The Independent Group hire former New Labour ad-man for European elections April 23, 2019 The Independent Group and its political party Change UK have called on the services of former New Labour ad-man Johnny Hornby and his WPP-backed agency. Read more: The Independent Group applies to register as a political party Hornby’s agency The&Partnership, pronounced “The And Partnership”, will provide creative advertising, design, data analytics, and strategic advice for [...]
Nigel Farage’s Brexit party names business leaders in European election candidate line-up April 23, 2019 Nigel Farage today promised to go after the Labour Party’s vote as he unveiled business and charity leaders among its European election candidates. Lance Forman, the owner of H Foreman and Son, an artisan salmon smokehouse in London's Hackney Wick, will run for the Brexit Party just weeks after it was formed. Read more: Theresa [...]
Theresa May faces mounting pressure to resign as cross-party Brexit talks resume April 23, 2019 Theresa May will return to parliament today amid mounting pressure on her leadership and the threat of a grassroots rebellion from her own party. MPs will be back in Westminster following the Easter recess as cross-party talks over Brexit continue. Read more: Top Tories say leadership contest can only happen after Brexit is agreed But [...]
Brexit has finished May, but MPs still need to find a way to honour the referendum result April 22, 2019 Theresa May would be forgiven if she decided not to return from her Easter break. While she walked the Welsh mountains, the mess she left in Westminster festered in the heat and one of her first engagements back in Downing Street will be to meet Sir Graham Brady, chair of the Tory party's committee of [...]
Theresa May under fresh pressure to resign amid mounting Tory grassroots rebellion April 22, 2019 Theresa May will return to Westminster facing fresh pressure over her position as top Tories warn she must resign or face further attempts to oust her. The influential 1922 committee of Tory MPs is reportedly meeting tomorrow to discuss tearing up the party rulebook in a move that could force the Prime Minister out, despite her [...]
Remain would win a second Brexit referendum, poll finds, as Leave voters more likely to have doubts April 18, 2019 A second referendum would see the population resoundingly vote for the UK to remain in the EU, a new poll has found. The latest Comres poll revealed that Remain would now win by 58 per cent to 42 per cent of the vote. Read more: Tusk says he still dreams of UK U-turn on Brexit [...]
Yougov polls points to EU election victory for Farage’s Brexit party April 17, 2019 Nigel Farage's newly formed Brexit party is on course to win next month's contentious EU elections after a new poll put them on 27 per cent of the vote. Read more: Brexit party: Nigel Farage launches new pro-Leave political group A Yougov poll for has put Farage's party in the top spot, five points ahead of Labour and [...]
The Independent Group’s logo for European parliament elections is rejected April 16, 2019 The Independent Group (TIG) is set to compete for seats in the upcoming European elections after being given the green light by the Electoral Commission this afternoon. Read more: Sterling falls as doubts emerge over cross-party Brexit talks However, the breakaway group of former Conservative and Labour MPs has been forced to think up a [...]
DEBATE: With the launch of his new Brexit Party, is Nigel Farage back as a serious force in politics? April 16, 2019 With the launch of his new Brexit Party, is Nigel Farage back as a serious force in politics? Lucy Harris, director of Leavers of Britain, says YES. Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party has come out with an upbeat message and a fresh look – and that’s what many Leave voters are desperately searching for in this [...]
Brexit party: Nigel Farage launches new pro-Leave party with Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister as MEP candidate April 12, 2019 Nigel Farage today launched his Brexit party as the UK prepare for the prospect of taking part in European elections three years after voting to leave the EU. Read more: CBI boss backs 2nd Brexit referendum if MPs can't 'get their act together' Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister, Annunziata Rees-Mogg, was confirmed as the new party’s first [...]