May Europe speech: what is Boris’s real bottom line?
You hear of envoys being sent from No 10 to the FCO on “getting to know you” sessions. Tory MPs ask: “You hearing Boris might flounce out?”
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The Government has suffered its first defeat over the Brexit bill after MPs backed a rebel Tory amendment calling for a ‘meaningful vote’ on any final deal by a majority of 4 – despite a dramatic last minute concession. Conservative MP Peter Bone responds to the vote.
The Luxembourg MEP and former European Commissioner Viviane Reding claimed in the European parliament today that Brexit really means – ‘spinning out of control instead of taking back control.’
Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng, parliamentary private secretary to the Chancellor, and Labour MP Alison McGovern, who sits on the Treasury select committee, discuss the economy and Brexit.
Millions of people across the UK have held a two minute silence to commemorate Armistice Day and the 99th anniversary of the end of World War One.
The Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o has hit out at a magazine for cropping her hair on a front cover photograph. She’s accused the magazine, Grazia, of smoothing her hair to fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like. Michelle De Leon, founder of World Afro Day, and Nicole Vassell, from Pride Magazine, discuss the issue.
Immigration officers say they have smashed one of Europe’s most extensive human smuggling networks. A co-ordinated series of raids has led to 11 arrests in the UK and a further 15 in Bulgaria and Belgium. The gangs allegedly used specially adapted vehicles to transport people across Europe. Most of the 400 smuggled migrants were from…
Labour MP Chuka Umunna and Conservative MP Vicky Ford discuss Brexit.
Europe’s leaders put on a show of friendship and support for Theresa May at the European summit in Brussels this afternoon. But underneath the bonhomie, the tough message remains the same – cough up.
The European Parliament’s Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt speaks about Europe’s future after Britain leaves the EU.
By our calculations, at least 30 million people have voted for right-wing populist parties in EU countries in the last five years.
You hear of envoys being sent from No 10 to the FCO on “getting to know you” sessions. Tory MPs ask: “You hearing Boris might flounce out?”
The European Commission is using pressure tactics to force Britain to pay up for Brexit, according to Brexit Secretary David Davis. He told MPs that if he gave into the demands, the bill could be as large as 100 billion euros. Labour’s shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said the slow progress of the negotiations…
The number of people heading across the Mediterranean for European shores has also slowed down sharply in recent weeks. That’s at least partly because armed groups in Libya have been stopping boats before they set out. The risks mean NGOs are barely patrolling the area with rescue boats any more – so what’s happening on what…
Lorenzo Vidino, director of the programme on extremism at George Washington University, talks about Europe’s fight against terrorism.
Shadow international trade minister Bill Esterson discusses the Government’s Brexit plans.