by Chris Rogers | 20 Oct 2017 | Brexit, European Union, Politics, Whitehouse News
Oh, to be a fly on the wall This week started with a rather lengthy round trip for Theresa May for a spot of dinner with EU chief negotiator Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels. Following last week’s warnings that talks have stalled, making it increasingly unlikely the...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Oct 2017 | Politics
The SNP still has its conference to come, but short of Nicola Sturgeon managing to set the lectern on fire during her speech, it’s difficult to imagine how the SNP could hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in the way the Conservatives have this week. The...
by Chris Rogers | 15 Sep 2017 | European Union, Politics
The ayes have it Earlier this week, MPs voted through the EU Withdrawal Bill, by a comfortable but typically polarising-for-Brexit-issues margin of 36 votes. None of the Conservative MPs in the Commons opposed the Bill at second reading, as opposition leaders spoke...
by Chris Rogers | 1 Sep 2017 | European Union, Politics
It has been another busy week for Brexit negotiations (will there ever be a quiet one?) as David Davis and Michael Barnier concluded the third round of talks yesterday. At the same time, the Prime Minister and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox jetted off to...
by Chris Rogers | 18 Aug 2017 | Politics
Imagine for a second you’re Andy Burnham or Sadiq Khan. At this time of year, you’ve probably given significant thought to your speech to the annual Labour conference. After all, you’re the London or Manchester mayor and have spearheaded one of the Party’s major...
