by Whitehouse Communications | 3 May 2018 | Politics
It’s been a tough week for Theresa May. Monday and Tuesday saw the fallout of Amber Rudd’s departure as Home Secretary. Wednesday saw the postman drop off a 30 page document from Brexiteers demanding departure from the customs union – followed by the Brexit Cabinet...
by Whitehouse Communications | 27 Apr 2018 | Brexit, European Union
Lords strike again The Government suffered another defeat in the House of Lords this week after peers voted to keep the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in force in the UK after Brexit. The cross-party amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill was adopted with 316 votes in...
by Whitehouse Communications | 20 Apr 2018 | Brexit, European Union
There’s power in a Union Theresa May’s Brexit strategy suffered a blow this week as a cross-party alliance of Labour, Liberal Democrats, crossbenchers and Tory rebels in the House of Lords voted for an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, requiring the...
by Whitehouse Communications | 23 Mar 2018 | Brexit, European Union, Politics
Taking your time Seventy-eight days. That’s how long it had been between Brussels visits for Brexit Secretary David Davis, who was back on the Eurostar this week for further talks with Michel Barnier. And it turned out to be a visit well made, with agreement in...
by Whitehouse Communications | 2 Mar 2018 | Brexit, European Union, Whitehouse News
In the latest in our weekly news summaries, Associate Director Chris Rogers has summarised the Brexit stories of the week for PubAffairs – including Theresa May’s keynote speech, Jeremy Corbyn committing the UK to a customs union, and Donald Tusk braving...