Archive: Theresa May

The DUP will be back for more

This is a two-year deal dressed up as a five-year deal

Appointment of Theresa May "a positive day in British public life"

Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), has congratulated Theresa May on becoming Prime Minister.
NARPO "surprised" by Theresa May's choice of candidate for HMCIC

The National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO) has been watching with interest the recent developments in policing and was surprised not only at the Home Secretary’s choice of candidate for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary (HMCIC) but also at the comment that he was head and shoulders above any other candidate.
Unite: G4S civilian investigators should send shock waves across the country

Unite the union, which represents police staff has demanded that home secretary, Theresa May steps in to halt police privatisation as the disgraced security company G4S advertises for civilian investigators to work for Warwickshire police.
BHA: Scrapping the Human Rights Act would be 'an international embarrassment' for the UK

Scrapping the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) would be an international embarrassment for the UK, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has said as it urged parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to defend the law.

Theresa May's proposals must give EU citizens more certainty

EU citizens awaiting a decision on their fate will be hoping for answers today
Week in review: Grenfell has shone a light on the failings of state support

The government is having to protect survivors of Grenfell from its own policies

If May is serious about Brexit she needs to be straight with the public

The UK government must be clear with the public as it embarks on negotiations with the EU
The Queen's Speech highlights a government out of touch with its people

The striking thing about the Queen's speech is what it didn't mention

DUP deal risks damaging the UK's reputation on fighting corruption

We've made gains in fighting corruption but a deal with the DUP could put that at risk
A non-speech for a non-government's non-manifesto

Theresa May's disastrous election has forced her to junk much of what made it a disaster

The Tories can govern without the DUP - just

The Tories can survive without the DUP as long as they stay united - and the DUP abstains
Week in review: Grenfell could break the back of the Tories

May's inability to show any human empathy is a disaster for the Conservatives

Uncorking the bottle - the Tories' austerity dilemma

The Tories have to end their austerity drive - but doing so could show the deficit lie for what it is
An end to austerity? I'll believe it when I see it

A stop to further cuts won't make up for the ones that have already happened

A deal between the Tories and the DUP will be a disaster for Northern Irish politics

A deal with the DUP will only make the current situation in Northern Ireland worse
Britain is on the brink of a national political crisis

This is the worst possible moment for Britain's political system to hit a deadlock

Devastating night for the Tories as UK heads towards a hung parliament

Theresa May's leadership looks all all-but over this morning
Lend May your vote for Brexit, and she'll keep it for everything else

Theresa May, not Jeremy Corbyn, represents the real leap of faith in this election

Fears of Tory dominance fade as voters begin to doubt May

Across the Midlands there are signs that voters are having second thoughts about May
May's response to terror shows she doesn't understand the internet

Theresa May’s response to the London Bridge attack exposes muddled thinking and uses terror to further a broader agenda

Philip Hammond, not Nick Timothy, is the Tories' weak link in this election

The chancellor's tight fist is the source of many Tory problems
Week in Review: Running to catch the purple train

Theresa May is in old mining towns, Jeremy Corbyn in Basildon - everyone is after the Ukip vote

The polls may be all over the place, but expect a week of Brexit followed by a Tory win

It won't be the landslide they were hoping for but the Conservatives will get the majority they need
Young voters matter - but it's Kippers who count

The breadth of Corbyn's young support and the intentions of Northern Ukippers will decide this election