Cameron breaks silence on Brexit
David Cameron has finally broken his silence on Brexit, admitting some people “will never forgive” him for holding the referendum.
The former U.K. Prime Minister said he disagreed with the current Prime Minister Boris Johnson and added he believed a second vote on Brexit may still be possible.
In an interview published Friday, Mr. Cameron questioned Mr. Johnson’s recent tactics and said he does not support a “no-deal” Brexit.
Mr. Cameron is promoting his memoir “For The Record,” which will be published next week.
Addressing the anger he has faced over his decision to call a Brexit referendum, he said some people “will never forgive me for holding a referendum.”
Mr. Cameron said he thinks about the referendum “every day.”
Italy OKs migrant ship
Italy’s new government took a step back Saturday from a closed-port policy that had become a hallmark of the country’s antimigrant stance, allowing a Mediterranean humanitarian rescue vessel to come ashore with 82 people aboard.
Italy’s handling of the ship Ocean Viking gave the first possible clues to one of the most consequential questions facing its more left-leaning government: How does it respond when boats rescue people at sea and head toward Italy?
In this case, in a break from the previous administration, Italy did not threaten the rescue boat with fines or seizure if it entered territorial waters. Instead, the boat was forced to wait for six days in the Mediterranean, as several European countries drew up an ad hoc plan to redistribute the migrants, with a small portion remaining in Italy.
Canadian intel arrest
A top intelligence official with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who had access to a wide array of highly sensitive information gathered by Canada and its allies has been charged with passing along or offering secrets.
The official, Cameron Ortis, the director general of the force’s National Intelligence Coordination Center, faces three charges under a rarely used national secrets law. Arrested on Friday, he also faces criminal charges of breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer.
The charges indicate that Mr. Ortis is accused of passing on or offering secrets in 2015, and then gathering information in 2018 and this year with an intent to do the same.
Solid gold toilet stolen
A unique solid gold toilet that was part of an art exhibit was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.
The toilet, valued at roughly 1 million pounds ($1.25 million), was the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It had been installed only two days earlier at Blenheim Palace, west of London, after previously being shown to audiences at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Police said the toilet was taken Saturday by thieves who used at least two vehicles. Police said the toilet’s removal caused “significant damage and flooding” to the building, a UNESCO World Heritage site filled with valuable art and furniture.
A 66-year-old man was arrested in the case, but he has not been identified or charged.