Brexit: Civil service faces "bumpy ride" says union leader

The civil service faces a “bumpy ride” making Brexit happen while dealing with other priorities, the union leader who represents Whitehall staff has warned.
Dave Penman, from the FDA union, said more resources were needed or ministers would have to rethink other goals.
“Something is going to have to give, and it is not going to be Brexit,” he told the Guardian newspaper.
The Foreign Office and International Trade department were given extra money in last month"s Autumn Statement.
PM: I"ll lay out Brexit plans in new year Brexit: All you need to know Reality Check: How much will Brexit cost? What has actually happened since Brexit? The new trade ministry, which is taking over a number of responsibilities from the business department and Foreign Office, is to get an extra £79.4m over the next four years, while the Foreign Office was given extra money to recruit trade policy experts within its diplomatic network.
"Unique complexity"However, other departments face bu..

Read More

Diane James: Why I quit as UKIP leader after 18 days

Image copyright PA Former UKIP leader Diane James has said she resigned after just 18 days in the job because of an inability to break up the party"s “old guard”.
In her first broadcast interview since resigning, she told BBC 5 live Daily she felt she could not “continue to bang [her] head against a brick wall”.
Ms James said false reports she had stepped down because of her husband"s ill health had caused her anxiety.
She also revealed her “awkwardness” over a planned kiss with Nigel Farage.
Ms James, an MEP for South East England, caused shock in early October when she resigned, having won the party"s leadership only 18 days earlier.
"Concocted story"In an interview with 5 live Daily"s Emma Barnett, she told of her frustrations in the role, saying: “One can obviously continue to bang your head against a brick wall, going to bed at night hoping things might change and that you might be able to make a breakthrough.
“But when it became clear I couldn"..

Read More

The Jeremy Corbyn Story: Profile of Labour leader

Image copyright Reuters Image caption He remains in the saddle but not everyone thinks he is heading in the right direction Jeremy Corbyn"s election in September 2015 as Labour leader, at the age of 66, counted as one of the biggest upsets in British political history.
His re-election to the post almost a year later was not such a surprise but could prove even more momentous in terms of Labour"s direction in the coming years and the future course of British politics.
Seeing off the challenge of Owen Smith, who had the backing of the majority of Labour MPs, has made Mr Corbyn, for the time being at least, seemingly unassailable and increased the likelihood that he will lead the opposition into the next general election – scheduled for 2020.
If that is the case, Mr Corbyn will be a highly influential figure during one of the most important political periods of the past 50 years – as the clock ticks down to the UK"s exit from the EU following the Brexit referendum vote.
To..

Read More

Latin America is set to become a leader in alternative energy

BESIDE the Pan-American Highway, almost 600 km (375 miles) north of Santiago, Chile’s capital, lies El Romero, the largest solar-energy plant in Latin America and among the dozen biggest in the world. Its 775,000 grey solar panels spread out across the undulating plateau of the Atacama desert as if they were sheets of water. Built at a cost of $343m by Accio..

Read More

Heskey: Southgate has always been a fantastic leader

© Getty Images Emile Heskey has applauded the leadership qualities Gareth Southgate showcased as a player and believes he’s the man to stop them underachieving at major tournaments. Southgate captained the three clubs he represented as a player – namely Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough – and skippered an England side featuring a young Heskey in a 1-1 draw with Korea Republic in a 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ warm-up.
Despite his relative inexperience, the former centre-back was, after guiding the Three Lions to seven points from a possible nine in Russia 2018 qualifying, and an encouraging friendly draw with Spain, while in temporary charge, appointed permanent manager on Wednesday.
“It’s a tough time for England now,” said Heskey. “It’s a massive transitional period. There’s a lot of young players, a lot of talent, and trying to get them to play as a cohesive unit – being as one as opposed to individuals – is hard.
“That’s where Gareth Southgate comes in. He has been..

Read More

Corbyn the Musical creator on Labour leader Christmas single

Corbyn the Musical creator Bobby Friedman on the You Needed a Hero, You Got Corbyn track.

Read More

Paul Nuttall elected as UKIP leader

Image copyright PA Paul Nuttall has been elected leader of the UK Independence Party, replacing Nigel Farage.
The 39-year-old Member of the European Parliament, who served as UKIP"s deputy leader for six years, won 62.6% of support among party members.
Mr Nuttall defeated former deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans and ex-soldier John Rees-Evans.
It is UKIP"s second leadership election this year, previous winner Diane James having quit after 18 days in the role.
Profile: Paul NuttallMr Farage acted as interim leader while the second leadership race took place.
“There will be one theme – unity – because only unity breeds success,” Mr Nuttall told an audience of UKIP members after the result.
Mr Nuttall took 9,622 votes. Ms Evans came second with 2,973 votes (19.3%) and Mr Rees-Evans third with 2,775 votes (18.1%).
There were 32,757 ballot papers sent out, with 15,405 votes cast.
Mr Nuttall said his first act as leader was to appoint MEP Peter Whittle as his deputy.

Read More

UKIP prepares to name next leader

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Neither Paul Nuttall nor Suzanne Evans have stood previously The next leader of the UK Independence Party will be unveiled later.
Paul Nuttall, Suzanne Evans and John Rees-Evans are all bidding to replace Diane James, who resigned last month, 18 days after her election.
Since then, former leader Nigel Farage has been running the party on an interim basis.
The new leader will be tasked with uniting the party, which has been hit by high-level resignations and infighting among key figures.
UKIP leadership: The contendersMs James resigned from the party altogether earlier this month, saying she had not received any support during her brief spell as leader, while another prominent figure in the party, MEP Steven Woolfe, said UKIP was in a “death spiral” when he quit after a high-profile clash with a colleague in Strasbourg.
All of the candidates have promised to unite the party and have pledged to reform its internal structures.
Mr Nuttall, UKIP&#..

Read More

Welsh leader Carwyn Jones rules out Scots single market deal

Image copyright Getty/BBC Image caption Carwyn Jones said a separate deal for Scotland to access the single market was unworkable The Welsh first minister has said he does not support the idea of Scotland retaining separate access to the European single market after Brexit.
Carwyn Jones said he supported the UK keeping its access to the market, but said individual deals for any of the home nations were unworkable.
He is due to host a British-Irish Council summit in Cardiff.
Nicola Sturgeon, who is calling for Scotland to retain single market access, will be among those attending.
Also in attendance will be figures from the UK government and the devolved nations as well as Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny, with whom Ms Sturgeon will hold a bilateral meeting.
Carwyn Jones told BBC Radio"s Good Morning Scotland programme that he wanted the UK government to push for full and unfettered access to the European single market.
However, the Labour politician said he could not foresee any separ..

Read More

Theresa May wants post-Brexit UK at "cutting-edge"

Image copyright Getty Images Theresa May is to reach out to business leaders by pledging an extra £2bn a year in funding for scientific research and development by 2020.
In a speech to the CBI, Mrs May will outline a new fund that will back areas such as robotics and biotechnology and help commercialise new discoveries.
The investment will help put post-Brexit Britain at the “cutting edge”, the prime minister is to say.
Delegates will call on Mrs May to offer more “clarity” over Brexit.
Mrs May"s speech to the Confederation of British Industry in London comes two days before the government delivers its first post-EU referendum budget, in the form of the Autumn Statement.
She is to promise a new approach that is about “stepping up, not stepping back” when it comes to intervening in the economy.
Speaking about a new industrial strategy challenge fund, she will say: “Britain has firms and researchers leading in some of the most exciting fields of human discovery.
“We need to back ..

Read More

Theresa May in "lowest" corporation tax pledge to business

Image copyright Getty Images Theresa May is to reach out to business leaders by pledging to maintain the UK"s corporation tax rate at the lowest of the group of 20 major economies.
In a speech to the CBI conference, she will also unveil an extra £2bn a year for research and development by 2020.
The prime minister will say the government plans are about “making the most of the historic opportunity” presented by the vote to leave the EU.
But delegates will call on Mrs May to offer more “clarity” over Brexit.
Mrs May"s speech to the Confederation of British Industry in London comes two days before the government delivers its first post-EU referendum budget, in the form of the Autumn Statement.
What is the Autumn Statement?
A difficult trick to pull off
Views from UK business
Financial upheaval ahead for families
She is to promise a new approach that is about “stepping up, not stepping back” when it comes to intervening in the economy.
Mrs May will outline a new industrial str..

Read More

"Mad dog" general tipped for Trump cabinet

Video: Donald Trump continues cabinet talks Donald Trump and Mike Pence are having further discussions at the President-elect"s New Jersey golf club over who should be in their cabinet.
Several senior posts in the administration have already been filled including US attorney general, CIA director, national security adviser, White House chief of staff and chief strategist.
But there are a number of top jobs still up for grabs and among those seeing Mr Trump have been former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
“Numerous patriots will be coming to Bedminster,” Mr Trump tweeted, adding that he is continuing to “fill out the various positions necessary to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Speaking to Fox News, Vice President-elect Mr Pence refused to be drawn on whether retired Marine Corps General James Mattis would become defence secretary.
Mr Trump had earlier tweeted that the four-star General had been shortlisted for the job of leading the Pentagon, ref..

Read More

Who is Francois Fillon and why does he matter?

Image Caption: Francois Fillon is now favourite to be the centre-right"s candidate for the French presidency Mark Stone Europe Correspondent Twitter Follow Mark He was the third man in the race just a few weeks ago, trailing in the polls.
Now Francois Fillon has emerged as the landslide winner in what was a vital night for French politics.
A former prime minister, he has surged ahead in the first round of Les Republicains primaries, emerging as the front runner in the second round next weekend.
So what"s the vote for? Who is Mr Fillon? And what does the result mean – for France, for Europe and even for Brexit?
What are the Les Republicains Primaries?
Rather like the US primaries, France has now introduced elections for the public to choose the leaders of its political parties ahead of Presidential elections.
No longer are leaders decided on in closed rooms but by the voting public.
The centre-left Socialists have been doing it for several years. The centre-right Les Republi..

Read More

Iran"s supreme leader warns against US "deceit and treachery"

Click Here To Watch Video
#NewsPolitics - #Against, #Deceit, #IranS, #Leader, #Supreme, #Treachery, #Warns

Militia leader meets Oregon sheriff, refuses to leave

Click Here To Watch Video
#NewsPolitics - #Leader, #Leave, #Meets, #Militia, #Oregon, #Refuses, #Sheriff

Two Boy Scout Brothers Save Their Scout Leader From a Bear Attack

Click Here To Watch Video
#NewsPolitics - #Attack, #Bear, #Brothers, #From, #Leader, #Save, #Scout, #Their

Upcoming year to determine new leader of US

Click Here To Watch Video
#NewsPolitics - #Determine, #Leader, #Upcoming, #Year

Trinamool leader opens fire from car after "hit-and-run", 2 killed

Click Here To Watch Video
#NewsPolitics - #After, #Fire, #From, #HitAndRun, #Killed, #Leader, #Opens, #Trinamool

Panel discussion on separatist leader Asiya Andrabi"s warning against New Year festivities

Click Here To Watch Video
#NewsPolitics - #Against, #AndrabiS, #Asiya, #Discussion, #Festivities, #Leader, #Panel, #Separatist, #Warning, #Year

Panel discussion on separatist leader Asiya Andrabi"s warning against New Year festivities Part-02

Click Here To Watch Video
#NewsPolitics - #Against, #AndrabiS, #Asiya, #Discussion, #Festivities, #Leader, #Panel, #Part02, #Separatist, #Warning, #Year