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Profile: Michael Settle

Uk Political Editor

Not quite a Lobby veteran, but 16 years at the heart of power has taken its toll as my hair is turning white and politicians are beginning to recognise me. Remain sane, but still deeply sceptical.

Latest articles from Michael Settle

No 10 rejects Varadkar 'trade-off' between access to UK fishing waters and post-Brexit deal on financial services

DOWNING St has rejected a suggestion from Ireland’s Leo…

Starmer calls for radical redistribution of power, wealth and opportunity within 'new constitutional settlement'

KEIR Starmer will today call for the radical redistribution of…

Johnson unveils fast-track visa system for top scientists to work in UK post Brexit

TOP scientists, researchers and mathematicians will be given…

Chinese officials warn deadly virus can be spread before people show any sign of infection

CHINESE officials have warned that the coronavirus, that has…

Sturgeon to set out strategy to garner support from EU27 states for indyref2 campaign

NICOLA Sturgeon will use the backdrop of Brexit Week to launch a…

Patel: Britain will not align but diverge from EU after Brexit

BRITAIN will not align with European Union rules after Brexit,…

Len McCluskey: opponents of Jeremy Corbyn used anti-Semitism row to undermine his leadership

LEN McCluskey has claimed that opponents of Jeremy Corbyn "used…

UK ministers consider emergency airlift of Britons trapped in Wuhan, epicentre of coronavirus

UK ministers have suggested the Government is keeping open the…

Johnson eyeing earlier post-Brexit trade deal with Japan, suggest Whitehall insiders

BORIS Johnson is keen to strike Britain’s first post-Brexit trade…

Long-Bailey secures big boost to her Labour leadership ambition with endorsement of Unite

REBECCA Long-Bailey's campaign to lead the Labour Party has been…

Johnson formally signs Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, saying it was 'fantastic moment'

IT was a “fantastic moment,” Boris Johnson declared as he…

Human rights in outcry over Met Police's decision to introduce live facial recognition technology

SCOTLAND Yard has come under fire over its decision to introduce…

Major Glasgow summit on tackling 'terrible scourge' of drugs misuse set for February 27

THE UK Government has announced the date for its major Glasgow…

UK tells US failure to extradite suspect accused of killing British teenager 'denial of justice'

BRITAIN tells America its refusal to extradite a diplomat’s wife…

Euro chiefs sign Brexit Withdrawal Agreement paving way for Britain's departure from EU in week's time

THE Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission…

Coronavirus: Cobra committee meets to review outbreak as nine await test results

WHITEHALL’S emergency Cobra committee will hold a meeting in…

Blackford: Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement will 'seal fate of Union' as Brexit Bill becomes law

BORIS Johnson’s Brexit deal will “seal the fate of the Union,”…

Bercow hits out at Johnson for 'not honouring centuries-old convention' to nominate him for peerage

JOHN Bercow has hit out at Boris Johnson, suggesting the Prime…

Thornberry brands key rivals for Labour crown, Starmer and Long-Bailey, 'machine politicians'

EMILY Thornberry, the Labour leadership contender, has issued a…

Rees-Mogg sparks SNP ire over 'undemocratic' absence of Scottish MEP with days to go before Brexit

JACOB Rees-Mogg was accused of making "disgraceful" comments after…

NHS 'well-prepared' for coronavirus, says Hancock, as China intensifies safety measures

THE NHS is “well-prepared” and "ready to respond appropriately"…

Downing St: fresh claims of bullying against ex-Speaker Bercow need 'thorough investigation'

DOWNING St has intervened over the fresh claims of bullying…

UK Government is standing up for Scotch whisky sector amid 'damaging' US tariffs, MPs told

THE UK Government is "standing up for the Scotch whisky sector" and…

Boris Johnson looks to 'bright, exciting future' for UK

AFTER years of intense and sometimes bitter debate, the UK…

Nandy joins Starmer on final ballot for Labour leadership

LISA Nandy has joined Keir Starmer on the final ballot for the…

Boris Johnson to host his first Burns Night Supper in Downing St

BORIS Johnson will host his first Burns Night Supper from Downing St…

Fears of UK-US trade war over digital tax plan

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have been urged to “redouble…

Brexit Bill finally completes passage through UK Parliament

Boris Johnson's Brexit Bill has cleared its final parliamentary…

Downing St: Overriding Holyrood opposition to Brexit was 'necessary'

Pursuing the Brexit Bill without the consent of the UK’s three…

PMQs sketch: Boris Johnson for once is pre-prepared for his Commons bust-up with Ian Blackford on Scotland

IS Boris Johnson beginning to take the constitutional battle over…

Blackford calls on Johnson to halt Brexit Bill after all three devolved legislatures reject it

PURSUING the Brexit Bill without the consent of the UK’s three…

Donald Trump hits out at environmental 'prophets of doom'

A defiant Donald Trump has hit out at the “prophets of doom”…

Brexit: EU states 'may demand greater access to UK fishing waters'

FEARS that the EU27 might demand greater access to UK fishing…

Nandy takes major stride to getting on ballot for Labour leader after GMB endorses her candidacy

LISA Nandy has taken a huge step towards getting on the final ballot…

Trump hits out at climate 'prophets of doom' and insists America's economy is 'winning again'

DONALD Trump has hit out at the “prophets of doom” on climate…

Jess Phillips quits Labour leadership race

JESS Phillips has pulled out of the Labour leadership race.

UK Government overhauls counter-terrorism strategy with tougher sentences for terrorists

TOUGHER sentences for the most serious terrorist offenders are at…

Sketch: peers didn't appear to be taking Boris's big idea of relocating the Lords very seriously

THE cunning No 10 plan to move the House of Lords 200 miles north…

Starmer wins Usdaw backing to guarantee him place on final ballot for Labour leadership

KEIR Starmer has become the first Labour leadership contender to be…

UK Government 'will press on with Brexit despite Holyrood opposition'

The UK and Scottish Governments have clashed after Whitehall…

No 10 raises possibility Bercow peerage could be blocked

DOWNING Street has raised the possibility that any nomination by…

EU says Brussels might not be ready to start post-Brexit trade talks with UK until March

TRADE talks with the European Union might not begin until March,…

Johnson tells African leaders post-Brexit Britain will put 'people before passports' in immigration overhaul

BORIS Johnson has set out his post-Brexit trade pitch to African…

Boris Johnson to spend more time in Scotland as strengthening Union to become key 2020 priority

SCOTS are set to see a lot more of Boris Johnson in 2020 as the…

Nicola Sturgeon using anti-Brexit votes to 'fuel grievance of independence' - Ian Murray

NICOLA Sturgeon is using votes the SNP received at the General…

Whitehall to be 'lit up' for final-hour countdown to Brexit on Jan 31, says No 10

BUILDINGS across Whitehall are to be “lit up” in the hour…

Gordon Brown: UK will have to change if Scotland is to stay

GORDON Brown will tell MPs next week that the United Kingdom will…

Rebecca Long-Bailey vows to end 'gentlemen's club of politics'

Rebecca Long-Bailey will today vow to end the “gentlemen’s…

Lisa Nandy's rejection of indyref2 and comments on Catalonia spark SNP backlash

Lisa Nandy, one of the Labour leadership contenders, has come…

Ian Murray launches campaign for Labour's deputy leadership

IAN Murray will today launch his campaign for the Labour deputy…