Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts

Thursday 4 May 2017

Theresa May fires back at EU leaders

May fires back at EU

Leaders of the European Union to respond to the British Prime Minister’s speck after she accused some of the bloc’s leaders in Brussels of "not wanting Britain to prosper".

While making a speech amid the launching of the Conservative Party’s general election campaign, the PM submitted that leaks and threats had been "deliberately timed to affect the result of the general election".

Even though some leaders within the Council declined to make any statement regarding the PM’s accusations when Sky News interrogated, some Members of the European Parliament reacted to Mrs May’s comments on Wednesday evening.

Mairead McGuinness, vice president of the European Parliament, warned of the damage such "emotive, electioneering language" could do to the subsequent negotiations.

"The election that's happening in the UK will of course impact the current discussions in the UK, and probably here as well, but when all of this is over there will have to be a settling down and dealing with reality," she said.

However, Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan said to Sky News that Mrs May was right to fire back after European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker said it was a "constructive meeting" then leaked a different account to a German newspaper.

After being "traduced in a foreign newspaper with the most grotesque version of events, I think she has every right to feel cross about it", he said.

Back in Britain, Labour branded Mrs May's move as "foolish", the Liberal Democrats said it was "desperate and bizarre" while the pressure group Leave Means Leave welcomed the "robust position".



Tuesday 2 May 2017

Alleged linked report of Brexit talks angers Theresa May

Mrs May angry over leaked talks

EU leaders have been lambasted by the British government over leaked Brexit negotiation facts. According to Mrs May, the “Brussels gossip” has proved how necessary it for her to take a tough stance in negotiations over the UK’s departure from the European Union.

A respected German newspaper, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported that talks broke up, due to Mrs May’s refusal to accept demands made by EU leaders concerning the controversial divorce bill of about £50bn.

In a quick response, Mr Juncker also insisted that the EU was not “a golf club” that the UK could simply walk out of. He then left the meeting doubting if any deal could be agreed on by both parties, as he said “I leave Downing Street ten times as sceptical as I was before.”

Mrs May was understood to be furious at the one-sided nature of the leak, which is thought to have been briefed by sources at the commission.

Downing Street took the highly unusual step of releasing a statement questioning the account.

A spokesman said: “We do not recognise this account. As the Prime Minister and Jean-Claude Juncker made clear, this was a constructive meeting ahead of the negotiations formally getting underway.”

And on the General Election campaign trail in Lancashire last night, Mrs May signalled her displeasure at the leaking.

“I have to say from I have seen of this account, I think it is Brussels gossip,” she said.

She also reiterated that EU Commission had earlier released a statement and praised the “constructive” atmosphere of the meeting.

Mrs May added: “But this also shows that actually these negotiations are at times going to be tough.

"And in order to get the best deal for Britain, we need to ensure we’ve got that strong and stable leadership into those negotiations.

“As I say, every vote for me and my team will strengthen my hand in those negotiations.

“And when it comes to June 8, people will have a clear choice. With 27 European countries on one side of the table, who do they want to see standing up for Britain on the other side – me or Jeremy Corbyn?”



British government rejects EU hardline Brexit demands

Mrs May rejects EU demands

British Prime Minister reacts to Junckers unwholesome comment over the hospitality he received from the PM at No 10, which was fully paid for by British taxpayers. The unelected EU official was told by Mrs May to exercise some patience.

The negotiating approach being made by the EU was supposedly questioned by the PM, as an indication of her tough stance regarding free movement and free trade post-Brexit.

To strengthen her position during the negotiation process, the PM is looking forward to win the forthcoming general election next month.

She said: “First of all I would point out we don’t have a Brexit deal on the table from Brussels.

“We have their negotiating guidelines, we have our negotiating guidelines through the Article 50 letter and the Lancaster House speech I gave on this issue in January.

“What matters sitting around that table is a strong Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a strong mandate from the people of the United Kingdom which will strengthen our negotiating hand to ensure we get that possible deal.”

David Davis, the Brexit Secretary, in his statement also included that: “Both sides are clear – we want these negotiations to be conducted in the spirit of goodwill, sincere cooperation and with the aim of establishing a close partnership between the UK and the EU going forward.

“But there is no doubt that these negotiations are the most complex the UK has faced in our lifetimes. They will be tough and, at times, even confrontational.”

The European Commission is currently making a strong demand for Britain to pay £50billion Brexit bill to cover EU spending up until 2020. Also the protection of the rights of EU citizens living in the UK is being demanded by the EU leaders.

On the other hand it has been stated that EU citizens in the UK will have more rights than are enjoyed by British citizens.


Monday 1 May 2017

Theresa May replies Brussels saying “I’m not in a different galaxy"


In a swift response to the several threats made against the Theresa May with respect to Brexit, the PM has told EU leaders that she will not allow any EU leader to bully the United Kingdom, as she also vows to ensure the EU strike a trade deal with the Britain.

Sunday 30 April 2017

Tories predicted to gain 8 more seats, as the SNP appears to have lost public acceptance

Sturgeon and Davidson

More troubles seem to be looming against the Scottish National Party with respect to the upcoming election, after Tory leader in Scotland Ruth Davidson announced a change of tide against the SNP, claiming that a recent survey conducted reveals 27% cross-carpeting from the SNP to the Conservatives.

Davidson accused Sturgeon saying that, through Brexit, the masses have known that all the SNP’s concern about is how to break away from the rest of the UK "solving things that really matter".

Therefore, the imminent defeat anticipated at the election will cause grave consequences to the First Minister’s independence ambition, as it is gradually losing public acceptance.

During a media chat with Iain Dale on LBC, Mrs Davidson said: "We have an underperforming economy, we are one quarter away from recession, with highest tax in the country and double the average business rates.

"This election has shown how nationalists care more about breaking up the country than solving things that really matter."

She added: "The nationalist tide is turning. That's why you can see a big shift in the polls.

"According to the latest poll, there is a 27% swing between SNP voters in 2015 and Conservatives this time around.

"Sturgeon is flying in the face of Scotland’s people in nearly every issue.

"She made some basic errors in trying to weaponise Brexit as a tool for independence.

"Brexit throws up a lot of issues but none of them are answered with splitting up the UK.

"She tries to pretend that all those who voted Remain is a proxy for independence, that all Remain voters are independence voters."

According to the survey, the Conservative Party would smile home with eight seats in parliament north of border

The Prime Minister is due to tell a rally in Aberdeenshire: “My message to the people of Scotland is clear — if you vote for me it will strengthen my hand in the Brexit negotiations.


“It will strengthen the union, strengthen the economy and together the UK and Scotland will flourish. Because when Scotland is flourishing, the rest of the UK is flourishing too.”

Labour Party voters may decamp to the Conservative Party in the June 8 general election - YouGov

Corbyn

It has been revealed that the Labour party may be heading towards a colossal downfall in the forthcoming general election.

This was made in a recent survey conducted by YouGov, which states the 48% of the party’s loyalists are considering giving their support to another party, or are not yet sure of giving any backing to Jeremy Corbyn.

Accordingly, it has been predicted that the Conservative party may be getting the support of the Labour defectors, while the Lib Dems could be boosted by Remain voters.

It said: “This is because many people thought they would have a few years to make up their minds about who to support.

“So great are the numbers of undecideds that more people currently tell us they don’t know who they will support than say they plan to vote Labour.

"How and if these voters break over the coming weeks will determine the final result, especially in marginal constituencies.

"Were they to drift back to the party they voted for last time, this would disproportionately help Labour (as that is where many of them have come from).

"However, if they start to move towards the Conservatives, just like other voters have, we could be heading for an even bigger Tory victory than many currently anticipate."


The survey used a pool of 12,000 people, of whom 57 per cent said they would vote the same way as they did in 2015.