Robert Jenrick has issued a stark warning over Sir Keir Starmer's "next great betrayal" ahead of Monday's landmark "Brexit reset" summit.
The Shadow Justice Secretary, reacting to Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Albares's demand that the Gibraltar issue must be "resolved" to have a full UK-EU relationship, has said Starmer is "determined to rejoin the EU by stealth" - with the Rock a key "concession".
"No way, Jose," Jenrick spat.
"There can be no deal that compromises Britain's sovereignty, no deal that compromises the UK's military base, and no deal that Gibraltarians do not consent to," he wrote in The Telegraph.
He also warned of a string of other "Brexit betrayals" which could follow the May 19 summit - and accused the Prime Minister of being "completely incapable of putting Britain’s interests first" and "folding under pressure everywhere you look".
"The fact Starmer's EU negotiations are shrouded in secrecy is a sure sign that this EU reset will break plenty of promises," he blasted.
"For months, No10 fragrantly lied about its secret plan to negotiate an EU-wide youth mobility scheme - only to be caught red-handed by the UK press."
GB News has approached the Foreign Office for comment.
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Rupert Lowe will not face criminal charges after CPS review into Reform UK complaint over alleged threats
Suspended Reform UK MP will not face any charges after being accused of making threats by his party's leadership, the CPS has said.
A statement from the CPS's Special Crime Division chief Malcolm McHaffie reads: "Following a thorough and detailed review of the evidence in relation to an allegation of threats, we have decided that no criminal charges should be brought against a sitting MP.
"Having considered a number of witness statements, we have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction...
RECAP: Keir Starmer launches 'mission critical' campaign to halt Labour 'wipeout' at hands of Nigel Farage
Sir Keir Starmer is kicking off a multi-million-pound campaign to halt a Reform UK-led Labour 'wipeout'
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Sir Keir Starmer is kicking off a multi-million-pound "mission critical" campaign to halt a Reform UK-led Labour "wipeout" in the party's traditional heartlands.
Both No10 and Angela Rayner's Ministry of Housing have compiled a "plan for neighbourhoods" in communities in Reform-voting regions across the Red Wall - which is set to invest in regenerating council estates and public spaces in a bid to stave off "visible decline".
The campaign is based on the findings of the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (Icon), which has warned that some 600 areas in England are lagging behind Labour's five "missions" for power.
A series of Red Wall Labour MPs have put their weight behind the plans - and have all issued warnings over the growing threat of Reform as a driving factor in getting them over the line.
"What we saw in Runcorn is a reminder that shifts in support across the Red Wall are possible. Visible decline is pushing people towards alternatives like Reform," Leigh & Atherton MP Jo Platt told The Times.
Rother Valley MP Jake Richards added: "Governments of different colours have not done enough, and now social and economic decay is driving voters to Farage.
"We need a major investment programme in deprived neighbourhoods to get tough on the causes of Reform."
And North Durham's Luke Akehurst warned: "To avoid further electoral wipeouts, we need to make tangible changes in communities ahead of the General Election."
READ IN FULL: List of MPs set to probe Keir Starmer at PMQs
Nigel Farage will be asking a question to Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs this afternoon.
He joins 14 other MPs in probing the Prime Minister in Parliament - the full list is below.
- Lorraine Beavers (Labour)
- Rachel Taylor (Labour)
- Lloyd Hatton (Labour)
- Jonathan Brash (Labour)
- Sarah Smith (Labour)
- Amanda Martin (Labour)
- Wendy Morton (Conservative)
- Nigel Farage (Reform UK)
- Fred Thomas (Labour)
- Andrew Snowden (Conservative)
- John Lamont (Conservative)
- Jake Richards (Labour)
- Melanie Onn (Labour)
- Nesil Caliskan (Labour)
- Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat)
Keir Starmer faces transatlantic fury over Donald Trump relationship - 'Not impressed!'
Canadian PM Mark Carney said his countrymen 'weren't impressed' by the second state visit offer to Donald Trump
PASir Keir Starmer has been left facing fury from both sides of the Atlantic after committing to a tariff deal with Donald Trump and offering him a second state visit.
After signing off on a trade agreement with the US, 22 per cent of Britons now hold a less favourable view of the Prime Minister - while just 15 per cent now see him more highly, data by City AM and Freshwater Strategy has revealed.
And this morning, Canadian PM Mark Carney said his countrymen "weren't impressed" by the second state visit offer - which requires Downing Street's sign-off - with Trump having repeatedly staked his claim to Canada as the "51st state".
"I think, to be frank, they [Canadians] weren't impressed by that gesture... given the circumstance," he told Sky News.
"It was at a time when we were being quite clear about the issues around sovereignty."
Sarah Pochin: 'Reform has got Labour on the run!'
Reform's Runcorn & Helsby MP Sarah Pochin has vowed that Reform UK has got Labour "on the run" following the party's series of migration announcements over Monday and Tuesday.
Pochin told Times Radio: "Reform have got them on the run. They know what the electorate want to hear.
"They've seen the devastating impact of our policies on their results in these latest set of elections, and so now, yes, they're sounding more like Reform than Reform are."
And in a swipe at the Immigration White Paper policies, Pochin labelled them "just a bit of bluster, a bit of waffle", she said.
Nigel Farage makes major campaign announcement as Reform UK plots to topple Labour in Wales - 'I'm not playing games!'
Nigel Farage has made a major campaign announcement for Wales as Reform UK starts setting its sights on the 2026 Senedd election.
Farage has confirmed that - while he did consider it - he will not be standing to take a seat in the Welsh Parliament.
Electoral rules in Wales mean that only Senedd candidates can take part in televised debates, and rumours had been circling that Farage may look to stand in a bid to bring his campaigning firepower to Welsh screens.
But now, the Reform boss has laid out his personal plans...
Yvette Cooper 'pushing to backdate Labour's White Paper plans' to 'Boriswave' of 1.5 MILLION migrants
Home Secretary Yvette CooperGETTY
Yvette Cooper is looking to backdate Labour's Immigration White Paper plans to the "Boriswave" of migrants who arrived in Britain following the Tories' 2021 "New Plan for Immigration".
Government sources told The Times that the Home Secretary is pushing to apply a five-year extension of controversial Indefinite Leave to Remain rules to some 1.5 million foreign workers who are currently set to qualify for it later this year.
Cooper's Home Office has also revealed that many migrants in Britain are intending to stay for longer than they did previously.
A survey carried out by the department on the "future intentions" of migrants on different visa routes found that 55 per cent of foreign students intend to apply for a further visa once their present one expires.
Labour's North West mayors head south for clash with Keir Starmer
Labour's Manchester and Liverpool mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram will be in London today to demand that Westminster commits to a railway line between the two cities.
The pair will be speaking to the media at noon today - just as Prime Minister's Questions begins - in a push to get the link green-lit, which they say will generate as much as £90billion in economic growth in the North West by 2040.
"There's hardly a person in the North who hasn’t felt the frustration of slow, unreliable journeys or missed out on things because of creaking, outdated infrastructure," Rotheram said.
"For them, this is far more than just building a new railway - it's about opening the doors to opportunity."
While Burnham added: "For too long, such major infrastructure projects in the UK have been delivered in a top-down way. We want to work hand-in-hand with Government to plan and deliver this railway from the ground up."
Unions in meltdown as Labour's 'cruel' Immigration White Paper to spark migrant worker 'exodus'
Thousands of migrant workers are ready to leave Britain in an 'exodus'
PAThousands of migrant workers are ready to leave Britain in an "exodus" fuelled by Labour's Immigration White Paper, a top union has warned.
A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) found that more than two-fifths of foreign nurses are planning to leave the UK - some 40 per cent of which blaming immigration policies for their decisions.
In response to the data, RCN general secretary and chief executive Professor Nicola Ranger fumed: "This situation is bad enough, but now the Government's cruel measures could accelerate this exodus, doing great damage to key services.
"Closing the care worker visa route and making migrant nursing staff wait longer to access vital benefits is the hostile environment on steroids.
"They pay tax and work in our vital services, they deserve the same rights."
The union has been slapped down by the Government - a spokesman said it is "clear that we need to end our overreliance on international recruitment and retain more homegrown talent".
What's Labour's line on the 'mission critical' anti-Reform campaign?
A Government source, reacting to reports of a "mission critical" campaign to invest in the Red Wall, steered clear of a direct mention of Reform UK.
"The Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister have been clear that the spending review will need to support the delivery of the Government's plan for a decade of national renewal and raising living standards in every part of the United Kingdom," the source said.
They added that No10 "welcomed Icon's valuable work to identify and understand the persistent challenges that exist in many parts of the country".
Thousands of civil servants booted out of London in major cost-cutting exercise
Thousands more civil servants are set to be moved out of London as the Government seeks to cut costs and "radically reform the state".
Under plans announced today, the Government will cut the number of civil servants working in London by 12,000 and shift jobs to a series of new regional "campuses" across the country.
The changes will also see 11 Government office buildings in London close, including one of its largest Westminster sites, in a move expected to save £94million a year by 2032.
Cabinet Office chief Pat McFadden - whose own department cut thousands of jobs last month - said the Government was "taking more decision-making out of Whitehall and moving it closer to communities all across the UK".
Other roles will be created in Birmingham, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow, Darlington, Newcastle and Tyneside, Sheffield, Bristol, Edinburgh, Belfast and York, with the changes said to bring £729million to the local economy by 2030.
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