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What will Europe make of today’s headlines?
Denis MacShane always used to say, the thing you need to remember about Europe is that “we don’t read their papers but they read ours.” Ponder what they make of these.
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Denis MacShane always used to say, the thing you need to remember about Europe is that “we don’t read their papers but they read ours.” Ponder what they make of these.
It was a Budget statement that never mentioned Brexit, but felt largely dictated by it. For all his attempts to sound upbeat about improving public finances, Chancellor Philip Hammond kept the austerity handbrake firmly on, saying every penny of extra spending would be balanced by tax increases.
Theresa May always takes a pause before speaking. I wonder if it’s something she learnt from her father as he waited for the congregation to settle.
One diplomat said he preferred to describe Sir Tim as “very tiggerish, irrepressible, not things you’d naturally associate with Ivan (Rogers).”
Some Brexiteers are not amused by Mr Davis’ words. Arron Banks of Leave.eu called them “incredibly foolish”.
So, jam tomorrow – or even today? That was the question Westminster wanted answered by Chancellor Philip Hammond as he delivered his Autumn Statement in the wake of the Prime Minister’s pledge to help families who were “just about managing”.
The struggling families at the heart of Theresa May’s mission statement got very little out of today. The revolution has been postponed.
Jam today says the government as the Chancellor pledges more help for families termed the ‘JAMs’ – aka ‘Just About Managing’. But as Philip Hammond warns the economy still faces a sharp challenge will there really be much to go around?
Britain’s intelligence agencies will be keeping a wary eye on the U.S’s strategic direction under President Trump.
Back to work: The new Prime Minister holds her first cabinet as Government lawyers indicate Article 50 will not be triggered until the end of the year.
Power passed to Theresa May in a precision switchover at Buckingham Palace. She’s now appointing new Secretaries of State – and ending the careers of others.
The great swaggerer came to the Commons not humbled but humiliated. David Cameron though was a man on a rearguard mission today.
While Brussels and Berlin teemed with reaction, Edinburgh too… London seemed strangely silent.
The Queen is filmed describing Chinese officials as “very rude” after David Cameron is caught on camera describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt”.
We keep asking, but when the constant refrain of Government Department press officers is “no Minister available”, how can we hold those in power to account for their actions?