Pound plunges as Johnson careers towards damaging No Deal
Experts warned the pound could be sent into freefall once again if the Prime Minister’s stand-off with the EU continues.
Experts warned the pound could be sent into freefall once again if the Prime Minister’s stand-off with the EU continues.
"Yes, this does break international law in a very specific and limited way," Brandon Lewis said.
Speaking out after reports that ministers are looking to torpedo trade talks with Brussels by reneging on the Withdrawal Agreement, Lammy - an avowedly pro-EU politician - said that those supporting the move were not "patriots".
Number 10 is yet to confirm whether the prime minister and his staff will self isolate.
A bombshell report in the Financial Times said the Prime Minister is planning new legislation that would override key parts of the Withdrawal Agreement – the treaty that sealed Britain’s exit from the EU in January.
This includes “the limited vocabulary, the simplicity of the messaging, the disdain for political correctness, the sometimes incendiary imagery, and the at best intermittent relationship with facts and the truth”
Eight logistics organisations, including the Road Haulage Association (RHA), have written to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove to highlight their concerns that the UK-EU supply chain “will be severely disrupted” next year.
“There is now yet another person who has applied to the adverts for ‘weirdos and misfits’ who has now had to resign because of their extreme views."
The Government performed yet another U-turn, after it reversed its decision to lift coronavirus restrictions in two boroughs of Greater Manchester.
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