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“We’re not going to be intimidated” EU’s Brexit negotiator tells May

Theresa May had just battled through possibly the hardest 24 hours of her premiership, only for her plans to be snubbed by the EU. May had dealt with a major rebellion, from within her own party, and somehow managed to put together a Brexit plan to take to the EU, only for it to be turned down. The PM hoped that a temporary customs arrangement would be accepted by the EU, but Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, said it...

Boris Johnson warns of ‘Brexit meltdown’ in leaked recordings

Boris Johnson has warned that there will be a Brexit meltdown in Britain with exit talks approaching a "moment of truth". The Foreign Secretary has recently called for "guts" in negotiations with the EU and has dismissed concerns over the Irish Border in public. But recordings from a private dinner seem to paint a different picture. BuzzFeed News revealed today that the Brexiteer said: “You've got to face the fact there may now be a meltdown. OK? I don't want...

GMB Union members overwhelmingly reject Jeremy Hunt’s pay offer

87% of GMB’s NHS members in England, have voted to reject the three-year pay deal for NHS and ambulance workers GMB, the union for NHS and ambulance workers, has announced members have overwhelmingly rejected the NHS pay offer. In total, 87% of GMB’s NHS members turned down the deal - which amounts to three more years of real terms pay cuts for over half of NHS Employees. The deal, an average of 6.5% over three years, will mean a real...

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