Ms Perry O’Neill, who campaigned for Remain in the 2016 referendum, suggested strained relations with Europe were also behind her decision to quit. My former party’s often cavalier approach to business and academia, coupled with a post-Brexit reluctance to engage strategically with our European neighbors, has undermined our ability to deliver the energy system we … Read more
Mr Sunak failed to win the summer contest, with Liz Truss securing the support of Tory members and becoming prime minister in September, only to resign after her economic plan imploded. He voted for Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum, unlike Ms Truss, and cited the fact a number of times as he tried to … Read more
The changes in Scotland were criticized by Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, who had warned that they could be abused by predatory men and that any law change in the UK would have global repercussions. Ms Alsalem said she was “disappointed” by the vote, adding that Scotland had … Read more
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However, Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, rejected the call, insisting that net migration would fall. Immigration to the UK boomed in the early 2000s under Sir Tony after he refused to impose initial restrictions on migration from Eastern European countries that had just joined the EU. The decision became a point of heated political debate. … Read more