UK Politics By Brian Wheeler Political reporter 9 August 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44870393 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Related TopicsBrexit Party politics has always been about factions - gangs of like-minded … [Read more...] about The Brexit factions reshaping UK politics
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Coveney: Dublin not meddling in UK politics
UK and Irish ministers have insisted that today's British and Irish Intergovernmental Conference is about honouring the commitments made in the Good Friday Agreement, and denied that Dublin is meddling in UK politics.Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney, along with Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan, said the talks with Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley and Cabinet Office minister David Lidington did not touch on devolved issues in Northern Ireland, and instead discussed initiatives to get the Northern Ireland Assembly up and running.“Unionists in Northern Ireland have nothing to fear from a British Irish Intergovernmental Conference. This is an agreed structure that both governments have signed up to as part of the Good Friday agreement.“We do not deal with devolved decision making.“What we’re about is reinforcing the message that the British and Irish governments, as co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement, are working together … [Read more...] about Coveney: Dublin not meddling in UK politics
Dublin not meddling in UK politics – Coveney
News / UK and world by Press Association July 25, 2018, 5:15 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter UK and Irish ministers have insisted that Wednesday’s British and Irish Intergovernmental Conference is about honouring the commitments made in the Good Friday Agreement, and denied that Dublin is meddling in UK politics. Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney, along with Justice minister Charlie Flanagan, said the talks with Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley and Cabinet Office minister David Lidington did not touch on devolved issues in Northern Ireland, and instead discussed initiatives to get the Northern Ireland Assembly up and running. “Unionists in Northern Ireland have nothing to fear from a British Irish Intergovernmental Conference. This is an agreed structure that both governments have signed up to as part of the Good Friday agreement. “We do not deal with devolved decision making. “What … [Read more...] about Dublin not meddling in UK politics – Coveney
How old is David Miliband, what’s his salary, who’s his wife and could he return to UK politics?
DAVID Miliband is plotting a return to British politics in a bid to scotch plans for a "Hard Brexit". Here's the lowdown on the former Foreign Secretary and one time Labour leadership candidate. Who is David Miliband? David Miliband, 52, is a Labour party politician and current President of the International Rescue Committee. He was born in London in 1965 to left wing political activists Ralph Miliband and Marion Kozak. After high school he attended Oxford University before doing a masters at MIT in Massachusetts. He became a political analyst before becoming Tony Blair's head of policy in 1994. Miliband remained in that role until 2001 when he was elected as Labour MP for South Shields before becoming environment secretary in 2006 for a little over a year. In 2007 he was made Foreign Secretary, a post he held until Labour lost the General Election in 2010. Following the election defeat he had an ill fated clash with his younger brother, Ed, for the leadership of the party.What is his … [Read more...] about How old is David Miliband, what’s his salary, who’s his wife and could he return to UK politics?
David Miliband ploughs backs into UK politics crusading against ‘fantasy Brexit’
David Miliband has ploughed back into UK politics with a crusade against the Tories' "hard Brexit fantasy land". The ex-Foreign Secretary will share a platform with arch-Remainers Nicky Morgan, a Tory, and Nick Clegg, a Lib Dem, in a bid to stop Brexiteers holding Britain "to ransom". Mr Miliband quit Parliament in 2013 and moved to New York to head up an aid charity after his brother Ed beat him to the Labour leadership. But tomorrow he will return to a rice mill in Essex and urge MPs to vote down Theresa May's Brexit deal if it's not good enough. Brexiteers claim this could stall or block Britain's EU exit if Mrs May has to go back to the drawing board. The trio of politicians write in the Mail on Sunday: "A hard Brexit won't create global Britain. "It is merely a path to a fantasy island of our own where we will have reduced access to our largest markets and a diminished standing in the world." The trio insisted they were concerned about the economic impact of withdrawal, stating: … [Read more...] about David Miliband ploughs backs into UK politics crusading against ‘fantasy Brexit’