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PM Boris Johnson goes fourth – with pre-Brexit date sewn into election October 28, 2019 The Prime Minister will today seek an election for the fourth time in two months – this time with a pre-Brexit date sewn in. Yesterday the EU finally granted a three-month extension to the Brexit process, pushing back the deadline until 31 January, or earlier if a deal is signed off by parliament in time. [...]
Labour to abstain on third election vote as govt poised to back SNP/Lib Dem route October 28, 2019 Labour is expected to abstain on tonight’s vote – the third time the government will have sought an election since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister. Jeremy Corbyn has repeatedly said he will seek an election once a no deal Brexit is “off the table”. However it is thought Labour MPs are concerned about current polling, [...]
Deputy mayor set to step down after Westminster call up October 28, 2019 London’s deputy mayor for housing will resign after being selected for a safe Labour seat. James Murray beat out deputy mayor for business Rajesh Agrawal and Ealing North councillor Aysha Raza to be the Labour candidate in Ealing North at the next general election. Read more: ‘Unhappy’ deputy mayors look for Westminster move Current Ealing North [...]
People’s Vote staff walk out over ‘boardroom coup’ October 28, 2019 Staff at People’s Vote headquarters have staged a mass walkout after two senior figures were sacked in a “boardroom coup”. Campaign director James McGrory and head of communications Tom Baldwin were asked to leave their positions by People’s Vote powerbroker and Open Britain chairman Roland Rudd last night. Read more: People’s Vote power struggle: Two [...]
Children are dressing up as Boris Johnson for Halloween October 28, 2019 Two-thirds of Brits have named Boris Johnson as the “ghastliest figure of the 21st Century”, setting the scene for “hordes of mini Borises” this Halloween, according to the Beano. The survey, by children’s media company Beano Kids, also found that British children thought Boris Johnson was the second-scariest celebrity. Read more: EU scuppers Boris Johnson’s Halloween [...]
People’s Vote power struggle: Two senior figures forced out October 28, 2019 The sacked head of communications for the People’s Vote campaign has said he will still go into work today, despite being asked to leave his position. Tom Baldwin was sacked last night along with People’s Vote director James McGory in an escalation of an ongoing power struggle within the campaign. Read more: People’s vote campaigners [...]
EU grants full Brexit extension until 31 January 2020 October 28, 2019 The EU has granted a three month extension to the Brexit process, paving the way for a general election this side of Christmas. This morning European Council president Donald Tusk tweeted that the EU27 member states would “accept the UK’s request” for Article 50 to be delayed until 31 January. That means Prime Minister Boris [...]
MPs to vote on Boris Johnson’s 12 December general election bid October 28, 2019 MPs will vote later today on Boris Johnson’s proposed general election date of 12 December. In order for the motion to pass, two-thirds of MPs (434) need to vote in favour of it under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act (FTPA). Read more: When will we have a UK general election? Jeremy Corbyn said that Labour would [...]
Rory Stewart: The mayoral candidate in need of a London story October 28, 2019 It might feel like a lifetime ago, but turn the clock back to the summer and for a brief moment it felt as if the Conservative party could be about to anoint Rory Stewart as Prime Minister. The dark horse candidate, who stood on a ticket of soft Brexit – code for being “anyone but [...]
Beware the chilling consequences of facial recognition technology on society October 28, 2019 Since the 1950s, researchers have been working towards the holy grail of artificial intelligence (AI). Now, as last week’s City A.M. feature outlined, recent advances are moving out of the lab and into our daily lives – with disturbing implications. Facial recognition systems, powered by these developments in AI, are spreading into society. This is [...]