Mr Farage gave a furious speech as part of a Brexit Party rally in Durham that saw him blast Conservative and Labour Party MPs that attempts to force Prime Minister Theresa May’s hand to grant a second referendum despite 52 percent of the UK voting to leave. He said: “Those MPs don’t want to leave, […]
Mr Verhofstadt, a Belgian MEP who is fiercely opposed to Brexit, denied he was meddling in British politics. But he claimed the UK referendum decision to leave “had done more damage than has ever been predicted”. Tories accused him of interfering in British internal politics. Dover MP Charlie Elphicke said: “Guy Verhofstadt is an extremely […]
The SNP has apologised after a “clerical error” meant it reportedly sent out thousands of European election letters without the right names on them. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie got a direct mailshot addressed to “Edna”, while Scottish Labour health spokesman Monica Lennon wanted to know who “George Mackie” who lived in her house […]
The UK was supposed to exit the EU on March 29 after the majority of the public voted leave in the 2016 referendum. But following a humiliating defeat in the Commons over the deal she had negotiated with Brussels for two years, Mrs May was forced to ask EU leaders for an extension. Now the […]
The Change UK politician hit out at the Brexit Party leader while he explained his favoured Brexit deal. Ms Soubry accused him of presenting “lies and spin” to the audience. The pair fought to such an extent host Fiona Bruce had to intervene. Ms Soubry said: “These are the lies and the spin. Nigel Farage […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rod Rosenstein, who oversaw Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, wrapped up his high-profile tenure at the U.S. Justice Department as his likely replacement moved closer to confirmation in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. In an emotional farewell ceremony, Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein defended the Justice Department’s mission at a time when […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans who said President Donald Trump should be impeached rose 5 percentage points to 45 percent since mid-April, while more than half said multiple congressional probes of Trump interfered with important government business, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday. The opinion poll, conducted on Monday, did […]
The Brexit party leader hit out at the Work and Pensions Secretary for not delivering the referendum. Their argument was sparked by an audience member questioning whether Labour and the Conservatives should be worried about the Brexit Party. Ms Rudd quickly hit out at the party for being “wrong”. Ms Rudd said: “The Brexit Party […]
Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. [Get On Politics delivered to your inbox.] Two Republican senators from North Carolina told us an awful lot this week about the state of the G.O.P. in the Trump era. It all started, as so many political […]
Funding to replace the aging Sir Max Aitken Pool in Fredericton is up in the air after the province of New Brunswick expressed sticker shock at the predicted cost. The project has an estimated cost of $32 million. “Sounds like a lot of money,” said New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government Jeff Carr. […]