Theresa May resigned last week, in an emotional address to the nation in which she said it was a “matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit”. The race for Number 10 will officially begin once the Prime Minister steps down as Tory leader. But those eyeing the […]
Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell has been expelled from the party after admitting to voting Liberal Democrat in the European elections last week. He said he was “sad and disappointed” at the move given the leadership “finally seems to be moving to the right place on Brexit”. “I was not intending to publicise this […]
An investigation into whether the Labour Party “unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish” has been launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Labour is fully committed to the support, defence and celebration of the Jewish community and is implacably opposed to antisemitism in […]
Experts urged Britain to “wake up” to signs of a stitch-up by Brussels officials to damage the UK with active assistance from Whitehall. Professor Gwythian Prins, of the London School of Economics and a former adviser to the Chief of the Defence Staff, said officials defended talks about Britain joining at least a dozen forms […]
The panel renewed interest in talking to Trump Jr after the president’s ex-lawyer, Cohen, testified earlier this year. The United States Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed one of the president’s sons, Donald Trump Jr, to answer questions about his contacts with Russia, US media reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed congressional sources. The panel is seeking […]
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party have topped the European Election polls with 32 percent of the vote so far. This makes the Brexit Party tied for the title of the largest party in European Parliament, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right CDU/CSU alliance. Both have 29 seats according to the latest results, but what does this […]
It is customary on nights like last night, where both Labour and the Tories have performed badly, for political journalists to trot out the trusty, if glib cliche, that voters were saying “a plague on both your houses”. Except for this set of European election results, it doesn’t quite cut it. The results for the […]
Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally is set to become France’s biggest delegation in the next European Parliament after forecasts showed her party with around 23.73 percent of the vote. The French President’s En Marche movement finished in a close second place with around 22.47 percent, according to the EU Parliament’s internal projections. The result, […]
A raft of announcements are planned on subjects close to Mrs May’s heart, and aides hope to give the country a glimpse of the policies that would have defined her premiership if British politics were not gripped by Brexit. There is a strong expectation that measures to improve mental health provision will be unveiled. The […]
Mr Farage could become kingmaker of British politics as his party is set to snatch votes from the Conservatives and Labour despite only being in existence for six weeks. Across the EU, voting has been taking place since Thursday, with the majority of polls opening today. Results will only be confirmed once the last poll […]