BBC's Kuenssberg outlines KEY reason Theresa May and Corbyn will NOT reveal Brexit plan LAURA KUENSSBERG revealed the key reason Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will not present their potential cross-party Brexit plan this week as she explained it would be "politically foolish" to do so.
Factories hit as foreign customers find other suppliers to avoid Brexit chaos
Manufacturers were hit by slumping foreign demand last month as some overseas customers opted to find new suppliers instead of waiting for Parliament to make up its mind on Brexit. Export orders shrank in April according to the closely watched purchasing managers’ index (PMI) compiled by IHS Markit, as the combination of political uncertainty and a global economic slowdown hit growth. Factories also eased back stockpiling plans as the delay to Brexit meant they did not need the emergency supplies built up in case of a ‘no deal’ departure from the EU. Surging demand to build buffers of goods and supplies had boosted growth in the factory sector in February and March, but that started to ease...
Brexit makes a united Ireland more likely as Irish love affair with the EU deepens, poll finds
Half of all Irish people think that a united Ireland is more likely as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, a new poll has found. After nearly two years of negotiations that have at times openly strained relations between London and Dublin, the poll also found evidence that Brexit is re-polarising political relations across the Irish Sea. The annual Red C poll for the European Movement in Ireland also revealed that the Irish electorate remains strongly committed to EU membership as its government pivots firmly towards Brussels as the UK prepares for a future outside the bloc. Some 93 per cent of the Irish electorate expressed support for EU membership, with 58 per cent even...
Is an independent Scotland now inevitable? I'm beginning to believe it might be
Fast forward a year and a bit, and Britain has finally left the European Union, even if the nature of its future relationship with Brussels has yet to be settled. Unfortunately, another problem has loomed into view. By a comfortable majority, Scots have voted for an independent Scotland. A triumphant Nicola Sturgeon stands before Edinburgh’s St Andrew’s House, seat of the Scottish government, to announce that two years hence, the more than three centuries old Act of Union with England will be dissolved. Now fast forward to the moment of departure, and the Scottish government is finding that, like Brexit, actually leaving a union of such long standing in a manner that is not going to be economically...
Cancer patient told 'Brexit chaos' has indefinitely delayed life-saving treatment
A cancer patient has been told his best chance of a cure has been delayed indefinitely ”because of Brexit”.
Richard Kelly was due to start the cutting-edge treatment known as selective internal radiation therapy (Sirt) for his liver cancer last month, alongside chemotherapy. Read more: NHS patients have cancer scans cancelled after supplier problems (The Guardian) But now the 53-year-old has claimed that his oncologist at Bristol Royal Infirmary told him: “The treatment had been delayed due to Brexit”. Mr Kelly told The Independent his consultant said: “NHS England were unable to set a budget for this kind of treatment because of the chaotic nature of the Brexit negotiations and the actual leaving of the European Union. Therefore this essential treatment was delayed, with no suggestion of a date when it would be available.”
The results of the local elections started coming in too late for the front pages but in online coverage both the Guardian and the Telegraph agree that Brexit anger is dominating the results so far - with the Conservatives and Labour being punished. The Daily Mirror believes the opposition has not made the strides it would expect to see at this stage in the electoral cycle. The Daily Telegraph thinks Labour is struggling because of confusion over its Brexit stance. Uncomfortable reading Elsewhere, the sacking of the former Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson continues to receive plenty of coverage. And it does not make comfortable reading for Theresa May.
"PM warned she faces new enemy within" says the i. Its editor, Oliver Duff, says "it isn't a question of whether Mr Williamson will seek revenge, but when" and that as the former Chief Whip, he "knows where the bodies are buried". According to the Times, Tory MPs are angry the dismissal saddled them with "disastrous headlines" on local election day. The Sun wants to see the evidence that Mr Williamson was behind the National Security Council leak, saying there is a "rancid smell" about the sacking which will not go away.
Finally, Sir Lindsey Hoyle, the Commons deputy speaker, tells the Times he has the answer to one of Parliament's many problems. The crumbling Palace of Westminster has become badly infested with mice - and he wants to call in the cats. "If they're good enough for Downing Street, they're good enough for us," he says, adding they might have a "calming influence" on those that work there too.
A plague on both your houses!' Disillusioned voters hammer Tories AND Labour in local elections while the Lib Dems praise 'awesome' gains as main parties lose hundreds of seats and furious voters spoil their ballots amid Brexit backlash Votes took place in 248 English councils and 11 Northern Ireland authorities Tories lose 257 seats and Labour 45 with results in from 96 of 248 councils However Lib Dems gain 183 seats amid predictions they could get up to 500 Labour and Tories suffer biggest losses in heartlands of North and South East
Who is Penny Mordaunt? Defence Secretary's bellyflops, benefit cuts and Brexit 'lie' She's the Brexit-backing Tory who oversaw a failed £3.7bn attack on benefits - and "plain and simple lied" about Turkey joining the EU. Here are 8 things you need to know about the UK's first female Defence Secretary
Boris Johnson deletes tweet saying he'd voted - as there weren't polls in London The gaffe-prone MP was told by Twitter users that he could not have voted as there were no local elections in the Capital
Tories and Labour suffer Brexit backlash as Lib Dems gain in local elections Voters punish Conservatives over failure to implement Brexit and Labour for its ambiguous stance
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LAURA KUENSSBERG revealed the key reason Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will not present their potential cross-party Brexit plan this week as she explained it would be "politically foolish" to do so.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1121414/BBC-news-Laura-Kuenssberg-Brexit-Theresa-May-Jeremy-Corbyn-talks-local-elections
Manufacturers were hit by slumping foreign demand last month as some overseas customers opted to find new suppliers instead of waiting for Parliament to make up its mind on Brexit.
Export orders shrank in April according to the closely watched purchasing managers’ index (PMI) compiled by IHS Markit, as the combination of political uncertainty and a global economic slowdown hit growth.
Factories also eased back stockpiling plans as the delay to Brexit meant they did not need the emergency supplies built up in case of a ‘no deal’ departure from the EU.
Surging demand to build buffers of goods and supplies had boosted growth in the factory sector in February and March, but that started to ease...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/05/01/factories-hit-foreign-customers-find-suppliers-avoid-brexit/
Half of all Irish people think that a united Ireland is more likely as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, a new poll has found.
After nearly two years of negotiations that have at times openly strained relations between London and Dublin, the poll also found evidence that Brexit is re-polarising political relations across the Irish Sea.
The annual Red C poll for the European Movement in Ireland also revealed that the Irish electorate remains strongly committed to EU membership as its government pivots firmly towards Brussels as the UK prepares for a future outside the bloc.
Some 93 per cent of the Irish electorate expressed support for EU membership, with 58 per cent even...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/02/brexit-makes-united-ireland-likely-irish-love-affair-eu-deepens/
Fast forward a year and a bit, and Britain has finally left the European Union, even if the nature of its future relationship with Brussels has yet to be settled. Unfortunately, another problem has loomed into view. By a comfortable majority, Scots have voted for an independent Scotland. A triumphant Nicola Sturgeon stands before Edinburgh’s St Andrew’s House, seat of the Scottish government, to announce that two years hence, the more than three centuries old Act of Union with England will be dissolved.
Now fast forward to the moment of departure, and the Scottish government is finding that, like Brexit, actually leaving a union of such long standing in a manner that is not going to be economically...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/05/01/independent-scotland-now-inevitable-beginning-believe-might/
A cancer patient has been told his best chance of a cure has been delayed indefinitely ”because of Brexit”.
Richard Kelly was due to start the cutting-edge treatment known as selective internal radiation therapy (Sirt) for his liver cancer last month, alongside chemotherapy.
Read more: NHS patients have cancer scans cancelled after supplier problems (The Guardian)
But now the 53-year-old has claimed that his oncologist at Bristol Royal Infirmary told him: “The treatment had been delayed due to Brexit”.
Mr Kelly told The Independent his consultant said: “NHS England were unable to set a budget for this kind of treatment because of the chaotic nature of the Brexit negotiations and the actual leaving of the European Union. Therefore this essential treatment was delayed, with no suggestion of a date when it would be available.”
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/cancer-patient-told-brexit-chaos-has-indefinitely-delayed-life-saving-treatment/ar-AAANs8B?ocid=spartanntp
The results of the local elections started coming in too late for the front pages but in online coverage both the Guardian and the Telegraph agree that Brexit anger is dominating the results so far - with the Conservatives and Labour being punished.
The Daily Mirror believes the opposition has not made the strides it would expect to see at this stage in the electoral cycle.
The Daily Telegraph thinks Labour is struggling because of confusion over its Brexit stance.
Uncomfortable reading
Elsewhere, the sacking of the former Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson continues to receive plenty of coverage.
And it does not make comfortable reading for Theresa May.
"PM warned she faces new enemy within" says the i. Its editor, Oliver Duff, says "it isn't a question of whether Mr Williamson will seek revenge, but when" and that as the former Chief Whip, he "knows where the bodies are buried".
According to the Times, Tory MPs are angry the dismissal saddled them with "disastrous headlines" on local election day.
The Sun wants to see the evidence that Mr Williamson was behind the National Security Council leak, saying there is a "rancid smell" about the sacking which will not go away.
Finally, Sir Lindsey Hoyle, the Commons deputy speaker, tells the Times he has the answer to one of Parliament's many problems.
The crumbling Palace of Westminster has become badly infested with mice - and he wants to call in the cats.
"If they're good enough for Downing Street, they're good enough for us," he says, adding they might have a "calming influence" on those that work there too.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-48142300
Votes took place in 248 English councils and 11 Northern Ireland authorities
Tories lose 257 seats and Labour 45 with results in from 96 of 248 councils
However Lib Dems gain 183 seats amid predictions they could get up to 500
Labour and Tories suffer biggest losses in heartlands of North and South East
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6986817/Tories-braced-local-election-wipeout-millions-polls-England-Northern-Ireland.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-ukip-swastica-graffiti-14986162
She's the Brexit-backing Tory who oversaw a failed £3.7bn attack on benefits - and "plain and simple lied" about Turkey joining the EU. Here are 8 things you need to know about the UK's first female Defence Secretary
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/who-penny-mordaunt-defence-secretarys-14982686
The gaffe-prone MP was told by Twitter users that he could not have voted as there were no local elections in the Capital
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-deletes-tweet-saying-14986882
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/03/ruth-davidson-blocks-boris-johnson-scottish-tory-conference/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/02/tommy-robinson-doused-in-milkshake-for-second-time-in-two-days
Voters punish Conservatives over failure to implement Brexit and Labour for its ambiguous stance
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/03/liberal-democrats-conservatives-labour-local-elections-brexit-2019