Archive: Theresa May
May's latest Brexit defeat: The edifice of nonsense comes tumbling down
The government has been defeated by MPs on propositions that they themselves backed two weeks ago. The whole edifice of blather and nonsense is coming tumbling down.
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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.
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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.
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NOAH comment on Theresa May’s Mansion House speech
NOAH welcomes Theresa May’s confirmation that we should have a close relationship with the European Medicines Agency
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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.
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This government has bungled every negotiation it faced and now it's even bungling its bribes
When they throw money at companies, they can't convince them to stay. When they try to buy MP support, they still vote against them.
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Week in Review: We are all talking about nothing as the clock ticks down to oblivion
Theresa May has gone to Brussels with no plan and no idea how she'd deliver it if she did.
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Brexit is the ultimate middle finger to a dead meritocracy
A Cabinet full of nobodies promoting a policy no-one wants. How could young people ever believe that society would treat them fairly?
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Week in Review: Everything is dead everywhere
The amendments to May's Brexit statement are like a collection of twitching corpses.
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Corbyn and May basically have the same Brexit policy
There are really only four Brexit options on offer - and Corbyn and May have signed up to the same one.
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Week in Review: A circular firing squad of stupidity
A prime minister who rules out concessions before talks, and a leader of the opposition who demands them as a precondition of talks.
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Historic defeat: May faces her day of judgement
We've rarely seen a humiliation on this scale in our lifetime. This is what happens next.
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Conspiracy theory & lies: This is all May has to offer
Right at the end of the road, she still has nothing left: just division and authoritarianism.
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Week in Review: Brexit's third act
We're finally reaching the climax of this horrible story - and something is going to have to give.
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2018 highs and lows: Theresa May's 'no-Brexit' miscalculation
The prime minister said the magic words and suddenly the People's Vote was set free.
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Labour's no-confidence gambit: What happens if they trigger a challenge?
Everything you need to know about the constitutional drama of an opposition-led leadership challenge
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Week in Review: May's Brexit is over, parliament must take control
That's it. There's no more. The song's over. It's done.
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The worst of all worlds: May is ruined but immune
Theresa May loses all authority, but safeguards her position, after a remarkable day in Westminster.
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May leadership battle: We're the hostages of a Tory party that has gone insane
Every option is now catastrophic. This is the behaviour of a party which is simply not fit for government.
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A successor to Theresa May might not automatically become PM
A party without a majority is about to have an internal leadership contest and that poses some constitutional problems
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Another day of shame: May delays Brexit vote as no-deal suicide pact looms
Bitterly humiliating day for the PM as she faces the inevitable.
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Week in Review: All May's faults come home to roost
Strategically inept, tactically misguided, presentationally catastrophic, and promoting a deal with nothing to recommend it.
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May crushed as parliament humbles her before Brexit vote
Prime minister loses three votes in a row and her control over the Brexit process.
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Week in Review: Compliant media gives May exactly what she wants
Prime minister's victory on TV debate format deprives viewers of real scrutiny
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No.10's bungled Brexit strategy is sabotaging May's remaining chances
Leaks and a poor communication strategy are undermining what was already a weak deal.
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May's Brexit deal is a humiliation for Britain
This is the stark reality of what she has come back with. It is intolerable on a democratic, political, economic or logical basis.
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Young entrepreneurs reject May's Brexit deal
A day after the CBI gave its reluctant endorsement to Theresa May's withdrawal deal with the EU, a group of young entrepreneurs hit back.
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A guide to Theresa May's Brexit deal
These are the contorted outlines of a deal that's likely to please nobody
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The myth of the dull: Boring politicians are no safer than exciting ones
Our natural bias convinces us that boring politicians make a safe pair of hands, but there's no evidence to back it up.
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