Theresa May was the sole cabinet minister to block a unilateral offer to EU citizens that they could remain in Britain in the days following the referendum, according to an editorial in the London Evening… Read More
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Farms hit by labour shortage as migrant workers shun ‘racist’ UK
A 20% shortfall in migrant workers relied on to pick #fruit and vegetables is blamed on Brexit making the UK seem ‘xenophobic’ “The grim reality is that the perception from overseas is we are xenophobic,… Read More
Brexit economy: UK faces slowdown amid living standards squeeze
Britain’s vote to leave the EU has squeezed living standards, hit #consumer spending and dampened the country’s growth prospects, a Guardian analysis of economic news over the year since the referendum shows. One year since… Read More
UK caves in to EU demand to agree divorce bill before trade talks
British negotiators have capitulated to key European demands for a phased approach to Brexit talks, agreeing to park discussions on free trade until they have thrashed out the cost of the multibillion-euro UK divorce settlement…. Read More
Conservative bickering is height of self-indulgence, says David Davis
The Brexit secretary, David Davis, has said that any speculation in the Conservative party about a potential challenge to Theresa May’s leadership would be “the absolute height of self-indulgence”. Speaking before May meets backbench MPs… Read More
DUP stance on loyalist paramilitaries called into question
Away from the seafront in Carrickfergus, lampposts on the estates inland flew loyalist paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) flags. Gable end walls displayed freshly retouched loyalist paramilitary murals. A Ulster Defence Association (UDA) painting bears… Read More
How Theresa May lost it
Halfway through Britain’s seven-week snap election campaign, some in Theresa May’s team came to the conclusion that they had a problem — the candidate. At a gathering of senior staff in Conservative campaign headquarters in central London, one of… Read More
The Sun and Mail tried to crush Corbyn. But their power over politics is broken
It’s the Sun wot didn’t win it. And despite the Mail’s pages and pages of frenzied warnings about how electing communist terrorists would be the end of the world, the Mail didn’t do it for… Read More