Brandon Lewis brands Northern Ireland riots that left 88 police injured ‘unacceptable’ as he says Brexit protocol has fuelled tensions Brandon Lewis made a statement to MPs on violent scenes in Northern Ireland Cabinet minister said the riots leaving 88 police injured were ‘unacceptable’ Said causes of tensions ‘complex’ but Brexit protocol was fuelling tensions … Read more
Nick Clegg admits the EU has ‘let millions of people down’ with dire vaccine rollout saying ‘something has gone very badly wrong’ Nick Clegg has admitted the EU has ‘let millions of people down’ over vaccines Former deputy PM said ‘something has gone very badly wrong’ with the bloc Ursula von der Leyen has been … Read more
Founding father of the EU moves step closer to being declared a SAINT: Vatican official says Robert Schuman’s ‘heroic virtues’ could be recognised by the Pope this summer Robert Schuman, twice PM of France, is known as the ‘Father of Europe’ He helped forge deep economic ties between nations after WWII Pope Francis could recognise … Read more
Britons in Europe are being denied access to bank accounts, jobs, healthcare and university places due to post-Brexit red tape – even though access to those services is guaranteed under the withdrawal agreement. Those living in Spain, Italy and France say they have been hit by new rules which are poorly understood by local officials … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today warned Labour to prepare for an election in as little as two years – as he said he was looking forward to ‘taking the mask off’ after his first year in charge under Covid. Sir Keir, who marks the first anniversary of his election as party leader today, said the party’s … Read more
New blow for Sir Keir Starmer as 60% of Labour Party members think he should campaign to rejoin EU despite his desire to move on from Brexit YouGov survey found 59 per cent thought Labour should campaign to rejoin EU Sir Keir enraged pro-Brexit colleagues by leading calls for a second referendum Poll comes as … Read more
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis reveals his 2018 resignation was a ‘cold blooded’ decision to force Theresa May out as Prime Minister David Davis said his decision to quit Theresa May’s government was ‘strategic’ The former Conservative party chairman said he made the move to oust Theresa May when she stopped listening to him over … Read more
Germany and France were negotiating with Vladimir Putin to supply Russia’s coronavirus vaccine to the EU. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron were on a video call with the Russian president on Tuesday night. The leaders discussed ‘cooperation’, which would see the Sputnik jab made used in the European Union once regulators give … Read more
Boris Johnson has championed ‘the might of the private sector’ as crucial to the delivery of Britain’s successful vaccine programme following attacks on AstraZeneca by EU leaders. Brussels has accused the Anglo-Swedish firm of not supplying the bloc with enough doses and threatened to seize shipments bound for the UK. Emergency weekend talks between Brussels … Read more
How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because it relies on importing Pfizer’s … Read more