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| Brexit party leader Nigel Farage calls for 'realignment of politics on leave side' - live news | Brexit party leader Nigel Farage calls for 'realignment of politics on leave side' - live news |
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| Lord Renwick, a British ambassador to the US in the 1990s, told Radio 5 Live’s Emma Barnett that the Mail on Sunday leak meant Sir Kim Darroch’s position as ambassador was now untenable. He explained: | |
| [Darroch] hasn’t done anything wrong but his position has become untenable. There will of course be a decent interval. He will then have to be moved on. So the leaker has rendered his position untenable and you know, it has completely undermined any relationship of confidence he might have with Trump and his administration. That’s not Darroch’s fault, but we’ve got to put a stop to this because every ambassador right now writing a cable to London is starting to wonder ‘what is this going to look like if it ends up in the papers?’ | |
| In an article for the Irish Times Simon Coveney, the Irish deputy prime minister and foreign minister, says the chances of a no-deal Brexit have “never been higher”. Tomorrow the Irish cabinet will consider an update contingency action plan for no-deal, he says. | |
| He said people should not assume that, because Brexit has been delayed before, it will get delayed again. He says: | |
| We hope sensible evidence-based politics prevails over slogans in the UK, but we cannot bank on that. One of the biggest dangers Ireland faces in the weeks ahead is the “boy who cried wolf” effect, whereby people and business assume that because a disorderly Brexit was averted in March and April the same will happen in October. To assume this would be a serious error. | |
| The government isn’t the only player in this. Businesses will need to ensure that they are prepared. Major multinational firms have done so, as have many Irish companies, but given the amount of small and medium enterprises in Ireland, not to mention their exposure to the UK market, we need to see concerted efforts by them in the weeks ahead. | |
| Coveney also says the backstop is not just about ensuring there is no physical infrastructure at the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. | |
| The backstop is much more than just avoiding physical infrastructure. It is also about avoiding related checks and controls, protecting North-South co-operation and the all-island economy, conditions that created tens of thousands of jobs, normalised relations on this island and sustained peace. | |
| This is a rebuke to British Brexiters who claim that “alternative arrangements”, like those set out by the Alternative Arrangements Commission, could provide a substitute for the backstop. | |
| These are from the Mirror’s Pippa Crerar who has been at the Downing Street lobby briefing. | These are from the Mirror’s Pippa Crerar who has been at the Downing Street lobby briefing. |
| Theresa May’s official spokesman says she has “full faith” in Sir Kim Darroch - so he’s staying put. He adds that it his job to provide his “honest, unvarnished” assessment of the US but that it does “not necessarily” reflect PM or Govt’s view. | Theresa May’s official spokesman says she has “full faith” in Sir Kim Darroch - so he’s staying put. He adds that it his job to provide his “honest, unvarnished” assessment of the US but that it does “not necessarily” reflect PM or Govt’s view. |
| PMOS says that if “any evidence of criminality” is found during course of Cabinet Office inquiry then the police will be involved. But won’t say whether leak has breached Official Secrets Act as doesn’t want to “pre-empt” inquiry. | PMOS says that if “any evidence of criminality” is found during course of Cabinet Office inquiry then the police will be involved. But won’t say whether leak has breached Official Secrets Act as doesn’t want to “pre-empt” inquiry. |
| Has the UK apologised, for manner of leak if not the content? “As you’d expect contact has been made with the Trump administration to set out our view that the leak is unacceptable.” But doesn’t say whether Sir Kim himself has been in touch with White House. | Has the UK apologised, for manner of leak if not the content? “As you’d expect contact has been made with the Trump administration to set out our view that the leak is unacceptable.” But doesn’t say whether Sir Kim himself has been in touch with White House. |
| Downing St confirms that Northern Ireland bill today will *not* be pulled. “We’ve always been clear that the best outcome for devolved matters, such as abortion, is for the devolved Government and Assembly to take those forward.” | Downing St confirms that Northern Ireland bill today will *not* be pulled. “We’ve always been clear that the best outcome for devolved matters, such as abortion, is for the devolved Government and Assembly to take those forward.” |
| Nigel Farage, the leader of the Brexit party, was one of the first people out yesterday calling for Sir Kim Darroch to be sacked following the publication of the Mail on Sunday leak. He was on the Today programme this morning repeating that demand. But, given the Brexit party’s strong showing in current opinion polls, what was more interesting was what he said about his desire to see a “a realignment of politics ... on the leave side”. | Nigel Farage, the leader of the Brexit party, was one of the first people out yesterday calling for Sir Kim Darroch to be sacked following the publication of the Mail on Sunday leak. He was on the Today programme this morning repeating that demand. But, given the Brexit party’s strong showing in current opinion polls, what was more interesting was what he said about his desire to see a “a realignment of politics ... on the leave side”. |
| Here are the main points from his interview. | Here are the main points from his interview. |
| Farage said he wanted to see “a realignment of politics ... on the leave side”. Talking about the forthcoming Brecon and Radnorshire byelection, where Plaid Cymru and the Greens have decided to stand aside to give their fellow pro-remain allies, the Liberal Democrats, a better chance of winning, Farage said: | Farage said he wanted to see “a realignment of politics ... on the leave side”. Talking about the forthcoming Brecon and Radnorshire byelection, where Plaid Cymru and the Greens have decided to stand aside to give their fellow pro-remain allies, the Liberal Democrats, a better chance of winning, Farage said: |
| The fact that the remain parties have got together virtually guarantees them a victory I would have thought in this seat. It’s a formal Liberal Democrat seat. It’s going to make it a very, very tough fight for us. And it gives leave voters a to think about. | The fact that the remain parties have got together virtually guarantees them a victory I would have thought in this seat. It’s a formal Liberal Democrat seat. It’s going to make it a very, very tough fight for us. And it gives leave voters a to think about. |
| In Peterborough the Brexit party was the contender against the Labour party, and yet quite a lot of people still voted Conservative, and because of that Labour on 31% won. So at some point in time what I would like to see is a genuine realignment of politics, not just on the remain side, but on the leave side too. | In Peterborough the Brexit party was the contender against the Labour party, and yet quite a lot of people still voted Conservative, and because of that Labour on 31% won. So at some point in time what I would like to see is a genuine realignment of politics, not just on the remain side, but on the leave side too. |
| Farage was not pressed on this, and it was not clear what he meant by “realignment”. It could mean some form of Tory/Brexit party electoral pact. Or the Brexit party replacing the Conservatives. Or the Conservatives absorbing the Brexit party (which is what some Tories hope will happen under Boris Johnson, although you could argue that this will amount to a reverse takeover by the Brexit party). But the question is one that won’t go away. In an article for Politico today, Sir Vince Cable, the Lib Dem leader, says that the decision of the Lib Dems, Plaid and the Greens to cooperate in Brecon and Radnorshire is “a beacon of political pragmatism”, that the same thing could happen again in other contests, perhaps with the Lib Dems standing aside to help a pro-EU rival, and that this strategy “offers a roadmap for building an effective anti-Brexit front that can save our country from lurching towards disaster”. | Farage was not pressed on this, and it was not clear what he meant by “realignment”. It could mean some form of Tory/Brexit party electoral pact. Or the Brexit party replacing the Conservatives. Or the Conservatives absorbing the Brexit party (which is what some Tories hope will happen under Boris Johnson, although you could argue that this will amount to a reverse takeover by the Brexit party). But the question is one that won’t go away. In an article for Politico today, Sir Vince Cable, the Lib Dem leader, says that the decision of the Lib Dems, Plaid and the Greens to cooperate in Brecon and Radnorshire is “a beacon of political pragmatism”, that the same thing could happen again in other contests, perhaps with the Lib Dems standing aside to help a pro-EU rival, and that this strategy “offers a roadmap for building an effective anti-Brexit front that can save our country from lurching towards disaster”. |
| Farage dismissed the idea that he should be appointed ambassador to the US. Donald Trump suggested the idea in 2016, and there was some speculation yesterday that the Kim Darroch leak might be intended to create the opportunity for Boris Johnson to appoint Farage to this role (although the Johnson camp has dismissed the idea). Asked if he would accept the post if it were offered to him, Farage said he was “not a diplomat”. He went on: | Farage dismissed the idea that he should be appointed ambassador to the US. Donald Trump suggested the idea in 2016, and there was some speculation yesterday that the Kim Darroch leak might be intended to create the opportunity for Boris Johnson to appoint Farage to this role (although the Johnson camp has dismissed the idea). Asked if he would accept the post if it were offered to him, Farage said he was “not a diplomat”. He went on: |
| I don’t think I’m the right man for that job. Am I the right man to try and help forge a better, closer relationship in terms of intelligence, security and trade with an administration that contains friends of mine? Yes, I could be very useful. | I don’t think I’m the right man for that job. Am I the right man to try and help forge a better, closer relationship in terms of intelligence, security and trade with an administration that contains friends of mine? Yes, I could be very useful. |
| He said that the civil service needed “wholesale change” because officials like Darroch were not sympathetic to the opportunities offered by Brexit and by having President Trump in the White House. | He said that the civil service needed “wholesale change” because officials like Darroch were not sympathetic to the opportunities offered by Brexit and by having President Trump in the White House. |
| He said he was trying to find some big UK industrialists willing to meet with Trump’s trade advisers to prepare a blueprint for a UK-US trade deal. | He said he was trying to find some big UK industrialists willing to meet with Trump’s trade advisers to prepare a blueprint for a UK-US trade deal. |
| According to ITV’s Washington correspondent, Robert Moore, “almost everyone in this town [ie, Washington], even in the West Wing, shares [Kim] Darroch’s analysis of the dysfunction and chaos in the White House.” | According to ITV’s Washington correspondent, Robert Moore, “almost everyone in this town [ie, Washington], even in the West Wing, shares [Kim] Darroch’s analysis of the dysfunction and chaos in the White House.” |
| Here are the key points from what Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, said about the Kim Darroch leak at his press conference. | Here are the key points from what Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, said about the Kim Darroch leak at his press conference. |
| Hunt praised the Trump administration as “highly effective”, saying he did not agree with his ambassador’s assessment. The Mail on Sunday published extensive extracts yesterday from a series of cables sent by Sir Kim Darroch, the ambassador to the US, over the last two years, but it headlined on a comment from 2017 about the administration being “inept”. Hunt said he disagreed. He said: | Hunt praised the Trump administration as “highly effective”, saying he did not agree with his ambassador’s assessment. The Mail on Sunday published extensive extracts yesterday from a series of cables sent by Sir Kim Darroch, the ambassador to the US, over the last two years, but it headlined on a comment from 2017 about the administration being “inept”. Hunt said he disagreed. He said: |
| There are 13,000 people who work for the Foreign Office extremely bright, able, dedicated people. And we pay them as taxpayers to give us their frank assessment of the situation in the countries where they are serving, which is what our ambassador in Washington was doing. But it’s a personal view. | There are 13,000 people who work for the Foreign Office extremely bright, able, dedicated people. And we pay them as taxpayers to give us their frank assessment of the situation in the countries where they are serving, which is what our ambassador in Washington was doing. But it’s a personal view. |
| And there will be many people in this building who don’t agree with that view. And, indeed, I don’t agree with some of the views that we saw in those letters. I’ve said I think the US administration is highly effective and we have the warmest of relationships, and a partnership based on standing up for shared values. | And there will be many people in this building who don’t agree with that view. And, indeed, I don’t agree with some of the views that we saw in those letters. I’ve said I think the US administration is highly effective and we have the warmest of relationships, and a partnership based on standing up for shared values. |
| And later he said: | And later he said: |
| I made it clear that I don’t share the ambassador’s assessment of either the US administration or relations with the US administration. | I made it clear that I don’t share the ambassador’s assessment of either the US administration or relations with the US administration. |
| But Hunt also said it was important for ambassadors like Darroch to be able to give “frank views” to ministers. He said: | But Hunt also said it was important for ambassadors like Darroch to be able to give “frank views” to ministers. He said: |
| It’s very important that our ambassadors and high commissioners around the world continue to feel that they are able to express those frank views. Because we have one of the best diplomatic networks in the world and the foundation of that is the free exchange of information and opinions, and the understanding that we are not always going to agree with each other, but we want to know what people around the world are thinking. | It’s very important that our ambassadors and high commissioners around the world continue to feel that they are able to express those frank views. Because we have one of the best diplomatic networks in the world and the foundation of that is the free exchange of information and opinions, and the understanding that we are not always going to agree with each other, but we want to know what people around the world are thinking. |
| He said he was “very concerned” about the leak because he wanted diplomats to be sure they could continue to give frank advice in confidence. He said he hoped the leak inquiry discovered who was responsible, and that if it did there would be “very serious consequences”. | He said he was “very concerned” about the leak because he wanted diplomats to be sure they could continue to give frank advice in confidence. He said he hoped the leak inquiry discovered who was responsible, and that if it did there would be “very serious consequences”. |
| Speaking at his press conference at the Foreign Office, Jeremy Hunt has said that he does not agree with everything Sir Kim Darroch, the ambassador to Washington, said in the cables leaked to the Mail on Sunday. But he has said that it is important for diplomats to be able to express their views frankly. | Speaking at his press conference at the Foreign Office, Jeremy Hunt has said that he does not agree with everything Sir Kim Darroch, the ambassador to Washington, said in the cables leaked to the Mail on Sunday. But he has said that it is important for diplomats to be able to express their views frankly. |
| Foreign Sec tells me it’s important ambassadors and FCO staff around the world feel “supported” and able to have “frank exchange of views”. Defends Sir Kim Darroch’s right to make his comments, even though disagrees with his assessment of US administration. Leak is the issue. | Foreign Sec tells me it’s important ambassadors and FCO staff around the world feel “supported” and able to have “frank exchange of views”. Defends Sir Kim Darroch’s right to make his comments, even though disagrees with his assessment of US administration. Leak is the issue. |
| Here are three foreign policy experts on the Kim Darroch leak. | Here are three foreign policy experts on the Kim Darroch leak. |
| From the historian Timothy Garton Ash | From the historian Timothy Garton Ash |
| British ambassador to the US @KimDarroch is an outstanding diplomat who was simply doing his proper job. To shorten his term in response to a leak, as urged by Nigel Farage, would be pathetic, craven - and objective encouragement to future malicious leakers & Faragistes... | British ambassador to the US @KimDarroch is an outstanding diplomat who was simply doing his proper job. To shorten his term in response to a leak, as urged by Nigel Farage, would be pathetic, craven - and objective encouragement to future malicious leakers & Faragistes... |
| From Edward Luce, the Financial Times’ US national editor | From Edward Luce, the Financial Times’ US national editor |
| My "At home with the FT" with Kim Darroch, Britain's ambassador to the US, who is almost certainly victim of pro-Brexit/Trumpist forces for doing what he is paid to do. Farage wants Kim fired. How long before Britain's civil service loses all heart? https://t.co/9yyV1KKmTG | My "At home with the FT" with Kim Darroch, Britain's ambassador to the US, who is almost certainly victim of pro-Brexit/Trumpist forces for doing what he is paid to do. Farage wants Kim fired. How long before Britain's civil service loses all heart? https://t.co/9yyV1KKmTG |
| From the Economist’s David Rennie | From the Economist’s David Rennie |
| I know reporters should welcome leaks, but this astonishing leak doesn’t reveal corruption or secret torture schemes. It just harms UK’s ability to influence Trump and kneecaps a v plugged-in ambo to US, @KimDarroch, targeted by leakers-I assume-for being insufficiently Brexity https://t.co/xD02F4W8c8 | I know reporters should welcome leaks, but this astonishing leak doesn’t reveal corruption or secret torture schemes. It just harms UK’s ability to influence Trump and kneecaps a v plugged-in ambo to US, @KimDarroch, targeted by leakers-I assume-for being insufficiently Brexity https://t.co/xD02F4W8c8 |
| Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to Washington whose private views on the merits of Donald Trump and his administration were leaked to the Mail on Sunday yesterday, has attracted the wrath of the president. “The ambassador has not served the UK well, I can tell you that,” said Trump when asked about Darroch’s comments, which were actually relatively mild in comparison with some of the things that have said about Trump, and certainly in line with most mainstream European commentary on Washington. “We are not big fans of that man,” Trump went on. | Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to Washington whose private views on the merits of Donald Trump and his administration were leaked to the Mail on Sunday yesterday, has attracted the wrath of the president. “The ambassador has not served the UK well, I can tell you that,” said Trump when asked about Darroch’s comments, which were actually relatively mild in comparison with some of the things that have said about Trump, and certainly in line with most mainstream European commentary on Washington. “We are not big fans of that man,” Trump went on. |
| Trump hits back over UK ambassador's leaked memos | Trump hits back over UK ambassador's leaked memos |
| But Darroch won the backing of the UK government this morning. Speaking on the Today programme, Liam Fox, the international trade secretary, defended Darroch strongly and insisted that there was no reason why he should now have to quit. And while Fox said that he would be apologising to the Trump administration for the fact that Darroch’s views were leaked, he indicated that he would not be apologising for what Darroch actually said. Here are the main points from the interview. | But Darroch won the backing of the UK government this morning. Speaking on the Today programme, Liam Fox, the international trade secretary, defended Darroch strongly and insisted that there was no reason why he should now have to quit. And while Fox said that he would be apologising to the Trump administration for the fact that Darroch’s views were leaked, he indicated that he would not be apologising for what Darroch actually said. Here are the main points from the interview. |
| Fox said the leak of Darroch’s memos, and even Trump’s criticism of him, would not stop him being able to carry on as the British ambassador. Fox said he knew from his widespread contacts in Washington that Darroch was held in high regard. Asked if Darroch would be able to remain in post, Fox said: | Fox said the leak of Darroch’s memos, and even Trump’s criticism of him, would not stop him being able to carry on as the British ambassador. Fox said he knew from his widespread contacts in Washington that Darroch was held in high regard. Asked if Darroch would be able to remain in post, Fox said: |
| With the widespread contacts that I have in Washington and in the administration and amongst congressional leaders, [I know] our ambassador is held in high regard ... | With the widespread contacts that I have in Washington and in the administration and amongst congressional leaders, [I know] our ambassador is held in high regard ... |
| It’s not a problem with the ambassador. This is a problem with the ethics of the individual who carried out this particular leak. If people start to want to leak confidential information - leaving aside whether or not it may be a criminal activity - it certainly makes it much more difficult to be able to have the bond of trust within which we can operate in an optimal way. | It’s not a problem with the ambassador. This is a problem with the ethics of the individual who carried out this particular leak. If people start to want to leak confidential information - leaving aside whether or not it may be a criminal activity - it certainly makes it much more difficult to be able to have the bond of trust within which we can operate in an optimal way. |
| When it was put to him that Trump would find it difficult to work with Darroch in future, Fox replied: | When it was put to him that Trump would find it difficult to work with Darroch in future, Fox replied: |
| Well, I think that who we have as our diplomats is of course a matter for us. And I don’t see, frankly, that this is an impediment to the ambassador being able to work in Washington. | Well, I think that who we have as our diplomats is of course a matter for us. And I don’t see, frankly, that this is an impediment to the ambassador being able to work in Washington. |
| He defended Darroch’s right to give his honest assessment of the Trump administration, although he said Darroch’s views weren’t the same as the government’s. He said: | He defended Darroch’s right to give his honest assessment of the Trump administration, although he said Darroch’s views weren’t the same as the government’s. He said: |
| I do know that the views that that were in our newspapers [ie, in the Darroch memos] don’t reflect the views of the government. But that’s not the role of the diplomatic service. They’re there to make an assessment on a day to day basis. They send regular reports back. Obviously they vary over time. And they add colour so that politicians in London can get a feel for what’s going on elsewhere. The same will happen with the American ambassador reporting back to Washington. | I do know that the views that that were in our newspapers [ie, in the Darroch memos] don’t reflect the views of the government. But that’s not the role of the diplomatic service. They’re there to make an assessment on a day to day basis. They send regular reports back. Obviously they vary over time. And they add colour so that politicians in London can get a feel for what’s going on elsewhere. The same will happen with the American ambassador reporting back to Washington. |
| He said he would be apologising to the US administration for the fact that Darroch’s views were leaked, but not for what he said. He is due to meet Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter, and asked if he would be apologising, he replied: | He said he would be apologising to the US administration for the fact that Darroch’s views were leaked, but not for what he said. He is due to meet Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter, and asked if he would be apologising, he replied: |
| I will be apologising for the fact that either our civil service or elements of our political class have not lived up to the expectations that either we have or the United States has about their behaviour, which in this particular case has lapsed in a most extraordinary and unacceptable way. | I will be apologising for the fact that either our civil service or elements of our political class have not lived up to the expectations that either we have or the United States has about their behaviour, which in this particular case has lapsed in a most extraordinary and unacceptable way. |
| Fox described the leak as “unconscionable”. He said: | Fox described the leak as “unconscionable”. He said: |
| Malicious leaks of this nature are unprofessional. They are unethical. And they are unpatriotic. Because they can actually lead to damage to that relationship which can, therefore, affect our security interests. I think it is unconscionable that any professional person in either politics of the civil service can behave in this way. | Malicious leaks of this nature are unprofessional. They are unethical. And they are unpatriotic. Because they can actually lead to damage to that relationship which can, therefore, affect our security interests. I think it is unconscionable that any professional person in either politics of the civil service can behave in this way. |
| He said he hoped the leaker was caught and punished. He said: | He said he hoped the leaker was caught and punished. He said: |
| This is such a damaging, potentially damaging, event, that I hope the full force of our internal discipline, or even the law, will come down on whoever actually carried out this particular act. | This is such a damaging, potentially damaging, event, that I hope the full force of our internal discipline, or even the law, will come down on whoever actually carried out this particular act. |
| Here is the agenda for the day. | Here is the agenda for the day. |
| 9am: Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary and Tory leadership candidate, holds a press conference to launch a report saying the government should be prepared to impose sanctions against countries that persecute Christians. | 9am: Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary and Tory leadership candidate, holds a press conference to launch a report saying the government should be prepared to impose sanctions against countries that persecute Christians. |
| Morning: Theresa May gives a speech on the role of the armed forces at the Nato/UK military HQ at Northwood. | Morning: Theresa May gives a speech on the role of the armed forces at the Nato/UK military HQ at Northwood. |
| After 3.30pm: A Foreign Office minister is expected to make a Commons statement or answer an urgent question about the Kim Darroch leak. | After 3.30pm: A Foreign Office minister is expected to make a Commons statement or answer an urgent question about the Kim Darroch leak. |
| 3.45pm: John Benger, clerk of the House of Commons, gives evidence to the Commons privileges committee about contempt of parliament. | 3.45pm: John Benger, clerk of the House of Commons, gives evidence to the Commons privileges committee about contempt of parliament. |
| 4.15pm: Steven Armstrong, chairman of Ford Europe, gives evidence to the Commons Welsh affairs committee about the closure of Ford’s Bridgend plant. | 4.15pm: Steven Armstrong, chairman of Ford Europe, gives evidence to the Commons Welsh affairs committee about the closure of Ford’s Bridgend plant. |
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| You can read all the latest Guardian politics articles here. Here is the Politico Europe roundup of this morning’s political news. And here is the PoliticsHome list of today’s top 10 must-reads. | You can read all the latest Guardian politics articles here. Here is the Politico Europe roundup of this morning’s political news. And here is the PoliticsHome list of today’s top 10 must-reads. |
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