Theresa May

HENRY DEEDES on Michael Gove updating the House on the government’s Brexit strategy 

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Michael Gove was charged with updating the House on the Government’s Brexit strategy yesterday. Of course he was. For years the Govester has been the Government’s man for big occasions. The closer, the ‘death’ bowler entrusted with the crucial last overs. Need to rally the troops? Send for Gove! Under the previous lot this was … Read more

Theresa May tells of sobering moment she was first told of Manchester Arena terror attack

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Theresa May has revealed the horrifying moment she heard she was the target of a jihadi murder plot to assassinate her in No10 a year into her term as Prime Minister.  ISIS-supporting terrorist Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman planned to bomb the gates of Downing Street, kill guards and then assassinate the prime minister with a knife or … Read more

Steve Baker resigns as chair of the European Research Group as he celebrates Brexit victory

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Chairman of the ERG Steve Baker resigns as he says the battle for Brexit has been won Steve Baker declared victory as he resigned from the European Research Group  He said the PM had ‘the policy, the mandate and the majority’ to deliver Brexit The Wycombe MP said he wanted to spend more time with … Read more

Manchester City ‘hire £20,000-a-day lawyer who helped block Brexit twice’ in UEFA battle

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Manchester City ‘hire £20,000-a-day lawyer who helped block Brexit twice’ in bid to get their two-year ban from European football thrown out Manchester City have drafted in the lawyer who helped block Brexit twice  David Pannick QC represented Gina Miller in her successful legal challenges  City are reportedly paying Mr Pannick £20,000 a day for … Read more

‘Please don’t let us die’: Three cystic fibrosis sufferers beg the NHS to fund ‘wonder drug’

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It’s been hailed as a wonder drug with the potential to extend the lives of thousands of people with cystic fibrosis.    But patients across the UK still can’t get their hands on Orkambi – despite it being a year since Theresa May promised to take action. The drug, which slows lung deterioration, received its European … Read more

Theresa May reveals she once used the cockpit of an RAF jet as a makeshift CHANGING ROOM

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Theresa May reveals she once used the cockpit of an RAF jet as a makeshift CHANGING ROOM in a speech to global women’s organisation in Dubai attended by Ivanka Trump Ex-PM said she had to change into evening clothes behind a make-shift screen Said crew appeared with ‘sticky tape and a sheet, and stuck it … Read more

Sir Geoffrey Boycott, 79, shuns the cameras and avoids interviews as he picks up knighthood

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Sir Geoffrey Boycott today shunned all media as he picked up his knighthood at Buckingham Palace amid public furore over his domestic abuse conviction.  The former England cricket captain was honoured alongside musician Elvis Costello and Jack Reacher author Lee Child. Boycott, 79, was found guilty of beating up his ex-lover, Margaret Moore, in a … Read more