Theresa May is to warn that the consequences of failing to get the right Brexit deal will be “dire” for ordinary working people. In a speech in Wales, the Prime Minister will seek to persuade voters that she should lead the negotiations with the European Union, rather than Jeremy Corbyn. According to an advance copy of her remarks, she will make clear how quickly the process will start to move after the election on 8 June.
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The process of exiting the European Union (EU) could worsen the social care crisis if the UK government does not protect access to personal assistants (PAs) from EU countries, disabled peers have warned. They told a work and pensions minister that uncertainty over the “Brexit” negotiations with fellow EU members was leading to “terrible uncertainty” among the thousands of disabled people whose PAs are citizens of other EU countries. But peers heard that there was not a single mention of disabled people or disability in the government’s white paper on Brexit. The disabled crossbench peer Baroness Campbell told the Lords debate on the impact of Brexit on disabled people – secured by the Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Scott – that she had employed PAs from at least 10 EU countries in the last 25 years. Baroness Campbell told fellow peers that other disabled people who employed PAs had told her that the pool of potential employees was “drying up”, while demand continued to rise, which
A landmark decision means the government will not be allowed to trigger Article 50 without putting it to a parliamentary vote.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-warn-may-of-revolt-over-brexit-lite-d2r0b7lrc
Comment @ The Slog: @kfc1404, you are right. Just trying, in previous comments, to indicate that May is, shall we say, possibly, under the intimate influence of a senior banker. But even Dennis was unable to save Maggie from the Poll Tax backlash. May has roped in Remainders to bulk out her Cabinet…. but the Brexits rule the Tory hinterland. Interesting times.
