No 10 warns Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’

Downing Street today urges Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’ as Brexit talks restart and negotiations descend into acrimony amid warnings time is running out to do a deal. Lord Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator with the EU, said the two sides ‘can no longer afford to go over well-trodden … Read more

No 10 warns Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’

Downing Street last night urged Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’ as Brexit talks restart today. Lord Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator with the EU, said the two sides ‘can no longer afford to go over well-trodden ground’ in the deadlocked discussions as leaked diplomatic cables shows unease among European … Read more

Tory panic as poll finds Covid crisis has poisoned public’s view of the PM

Tories blasted No10 as an ‘incompetent shower’ today amid alarm over a slew of coronavirus U-turns – and signs the crisis has done huge damage to Boris Johnson’s reputation. MPs warned that the situation could not be allowed to continue, with fears that aides are obsessed with ‘gimmicks’ rather than governing and contriving to made a … Read more

Michel Barnier delivers ultimatum on post-Brexit fishing rights

Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU have descended into insults after Michel Barnier said Britain is regaining control of its waters but not necessarily the fish within them.  The EU’s chief negotiator said the UK ‘will recover the full sovereignty’ of its waters as part of its decision to split from Brussels.  … Read more

Tory panic as poll finds Covid crisis has poisoned public’s view of the PM

The huge damage to Boris Johnson’s reputation from the coronavirus crisis was laid bare today after another humiliating U-turn.  A poll for MailOnline found 39 per cent of the public have a more negative view of the PM due to the shambolic handling of the pandemic. Meanwhile, just 21 per cent said their opinion had … Read more

Cabinet minister Therese Coffey hints taxes should be CUT in the Budget

Rishi Sunak gave a stark warning today that tax rises are in the pipeline and Boris Johnson said things are about to get ‘tougher’ as they desperately tried to reassure angry Tories. The Chancellor revealed his tough message to MPs as he failed to cover up a sheaf of speaking notes while leaving Downing Street. … Read more

Data specialist recruited to civil service after Cummings’ call for ‘weirdos and misfits’ is sacked

Data specialist recruited to civil service after Dominic Cummings’ call for ‘weirdos and misfits’ is sacked after posting on social media that police should use live rounds against BLM protesters Will O’Shea, 57, data architecture and governance specialist, was sacked in July Data specialist lost job in the Cabinet Office, which he had from April, … Read more

Data specialist recruited to civil service after Cummings’ call for ‘weirdos and misfits’ is sacked

Data specialist recruited to civil service after Dominic Cummings’ call for ‘weirdos and misfits’ is sacked after posting on social media that police should use live rounds against BLM protesters Will O’Shea, 57, data architecture and governance specialist, was sacked in July Data specialist lost job in the Cabinet Office, which he had from April, … Read more