May heads to Brussels under pressure to rewrite Brexit deal
Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Wednesday to meet the European Union’s top official under pressure from Tory Brexiteers to secure further concessions.
Conservatives
It’s now or never to remove May, Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Tories
The Conservatives will be stuck with Theresa May as leader for the next general election unless they move to get rid of her now, Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned.
May to hold talks with Juncker on future relations with EU
Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Wednesday for Brexit talks with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.
Theresa May’s DUP allies fire Brexit warning shot amid claims of broken promises
Theresa May’s DUP allies have delivered a warning shot across the bows after accusing the Prime Minister of breaking fundamental promises on Brexit.
David Cameron moving back into politics ‘entirely a matter for him’, says No 10
Downing Street says a return to frontline politics by David Cameron would be a matter for him.
MPs react to David Cameron’s rumoured plan to return to frontline politics
Shadow education minister Angela Rayner has labelled the rumoured return of David Cameron to frontline politics as “bizarre”.
Tory interim leader brands SNP in Glasgow an ‘abject failure’
Scottish Conservative interim leader Jackson Carlaw has branded the SNP’s first 18 months at the helm of Scotland’s biggest council as an “abject failure”.
Brexit deal must be done within weeks, Raab warns
Brexit negotiations must be tied up by the end of next month to allow new laws to be put in place in time for exit day, Dominic Raab has said.
PM drinking in last chance saloon, Tory critics claim
Theresa May has been warned she is “drinking in the last chance saloon” as furious Tories demanded she attends a so-called show trial.
Tory MP’s election to seat contested by Farage ‘could have been declared void’
A Tory MP’s election to Parliament could have been declared void after he overspent on his campaign to beat Nigel Farage, a court has heard.
Donald Tusk says a Canada-style Brexit deal is still on the table
Theresa May is facing renewed calls to abandon her Chequers blueprint for Brexit after European Council president Donald Tusk said the offer of a simple, Canada-style free trade deal remained open.
Donald Tusk demands greater respect from UK after Hunt’s ‘unwise insult’
The European Council President has branded Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s comparison of the EU and Soviet Union as an unwise insult.
Plenty of NHS namechecks but no mention by Theresa May of ‘Chequers’ in speech
Theresa May namechecked the NHS more than Brexit in her conference speech, and did not utter the word Chequers once.
Here’s what Theresa May is hoping won’t be repeated in this year’s speech
Theresa May will want her leader’s speech to the Tory Party conference to be memorable – but not for the reasons it hit the headlines last year.
Five things we learned at the Conservative Party conference
Here are five things we learned at the Conservative Party Conference on Tuesday:
Home Secretary jokes about lack of realism in BBC’s Bodyguard
Sajid Javid has downplayed the realism of BBC drama Bodyguard, saying fictional home secretary Julia Montague “didn’t even do the power stance”.
Nicky Morgan: Brexit will not answer the frustrations of leave voters
Brexit will not answer the “frustrations” that many leave voters had with society and the economy, a senior Tory has said.
Ruth Davidson will urge colleagues to get back to Conservative principles
Ruth Davidson will call on her party colleagues to get back to Conservative principles and agree a Brexit deal or risk “handing the keys of Downing Street” to Jeremy Corbyn.
Ruth Davidson calls for ‘period of silence’ among Conservatives
Ruth Davidson has called for a “period of silence” among her Conservative colleagues to allow the Prime Minister to get a Brexit deal “over the line”.
Tories select Windrush descendant to fight Sadiq Khan in London mayoral election
Tory members have selected a Windrush descendant and former adviser to David Cameron to fight Sadiq Khan in the next London mayoral election.
In Video: What to look out for at the Tory Party conference
The Conservatives are gathering in Birmingham from Sunday to Wednesday for their annual party conference.
May tells Cabinet to hold their nerve as Brexit talks hit critical phase
Theresa May has told her Cabinet ministers to hold their nerve as Brexit negotiations hit a difficult stage in the wake of the rejection of her plans by EU leaders at Salzburg.
May urged to grasp ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ Canada style deal
Theresa May has been urged to grasp a “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” Canada style trade deal with the European Union by leading Tory Brexiteers.
Theresa May to meet Cabinet as she fights to save Brexit plan
Theresa May is to meet senior ministers as she battles to save her Chequers blueprint for Brexit following last week’s humiliating rebuff by EU leaders.
Theresa May to meet Cabinet as she fights to save her Brexit plan
Theresa May is to meet senior ministers as she battles to save her Chequers blueprint for Brexit following last week’s humiliating rebuff by EU leaders.
UK will not be dictated to by Brussels over Brexit, says Raab
The Government will not allow Britain to be dictated to by Brussels in negotiations over its withdrawal from the EU, Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has warned.
Time to hold our nerve over Brexit, May tells Tories
Theresa May has told warring Tories the time has come for the party to “hold our nerve” and unite in the national interest as the Brexit negotiations enter their final stages.
Public ‘tiring of austerity’ as major survey reveals support for tax and spend
A majority of British people now believe the Government should increase levels of tax and public spending, a major annual survey has found.
Just one out of 600 fly-tipping cases in Aberdeenshire results in court conviction
Fly-tippers are going unpunished for spoiling the north-east’s scenic landscapes, new figures have revealed.
Pregnancy is fearful and hopeful – Davidson
Ruth Davidson has described her pregnancy as “joyous, mortifying, fearful and hopeful”.
SNP overtake the Tories to become UK’s second biggest political party
The SNP has become the second largest political party in Britain after overtaking the Conservatives for the first time.
SNP become second biggest party in UK after overtaking Tories
SNP membership has overtaken the Conservatives for the first time, pushing the party of government into third place.