Gary Gibbon
“Tiggerish and irrepressible”: the UK’s new ambassador to the EU
One diplomat said he preferred to describe Sir Tim as “very tiggerish, irrepressible, not things you’d naturally associate with Ivan (Rogers).”
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Gary Gibbon
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EU Summit
The Mayor of Eastern Aleppo told European Leaders at their summit in Brussels that more action is needed to save civilians in his city. But the situation in Syria was just one item on the European Council’s agenda – with the migrant crisis and the situation in Ukraine taking up much of the meeting.
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Brexit: EU citizens in the UK
Should the Government promise to safeguard the rights of EU citizens living in Britain before it begins Brexit negotiations? Until now, ministers have avoided giving such a commitment until they can be sure of reciprocal arrangements for Britons living elsewhere in the EU.
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Gary Gibbon
Brexit vote: Number 10 aide’s view on why Remain lost
He praises the Leave side for early preparation and better knowledge of the arguments and for rebuttal speed.
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Gary Gibbon
G20 summit: can the UK stay relevant?
Can Britain maintain the relevance Mrs May seeks outside the EU?
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Gary Gibbon
Will Angela Merkel really resist informal talks with the UK?
Does she really want to first hear about the UK’s negotiating position at round a table with 26 other countries?
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Far-Right groups across Europe expect to make gains following Brexit
It is not just in Britain and here in America that the voters are kicking over the traces. The French National Front has been steadily gaining ground on the established parties and it, like other far-Right groups across Europe, expects to make further inroads off the back of Britain’s vote to leave the EU. We’ve…
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Gary Gibbon
David Cameron will be remembered for gambling and losing
David Cameron’s last Prime Minister’s Questions showed him at his best. It was astute, witty and self-deprecating. But history will cast it aside.
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FactCheck: Express goes bananas over EU
Straight bananas, anyone? A kilo of eggs? The newspapers are still having fun with tales of “barmy” Brussels regulations. Most of them are untrue.
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Gary Gibbon
Vote Leave: a government-in-waiting?
Senior Tories in the Vote Leave campaign say they feel they can’t watch David Cameron throwing everything he has at this campaign and not respond using their own best lines of attack.
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FactCheck: everything you need to know about EU immigration
Claims about EU migration are coming thick and fast. Here’s what you need to know…
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FactCheck Q&A: are we really heading for a DIY recession?
The Treasury have published another doomy report on the economic effects of Brexit. A sobering read, or a dose of propaganda?
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron and Osborne warn of ‘DIY recession’
I’ve been to B&Q’s office in Eastleigh to hear the PM and Chancellor warn of a “DIY recession.” I wonder if they cleared that line with B&Q when they booked the venue?
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FactCheck: will Brexit lead to mass deportations?
Leave campaigners say Brits who live in EU countries will have the same rights even if the UK pulls out. What do the experts say?
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Gary Gibbon
EU poll – ethnic minorities hold the balance of power
The poll Table suggests that opinion amongst white voters is absolutely neck and neck. But opinion amongst ethnic minority voters breaks 2 to 1 in favour of Remain.
