A UKIP MEP has defected from the party in protest at its decision to bring English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson in as an adviser. Patrick O’Flynn accused UKIP leader Gerard Batten of having a ‘fixation’ with Robinson, who will advise on prison reform and grooming gangs. The party’s former economics spokesman has joined the […]
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Rail passenger groups have reacted with dismay at the news that fares are to rise by around 3.1 per cent in January. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) confirmed the increase despite calls for fares to be frozen after a year of disruption on the UK’s railway network. The latest hike is based on the Retail Price […]
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The UK must choose between Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit agreement, remaining in the EU or departing without a deal, MPs were warned today. European Council president Donald Tusk said if Mrs May’s deal is voted down in Parliament on December 11 there would be no renegotiation. Tusk told the G20 summit in Argentina that […]
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Scotland will be left worse off if the UK government’s draft Brexit agreement is passed by Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. She said the SNP’s 35 Westminster MPs would vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal when it comes before The Commons on December 11. The withdrawal agreement and political declaration that accompanies […]
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Campaigners have been given the all clear by a judge to challenge the Home Office in court over fees charged to register a child as a British citizen. The Project for Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) can now apply for a judicial review over the legality of the £1,012 charge. The group says […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim that her Brexit deal will make a trade agreement with the UK more unlikely. She told an audience in Wales that the country would be able to agree new deals after leaving the EU – and that trade talks were progressing with American officials. But […]
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Firms looking to stockpile extra food supplies to insure against a hard Brexit are finding that warehouses are fully booked, MPs have been told. Ian Wright, head of the Food and Drink Federation, said storage facilities for chilled and frozen food are at capacity and space for other goods is limited in certain areas. He […]
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The number of homeless people in Britain has shot up over the past year to 320,000, a new study from the housing charity Shelter claims. This represents a rise of 13,000 – or four per cent – on the previous year, with an estimated 36 people becoming homeless daily across the country. Shelter says its […]
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The Scottish National Party’s MPs in Westminster will back any vote in Parliament to hold a second Brexit referendum. Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the pledge on a ‘People’s Vote’ on any final Brexit deal as cross-party support grows for it nationwide. She also reiterated that her MPs would vote against the final Brexit […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May declared an end to austerity in her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference this week. While her startling entrance to Abba’s Dancing Queen grabbed the headlines, her speech unveiled a number of new domestic initiatives: The end of austerity measures which led to huge public spending cuts over the last […]
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