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Tory Govt may collapse over Brexit deal, says Hunt

Jeremy Hunt had a blunt warning for the Conservative Government, if it doesn’t back May’s deal it could end up in the collapse of the party. He urged his colleagues to back the PM’s deal, which has been accepted by the other EU states. Hunt was speaking on the Andrew Marr Show, telling the interviewer that the deal “mitigates most of the negative impacts” of leaving the EU. However he would not be drawn into answering a question on whether...

Theresa May slammed for “total capitulation” on Gibraltar

Theresa May has been slammed for giving way to Spain’s demands over the future of Gibraltar, with political commentators calling her concessions a "total capitulation" as Brexit negotiations enter a key stage. The British government publicly conceded that Gibraltar will not necessarily be covered by a future trade deal in an astonishing backtrack yesterday. Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez had threatening to veto May’s deal at Sunday’s leaders’ summit in Brussels without concessions over the British overseas territory. Following the announcement Sánchez immediately...

Leave economic adviser admits UK would be better off within in EU

Another voice from the Leave camp has said that the UK would be better off within the EU, as the trade opportunities have been lost. Shanker Singham, who outlined the economic arguments for Brexit, admitted “there’s no point leaving the EU” because the opportunities he had envisaged will have been lost. He said: “The upside and the opportunity … disappears, and you’re left only with a damage limitation exercise,” reports The Guardian. Singham is an ex-Washington trade lawyer and lobbyist...

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