Allies of Theresa May have rejected explosive claims that Donald Trump ‘humiliated and bullied’ her during official phone calls. Sources close to the former prime minister said a report Mrs May had been left ‘flustered’ during conversations with the US President were ‘utter nonsense’. However, they conceded that the calls were ‘not always easy, because … Read more
Boris Johnson gives the EU three months to seal a Brexit trade deal as face-to-face talks resume in Brussels The UK and the European Union are in currently talks over a Brexit trade deal UK PM Boris Johnson has set a deadline of three months to conclude the talks UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost … Read more
Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost will take over as national security adviser from September, Boris Johnson confirmed today. Sir Mark Sedwill, who currently acts as NSA and Cabinet Secretary, announced he will step down from both roles later this year after more than 30 years in Government service. His exit follows reports of tensions … Read more
From Amanda Craig’s pacy drama to The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, David Trueba’s latest and a sinuous novel by Nicola Maye Goldberg, this week’s best new fiction By Madeleine Feeny and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine and Eithne Farry For Event Magazine and Hephzibah Anderson Published: 09:32 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 09:32 BST, … Read more
Boris Johnson says he WILL walk away from trade talks with Brussels and leave EU on ‘Australia terms’ if no deal can be reached Boris Johnson told Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki UK was ‘prepared to leave’ EU Country would use ‘Australia terms’ of no bespoke deal without an agreement Angela Merkel warned UK would ‘live with consequences’ … Read more
Angela Merkel says Britain will have to ‘live with the consequences’ of Boris Johnson’s decision to loosen economic ties with the EU as German leader hardens her Brexit stance Angela Merkel has hardened her stance on a UK-EU Brexit trade deal Ex-UK PM Theresa May was keen on keeping close ties with the European Union … Read more
Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane took off for the first time today after receiving a £900,000 red, white and blue paint job. The jet’s tail fin had previously been spotted inside a hangar at an airfield in Cambridgeshire, where it underwent a new Brexit paint job to help the PM fly the flag for the … Read more
Millions of people have campaigned to protect British bees over the past few years. It’s a subject close to our hearts. One MP told me he got more letters from constituents about bees than on any other issue – including health and education combined. Yet it’s only recently that politicians have acted to protect them. … Read more
Former environment minister Theresa Villiers is axed from intelligence committee ‘after defying Tory whip over allowing chlorinated chicken into the UK’ Theresa Villiers was one of 18 Tory MPs to amend the proposed Agriculture Bill They wanted to an the importation of chlorinated chicken to the UK from the US PM Boris Johnson wanted Ms … Read more
Amazon UK boss who warned of ‘civil unrest’ at a no deal Brexit is appointed new director of the Natural History Museum Douglas Gurr has been appointed as the new Natural History Museum director The British businessman will leave his role as Amazon UK chief later this year Amazon recently faced criticism for not doing … Read more