Veteran Brexiteer Sir William Cash has accused the prime minister of only scrapping “trivial” EU laws after the government U-turned on its post-Brexit “bonfire” of regulations last week. Sir William, who serves as chairman of the European scrutiny committee, has criticised the PM in a letter following the government’s decision to water down the axing
The government has announced a climbdown over its post-Brexit plans to remove EU laws from the British statute book by the end of the year. The EU retained law bill, which is currently going through parliament and recently passed its commons stages, was set to automatically remove any EU laws at the end of 2023
The UK is set to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in what the government has described as the biggest trade deal since Brexit. The CPTPP is a free trade agreement between 11 countries across the Indo-Pacific, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, » Read More
Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race in today’s round of voting. Badenoch received 59 votes, including an increase of one. Liz Truss came third with 86 votes, gaining 15 supporters. Penny Mordaunt received 92 votes, an increase of 10 supporters. Rishi Sunak came in first with 118 MPs’…
Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated from the race to be the next leader of the Conservative party. The Tonbridge and Malling MP polled 31 votes, while former chancellor Rishi Sunak continued to top the poll with 115 votes. Penny Mordaunt remains in second place, but with one fewer vote (82) than in the second ballot.…
New equalities minister Kemi Badenoch has been criticised for leaked comments on gay marriage and transgenderism. In response to the alleged comments, published on Friday by Vice News, deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner said via Twitter: “Everyone should be able to be themselves and be celebrated, supported and loved for who they…
