Jeremy Corbyn better than no-deal Brexit, investment bankers say
Corbyn has long been the scourge of the banking sector, but new reports suggest the City could be warming to him.
Conservatives lose majority as Phillip Lee joins Lib Dems
Boris Johnson had been working with a majority of just 1 after losing the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election.
Boris Johnson agreed to suspend parliament two weeks before he denied the plan existed
The prime minister’s words read: “I don't see anything shocking about this decision” to prorogue.
A reminder of all the Brexiteers who appeared in the Paradise Papers as EU tax avoidance legislation looms
By 2020 the EU will bring in a law instructing anyone with off shore accounts and investments to disclose them to enable full scrutiny so they can no longer get away with tax avoidance and evasion.
These are the Tory rebels willing to vote to prevent No Deal
Former chancellor Philip Hammond and leadership contender Rory Stewart are among the MPs willing to block a No Deal.
EU considers re-classifying No Deal as a “major disaster” similar to volcanoes and floods
Under the proposal, the worst-hit EU countries will be able to request cash from the bloc’s Solidarity Fund to deal with the no deal fallout.
This Clement Attlee quote on referendums is going viral
“I could not consent to the introduction into our national life of a device so alien to all our traditions as the referendum which has only too often been the instrument of Nazism and fascism”.
Florida man suggests throwing ice at hurricane
He says the US military could combat it by throwing ice into the sea to cool down the warm water.
“Very strong” rumours in Westminster that election could be called this week
Boris Johnson has called a cabinet meeting ahead of a no-deal showdown with MPs when they return from the summer recess.