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:03 GMT, 12 February 2023 | Updated: 01:13 GMT, 12 February 2023 What … Read more
Boris Johnson claims Britain’s ability to support Ukraine has been boosted by Brexit as ex-PM suggests UK wouldn’t have delivered anti-tank weapons to Kyiv if it had ‘stuck with’ EU approach Boris Johnson claims Britain’s ability to support Ukraine was boosted by Brexit Ex-PM insists UK was able to take a ‘very distinct’ approach due … Read more
Rishi Sunak faces revolt over mooted Northern Ireland Brexit deal as Tories and DUP warn European judges must NOT have powers over the province Rishi Sunak believed to be on the verge of a deal with EU over Northern Ireland PM could concede that European judges have a say in disputes over province By James … Read more
Carrie Johnson fears that Rishi Sunak has ‘quietly shelved’ Boris’ law to fight puppy-smuggling despite manifesto commitment Animal Welfare Bill is yet to be passed despite being planned for September Mrs Johnson spoke yesterday of fears that the Bill had been abandoned by Sunak Government sources have indicated it is unlikely to be brought back … Read more
Remainer activist gets special adviser role at No10 as some Tories fear Government will go soft on Brexit Will Dry, the co-founder of pro-EU Our Future, Our Choice will start work at No10 Its prompted fears that Rishi Sunak’s Government could go soft on Brexit It follows reports that the Government wanted a ‘Swiss-style’ deal with … Read more
Red Wall Tories in threat to form breakaway party Tory MPs in ‘Red Wall’ seats fear becoming ‘one termers’ as Labour leads polls Rising Tory star Dehenna Davison announced she is standing down next election New breakaway party would be tougher than Sunak on immigration and Brexit By Glenn Owen For The Mail On Sunday … Read more
Ministers order civil service chiefs to trawl FIVE YEARS’ worth of the social media history of potential speakers in order to block ‘extremists’ – and critics of government policy Cabinet Office wants vetting for ‘problematic or controversial material’ online The changes demanded by Brexit Opportunities Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg Allies said they were ‘sensible’ and would block racists … Read more
Britain threatens new legal war with the EU as Brussels ‘blocks UK access to scientific programmes agreed under Brexit deal’ amid row over Northern Ireland UK agreed to participate in Copernicus, Horizon Europe and Euratom after Brexit Will cost £15bn over seven years under Trade and Cooperation Agreement Ministers have accused Brussels of blocking access due … Read more
Back in December 2020, Brexit talks were stalling and an ‘Australia-style’ no-deal between Britain and the EU loomed. That was when Boris Johnson was overheard whistling the Aussie ballad Waltzing Matilda in the corridors of No 10. In the event, of course, a deal was signed – and the Prime Minister focused his attentions elsewhere … Read more
Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg hints at Whitehall row over whether British cars should be fitted with ‘Big Brother’ speed limiters to fall in line with EU ruling Speed limiters must be fitted to all new cars sold in the EU from July this year It has been suggested the rule might still be adopted inthe … Read more
Tony Blair claims the UK is heading for ‘lower league’ status because Boris Johnson does not have a coherent plan for the long-term future of the nation as he delivers his first speech since backlash over his knighthood Tony Blair said there is a ‘gaping hole’ in Whitehall ‘where new ideas should be’ Ex-PM said … Read more