Speculation Johnson will sack attorney general in reshuffle but offer him commission jobSenior cabinet minister Geoffrey Cox QC, who is expected to Read More
Feb 12, 2020
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Jan 16, 2020
Reynhard Sinaga: court to decide on whole-life sentence for rapist
Court of appeal will decide whether 30-year minimum sentence should be increasedAppeal court judges will decide whether Britain’s most prolific rapist Read More
Jan 16, 2020
Reynhard Sinaga: court to decide on whole-life sentence for rapist
Court of appeal will decide whether 30-year minimum sentence should be increasedAppeal court judges will decide whether Britain’s most prolific rapist Read More
Oct 03, 2019
Brexit: EU still ‘unconvinced’ by your new backstop plan, Donald Tusk tells Boris Johnson – live news
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Boris Johnson’s statement to MPs about his Brexit plan for a Read More
Oct 03, 2019
Brexit: Boris Johnson claims he has shown ‘great flexibility’ as he explains ‘compromise’ plan to MPs – live news
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Boris Johnson’s statement to MPs about his Brexit plan for a Read More
Sep 25, 2019
Brexit: Boris Johnson to address MPs as minister brands parliament ‘dead’ with ‘no moral right to sit’ – live news
Prime minister lands back in UK to face crisis following supreme court rulingMPs trying to force PM to seek Brexit extension earlierFull story: Corbyn Read More
Mar 12, 2019
Brexit: May faces fresh defeat as MPs vote on revised deal – Politics live
PM puts new plan to Commons after Geoffrey Cox says legal risk over backstop ‘remains unchanged’ERG lawyers reject backstop concessions May deal: has Read More
Mar 12, 2019
Chance of no-deal Brexit has ‘significantly increased’, says EU – as it happened
Statement from Donald Tusk’s spokesman comes after Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffers second heavy defeatFull story: MPs defeat May’s Brexit deal by Read More
Dec 04, 2018
The government’s defeat on contempt was humiliating – but avoidable | Simon Jenkins
The Commons’ Brexit vote result shows a major weakness in the Conservative party’s loyalty departmentNow it’s the lawyers’ turn. Like picadors, they Read More
Dec 04, 2018
Full Brexit legal advice to be published after government loses vote
Historic motion passes by 18 votes to find government in contempt of parliament• Latest Brexit news - live updatesTheresa May’s parliamentary Read More
Dec 04, 2018
Keeping the Brexit legal advice secret is in no one’s best interests | Geoffrey Robertson
Attorney general Geoffrey Cox is in contempt of parliament. Like previous culprits, he should be locked in a cell underneath Big BenThere is no Read More
Dec 03, 2018
Opposition parties launch joint contempt proceedings against ministers over Brexit legal advice – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including attorney general Geoffrey Cox’s statement to MPs about Brexit legal adviceBrexit Read More