ANDREW PIERCE: Will backseat driver Mrs May trip up Bojo? 

After leaving No 10 in fairly ignominious fashion having failed over Brexit, Theresa May was praised for her commitment to public service by remaining as a backbench MP. What a different tone, some felt, she struck from Tony Blair and his pursuit of riches, or David Cameron‘s toe-curling attempts at lobbying.  Most MPs assumed the … Read more

Plans ‘within weeks’ for the UK to join trans-Pacific trading club

Ministers will unveil plans ‘within weeks’ for the UK to join trans-Pacific trading club including Australia, Canada and Japan Liz Truss says plans to join trans-Pacific trading group unveiled ‘within weeks’ The CPTPP has formally agreed to start accession negotiation with the UK The free trade area includes Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand  By … Read more

Plans ‘within weeks’ for the UK to join trans-Pacific trading club

Ministers will unveil plans ‘within weeks’ for the UK to join trans-Pacific trading club including Australia, Canada and Japan Liz Truss says plans to join trans-Pacific trading group unveiled ‘within weeks’ The CPTPP has formally agreed to start accession negotiation with the UK The free trade area includes Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand  By … Read more

EU ambassador stokes NI row warning there is ‘no alternative to protocol’

‘Brexit created the problem’: EU ambassador stokes Northern Ireland row warning there is ‘no alternative to the protocol’ after new DUP leader Edwin Poots accuses Brussels of risking peace to punish the UK EU ambassador insisted there is ‘no alternative’ to the Northern Ireland protocol  New DUP leader Edwin Poots has lashed out at the … Read more

EU ambassador stokes NI row warning there is ‘no alternative to protocol’

‘Brexit created the problem’: EU ambassador stokes Northern Ireland row warning there is ‘no alternative to the protocol’ after new DUP leader Edwin Poots accuses Brussels of risking peace to punish the UK EU ambassador insisted there is ‘no alternative’ to the Northern Ireland protocol  New DUP leader Edwin Poots has lashed out at the … Read more

Queen ‘turned down’ Boris Johnson’s plan to name £200m royal yacht Britannia after Prince Philip

The successor to the Royal Yatch Britannia will not be named after the late Duke of Edinburgh as Prime Minister Boris Johnson had hoped.    Costing up to £200 million, the boat will be used to host ministerial summits and diplomatic talks as part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to build links with other countries … Read more

Bruno Lage to discover if he will be granted a work permit to become Wolves’ new boss in midweek

Bruno Lage to discover if he will be granted a work permit to become Wolves’ new boss in midweek… with club confident of landing their man as former Benfica coach prepares for appeal hearing on Wednesday Wolves are continuing their search to replace former boss Nuno Espirito Santo  Bruno Lage was interviewed last week and … Read more

Boris Johnson announces successor to Royal Yacht Britannia flagship

Boris Johnson announces successor to Royal Yacht Britannia flagship to ‘promote British trade on the world stage’ following Brexit Vessel will be used to host trade fairs, ministerial summits and diplomatic talks Will be first national flagship since Britannia, which was decommissioned in 1997 PM faced pressure to name it after Prince Philip, who helped … Read more

Boris Johnson welcomes Hungarian populist leader Vickor Orban to Downing Street despite protests

Boris Johnson raised ‘significant concerns’ about human rights abuses in Hungary when the country’s strongman leader visited No10 today, Downing Street said this afternoon. The Prime Minister highlighted the right-wing populist’s attacks on ‘gender equality, LGBT rights and media freedom’ when they met in London this afternoon. It came after Mr Johnson faced widespread criticism … Read more