Corbyn ally John McDonnell leads Labour revolt against Keir Starmer’s decision to support Boris Johnson’s ‘rotten’ Brexit trade deal as Tory Brexiteers are ‘poised to back the accord’ before tomorrow’s crunch vote Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing Labour revolt over decision to back PM’s deal Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell among Labour MPs to oppose … Read more
Fishermen will receive ‘a major funding package’ to help them take advantage of Brexit, Michael Gove pledges Cabinet Office minister insisted new trade agreement was ‘best possible deal’ Fishing leaders have accused Boris Johnson of betrayal for the compromise Mr Gove said it gives the UK ‘control over who comes into our territorial waters’ By Daily … Read more
Christmas Eve is the most sacred day in the royal calendar, with the Queen usually gathering her family together at her Norfolk retreat, Sandringham, to exchange presents before they celebrate with a festive feast. This year, however, Her Majesty was at Windsor Castle holding a meeting with Boris Johnson. I hear the Prime Minister took … Read more
Christmas break for MPs is to be extended by almost a week – after they worked for one extra day to vote on the Brexit trade deal Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg set to announce delay to parliament return The Christmas break for MPs is to be extended by six days until January 11 MPs will … Read more
The UK and the EU have reached a Brexit trade deal less than a week before the deadline. Politicians and experts now have more than 1,200 pages of legal text to read after the document was published on Boxing Day. Here, MailOnline looks at what the deal could mean for the average person, their activities … Read more
Last chance to prepare for Brexit! Michael Gove warns British firms and holidaymakers to have the right paperwork in place ahead of new border rules Cabinet Office minister told people to check passport valid when travelling From Friday there will be new processes at border when going to the Continent Disruption far less severe than … Read more
A week ago many of us looked sadly at the sky. We’d been told something miraculous was happening: Jupiter and Saturn were lining up, the closest in 800 years, appearing as one bright star — the Christmas Star of legend. Hopelessly I gazed up — at heavy cloud. That’s 2020, I thought! But it reminded … Read more
Rishi Sunak calms nerves over the impact of Brexit on the financial sector after Boris Johnson said the deal ‘perhaps does not go as far as we would like’ The Prime Minister said Brexit deal ‘perhaps does not go as far as we would like’ But Rishi Sunak insisted the Brexit deal would be a boon … Read more
Three quarters of MPs will appear via videolink when Parliament is recalled from Christmas break to debate the Brexit deal The Commons and Lords recalled from Christmas break for first time since 1998 Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle urged MPs to work remotely if possible Government have allocated a single day for discussions of the … Read more
Tesco’s chairman has predicted that any changes to food prices after Brexit will be ‘very modest indeed’ due to the future EU trade terms sealed by Boris Johnson this week. John Allan said that any increase caused by the UK’s departure from the European Union would be ‘hardly felt in terms of the prices that … Read more