by Chris Rogers | 8 Mar 2017 | Politics
Fixed term parliaments be damned. Theresa May should go to the country by calling an early General Election. So said Lord William Hague, former Tory leader, former Foreign Secretary and very definition of a Conservative ‘big beast’ in his Daily Telegraph column...
by Chris Rogers | 3 Mar 2017 | European Union, Whitehouse News
Senior Political Consultant Frances Powrie has summarised some of the main Brexit stories of the week for the PubAffairs website. To read Frances’ column, please click here. For more information about the Brexit negotiations, timetable, impact and roles and...
by Chris Rogers | 2 Mar 2017 | European Union, Whitehouse News
Whitehouse Senior Political Consultant Sam Blainey has spoken to the Talk Radio breakfast show to provide analysis on the Brexit process and reaction to the House of Lords voting through an amendment to the legislation required to trigger Article 50. To listen to...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2017 | European Union, Politics
The ayes have it Where else to begin this week but the House of Lords, as the Brexit Bill passed its second reading without a vote. Despite suspicions peers could hold up the Bill, and warnings the upper chamber could face reform if it did so, the Government’s...
by Chris Rogers | 22 Feb 2017 | Politics
With the Copeland and Stoke Central By-elections taking place this Thursday, there’s once again speculation about Jeremy Corbyn’s future as Labour leader (but then what else is new?). While getting too specific with political predictions is risky these days, I’ve a...