Brexit ‘means police and security services can get tougher powers’

Police and security services can have ‘tougher powers’ to keep the country safer now Brexit has happened, says Priti Patel Priti Patel has vowed to toughen up power for security now Brexit is complete Home Secretary said tools in place for keeping country safe thanks for EU deal Stricter entry rules at borders and crackdown … Read more

Arch-Remainer Tony Blair says he would have BACKED the Brexit deal

Arch-Remainer Tony Blair says he would have BACKED the Brexit deal in House of Commons as he compares leaving the EU to ‘shock therapy’ Tony Blair said he would have voted ‘tactically’ for the Brexit trade agreement Former PM compared leaving the EU to ‘shock therapy’ for the UK to change But he warned it … Read more

Arch-Remainer Tony Blair says he would have BACKED the Brexit deal

Arch-Remainer Tony Blair says he would have BACKED the Brexit deal in House of Commons as he compares leaving the EU to ‘shock therapy’ Tony Blair said he would have voted ‘tactically’ for the Brexit trade agreement Former PM compared leaving the EU to ‘shock therapy’ for the UK to change But he warned it … Read more

Scottish independence vote should not happen until 2055, insists Boris Johnson

Scottish independence referendum should not happen until 2055, insists Boris Johnson amid bitter standoff with Nicola Sturgeon over her drive to split up the UK Boris Johnson has insisted Scots must wait decades for new independence vote  Said the 41-year gap on EU referendums was the right kind of timescale to use 2014 contest in … Read more

Scottish independence vote should not happen until 2055, insists Boris Johnson

Scottish independence referendum should not happen until 2055, insists Boris Johnson amid bitter standoff with Nicola Sturgeon over her drive to split up the UK Boris Johnson has insisted Scots must wait decades for new independence vote  Said the 41-year gap on EU referendums was the right kind of timescale to use 2014 contest in … Read more

SARAH VINE: This was the year terrestrial TV died as the BBC ushered in New Year with woke fireworks

With the exception of Masterchef and the Antiques Roadshow, I’ve more or less given up watching the BBC, as it seems to be living in a parallel universe where Frankie Boyle is funny and Alastair Campbell is still running Downing Street. But like a fool I tuned in anyway on New Year’s Eve, expecting to … Read more

City plans Brexit deal by March as talks start

Officials will this week launch urgent talks to thrash out a Brexit deal for the City by March, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The Treasury’s top Ministers and civil servants will hold meetings with City lobby groups to form a plan for selling British financial services in EU countries. John Glen, the City Minister, … Read more

SARAH VINE: This was the year terrestrial TV died

With the exception of Masterchef and the Antiques Roadshow, I’ve more or less given up watching the BBC, as it seems to be living in a parallel universe where Frankie Boyle is funny and Alastair Campbell is still running Downing Street. But like a fool I tuned in anyway on New Year’s Eve, expecting to … Read more

Earth swallows Brexit lorry park: 12ft-deep ‘sinkhole’

Twelve foot deep sinkhole forms at Brexit lorry park that was used to hold 4,000 lorries trying to take goods across Channel Manston Airport in Thanet, Kent, was used to accommodate 4,000 lorries  The hole first appeared on Boxing Day and estimated to be up 10 to 12ft deep  Environment Agency and Kent County Council … Read more

Earth swallows Brexit lorry park: 12ft-deep ‘sinkhole’

Twelve foot deep sinkhole forms at Brexit lorry park that was used to hold 4,000 lorries trying to take goods across Channel Manston Airport in Thanet, Kent, was used to accommodate 4,000 lorries  The hole first appeared on Boxing Day and estimated to be up 10 to 12ft deep  Environment Agency and Kent County Council … Read more