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19/02/2025 | New report shows large skills gap in Yorkshire, Humber and North East | ,,![]() De-industrialisation and lower attainment levels have let the region fall behind in productivity and economic growth The post New report shows large skills gap in Yorkshire, Humber and North East first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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19/02/2025 | Leftwing activists less likely to work with political rivals than other UK groups, study finds | ,, Exclusive: Lack of understanding by ‘progressive activists’ of other voting blocs has led to rise of far right, authors argue Leftwing activists in Britain are less likely to work with their political opponents than other groups and more likely to think those holding different views have been misled, a study has found. The study by the polling group More in Common finds that 8-10% of the population, whom they classify under the heading “progressive activists”, hold strikingly different views on a range of issues than the rest of Britain. Continue reading... |
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19/02/2025 | Majority of Teachers Feel Curriculum Not Equipped For Voting At 16, Poll Shows | ,,A large majority of teachers believe that the curriculum in its current form fails to provide young people with sufficient political education to vote in elections, a poll shared with PoliticsHome shows. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
19/02/2025 | Yorkshire in 2100: living the climate emergency | ,,![]() Yorkshire faces severe climate impacts: heatwaves, floods, coastal erosion, biodiversity loss, rising prices, and refugee crises loom by 2100 The post Yorkshire in 2100: living the climate emergency first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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18/02/2025 | Sadiq Khan says ‘Brexit was a mistake’ and closer EU ties could counter Trump tariffs | ,, London mayor tells meeting of ambassadors that mobility scheme would benefit young people and economy Sadiq Khan has told EU diplomats Brexit was a mistake and called on the UK government to be bold as it looks to strengthen ties with the bloc, arguing this would act as a counterweight to the tariffs threatened by Donald Trump. The mayor of London told the EU ambassador and the UK ambassadors to the 27 member states at a meeting on Tuesday that Britain’s departure from the union “continues to have a negative impact” on the country and its capital city, and vowed he would make the case for closer alignment. Continue reading... |
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18/02/2025 | Scrap austerity – tax the super-rich instead | ,,![]() Britain can’t rebuild with more cuts – a wealth tax on the richest is the fair alternative to funding public services and growth The post Scrap austerity – tax the super-rich instead first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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18/02/2025 | Is Clean Power By 2030 Achievable? | ,,The Clean Power Plan is an ambitious scheme to decarbonise the energy sector by 2030. Is it really deliverable? Chaminda Jayanetti reports | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
18/02/2025 | Wakefield Exchange: a new chapter for the city | ,,![]() Wakefield Exchange opens 21 February, bringing events, street food, and culture to the city – just in time for the Rhubarb Festival The post Wakefield Exchange: a new chapter for the city first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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18/02/2025 | Defence Secretary Says Ultimately "Only The US" Can Deter Russia From Attacking Ukraine Again | ,,Only the United States can deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again if peace is negotiated, Defence Secretary John Healey has said, as the UK tries to convince the Trump administration to provide security guarantees in the region. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
18/02/2025 | Architects warn post-Brexit visa rules hindering recruitment | ,, Firms want review of decision to remove architecture from shortage occupation list and raise salary threshold Architecture firms are calling on the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, to urgently review the post-Brexit visa salary rules, claiming they are choking an industry that is trying to help meet Labour’s housing targets. They say there were hit by a double recruitment whammy when the rules changed last April, with architecture removed from the shortage occupation list and the minimum salary to get a visa increased from just over £26,000 to £45,900. Continue reading... |
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18/02/2025 | It’s time for the much vaunted ‘grown-up’ debate on immigration | ,,![]() The UK’s immigration debate fails to address its complexities, with politicians relying on opinions over facts, leaving voters ill-informed and angry The post It’s time for the much vaunted ‘grown-up’ debate on immigration first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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18/02/2025 | Irish figures show €6bn drop in trade with Great Britain | ,, Value of imports and exports is now about €32bn, with chemical sector among those hit by Brexit red tape Trade between Great Britain and Ireland dropped more than €6bn in 2024 as post-Brexit frictions hit shipments across the Irish Sea. The value of imports and exports between the nations fell to about €32bn last year, down from €38bn in 2023, according to Ireland’s Central Statistics Office. Continue reading... |
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17/02/2025 | Open letter to the home secretary | ,,![]() Labour’s cruel asylum plans betray refugees, court the far right, and risk their own downfall – it’s time to change course The post Open letter to the home secretary first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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17/02/2025 | Do we really need growth (and if so, of what)? | ,,![]() Labour’s growth obsession ignores a key truth: we’ve already ‘arrived’ – instead of chasing more, it’s time to share prosperity fairly The post Do we really need growth (and if so, of what)? first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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17/02/2025 | Labour MPs Urge Starmer To Hike Defence Spending Amid Trump’s Ukraine Peace Push | ,,Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to increase defence spending more swiftly and show leadership on the world stage, as US President Trump pushes for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
17/02/2025 | British Public Oppose Tax Hikes To Increase Defence Spending, Poll Shows | ,,More people would oppose than support tax rises to pay for an increase in defence spending, YouGov polling has suggested. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
17/02/2025 | The Brasserie, Devonshire Arms, Bolton Bridge | ,,![]() A scenic drive to the Devonshire Arms Brasserie led to a warm welcome, great value dining, and stunning Yorkshire views – worth the trip! The post The Brasserie, Devonshire Arms, Bolton Bridge first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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17/02/2025 | UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US import rules | ,, End of ‘de minimis’ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger fashion retailers such as Asos and Boohoo Many UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes to import rules under Donald Trump, with experts comparing the impact to a second Brexit. The new rules, which mean all parcels originating or made in China and being sold into the US must pay import duty – of as much as 15% on fashion items – and an additional 10% tariff, are also expected to impact bigger online clothing retailers such as Asos and Boohoo. Continue reading... |
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17/02/2025 | Germany’s election could bring political upheaval | ,,![]() As Germany heads to the polls, a CDU-led coalition is likely – but AfD’s rise could shake the system and push German politics further right The post Germany’s election could bring political upheaval first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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16/02/2025 | Liberal Democrat MP Calls For More Police Officers In London Schools | ,,The Liberal Democrat spokesperson for London Luke Taylor has called for more police officers in schools across the capital after an uptick in knife crime. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
16/02/2025 | The stone raft: stubborn isolationism or an EU reset | ,,![]() Starmer seeks an EU reset, but sends mixed signals to the EU on trade and alliances, and clings to US ties The post The stone raft: stubborn isolationism or an EU reset first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines. |
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16/02/2025 | Trump has left a void that the EU and Britain must fill together | William Keegan | ,, America is in retreat from its underappreciated good works around the world. Europe needs to act – and Brexit only hinders this essential response In July 1817, Lord Amherst, the leader of a British delegation to China, stopped on his return journey at Saint Helena and met the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon had seldom been out of the news, but Amherst himself was also in the news for having pointedly refused to kowtow when having an audience with the Chinese emperor. Continue reading... |
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15/02/2025 | Inside Reform's Bid To Get Serious | ,,Reform UK’s fag-in-mouth, pint-in-hand public image belies a determined effort to professionalise the insurgent party to maximise its electoral potential, reports Harriet Symonds | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
14/02/2025 | Community Relations In Fragile Place As Gaza Ceasefire Holds For Now | ,,Community relations in the UK remain in a "fragile" state, according to leaders on the ground, amid concern that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could collapse. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
14/02/2025 | Starmer Tells Zelenskyy He Is “Unequivocal” That Ukraine Must Be Involved In Talks To End War | ,,Prime Minister Keir Starmer is "unequivocal" that Ukraine would have to be involved in any talks aimed at ending the war with Russia. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
13/02/2025 | Labour MP “Couldn't Give A Monkey’s” About Left's Concerns On Digital IDs | ,,A Labour MP urging the government to introduce digital ID cards said he “couldn't give a monkey’s” about concerns from progressives in his party if the move can deliver policy results. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
13/02/2025 | British Universities Should Resist US Diversity Culture Wars, Says Oxford Chief | ,,UK universities should push back against "culture war excesses" from the United States, the chief diversity officer at the University of Oxford has said. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
12/02/2025 | "I Genuinely Don't Know What The Role Of Prevent Is Anymore", Says Former Counter-Extremism Tsar | ,,Britain’s counter-radicalisation programme Prevent is mired in confusion, a former government adviser who was once among its most prominent supporters has said. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
12/02/2025 | Kemi Badenoch Accused Of "Hypocrisy" After Reversing Support For Football Regulator | ,,The government has accused Kemi Badenoch of "complete hypocrisy" after the Tory leader appeared to backtrack on her support for reforming English football. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
12/02/2025 | Where Could Smaller Parties Win In The Local And Mayoral Elections? | ,,Smaller parties will hope to capitalise on Labour and Tory struggles when dozens of councils and mayoralties hold elections in May. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
11/02/2025 | CCTV Installed In Westminster Bar After Alleged Spiking | ,,The decision comes after Labour’s Westminster MP led calls for CCTV to be installed in Parliament’s bars, after a woman’s drink was allegedly spiked on the parliamentary estate. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
10/02/2025 | Forty Per Cent Of Nurseries Say They Will Offer Fewer Places Due To National Insurance Rise | ,,Four in ten nurseries say they will have to offer fewer childcare places as a result of the government’s increases to National Insurance employer contributions. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
10/02/2025 | New Labour MP Suspended Over Offensive WhatsApp Messages | ,,Labour MP Oliver Ryan has had the party whip suspended, having only been elected as an MP last year. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
10/02/2025 | MPs Across Labour Urge Ministers To Back Digital ID In Fight Against Farage | ,,Members of Parliament from across the Labour Party are pushing the government to introduce a new digital identification system in a bid to get on the front foot in the fight against Reform UK, PoliticsHome can reveal. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
10/02/2025 | Labour MP Tells Donald Trump "Please Think Again" On Steel Tariffs | ,,A Labour MP has urged President Donald Trump to "please think again" about plans for a 25 per cent import tax on steel and aluminum imports into the United States. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
09/02/2025 | Former Islington Labour Candidate Wants To Test Public's "Red Lines" Of Closeness With Europe | ,,Praful Nargund, a former Labour candidate and director of a new think tank, has said his new organisation will test where the UK public's “red lines” are for closer cooperation with Europe. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
08/02/2025 | Nigel Farage has been a threat to every recent UK prime minister. But this is something new | ,, Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are high Nigel Farage is making trouble again. Reform, his latest political vehicle, has surged in the polls, moving into first place with some pollsters, and ruffling feathers on Labour back benches. While Farage has caused headaches for every prime minister since David Cameron, his recent rise is something new. Reform scored an average of almost 25% in January polls, past the peaks achieved by Ukip or the Brexit party in earlier parliaments. And while past Farage surges were spikes driven by circumstances – European parliament elections, the EU referendum, the collapse of Theresa May’s government – the current rise is more sustained. This Farage boom is no bubble. Continue reading... |
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08/02/2025 | Inside 100 Days Of Kemi Badenoch | ,,As leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch has what is often regarded as the worst job in politics, and for that her party is giving her the benefit of the doubt. But she faces an uphill battle to turn around Tory fortunes, before the party turns on h... | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
08/02/2025 | Tory Voters Jumping To Reform Are The Biggest Group Of Switchers, New Poll Shows | ,,New research for PoliticsHome illustrates the size of the task facing Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch in repairing her party's brand in the eyes of the public. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
07/02/2025 | UK May Have To Help Fill Void Created By Trump's Foreign Aid Cuts, Say Senior MPs | ,,President Donald Trump's decision to restrict US foreign aid risks creating a "void" that the UK may have to fill, the chair of the international development select committee has said. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
06/02/2025 | Funerals Taking Three Weeks Longer Than Usual As System Struggles To Cope With New Regulations | ,,Funerals across England and Wales are typically taking up to three weeks longer than usual as the system struggles to adapt to new death certificate regulations, according to leading industry figures. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
06/02/2025 | Fishing rights will not derail EU-UK security pact, says European Council president | ,, With member states keen to link quotas to any deal, António Costa says defence and fisheries ‘are different things’ The EU will not let the question of fishing rights derail a pact with the UK on security and defence, the president of the European Council has said. The comments from António Costa, who took over as the European Council president in December, is a boost for Keir Starmer, amid frustration among UK officials over EU insistence on linking a security deal to other demands, notably fishing rights. Continue reading... |
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06/02/2025 | One In Seven Maths Classes Now Taught By Non-Specialists | ,,Up to 15 per cent of maths lessons in 2023-24 were taught by teachers who were not subject specialists, new research shared with PoliticsHome shows. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
05/02/2025 | Labour To Step Up NHS Focused Attacks On Nigel Farage | ,,Labour has decided to step up its attacks on Nigel Farage and his Reform party, and the NHS will be front and centre of its campaign, PoliticsHome understands. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
05/02/2025 | Residents Near New Pylons Could Get Money Off Bills, Says Energy Minister | ,,As government tries to make Britain a “clean energy superpower”, minister Michael Shanks told Zoe Crowther that extended ‘pounds for pylons’ schemes could be soon coming down the track. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
05/02/2025 | Starmer Responds To Trump's Gaza Plan: Palestinians 'Must Be Allowed Home' | ,,Palestinians “must be allowed home”, the Prime Minister has said, following President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Gazans should be moved to a new location | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
05/02/2025 | Starmer’s EU reset risks being dragged down by the old Brexit undertow | Rafael Behr | ,, With Trump back in the White House, politicians on both sides of the Channel need to acknowledge the urgency of closer ties Five years since leaving the European Union, Britain is still negotiating Brexit. This time next year, Britain will still be negotiating Brexit. And for every foreseeable year after that. That isn’t a comment on the scope of the “reset” in relations that Starmer outlined at a Brussels summit this week. It is a statement of fact that Britain is tethered to the EU by forces of geography, economics and geopolitics, and those factors didn’t cease to exist when membership of the club was terminated. And since the European project is always evolving in response to global events, Britain will also continually seek adjustment to the terms of the relationship. Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading... |
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04/02/2025 | Penny Mordaunt Says She Plans To Stand For Parliament At Next Election | ,,Former Conservative Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt has confirmed she intends to stand at the next general election. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
04/02/2025 | The Guardian view on Labour’s Brexit hesitancy: Tories collapse and Farage fills the void | Editorial | ,, Sir Keir Starmer’s caution has yet to persuade voters, while discontent fuels a resurgent right that thrives by boosting anti-immigrant, climate-sceptic views Over the past 15 years, British politics has been defined by the tension between ideals and practicality. The right has dominated theory, bolstered by a supportive press, yet struggled in execution. Meanwhile, Labour has become pragmatic but uninspiring, clinging to a “leftwing” label while prioritising competence over vision. That may not be a flaw in itself, but polling suggests it isn’t winning over voters. Yet Labour’s poor standing hasn’t benefited the Tories. Broken by their time in office, the Conservatives appear to be fading into irrelevance. They failed to address capitalism’s central flaw: that without government intervention, wealth accumulates for those at the top while many feel abandoned below. Instead, Tory chancellors pursued austerity policies, deepening social division and fuelling the discontent that led to the disaster of voting to leave the EU. Continue reading... |
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04/02/2025 | Tories express alarm at report saying cost of Chagos Islands deal has risen far beyond £9bn, saying it’s ‘madness’ – as it happened | ,, Priti Patel accuses Keir Starmer of being motivated by ‘leftie shame’ at Britain’s history Nigel Farage has said the UK could be “friendly” with the EU but did not outline what kind of ties with the bloc his party would support, PA Media reports. PA says: The Reform UK leader said that “industrial collaboration” with the EU will give the UK “less flexibility” to make a deal with the US. His comments came in an interview on the Today programme after his party edged ahead of Labour to top a voting poll from YouGov for the first time. Continue reading... |
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04/02/2025 | Primary School Teacher Applicants Fall Again | ,,The number of people applying to train as a primary school teacher in England has fallen by almost 10 per cent year-on-year, PoliticsHome analysis shows. | www.politicshome.com | Visit... |
03/02/2025 | Keir Starmer says he wants ‘ambitious security partnership’ with EU | ,, PM says UK does not have to choose between Europe and US, before meeting EU leaders in Brussels Keir Starmer has said he wants an “ambitious security partnership” with the EU, while insisting the UK does not have to choose between Europe and the US. The prime minister was speaking before meeting EU leaders in Brussels to discuss security and defence, the first time a British leader has attended a European Council meeting since Britain left the EU five years ago. Continue reading... |
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03/02/2025 | Keir Starmer says he does not accept UK has to choose between US and EU – as it happened | ,, Prime minister says both US and Europe are important to UK as he holds press conference with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte Keir Starmer’s dinner with EU leaders tonight will take place at the Palais d’Egmont, a 16th-century palace where Ted Heath signed the treaty taking Britain into the European Economic Community in 1972. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, claims this is a deliberate attempt to humiliate him. The EU has invited @Keir_Starmer to a leaders summit in the very building where Ted Heath signed away our sovereignty in 1972. That’s not something that we as government can tackle alone, although there’s a lot that we’re doing. It’s about that partnership between government schools and families. And after the pandemic, that increasing fracturing that we’ve seen – that’s why it’s been so important that we’ve reset that relationship between government and schools, and with the workforce, too. In terms of what we’re doing at the moment, we’re investing more in mentoring and attendance support, working with schools that are not delivering what they should to drive up attendance rates. Continue reading... |
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03/02/2025 | Starmer’s EU dinner date a big moment in tricky tightrope act | ,, Domestically and on the world stage, the PM faces a series of challenges as he seeks to reset post-Brexit relations Whichever way you slice it, Keir Starmer’s invitation to dinner in Brussels is a big moment. For the first time since Brexit, the UK prime minister is sitting down for an informal summit with the 27 EU leaders. Five years on from its departure from the bloc, the UK has a Labour government populated with politicians who are far more sympathetic to Europe than their Conservative predecessors. Starmer was a committed remainer who spent years steering his party towards endorsing a second referendum. Most of the cabinet privately think Brexit was an act of self-harm – and David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has reportedly been arguing that the UK should now rejoin the customs union. Continue reading... |
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02/02/2025 | UK seeks smoother trade with EU but customs union is ‘red line’, Cooper says | ,, Home secretary rules out return to full union with bloc as Keir Starmer prepares for talks in Brussels this week Keir Starmer will seek to improve customs arrangements with Europe without returning to a full union with the bloc, the home secretary has said. As the prime minister heads to Brussels as part of his attempted reset with the EU, Yvette Cooper said it was still a red line that the UK would not be part of a customs union or single market. Continue reading... |
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02/02/2025 | Starmer should end UK’s ‘cycle of hesitation’ with EU, says Neil Kinnock | ,, Former Labour leader says government should show greater willingness to work with bloc Labour needs to end its “cycle of hesitation” over Europe and press ahead with an ambitious new relationship with the European Union, the party’s former leader Neil Kinnock has said. Keir Starmer will head to a Brussels dinner with EU leaders this week as he attempts to negotiate a security and defence pact with the bloc. It is the first summit of its type to be attended by a British prime minister since Brexit. Continue reading... |
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02/02/2025 | Emmanuel Macron’s got a point: Why shouldn’t we charge tourists to see our treasures? Catherine Bennett | ,, The Louvre’s proposed two-tier fees are a better way to fund museums than iffy corporate sponsorship deals Introducing, five years on, another Brexit bonus: the chance to support the renovation of the Louvre. President Emmanuel Macron has proposed paying for the “renaissance” of the Paris museum, in part, by increasing entrance fees for visitors from outside the EU. After some initial attempts to represent this as a direct insult – “Brits will be forced to pay more than EU residents” (the Mail) – even the rabidly pro-Brexit press appears to have accepted that the scheme applies globally, to all non-EU visitors: an exceptionally cunning way of Brit-targeting, even for the French. Continue reading... |
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02/02/2025 | Does Labour really think Trump is a better bet than the EU? | William Keegan | ,, Rachel Reeves is all for growth; her party and the country needs it. But still we hear nothing about the most obvious solution… In 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote a satirical book, It Can’t Happen Here, about a lying demagogue, Buzz Windrip, who rises to power and transforms the American scene for the worse within months. There were fears of parallels with the plot of the book when Trump first became president. This time, the fears are far more serious, as Trump’s barrage of executive orders challenges the constitutional checks and balances designed by the founding fathers to inhibit the autocratic desires of a future wrong’un becoming president. Continue reading... |
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01/02/2025 | Chris Riddell on Rachel Reeves’ burnt offerings to the golden calf of growth – cartoon | ,, A third Heathrow runway, planning law reform to build more houses and a windfall tax on oil and gas – but will it all make up for the cost of Brexit? Continue reading... |
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31/01/2025 | Martin Rowson on the fifth anniversary of Brexit – cartoon | ,,Continue reading... | www.theguardian.com | Visit... |
31/01/2025 | Scotland knows Brexit is holding Britain back. Why won't Labour admit it? | John Swinney | ,, Five years after we left the EU, people are still paying the price. We’re ready to work with Westminster to forge closer bonds with Europe
The pantomime season may be over, but when it comes to the government’s much-repeated claim to be pursuing economic growth above all else, the cry of “It’s behind you” is sounding ever louder. This classic panto joke works when everyone in the audience can see something clearly but the character on stage pretends not to. So it is with Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal and Rachel Reeves’s attempts to kickstart the economy. Reeves and Keir Starmer are ignoring what is blindingly obvious to everyone else: Brexit is a significant drag on Britain’s growth prospects. They know it’s true but refuse to acknowledge it and, more importantly, to do anything about it. There is, however, nothing comical about this situation. The hard Brexit negotiated by Johnson took the UK out of the EU, the single market and the customs union and brought an end to freedom of movement. As a result, people are paying the price through higher food bills, lower growth and therefore lower tax revenue that could and should be spent on the NHS. John Swinney is the first minister of Scotland Continue reading... |
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26/01/2025 | If we are serious about growth, the EU cannot be sidelined | Praful Nargund | ,, Five years since the UK left the European Union, the director of the Good Growth Foundation argues that closer ties with our closest trading partner is more vital than ever It is approaching five years since the UK officially left the European Union. And what do we have to show for it? The Tories admit that they took the UK out of the EU without a plan for growth, and the consequences are clear: the cost of living is soaring, public services are on their knees, and growth feels like a dream from a distant era. Though some may not like to hear it, a closer relationship with the EU is a key piece in solving that growth puzzle. For too long, Westminster has avoided this topic. Any politician, business leader, or journalist brave enough to acknowledge that Brexit has harmed the UK economy was accused of dredging up the past. But, whisper it – times are changing. Continue reading... |
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23/01/2025 | Are Rachel Reeves’s efforts to win business confidence ‘fiddling while Rome burns’? | ,, Pro-growth charm offensive aimed at getting Labour back on the front foot has drawn concerns and questions Roughing up industry regulators, jetting to Davos to court the global elite, and preparing to greenlight airport expansion: after a difficult start to the year, Rachel Reeves is working overtime to regain business confidence. Financial market turbulence at the start of the year has been followed by a pro-growth charm offensive aimed at getting Labour back on the front foot, before the chancellor goes further in a speech she is expected to give next week. Continue reading... |
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20/01/2025 | Benn defends decision not to pull Stormont brake | ,,DUP leader Gavin Robinson says he's disappointed but that the government are now taking action over unionist concerns. | www.bbc.com | Visit... |
20/01/2025 | Brexit fishing row heads for trade court showdown | ,,The UK has banned European vessels from catching the silvery fish species in its North Sea waters but the EU is challenging the move. | www.bbc.com | Visit... |
10/12/2024 | Stormont votes to extend post-Brexit trading arrangements | ,,The Northern Ireland Assembly spent six hours debating controversial post-Brexit trading arrangements. | www.bbc.com | Visit... |
09/12/2024 | Rachel Reeves signals wider reset of EU relations | ,,Labour has ruled out rejoining the EU but may be open to alignment on areas such as farm and food exports. | www.bbc.com | Visit... |
09/12/2024 | Small businesses being 'crucified' by sea border | ,,Stormont will vote on whether NI's Brexit deal should continue to operate for another four years. | www.bbc.com | Visit... |
03/12/2024 | No Windsor Framework alternative, says government | ,,The UK government has provided its advice ahead of a vote at Stormont next week. | www.bbc.com | Visit... |
15/11/2024 | Could Labour build closer EU trade ties and would this increase growth? | ,, Bank of England governor says Brexit has weighed on UK economy, while Donald Trump will also complicate matters The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, used his Mansion House speech on Thursday to say Brexit had undermined the UK’s economy and to urge the government to improve relations with the EU, for the sake of growth. Could Labour pull the UK closer to the trading bloc – and would it make much difference to economic growth? Continue reading... |
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07/09/2024 | Starmer says time for 'deep reset' with Ireland in Dublin visit – video | ,, The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said it was time for a 'deep reset' in relations with Ireland during his first official visit to Dublin, where he met his counterpart, the taoiseach, Simon Harris on Saturday. At a press conference alongside Harris, Starmer said: 'That reset, I think, can be meaningful, it can be deep. Of course, it covers the relationship between our two countries. Obviously, it has to cover the Good Friday agreement and I take very seriously our joint role in relation to that' Continue reading... |
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09/07/2024 | Nigel Farage claims in first Commons speech that John Bercow tried to 'overturn' Brexit – video | ,, Nigel Farage was met with jeers as he delivered his first speech in the House of Commons. The Reform UK leader told the re-elected speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, that he was better than 'the little man that was there before you', referring to John Bercow. He added that Bercow had disgraced his office 'dreadfully' and did his best 'to overturn the biggest democratic result in the history of the country' Continue reading... |
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07/07/2024 | New foreign secretary wants to reset UK-EU ties | ,,The new UK government wants to signal its desire to engage in the face of multiple world crises. | www.bbc.com | Visit... |
05/05/2024 | Why Brexit is not 'done' for Northern Ireland | ,,Events this week show that Brexit will keep rearing its head, writes economics editor John Campbell. | www.bbc.co.uk | Visit... |
29/04/2024 | How UK’s new border controls will affect animal and plant imports | ,, Second phase of physical checks could result in price increases in shops, as businesses pass on costs to consumers After more than three years of delays, Tuesday finally sees the introduction of physical checks on animal and plant imports coming into Britain from the EU. Importers and trade associations have warned that the new bureaucracy could heap significant costs on to importers, resulting in increases to prices on shop shelves. Continue reading... |
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02/02/2024 | What is the new Northern Ireland Brexit trade deal? | ,,Ministers have set out new trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, the rest of the UK and the EU. | www.bbc.co.uk | Visit... |
31/01/2024 | Northern Ireland: what does the new post-Brexit deal mean? | ,, Trade rules aim to alleviate DUP opposition to the Irish Sea border and restore power sharing The government has established new rules to smooth post-Brexit trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This is to assuage Democratic Unionist party concerns that the Irish Sea border has undermined the region’s position in the UK. In return for these concessions the DUP has agreed to restore power sharing after a two-year boycott that has paralysed the Stormont assembly and executive. Continue reading... |
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31/01/2024 | How UK’s new border controls will affect plants and animal imports | ,, Today is first stage in a series of changes likely to raise costs for businesses and consumers Today will bring the first stage in new, wide-ranging Brexit border controls on the import of plants, animals and food to the UK from the European Union. The changes, the most significant for importers since the UK left the single market three years ago, are poised to have huge ramifications for businesses that rely on imports from the continent. Continue reading... |
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30/01/2024 | Northern Ireland: what is the power-sharing deal – and could it be blocked? | ,, DUP approves post-Brexit legislation, meaning devolved government could soon be functioning again Power-sharing in Northern Ireland is on the verge of being restored after a night of drama in Belfast. It would end an almost two-year power vacuum in the region after the Democratic Unionist party collapsed the Stormont government to protest against post-Brexit trading arrangements. Continue reading... |
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21/12/2023 | How the NI Protocol became the Windsor Framework | ,,BBC economics and business editor John Campbell looks at the in and outs of the 2023 Brexit deal. | www.bbc.co.uk | Visit... |
06/12/2023 | Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over Rwanda, Thatcher and Brexit at PMQs – video | ,, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have clashed over the Rwanda asylum deal during PMQs. The Labour leader referred to the plan as a 'gimmick' while the prime minister declared Starmer was 'once again on the side of the people smugglers'. The pair also used Margaret Thatcher and Brexit to mock one another with Starmer questioning how the Conservative party went from 'up yours to laws to take our money Kagame'. Sunak said Starmer could role play Thatcher all he wanted but when it came to Europe his answer was the same, 'yes, yes, yes' Continue reading... |
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18/05/2023 | Carmaker worries with high EU export tariffs ‘not to do with Brexit’, says Badenoch – video | ,, Kemi Badenoch, the business and trade secretary, has said that the problem raised by car manufacturers worried about exports to the EU facing tariffs from next year 'isn’t to do with Brexit'. She made the comment during business questions in the Commons, where Jonathan Reynolds, the shadow business secretary, criticised her record since she has been in post. The 'rules of origin' requirements raised by car manufacturers were part of the TCA and related to Brexit, but all European car manufacturers were having problems because there was not enough battery supply in Europe, she said Continue reading... |
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15/05/2023 | 'That feels wrong': Keir Starmer criticises lack of vote for EU citizens living in UK – video | ,, The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has said it 'feels wrong' that EU citizens who have lived in the UK for years and pay taxes here do not have the right to vote. Speaking to LBC on Monday, Starmer said: 'The thinking behind it is: if someone’s been here say 10, 20, 30 years, contributing to this economy, contributing to the community, they ought to be able to vote' Continue reading... |
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11/05/2023 | Speaker berates Kemi Badenoch for not informing MPs about EU law U-turn – video | ,, The speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsey Hoyle, lost his temper with Kemi Badenoch when the secretary of state failed to inform the house of the government's U-turn on repealing retained EU laws. The government has decided to go ahead with plans to allow thousands of EU-inherited laws to expire by the end of the year, news that Badenoch released in a statement and to the Telegraph newpaper before making a statement in the House of Commons. The business and trade secretary said she was sorry that the sequencing was not to the speaker's satisfaction, infuriating Hoyle further Continue reading... |
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11/04/2023 | Good Friday and Windsor agreements are top priority for Belfast trip, says Biden – video | ,, The US president said making sure the Good Friday agreement and the Windsor framework stay in place were the top priority of his trip to Northern Ireland. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One, Joe Biden said 'making sure the Irish accords and the Windsor agreements stay in place, keep the peace, that's the main thing'. Biden also addressed a question on the arrest of Evan Gershkovich by Russian authorities, calling his detention 'totally illegal'. Continue reading... |
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02/04/2023 | Suella Braverman denies Brexit to blame for Dover queues – video | ,, Suella Braverman has denied Brexit is responsible for delays at the port of Dover after some passengers said they had been queueing for up to 14 hours to have their passports checked. Extra sailings were being put in place overnight with hopes of clearing the backlog by lunchtime on Sunday, after a critical incident was declared at the port on Friday. Speaking on Sky News’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday, the home secretary said operations at the French border had been 'very good' since Brexit Continue reading... |
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24/03/2023 | UK and EU formally adopt Brexit deal for Northern Ireland – video | ,, UK foreign secretary James Cleverly met with Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission vice-president, to agree to work 'intensively and faithfully' to implement the Windsor framework after formally adopting it. On behalf of the UK and EU, both counterparts agreed to accept the revised version of the Northern Ireland protocol. Prime minister Rishi Sunak's deal with the 27-nation bloc has rewritten the post-Brexit rules on Northern Ireland trade. Cleverly said that, after long negotiations, the two had finally found a way 'to move forward' Continue reading... |
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22/03/2023 | Sunak wins post-Brexit vote on revised Northern Ireland protocol – video | ,, Rishi Sunak has won parliamentary backing for his revised post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland despite hardline Conservative Brexiters voting against it. Among those who did not support the prime minister’s proposals were his two immediate predecessors, Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, members of the European Research Group as well as Democratic Unionist party MPs
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25/01/2023 | Britain, Spain, Singapore? Gibraltar mulls its future | ,,As talks resume on its future, the British overseas territory fears for its sovereignty and border. | www.bbc.co.uk | Visit... |
30/12/2020 | A quick guide to what's in the Brexit deal | ,,These are the most important aspects of the UK-EU deal, and what they mean for people's lives and businesses. | www.bbc.co.uk | Visit... |
31/01/2020 | Full Brexit journey in under two minutes | ,,It's been more than three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union but how did we get here? | www.bbc.co.uk | Visit... |
13/12/2019 | Why we lost – and where we go from here | ,, When the history of Brexit is written, the Lib Dems’ decision to let Johnson hold this election will be seen as a key strategic error. The post Why we lost – and where we go from here appeared first on InFacts. |
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11/12/2019 | 7 reasons to vote Johnson out | ,, We can kick Johnson out. So brave the elements and vote for the candidates with the best chance of beating the Tories. The post 7 reasons to vote Johnson out appeared first on InFacts. |
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11/12/2019 | Trump sabotages Brexiters’ last-ditch safety net | ,, Relying on the WTO for our trade was always a terrible idea. Now that the US president has ripped a hole in it, it’s economic suicide. The post Trump sabotages Brexiters’ last-ditch safety net appeared first on InFacts. |
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11/12/2019 | With a final tactical voting push, we can beat Johnson | ,, Good news from YouGov poll is Tory lead is shrinking. Bad news is they are still ahead because too many pro-European votes are being wasted. The post With a final tactical voting push, we can beat Johnson appeared first on InFacts. |
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10/12/2019 | Johnson won’t stop the chaos – that’s just propaganda | ,, A Tory victory means more chaos. The only way to end the arguments over Brexit and fix our real problems is to vote them out. The post Johnson won’t stop the chaos – that’s just propaganda appeared first on InFacts. |
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10/12/2019 | Tories bully BBC because it’s easily cowed | ,, Johnson yesterday hinted he would axe the licence fee. This had two purposes: cover up his NHS blunder and pummel the BBC into submission. The post Tories bully BBC because it’s easily cowed appeared first on InFacts. |
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10/12/2019 | At Christmas you tell the truth, but not if you’re Johnson | ,, PM rips off Love Actually in his video but misses out the punch line: “Just because it’s Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth.” The post At Christmas you tell the truth, but not if you’re Johnson appeared first on InFacts. |
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10/12/2019 | Don’t worry about voting tactically for Corbyn. He won’t win | ,, Right-wing press has branded Corbyn unelectable. They are right - he is. Not for the reasons they suggest, but because of simple maths. The post Don’t worry about voting tactically for Corbyn. He won’t win appeared first on InFacts. |
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09/12/2019 | Tory “punch” propaganda backfires | ,, To cover up Johnson’s NHS disaster, Tories fabricate story about Labour activist punching Hancock aide. The post Tory “punch” propaganda backfires appeared first on InFacts. |
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09/12/2019 | Johnson’s dishonesty and disorganisation on Irish Sea border | ,, Not only is Johnson lying about surrendering to the EU demand for an internal UK border, he isn’t ready to deliver a deal by December 2020. The post Johnson’s dishonesty and disorganisation on Irish Sea border appeared first on InFacts. |
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