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Boris Johnson has agreed a compromise deal with Tory rebels over his controversial plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal, it was claimed today. The Prime Minister is said to have met with Conservative backbenchers who are concerned about his proposals to override the Withdrawal Agreement in his House of Commons office … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen today warned hopes of the EU and UK agreeing a trade deal are fading with every passing day as tensions remain high over Boris Johnson’s plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal. The President of the European Commission hit out at the Prime Minister’s proposals to override the … Read more
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland today hinted the Government could strike a compromise with Tory rebels over its plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal. Ministers have admitted Boris Johnson’s proposals to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement would break international law, sparking a rebellion by Conservative backbenchers. The rebels want Parliament to … Read more
Rapists and violent offenders will serve at least two-thirds of their prison terms under an overhaul of England and Wales’ justice system to ensure serious criminals ‘get the time they deserve’. Later today Justice Secretary Robert Buckland will announce a Sentencing White Paper that will give judges the power to give 18 to 20-year-olds life … Read more
No more short sharp shocks: Criminals face tough new ‘house arrest’ orders and curfews in place of short sentences in shake-up of justice system House arrest could replace short prison sentences for low-level offenders They would have to wear an electronic tag and be under home curfew Ministers believe this would allow offenders to keep … Read more
Michel Barnier today urged Boris Johnson to ‘stick to facts’ on Brexit as relations between the EU and UK further deteriorated over the Prime Minister’s plans to tear up parts of the Withdrawal Agreement. The EU’s top negotiator said the two sides had agreed to a ‘delicate compromise’ last year and the bloc ‘could not … Read more
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland today repeatedly dodged questions over whether he will resign if the Government goes ahead with its plans to break international law over Brexit. Mr Buckland, who as Lord Chancellor has taken an oath to protect the rule of law, said Boris Johnson’s proposals to tear up parts of the EU divorce … Read more
Lorraine Kelly has detailed the pain of going through a miscarriage as she claimed it ‘never leaves you.’ The TV presenter, 60, took to Twitter on Tuesday to respond to a post by First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, who shared the story of the country’s Justice Minister Humza Yousaf and his wife Nadia El-Nakla … Read more
Boris Johnson vows to crack down on climate anarchists with tough new laws against mass protests as over 70 arrests are made following Extinction Rebellion demonstration Boris Johnson is drawing up plans for crackdown on climate change protests PM has consulted colleagues about drafting new public order laws after demo Mr Johnson may be strengthening … Read more
Lebanon’s president and prime minister were warned last month that a stash of ammonium nitrate at the port of Beirut could destroy the city if it exploded, it has emerged. Security officials wrote a letter on July 20 saying the industrial chemicals which had been idling in a warehouse since 2013 needed to be secured … Read more