Sam Coates
The Times of London
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Cabinet ministers rejected options in mutinous meeting
Theresa May was forced to abandon key parts of a Brexit compromise after a testy three-hour cabinet meeting.The prime minister wanted to use forthcoming Brexit legislation to facilitate votes on a range of options, including a full customs union and a second referendum. She was rebuffed, with some → Read More
Boris Johnson crushes leadership rivals in poll of Tory members
Boris Johnson is the clear favourite to be the next prime minister, according to a poll of members of the Conservative Party.The former foreign secretary was the first choice to replace Theresa May for 39 per cent of those polled. The second-most popular, Dominic Raab, attracted 13 per cent, with su → Read More
Lib Dems leapfrog Labour as Tories trail in Euro polls
The Liberal Democrats have overtaken Labour while the Tories are pushed to fifth place, according to a poll for The Times before the European elections.The Lib Dems appear to be picking up support from Labour and Green voters after Sir Vince Cable argued that opponents of Brexit should vote for his → Read More
May faces backlash for holding Brexit vote during Trump visit
Theresa May is facing a row over her decision to hold a critical vote on Brexit at the same time as a state visit by President Trump and D-Day commemorations.Downing Street is committed to putting Brexit legislation to a vote in the week beginning June 3 — a gamble that is likely to lead to Mrs May’ → Read More
Five ways Theresa May might be removed as prime minister
1. 1922 committee votes to change the rules to oust her Last month members of the 1922 executive, which represents Tory MPs, narrowly decided by a majority of nine to seven, not to change the rules to allow a new vote of no confidence over the summer rather than waiting for December. However ther → Read More
Don’t cave in to Labour on Brexit, Tories tell Theresa May
Theresa May was warned yesterday that more than 100 of her MPs would try to block a softer Brexit as Labour prepared to reject her offer of a temporary customs arrangement to seek further concessions. → Read More
Local election results: Tories and Labour are going backwards
These election results show one thing for certain: that the public do not like politics as normal. Labour and the Conservatives are both going backwards in their heartlands, in what the election... → Read More
Britain to aim for net‑zero emissions by 2050
Ministers are set to endorse a more ambitious climate target in a move likely to provoke tensions in Whitehall.The government’s advisory panel, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), is expected to recommend this week that the UK goes for a “net-zero” target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Theresa → Read More
Trump’s state visit: Jeremy Corbyn snubs invitation to palace banquet
Jeremy Corbyn has declined the Queen’s invitation to a banquet during President Trump’s state visit to Britain.The Labour leader accused Mr Trump of using “racist and misogynist rhetoric” in an attack that threatens to drag Buckingham Palace into controversy.John Bercow, the Commons Speaker, has alr → Read More
One-year Brexit extension is too long, Macron warns May
President Macron believes that a one-year delay to Brexit would be too long, the Élysée Palace has said. Theresa May is on a whirlwind tour of Europe, taking in France and Germany, before tomorrow’s summit to decide on an extension. However, a French official said that the UK should not be able to → Read More
Cabinet plot to stop Theresa May bid for long Brexit delay
Cabinet ministers are seeking to block Theresa May from agreeing a Brexit delay of up to a year. The prime minister has not yet secured cabinet support for a long extension but ministers fear that... → Read More
Brexit chaos: Nick Boles quits with swipe at Tory party incapable of compromise
Nick Boles caught his closest allies by surprise when he resigned from the Conservative Party last night after being “let down” by people who promised to support his plan. The former minister made a brief but emotionally charged statement to the Commons moments after his plan was defeated by 21 vote → Read More
Soft Brexit will shatter Tory party, May warned
Theresa May’s cabinet is the “most ill-disciplined in British political history”, the Conservative chief whip has admitted. The stark declaration by Julian Smith came as the prime minister was warned she faced a split in her party if she pursues a “soft” Brexit this week.Ministers including Chris Gr → Read More
Brexit: What is happening this week in parliament?
Theresa May faces yet another testing week in parliament. What happens today?MPs control the Commons order paper to hold more votes on alternatives to Mrs May’s plan, under a system known as... → Read More
Labour offers little hope of ‘softer Brexit’
A Labour frontbencher warned today that softer forms of Brexit would fail to tackle voters’ concerns about immigration.Emily Thornberry, shadow foreign secretary, hinted that Labour would again be unable to formally back the Commons Market 2.0 plan — under which Britain would stay in the customs uni → Read More
Pressure grows on Theresa May to quit amid Brexit chaos
Theresa May was under pressure to name a date for her departure last night after cabinet support drained away and the DUP made clear its lack of faith in her.Senior figures in No 10 confirmed that discussions on a timetable for the prime minister to stand down were under way. A Downing Street sou → Read More
Corbyn won’t rule out revoking Brexit to prevent no‑deal
Jeremy Corbyn has refused to rule out revoking Article 50 as a way to avoid a no-deal Brexit.The Labour leader insisted that the question was “hypothetical” even as some backbench Labour MPs indicated private support for the move.Revocation — the act of cancelling Article 50 via a vote in the Common → Read More
Brexit vote: Rebels unite to reject Theresa May’s new deal
Theresa May is heading for a second humiliating defeat to her Brexit deal within hours after changes announced last night were rejected by leading Brexiteers, the Democratic Unionist Party and the... → Read More
Watchdog could investigate Labour antisemitism claims
Labour may have discriminated against Jewish people and could face investigation and a fine, the equality watchdog said today. The Equality and Human Rights Commission was responding to complaints... → Read More
Corbyn ally stopped suspension in antisemitic mural row, leaked emails reveal
A key ally of Jeremy Corbyn told Labour Party officials not to suspend a woman who had defended an antisemitic mural, leaked emails have revealed.Labour MPs say the email exchange from March last year, obtained by The Times, contradicts what Mr Corbyn told them and Jewish community leaders last year → Read More