By Steve Holland and Guy Faulconbridge WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Britain on Monday on a state visit laden with diplomatic peril, having already humiliated outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit and challenged her to be tougher in dealing with China’s Huawei. Trump and his wife, Melania, will be treated to a display of British royal pageantry during the June 3-5 visit: lunch with Queen Elizabeth, tea with heir Prince Charles, a banquet at Buckingham Palace and a tour of Westminster Abbey, coronation church of English monarchs for 1,000 years. Beyond the pomp, though, the proudly unpredictable 45th U.S. president also brings demands: He has praised a more radical Brexit-supporting potential successor to May and his envoys have urged a tougher British stance towards telecoms giant Huawei. In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, Trump said the next British leader should send arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage to conduct … [Read more...] about Donald Trump wades into Britain’s Brexit crisis
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Boris Johnson hits back at David Lammy’s ‘conspiracy theory’ Nazi outburst
BORIS Johnson has blasted David Lammy for peddling "conspiracy theories" after he compared hard Brexiteers to Nazis in a bizarre rant. The ex-Foreign Secretary said his "peculiar outburst" was a side effect of the ongoing Brexit battle, and only leaving properly will heal Britain's divisions. Labour MP Mr Lammy sparked fury yesterday after he compared Leave-backing MPs as similar to the far-right in Germany. He referred to previous reports of Boris meeting Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon, and Jacob Rees-Mogg retweeting the far-right Alternative for Germany. Outraged Tories hit out at Mr Lammy claiming the MP has "lost it" with the outlandish comparison. Boris used his Telegraph column to hit back at the Tottenham MP today. He wrote: "Lammy and I worked together for years. "Why does this conspiracy theory carry credence on the internet? Because of Brexit and the whole gamut of misplaced associations that go with it." And he added of the row: "I have never seen such a ferocious grip … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson hits back at David Lammy’s ‘conspiracy theory’ Nazi outburst
We’re beset by media bias against Donald Trump and Brexit – Yorkshire Post letters
0 Have your say From: William Rees, Boroughbridge. IT was good to read the article by Bill Carmichael (The Yorkshire Post, March 29) pointing out the appalling media bias that has been aimed at Donald Trump since his inauguration, and the way in which the media has been exposed by the Mueller report’s verdict that Trump didn’t collude with the Russians in his election campaign.Bill Carmichael: Mueller exposes media’s embarrassing Trump derangement syndromeBut then on the same page you carried an article by Tony Rossiter, a former diplomat, that is guilty of exactly the sin that Mr Carmichael was writing about. – the only difference being that Mr Rossiter was writing about Brexit.As seems almost inevitable these days, Mr Rossiter brought Hitler into his article, apparently finding a ludicrous parallel between his 1934 German referendum and the Brexit referendum of 2016.And Mr Rossiter proceeded to describe as “extremists” those … [Read more...] about We’re beset by media bias against Donald Trump and Brexit – Yorkshire Post letters
Boris Johnson blasts Theresa May for CHEATING voters in devastating attack on PM’s Brexit policy
THERESA May’s Brexit plans would defy democracy and cheat the voters, Boris Johnson blasted today as he launched his biggest challenge yet to the PM. The ex-Foreign Secretary claimed the Chequers proposals would force Britain to accept Brussels laws forever and stop us cutting trade deals. Speaking at the Tory conference in Birmingham, Boris said: “This is not democracy. That is not what we voted for.” And he drew massive cheers from a crowd of 1,500 activists when he raged: “There is time - this is the moment to chuck Chequers!” Boris claimed to "back Theresa May" - but made what looked like an unabashed bid to replace her, tearing in to her domestic agenda as well as her plans for Brexit. Mr Johnson added: "If we get it wrong, if we bottle Brexit now, believe me the people of this country will find it hard to forgive us. "If we cheat the electorate - and Chequers is a cheat - we will escalate that sense of mistrust. "We will give credence to those … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson blasts Theresa May for CHEATING voters in devastating attack on PM’s Brexit policy
Boris Johnson jets in to Tory conference to launch challenge to Theresa May
BORIS Johnson today launches his greatest challenge yet to Theresa May as he delivers an “alternative leader’s speech” at the Tory conference. The ex-Foreign Secretary will speak to 1,000 activists to set out his vision for the country, slamming the PM’s Brexit plans and hitting out at Jeremy Corbyn. But top Tories have dismissed the Brexiteer’s appearance as a sideshow - claiming he’ll never become party leader because he’s too much like Donald Trump. Boris has so far stayed away from the conference in Birmingham - instead he was spotted trolling Mrs May by jogging through a field yesterday. He’s set to spend just a few hours in the city - but his speech will be one of the most popular events of the conference. Allies have admitted the speech is designed to showcase him as an alternative leader as he urges a reboot of capitalism to defeat Jeremy Corbyn’s hard-left agenda. Mr Johnson is expected to say: “We must on no account … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson jets in to Tory conference to launch challenge to Theresa May