Rishi Sunak has sealed a new Brexit deal aimed at easing trade friction in Northern Ireland after holding face-to-face talks with the European Commission president on Monday. However, the move to secure a deal carries risks for the Prime Minister, with Tory MPs having warned that they will revolt if European judges retain a say over Northern Ireland. Hours before …
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LONDON — Former U.K. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, a longtime Conservative lawmaker who gained international fame refereeing the country’s bruising political drama over Brexit, said Sunday he has switched allegiances and joined the opposition Labour Party. He enraged the Conservative governments of Prime Minister Theresa May and her successor, Boris Johnson, by giving backbench legislators chances to stymie …
London CNN — On December 12, 2019, Boris Johnson fulfilled his destiny. Veteran MPs bit their tongues as Cummings’ campaigning racked up victories in both the Brexit referendum and the 2019 general election, but when Johnson returned to Downing Street with a majority, his party’s rank and file members believed they were being treated as an afterthought by a leader …
