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Nigel Farage ‘wouldn’t campaign or vote’ in second Brexit referendum

Nigel Farage has told Sky News he would not vote or campaign in a second Brexit referendum if the choice was between Theresa May’s deal or Remain. The MEP, who has pushed for decades to leave the EU, told the All Out Politics programme that the prime minister’s deal was “Brexit in name only”. “Honestly, […]

How the Politically Unthinkable Can Become Mainstream

You may have heard about the Overton window, and that’s not about to stop. With the political landscape shifting in sometimes startling ways, what was once an obscure idea has gained broader relevance. But while the term has been bandied about lately, it hasn’t always been by people who know what they’re talking about. And […]

Disgraced MP Fiona Onasanya released from jail after earning £6,000 behind bars

Disgraced MP Fiona Onasanya has been released from jail after earning almost £6,000 of taxpayers’ money behind bars. The Peterborough MP was driven at speed out of HMP Bronzefield in Ashford, Surrey, this morning after spending a month of her three-month jail term locked up. She has refused to quit Parliament despite being jailed for […]

Democrats face hurdles in bid to get full Mueller report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. lawmakers have vowed a court fight if necessary to secure the public release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on his investigation into possible coordination between President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia. But such a court challenge could face numerous hurdles, legal experts said on Monday, adding that […]

Ray Gibbon Drive to be twinned between Edmonton and St. Albert

Ray Gibbon Drive between Edmonton and St. Albert will be twinned, the province announced on Monday. Design work on the project is set to being later this year. The expansion project will see eight kilometres of roadway twinned between Anthony Henday Drive and Villeneuve Road. More than 20,000 vehicles use Ray Gibbon Drive every day, […]

Trump says U.S. citizen held in Yemen for 18 months has been freed from captivity

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that American citizen Danny Burch has been freed after 18 months of captivity in Yemen in what the State Department suggested was a rescue operation. In a statement, Trump thanked the United Arab Emirates for its role in reuniting Burch with his family. “Danny’s recovery reflects the […]

Brexit referendum do-over? U.K.’s Labour Party hints support as EU divorce looms

LONDON – Britain’s opposition Labour will support a second referendum on Brexit if parliament rejects the party’s alternative plan for leaving the bloc, its Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Monday. Parliament is due to debate and vote on Wednesday on the next steps in Brexit and Labour has said it put forward an amendment calling […]

Jennifer McKenzie stepping down as NB NDP leader after failing leadership review

Jennifer McKenzie resigned as the leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party (NDP) after members voted over the weekend to have a leadership convention to replace her. McKenzie made the announcement Monday and said her resignation is effective immediately. “The NDP has by a vote this week determined that there will be a leadership […]

Rust Belt, Sun Belt or Both? Democrats Seek the Best Route to the White House

DES MOINES — At the very first event of her first full day in Iowa as a presidential candidate, Senator Kamala Harris was greeted by a Democratic voter who delivered a pointed recommendation about the best path to the White House. The voter, Rahul Parsa, who teaches at Iowa State University’s business school, said he […]