Last night MPs voted to hold an election on December 12, after the Prime Minister claimed a national poll was the only way to break the Brexit deadlock. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he “would not stand in the way” of another Scottish independence referendum. Since the historic Brexit referendum in 2016, the […]
The Brexit Party poses a threat to the Conservatives, with its clear anti-Brexit message threatening to sweep up votes in Leave heartlands. But while the party has enjoyed a quick rise to prominence since its launch earlier this year, it has dropped back in the polls under Boris Johnson. On Wednesday, the Brexit Party candidate […]
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over the NHS in what is likely to be the last PMQs before the Christmas election. The prime minister and Labour leader went head-to-head on the health service in the Commons, with the NHS likely to be a key issue for voters in the 12 December poll. Amid […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. State Department officials will testify before House of Representatives investigators in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Wednesday while lawmakers prepare to weigh rules formalizing the impeachment process ahead. Ukraine specialists Catherine Croft and Christopher Anderson are set to appear before House committees a day after a senior […]
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, told members of Congress that he tried to edit a White House log of a July call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president to include details that were omitted, one lawmaker present at the testimony and another source familiar with […]
The government will hold another General election in December after MPs backed a bill put forward by the Prime Minister. An exact date has yet to be confirmed, with politicians set to decide on December 9 or 12. MPs approved Boris Johnson's Early Parliamentary General Election Bill at second reading without a formal vote tonight. […]
Labour MP Keith Vaz is in hospital following the release of a report which suggested he should be suspended for six months after he was found to have “expressed willingness” to purchase cocaine for others. A statement on his website said last night: “Keith Vaz has been treated for a serious mental-health condition for the […]
Britons hoping to head to the polls on December 12 have been left disappointed after Boris Johnson’s motion for an early general election failed to garner enough support at the House of Commons on Monday. But all is not lost as the PM endeavours to secure an early election by another means. So what are […]
Meanwhile former Chancellor Philip Hammond branded Mr Johnson “self-indulgent” for trying to trigger a nationwide poll. The prime minister will introduce a one-line bill proposing an election on December 12 which would only require a simple majority to succeed, as opposed to the support of two-thirds of the House, as required by the Fixed-term Parliaments […]
Britain's biggest campaign for a second Brexit referendum is in open warfare after a sacked chief launched a blistering attack and vowed to come into work anyway. Tom Baldwin, Director of Communications for People's Vote, accused outgoing chairman Roland Rudd of taking a "wrecking ball" to the campaign after he announced Mr Baldwin and executive […]