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Brexit latest: EU considers delay after Boris Johnson tables election vote October 25, 2019 The European Union will today discuss a new Brexit delay after Boris Johnson tabled a dramatic third attempt to secure a general election in a Commons vote expected on Monday. With only a week to go before the scheduled October 31st deadline, Johnson yesterday demanded a 12th December vote to break the paralysis gripping British [...]
December may not turn out to be the Brexit election after all October 25, 2019 I was 14 when I voted in my first election. Not for real, of course, but in a school-wide mock poll to get us all engaged with politics back in 2005. Sixth-form students assumed the role of candidates (one for each party) and published simplified manifestos based on what the national parties had put forward. [...]
Time’s up: Ending the tyranny of clock-changing would make us a richer, happier nation October 25, 2019 It’s that time of year again where the government exerts its power over time itself. In the early hours of Sunday morning, British Summer Time (BST) will officially be no more, and the country will return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) until March. Alas – for it would make far more sense to stop changing [...]
Sex, drugs, and voting booths – when is the true ‘age of adulthood’? October 25, 2019 When does adulthood begin? Is it your first alcoholic drink, your first sexual experience, the first time you gamble, or get paid, or vote? In the UK, you can have an alcoholic drink from the age of five at home, 16 if you’re eating in a restaurant, or 18 if you’re buying your own. You [...]
Boris Johnson launches bid for Christmas election October 24, 2019 The Prime Minister’s pledge to take the UK out of the EU before Halloween “come what may” was left in tatters last night, after MPs blocked a key vote to fast-track his Brexit legislation. MPs voted in support of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB), notably 52-48 per cent in favour, but refused to back the [...]
PR giants embroiled in war of words after Tulchan appoints Ruth Davidson October 24, 2019 City spinners have become embroiled in a row over PR giant Tulchan’s appointment of former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson as a special adviser. Tulchan Communications hired Davidson as a senior adviser two months after she stepped down as Scottish Tory leader. She will keep her role as a member of the Scottish parliament until [...]
McDonnell: We want to scrutinise Brexit bill – but winter coat is ready for snap election October 24, 2019 Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said his “preference” would be for the Brexit bill to return to the House of Commons for full scrutiny – but said he is “always ready” for a snap election. Speaking after his intervention on the Queen’s Speech, the Hayes and Harlington MP said he had “ordered my winter coat” [...]
Brexit latest: McDonnell slams Javid over ‘dereliction of his duties’ October 24, 2019 The chancellor and shadow chancellor locked horns today, with Labour’s John McDonnell accusing his opposite number of a “dereliction of his duties”. McDonnell pointed to the government’s “working majority of minus-45″, saying it was ” obvious that this Queen’s Speech is little more than a pretty crude election stunt”. He also slammed the Tories for [...]
Brexit secretary hammered over Northern Ireland checks October 24, 2019 Brexit secretary Steve Barclay has been hammered over the prospect of checks on goods coming in and out of Northern Ireland, after apparent inconsistencies in the government’s position. Earlier this week the minister admitted that firms in Northern Ireland would have to fill out export declaration forms when sending goods to Great Britain under the [...]
Fate of Brexit 50p coins in doubt as extension becomes more likely October 24, 2019 The future of a batch of commemorative Brexit 50p coins emblazoned with 31 October has been thrown into doubt as it becomes increasingly unlikely that Britain will leave the European Union before that date. Chancellor Sajid Javid had asked for three million of the coins to be in circulation and ready for 31 October, with [...]