Matt Finnegan, Angela Rayner's former chief adviser, has given a statement to Greater Manchester Police.
It is the fifth time the implementation of the new border controls has been pushed back, prompting ridicule on social media.
A lawmaker said that former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez should be charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for sedition after his "seditious statement.”
Rachel Reeves has given an insight into the Opposition’s plans to invigorate the business sector.
British growers and sellers fear government measures starting on 30 April could result in delays and plants being damagedGarden centres and nurseries are stockpiling plants before Brexit checks are introduced later this month, amid concerns over whether new border posts will be ready to deal with the volume of deliveries.The Horticultural Trade Association (HTA), which represents garden retailers and growers, said many of its members had been increasing orders of plants in recent weeks, to...
By David Churchill, Chief Political Correspondent Published: 6:00 p.m. EDT, April 11, 2024 | Updated: 6:01 p.m. EDT, April 11, 2024 Boris Johnson yesterday joined growing calls for an increase in defense spending.The former prime minister called on Rishi Sunak's government to take a "more robust stance" and increase military investment in the face of increasing global threats.He also called on the West to...
WASHINGTON — A third House Republican has signed onto an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power, giving his opponents the votes they would need to remove the Republican leader unless Democrats step in to save him. Rep. Paul Gosar, of Arizona, signed onto the "motion to vacate" authored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, both Republicans said Friday. If brought to the floor as a privileged resolution, it would force a vote within two legislative days on whether to oust Johnson as...
Commission to seek approval from leaders to start talks with UK on visa-free exchanges for 18- to 30-year-oldsThe European Commission has proposed opening negotiations with the UK to allow mobility enjoyed before Brexit to millions of 18- to 30-year-olds in a major concession.It said it would now seek approval from individual EU leaders to start the talks, which could partly eliminate one of the most controversial elements of Brexit, a block on the right to live in one another’s countries,...
Some shortages are so serious they are imperilling the health and even lives of patients with serious illnesses, pharmacy bosses sayDrug shortages are a “new normal” in the UK and are being exacerbated by Brexit, a report by the Nuffield Trust health thinktank has warned. A dramatic recent spike in the number of drugs that are unavailable has created serious problems for doctors, pharmacists, the NHS and patients, it found.The number of warnings drug companies have issued about impending supply...
Rules due to come in this month will impose new handling fees – and experts say small suppliers are already being driven awayMinisters’ decision to impose Brexit import checks on 30 April will lead to shortages of some foods, flowers and herbs, industry leaders have warned.In the week after the government was accused of blindsiding the British food industry by giving 27 days’ notice that every consignment of items such as camembert, steak, tulips and chives would be subject to fees of up to...
Gibraltar’s chief minister says progress made in talks about free movement across border with SpainThe UK and the EU are within “kissing distance” of a post-Brexit deal to guarantee free movement over the border between Gibraltar and Spain, Gibraltar’s chief minister has said.After a meeting between the UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, and the European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič, agreement was reached on issues that have dogged...
Former Leeds United manager Steve Evans has joined Rotherham United following the sacking of Leam Richardson on Wednesday. The ex-Whites boss has left his role at Stevenage to make his return to South Yorkshire, having managed the Millers between April 2012 and September 2015. He took the club from League Two to the Championship after securing a second place finish in the fourth tier to earn automatic promotion in 2013 and 12 months later he won the League One play-offs with the Millers. In...