Prince William and Kate Middleton will tour Ireland for the first time in March

Prince William and Kate Middleton will build on the Queen’s work and focus on ‘remembrance and reconciliation’ during next month’s Republic of Ireland visit, Kensington Palace reveals William and Kate Middleton will make their first ever visit to Ireland  Cambridges’s busy three-day tour will take place between 3rd and 5th March  Will visit Dublin, Galway, County … Read more

France accuses Boris Johnson of trying to BLACKMAIL the EU over trade

France accuses Boris Johnson of trying to BLACKMAIL the EU into a bad trade deal by setting hard December deadline as post-Brexit wrangling ramps up French minister for Europe warned that France will not bow to UK’s ‘blackmail’ Amelie de Montchalin said setting hard deadline of December would not work Both sides are due to … Read more

David Davis says Huawei could devastate security co-operation with US

‘We are handing the keys to large parts of the country over to China’: David Davis says Huawei could devastate security co-operation with US and be worst decision by a British PM Pressure is growing on the Prime Minister to reverse decision to enlist Huawei David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, today urged Number 10 … Read more

David Davis warns slashing pension tax relief at the Budget would be a ‘moral disgrace’

David Davis warns slashing pension tax relief would be a ‘moral disgrace’ as Boris Johnson faces growing pressure to axe plan from Budget Treasury is thought to be planning to cut pensions tax relief to 20 per cent for all Move would hit savers hard and Boris Johnson urged not to go ahead with it … Read more

Environment Secretary George Eustice refuses to rule out importing US chlorinated chicken

Environment Secretary George Eustice refuses to rule out importing chlorinated chicken under US trade deal, claiming ‘lactic acid washes’ are now used instead Environment Secretary said the UK would not reduce animal welfare standards But he refused to categorically rule out import of US chlorine-washed chicken  Issue is likely to be brought up during Brexit … Read more

PM draws up mandarin ‘hit list’: Tories plan purge of senior civil servants

PM draws up mandarin ‘hit list’: Tories plan purge of senior civil servants amid concerns at heated clashes with ministers Three Whitehall permanent secretaries are now in the firing line of Number 10 Treasury’s Sir Tom Scholar is one of the mandarins at risk for frustrating Brexit  Sir Philip Rutnam, who locked horns with Home … Read more

Doctors will be banned from sending unsolicited coronavirus warnings to patients

Doctors will be banned from sending unsolicited coronavirus warnings to patients under EU rules still set to become law in the UK despite Brexit Public bodies face fines of up to £17million by Brussels if they send messages The plans are part of a new statutory code of practice for direct marketing  Council tax bills … Read more

Trump’s rage at Huawei ‘betrayal’: Fears that US will restrict intelligence it shares with Britain

Donald Trump has described Boris Johnson’s decision to allow the Chinese company Huawei a role in building the UK’s 5G network as a ‘betrayal’ – as the security row places relations between London and Washington under increasing strain. The US President is understood to have used the term to a senior White House figure after he … Read more

Right to set laws to suit Britain isn’t up for debate – it’s WHOLE point of Brexit, says DAVID FROST

Last week, chief Brexit negotiator David Frost made an impassioned defence of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, issuing a rapier challenge to Brussels. In a major lecture he made it clear the UK won’t be bullied by Europe, and how optimistic he is about our future. This is an edited extract… One of this … Read more

Emmanuel Macron casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s hopes of striking a Brexit trade deal by December

‘It’s going to be tense’: Emmanuel Macron casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s hopes of striking a Brexit trade deal by December and sets stage for showdown over fisheries Whitehall and Brussels trade negotiators will lock horns next month for talks  PM has promised to rip up any agreement which shackles UK to EU rule book   … Read more