Archive: Theresa May

Week in Review: Prospect of Trump state visit haunts No.10 as Nazi debate rages

The prime minister's offer of a state visit to the US president has created a moral throughline between her and a Nazi sympathiser

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.

Week in Review: Theresa May's first year report card

Twelve months of moral, political, economic, strategic and presentational failure.
Week in Review: Brexit debate moves on, but May is stuck in the past

As political opinion swings towards a transition solution, the prime minister keeps mouthing the platitudes of the election.

The DUP will be back for more

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