Households could be left up to £1,000 a year worse off because of Brexit trade barriers, a report will suggest. Global consultancy firm Oliver Wyman will say that under the most negative scenario of high import tariffs and high regulatory barriers the cost to the economy could total £27bn. Business […]
Tax rises will be needed to pay for the boost in NHS funding announced by the government, the health secretary says. Jeremy Hunt said there would have to be an “increased burden of taxation” to fund the 3.4% average annual rises in NHS England’s budget over five years. The rise […]
The battle over Parliament’s say in the Brexit process between MPs, peers and ministers resumes in the Lords later. Peers will vote on an amendment forcing ministers to consult Parliament in the event of there being no deal. Theresa May avoided defeat on the issue last week but rebels say […]
The Alicante Tram will be offering an extended service over the coming days, to ensure that people can get to and from the fiestas de Hoguera. Extended services will run from the 20th June until the 24th, with trams running into the early hours of the morning, and then starting […]
DOUBLE Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso stunned fans with a spectacular Le Mans 24 Hours win today (Sunday), having never attempted the race before. And it was an historic moment for his team, too – along with fellow drivers and ex-Formula 1 racers Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima, Toyota […]
A FORMER councillor on the PP in Valencia has been found dead after falling off a balcony in what may have been a case of suicide. María José Alcón, who was on the right-wing PP which reigned in the city for 24 years, was under investigation in the so-called ‘Taula […]
José Ramón García-Hernández, PP spokesman for Foreign Affairs, announced on Saturday that he will be standing for nomination to become the new leader of the conservative party. Mr García-Hernández is the first member of the PP to stand forward as a possible successor to former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who […]
The Spanish king’s brother-in-law was jailed Monday after losing an appeal against a graft conviction, the prison authorities said. Iñaki Urdangarin, the husband of King Felipe’s sister Cristina, entered the prison in Brieva, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Madrid at 8am (0600 GMT), a spokesman said. The former Olympic handball player was […]
Janet Daby holds the Labour seat with a majority of 5,629, well below the 21,213 Heidi Alexander achieved at the general election. Labour has comfortably won the Lewisham East by-election, but the Liberal Democrats have pushed the Conservatives into third place in what looked like a Brexit backlash. Janet Daby […]
Theresa May is facing a rebellion on key Brexit legislation by pro-EU Tory MPs – but how did she end up here? 30 April Amendment to EU Withdrawal Bill passed in House of Lords An amendment tabled to the EU Withdrawal Bill by Tory peer Viscount Hailsham is backed by […]
The government’s bid to avoid a Commons defeat on the Brexit bill has been rejected as “slap in the face” by leading rebel Dominic Grieve. Theresa May assured Mr Grieve ahead of a vote on Tuesday that his call for MPs to be given a greater say on a Brexit […]
May avoided defeat but a Tory MP quit, the SNP walked out and Labour MPs rebelled. When the EU withdrawal bill was first presented to parliament the Brexit secretary, David Davis, said it would enable the UK to leave the EU “in the smoothest and most orderly way possible”. Nine months […]
