Did Theresa May’s Brexit deal save her job last week?
As Theresa May fought to save her Brexit negotiations last week – it seems she was also fighting to save her job. So what was going on behind the scenes between the Government and the DUP?
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The Prime Minister has insisted that the NHS is delivering more care than ever before, and that the thousands of operations which have been cancelled this month were “part of the plan”.
The prime minister went to hospital today – not for an emergency admission but to apologise for the cancellation of operations caused by winter pressures on the NHS in England. Her visit came as figures covering the Christmas week showed record numbers of calls to the 111 service and bed occupancy as high as 93.5%.
Despite her first parliamentary defeat last night, Theresa May insisted today that her government is still on course to deliver Brexit. Tonight she is in Brussels having dinner with EU leaders. Tomorrow they are due to declare that negotiations can move on to stage two and begin discussion on our future trading arrangements. But will…
The Government has suffered its first defeat in a critical Brexit vote. MPs supported a Tory rebel amendment for a “meaningful vote” on any Brexit deal by 309 votes to 305. MPs were voting on a series of amendments to Theresa May’s flagship Brexit legislation. Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve is demanding changes to the…
As Theresa May fought to save her Brexit negotiations last week – it seems she was also fighting to save her job. So what was going on behind the scenes between the Government and the DUP?
A man’s has appeared in court charged with plotting to bomb Downing Street and kill Theresa May.
Theresa May finds herself caught between the conflicting demands of the Irish Government and the DUP as the deadline to agree the first stage of the Brexit deal approaches.
The number of workless households rose by about 7 per cent under Labour, not 100 per cent as the Prime Minister said today. David Cameron was called out for making the same mistake three years ago.
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.
Theresa May comes into this summit deeply disappointed at the EU’s lack of haste in talks and its stubborn refusal to move on from discussing exit terms to trade talks. But imagine this. Theresa May is sitting in the dinner tonight and when her moment comes to address the other EU leaders makes a compelling…
Theresa May has gone with some kind of sweetener on EU citizens’ rights which she hopes will break the impasse.
The Prime Minister said that under Labour, 1.4 million people spent most of the last decade on out-of-work benefits. But she didn’t mention that many of those people were on disability or illness benefits.
The talk in Conservative circles has switched from plots against the Prime Minister to who she should sack. While some MPs had already demanded that Boris Johnson be removed from the Foreign Office, right-wing Brexiteer Nadine Dories today called for Philip Hammond to go.
Calm leadership is today’s strong and stable. Theresa May has been trying to shrug off the plot against her, claiming her whole Cabinet is behind her. That may be true, but according to the former party chairman Grant Shapps, a couple might be carrying daggers. He claims around 30 Tory MPs so far want her…
Theresa May spoke about house building at the Conservative conference. But the figures she used don’t give the full picture.