Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg defends quoting ‘overtly racist’ far-right German party April 1, 2019 Conservative backbench MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended a tweet in which he quoted the leader of a German far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). The outspoken Brexit supporter said he did not support the party’s views but maintained the opinions put forward were of “real importance”. Read more: Standard Chartered fires banker with links to [...]
John McDonnell’s Marxist ideas for financing would be a disastrous experiment March 31, 2019 While the Brexit process pushes the British constitution to its limits, the Labour party continues to develop and promote policy proposals that, if implemented, would make the UK’s torturous departure from the European Union look like a modest tweak to our political operating system. While all of Westminster focuses on the near collapse of functioning [...]
Jeff Bezos investigator accuses Saudi government of hacking Amazon chief’s phone March 31, 2019 An investigator hired by Jeff Bezos has said Saudi Arabia hacked the Amazon chief's phone and gleaned private data from it. Bezos, one of the world's richest men who owns the Washington Post newspaper, hired Gavin de Becker to find out how his private messages regarding an extra-marital affair had been leaked to US tabloid the National [...]
Labour’s John McDonnell reveals plans to turn post offices into branches of nationalised bank March 31, 2019 Labour would transform post offices into branches of a new, nationalised bank, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has announced today. Labour said the policy would halt the decline of the high street and face-to-face banking by bringing footfall back into town centres. According to consumer watchdog Which, the UK has lost nearly two-thirds of its bank and [...]
Theresa May should ‘look closely’ at customs union Brexit if MPs back it, says cabinet minister March 31, 2019 Theresa May would need to look "very closely" at a customs union Brexit if parliament voted for it, a cabinet minister has said. Parliament is due to hold another round of indicative votes on Monday after MPs rejected the Prime Minister's withdrawal agreement for a third time on Friday. At the last showing of indicative [...]
Dominic Grieve blames UKIP entryism for constituency no-confidence vote March 30, 2019 Former attorney general and committed remain supporter Dominic Grieve has blamed an ex-UKIP parliamentary candidate for orchestrating a vote of no confidence against him in his constituency party. Grieve lost a no-confidence vote held by his local party in Beaconsfield by 182 to 131 votes and now faces deselection. Grieve told Sky News “there is [...]
All Brexit options on the table, Tory party chair says March 30, 2019 The chair of the Conservative party Brandon Lewis said today that all Brexit options were still in play, following the third parliamentary defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal yesterday. Speaking to the BBC, Lewis said: “We’ve got to look at what we can do next and we have to do something different.” He added: [...]
Eurostar services suspended because of pro-Brexit protester at St Pancras March 30, 2019 Eurostar services were suspended this morning after a pro-Brexit protester trespassed on the railway. Eurostar said this morning that services were suspended and urged passengers not to travel. https://twitter.com/Eurostar/status/1111889309727113216 Read more: Eurostar could be 'plunged into chaos' in no-deal Brexit It later said the trespasser had been apprehended but still said people should avoid travelling [...]
Theresa May could put her Brexit deal to parliament a fourth time March 30, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly mulling putting her Brexit deal to parliament a fourth time, after it was defeated in the commons by a reduced margin yesterday. The deal was defeated by 344 votes to 286, a margin of 58, which is narrower than the two previous attempts which resulted in defeat by 240 [...]
Brexit march descends on Westminster as MPs reject Theresa May’s deal for a third time March 29, 2019 Thousands of Brexit supporters have descended on parliament, where MPs have rejected Theresa May's Brexit for a third time. The protest – to mark the original date that the UK was due to leave the EU – will feature speeches from Ukip leader Gerrard Batten and the founder of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson. A march [...]