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 | 13 Oct 2017 | Brexit, European Union, Politics
To talk or not to talk – that is the question David Davis was racking up the frequent traveller miles again this week, with another trip to Brussels for the fifth round of talks with counterpart Michel Barnier. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a case of fifth time’s a charm...
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 | 29 Sep 2017 | European Union, Politics
Europe says thanks, but we need more than that It was a much-anticipated speech, which negotiators on both sides of the table hoped would break the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations. Outlining her vision for Brexit in Florence last week, Theresa May partially...
by Chris Rogers | 22 Sep 2017 | European Union, Politics
Oh Boris… Despite attempts to keep Boris Johnson away from Brexit negotiations – primarily by making him Foreign Secretary and sending him to every other continent except Europe – he waded into the debate this week by repeating the most contentious claim of the EU...
