23 November 2018 | UK NEWS
Leading the agenda:
– Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will veto Brexit if the agreement is not rewritten before the summit this Sunday, citing issues with the wording on the future status of Gibraltar.
– Merkel will refuse to negotiate with May unless a deal is finalised in plenty of time before Sunday’s meeting.
– May insists her Brexit deal will protect Britain’s fishing industry.
– Conservative MPs have urged May to drop her plan to avoid a hard border in Ireland.
General:
– Fiona Bruce is in talks with the BBC to take over as host of Question Time.
– UKIP Leader Gerard Batten has defended his decision to hire Tommy Robinson as an Advisor.
– The BoE Monetary Policy Committee has warned Britain’s workforce might stop growing by 2020.
– Shadow Brexit Secretary Kier Starmer has claimed voting against May’s Brexit deal will be in the UK’s interest.
