May says draft deal takes UK ‘significantly closer’ to Brexit
Theresa May has urged Cabinet ministers to act in the national interest and support a Brexit deal which takes the UK “significantly closer” to delivering the result of the referendum.
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May set for Cabinet showdown over Brexit deal
Theresa May is facing a crunch showdown with Brexit-backing ministers as she seeks to persuade her Cabinet to back a draft deal on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
May faces Cabinet showdown as Brexiteers condemn deal with Brussels
Cabinet ministers have been urged to reject Theresa May’s Brexit plan when they gather for a crunch showdown on Wednesday.
May faces Cabinet showdown as Brexiteers condemn deal with Brussels
Cabinet ministers have been urged to reject Theresa May’s Brexit plan when they gather for a crunch showdown on Wednesday.
May faces Brexiteer fury as Cabinet prepares to consider deal
Theresa May faced a Brexiteer backlash as her Cabinet began consideration of a deal with Brussels.
I won’t agree a Brexit deal that compromises referendum result, says May
Theresa May has warned that she will not sign up to a Brexit “agreement at any cost” as she said “significant” issues continue to block the path to a deal with Brussels.
Hopes fading of Brexit breakthrough at weekly Cabinet meeting
Hopes that Theresa May’s Cabinet might sign off a Brexit deal on Tuesday appear to have been dashed, as both the EU and UK sides said issues remain to be settled.
Substantial obstacles remain to Brexit deal despite late-night talks
Brexit negotiations remain deadlocked over measures to prevent a hard border between the UK and Ireland.
Theresa May under further Brexit pressure as clock ticks down
Michel Barnier will update ministers from European Union nations on the state of the Brexit negotiations as domestic pressure on Theresa May intensifies.
Boris Johnson calls for Cabinet mutiny over PM’s Brexit plans
Boris Johnson has claimed Theresa May is on the brink of “total surrender” to the EU over Brexit as he urged the Cabinet to mutiny against the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agenda.
Johnson calls for Cabinet mutiny over PM’s Brexit plans
Boris Johnson has claimed Theresa May is on the brink of “total surrender” to the EU over Brexit as he urged the Cabinet to mutiny against the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agenda.
May faces renewed Brexit pressure after surprise ministerial resignation
Theresa May was facing fresh Brexit pressure on a number of fronts after a surprise ministerial resignation left Tory wounds on EU withdrawal exposed again.
Boris Johnson backs brother Jo’s decision to quit over Brexit
Boris Johnson said he had “boundless admiration” for his brother Jo, who has quit as a minister over Theresa May’s handling of Brexit.
Jo Johnson quits as minister over Brexit and calls for second referendum
Jo Johnson has resigned from Theresa May’s Government in protest at her Brexit plan, warning the country faced a choice between “vassalage” under her proposed deal or the “chaos” of crashing out of the EU.
Burn him! Johnson effigy jeered at bonfire celebration
An effigy of Boris Johnson holding an axe and Theresa May’s severed head was met with jeers and calls for him to be burned during bonfire celebrations.
Britain cannot have unilateral power to end Brexit backstop, Ireland warns May
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has told Theresa May that he will not accept a Brexit deal which gives the UK the unilateral power to halt “backstop” arrangements for the border with Northern Ireland.
Mooted Brexit deal is an ‘absolute stinker’, warns Boris Johnson
Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson has denounced a mooted Brexit deal with the EU as an “absolute stinker” and urged MPs to reject it.
Boris Johnson effigy to be burned at annual bonfire event
An effigy of Boris Johnson will be burned at an annual bonfire celebration.
UK condemns killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi in ‘strongest possible terms’
The UK has condemned the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and promised a “thoughtful and considered” response to the “appalling brutality”.
Killing of Khashoggi must be condemned in strongest possible terms – May
Theresa May has condemned the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and demanded answers about his death.
Sir John Major warns Brexiteers will face a reckoning for false promises
Brexiteers responsible for persuading the British to leave the European Union will never be forgiven for their “false promises”, Sir John Major has warned.
Steve Bannon says he’s not trying to impose ‘American solution’ on Europe
Steve Bannon has rejected any suggestion his work to boost support for far-right parties in Europe is an attempt to “impose some sort of American solution” on the continent’s political landscape.
Bid to topple May would provoke ‘collapse and disarray’ – minister
Any bid to topple Theresa May as Tory leader by hardline Brexiteers would trigger “collapse and disarray”, a prominent minister has said.
Dancing May announces end to austerity and promises ‘better days ahead’
Theresa May has declared the age of austerity over with a message to voters that “there are better days ahead”.
Theresa May mocks Boris Johnson in Tory conference speech
Theresa May took a swipe at Boris Johnson from the conference stage and mocked his foul-mouthed attack on business.
There are better days ahead – Theresa May declares end to austerity
Theresa May has declared the age of austerity over with a message to voters that “there are better days ahead”.
Blow for Prime Minister as MP calls for her removal minutes before key speech
Theresa May suffered a blow less than an hour before her crucial speech to Conservative activists as one of her own MPs called for her to be removed as party leader.
Ross Thomson plays bodyguard for Boris Johnson
Aberdeen South MP Ross Thomson appeared to have been taking tips from a recent TV hit as he played “bodyguard” to Boris Johnson yesterday.
From Borismania to tedious ramble: How the papers reacted to Johnson’s speech
All eyes may be on Theresa May as she addresses the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham on Wednesday – but many of the paper’s column inches are dedicated to a fellow top Tory: Boris Johnson.
Theresa May sees a future ‘full of promise’ for post-Brexit Britain
In one of the most important speeches of her political career, Theresa May will seek to rally her fractious party behind her by declaring that Britain’s post-Brexit future is “full of promise”.
Theresa May sees a future ‘full of promise’ for post-Brexit Britain
In one of the most important speeches of her political career, Theresa May will seek to rally her fractious party behind her by declaring that Britain’s post-Brexit future is “full of promise”.
Boris Johnson brands PM’s Brexit plan a ‘constitutional outrage’
Boris Johnson has denounced Theresa May’s Chequers plan for EU withdrawal as a “constitutional outrage” that would leave the UK humiliated and unable to reap the economic benefits from Brexit