MAGGIE PAGANO: Brexit negotiator David Frost believes deal with European Union marks beginning of a moment of ‘national renewal’ for UK By Maggie Pagano For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 December 2020 When David Frost was appointed Brexit sherpa and National Security Adviser last July, there … Read more
Astrazeneca boss damns critics of £29bn deal to buy Alexion, pledging it will propel company to top of FTSE 100 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 December 2020 Astrazeneca’s chief executive has damned critics of his £29billion deal to buy Alexion, pledging it … Read more
Three quarters of MPs will appear via videolink when Parliament is recalled from Christmas break to debate the Brexit deal The Commons and Lords recalled from Christmas break for first time since 1998 Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle urged MPs to work remotely if possible Government have allocated a single day for discussions of the … Read more
Three quarters of MPs will appear via videolink when Parliament is recalled from Christmas break to debate the Brexit deal The Commons and Lords recalled from Christmas break for first time since 1998 Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle urged MPs to work remotely if possible Government have allocated a single day for discussions of the … Read more
SNP MPs said they will vote against Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal when it comes before the Commons on Wednesday. Westminster leader Ian Blackford said the agreement was a ‘disaster for Scotland’ and an an ‘unforgiveable act of economic vandalism and gross stupidity’. SNP leader and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has already accused the Conservatives of … Read more
Rishi Sunak has congratulated Boris Johnson on securing the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU in what he hailed an ‘enormously unifying moment for our country’. The Chancellor, who was accused of being ‘absent’ in the run up to Christmas, said the agreement was a good deal for British families, businesses and jobs. He also addressed … Read more
Labour MPs claim ‘we don’t want Brexit blood on our hands’ as they prepare to defy Kier Starmer’s call to vote for Boris’s deal Labour MPs set to defy leader Sir Keir Starmer’s call to vote for the Brexit deal Around 20 expected to embarrass leader by ignoring abstain or vote against call Comes despite … Read more
City veterans and business leaders have cautiously welcomed the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, but warned a similar deal for the City is now ‘urgent’. The trade deal, announced on Christmas Eve and with details still being raked over, follows four years of negotiation with the European Union. Before the stock market closed at lunchtime on … Read more
They are the Tories’ Praetorian Guard on Brexit and even at this late hour, they are not relaxing their relentless watch. The powerful European Research Group of backbench Tory MPs is expected to deliver its verdict on Boris Johnson’s deal on Tuesday – just 24 hours before the crucial Commons debate. ERG chairman Mark Francois … Read more
They are the Tories’ Praetorian Guard on Brexit and even at this late hour, they are not relaxing their relentless watch. The powerful European Research Group of backbench Tory MPs is expected to deliver its verdict on Boris Johnson’s deal on Tuesday – just 24 hours before the crucial Commons debate. ERG chairman Mark Francois … Read more