Pro-Remain MP Peter Kyle told the Labour leader the party’s message on a second referendum was too complicated and had left voters perplexed. He told Mr Corbyn: “I urge you to simplify our policy so people realise we are speaking with absolute sincerity.” Labour Brexiteer John Mann called on Mr Corbyn to give his MPs […]
The current session of Parliament is the longest since the English Civil War. Tuesday will be the 300th sitting day of the session, which started on 13 June 2017. However, although the Brexit deadlock feels never ending, the current session is unlikely to break the all-time record. The Long Parliament began on 3 November 1640 […]
Two former Treasury secretaries joined two former Federal Reserve leaders on Monday to warn that the Trump administration’s efforts to relax oversight of certain financial firms could seriously threaten the stability of America’s financial system. The stark warning came two months after a federal oversight panel said it planned to stop designating large, non-bank financial […]
Nigel Farage hasn’t been shy of publicising his close links to Donald Trump, and his admiration for the US President. They've appeared on stage together, Farage has posed for photos outside his gilded lift at Trump tower and reportedly given the Donald advice on how to approach Theresa May and Brexit . But since his […]
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s chief economic adviser said on Sunday that American consumers would bear some pain from the escalating trade war with China, contradicting Mr. Trump’s claim that his tariffs are a multibillion-dollar, mostly one-way payment by China to the American Treasury. The comments from Larry Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council, […]
Labour’s lost leader John Smith would have backed a second referendum to escape Brexit ’s “destructive mess”, Tom Watson will say today. He will urge Labour voters to support the party in the May 23 EU poll, even if they don’t like the party’s current Europe stance, to oppose Nigel Farage’s “nasty nationalism” . In […]
Halifax’s two police forces say they will not “formally apologize” to the African Nova Scotian community over the policy of street checks, rejecting a request from the civilian body in charge of police oversight in the municipality. Halifax’s Board of Police commissioner had requested that Halifax Regional Police (HRP) and Halifax District RCMP suspend street […]
Even Theresa May's husband "wants her to exit" as pressure mounts on the embattled PM, it is reported today. The claim comes as the Tory leader faces a fresh bid by her MPs to oust her over months of delays to Brexit . MPs will meet once again this week to discuss scrapping rules that […]
It is “perfectly reasonable” to tax people if they take more than one flight a year, the co-leader of the Green Party has told Sky News. Sian Berry told Sophy Ridge On Sunday that when it comes to climate change “public concern on this has never been higher”. “It’s really important we do what’s necessary, […]
And with more than one in five currently saying they back the former UKIP leader, the findings raise the startling prospect of Mr Farage could be poised to change the face of British politics forever. The Opinium survey shows the Brexit Party just one point behind the Conservatives in a survey of voting intentions for […]