“In his first six months as Prime Minister, Johnson cancelled or indefinitely postponed three Liaison Committee evidence sessions, unlawfully prorogued Parliament, and introduced a Withdrawal Agreement Act which – unlike its predecessor – gave Parliament no real oversight of this year’s Brexit negotiations.”
The measure had proposed giving preferential access to jobs, social protection and benefits to people from Switzerland over those from the 27-nation bloc that surrounds it.
It is the first time Labour have held a lead since July 2019, the end days of Theresa May’s tenure in Downing Street when the Liberal Democrats and the Brexit Party were also polling strongly.
Paul Dacre - the 70-year-old former editor of the Daily Mail - is the prime minister’s first choice to become chair of broadcasting regulator Ofcom, the Sunday Times reported.
When Trump named the controversial Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Anthony Kennedy in 2018, he reportedly told aides of Barrett: “I’m saving her for Ginsburg.”
Compared to a British version of Fox News, GB News describes itself as “Britain’s news channel” - and will be aimed at those who feel “undeserved and unheard by their media”.
It seems increasingly likely that Johnson will be defeated on his plans to extend the use of emergency laws to push through new Covid-19 legislation, after Labour joined forces with more than 40 Conservative MPs.
Earlier this week Michael Gove warned of 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent when the Brexit transition period ends.