Thoughts – Insights

"The Day Today" - 5th April 2019

Talks between PM May and Labour continue despite little progress so far ITV: Lab-Govt talks coalesce around: staying in the Customs Union, “dynamic” alignment with EU rules and all subject to confirmatory referendum Telegraph: Cabinet ministers . . . To read this article, please log in or sign up to one of our subscription packages….

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"The Day Today" - 4th April 2019

Labour MP Cooper & Tory MP Letwin’s bill demanding PM May extends A50 passes by a majority of 1 vote MPs will not have another set of indicative votes on Monday as Speaker Bercow has the deciding vote BuzzFeed: talks between PM May and Labour “did not go well” as Downing . . . To…

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"The Day Today" - 3rd April 2019

PM May announces that UK will seek a short extension to Article 50 from EU to “break the logjam” in Brexit talks Labour leader Corbyn invited to Downing St to find a “compromise” as this moment requires “national unity” Spectator: Downing St wants whole Brexit process, including any votes, to be completed by this week…

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"The Day Today" - 2nd April 2019

House of Commons fails to agree again on any Brexit alternative plan PM May will today call a mammoth 5-hour Cabinet meeting from 9am to plan the next Brexit steps ITV: Cabinet meeting tomorrow will be centred around the possibility of a General Election to break the deadlock

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"The Day Today" - 1st April 2019

Backbench MPs are today back in control of the order paper, with a second round of indicative votes due Mail: senior Cabinet ministers warn that a softer Brexit will “destroy” the Conservative Party Conservative Chief Whip Smith: Govt should have made clear after 2017 election that it would “inevitably” have . . . To read…

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