Theresa May needs votes from the DUP to vote on the budget October 29th. The DUP, or Democratic Unionist Party, is the party with the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Prime Minister has to rely on the DUP because of the lack of votes she has in the house of commons to control the budget. The DUP… Read more »
Companies may be forced to reveal their ethnicity pay gap under plans unveiled by the Prime Minister to help minorities at work. Theresa May has launched a consultation on whether mandatory reporting will help address disparities between the pay and career prospects of minorities. She acknowledged that minorities often “feel like they are hitting a brick wall” at work. The… Read more »
More than £1m has been given to UK organisations which help women who have suffered sexual harassment and abuse. The money was donated to the Justice and Equality Fund in response to the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements which urged women to speak up about abuse. Harry Potter star Emma Watson said the grants were “pivotal in supporting the dynamic… Read more »
The Democratic Unionist Party’s 10 Westminster MPs are planning to vote down the Budget later this month if they are unhappy about the government’s Brexit plans, the BBC understands. Theresa May relies on DUP support in key votes because she does not have a majority in the House of Commons. But the DUP could abandon this deal if Brexit means… Read more »
Theresa May went head-to-head with Jeremy Corbyn in the House of Commons. Here’s what happened. The prime minister’s promise at last week’s Conservative conference that austerity was almost over was every bit the gift for Jeremy Corbyn that some had expected. The Labour leader kicked off with the NHS – how could austerity be over, he asked, when there were… Read more »
In the most recent weeks UK has been discussing a straight no deal brexit from the EU. Although, it would be easy currently for the UK to not deal with issues keeping ties to the EU the consequences would be grave. Many political leaders in the UK have warned that breaking away from the EU would have complications if not… Read more »
A no-deal Brexit could result in electricity blackouts across Northern Ireland, government officials have warned. Officials are preparing a ‘no deal’ notice about the impacts on the all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM). They have suggested there are risks of price increases and supply shortages.
Jeremy Corbyn has met the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator in Brussels for what the Labour leader described as an “interesting, useful discussion”. Afterwards, Mr Corbyn said he was not negotiating with Michel Barnier, who he said had offered “no opinion” about Labour’s vision for Brexit.
Boris Johnson has launched a blistering attack on Theresa May’s Chequers plan, calling it “a moral and intellectual humiliation for this country” that will “cheat the electorate” if implemented. In an explosive article published ahead of the Conservative Party conference the former foreign secretary urged the Prime Minister to “chuck Chequers” and adopt a “Super Canada” style proposal instead.
Both sides in the Brexit negotiations face “enormous negative consequences” if they fail to reach a deal, a former EU commissioner has warned. Franz Fischler was EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries between 1995 and 2004. Mr Fischler told BBC Wales there was a “clear risk” the UK would leave without a deal.