Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said there would be “no chance” of US-UK trade deal if Brexit undermines Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement in any way. Speaking at a London School of Economics event the American politician underlined the importance of the so-called “Irish backstop” which ensures the Irish border remains open...
Boris Johnson is at risk of losing his seat in the next general election amid a surge of younger voters. Research by centre-Right think-tank Onward found that constituencies with ratios above 1:1 voters aged 20-39 for 60 pluses were likely to be won by parties other than the Tories, potentially...
‘Bacon, ‘cheddar’ and ‘bread’ have emerged among the top 40 slang words Brits use for money. Phrases such as ‘dosh’, ‘notes’ ‘bob’ and ‘dough’ are also more common place now as is ‘spondulix’, ‘reddies’ and ‘buckaroos’. Others admitted they refer to their hard-earned cash as ‘loot’, while ‘lolly’, ‘bucks’, ‘Arthur...
A blog by an ex-project manager has gone viral after it perfectly explained why Brexit has been so impossible to deliver. Russ, who blogs here, used his 22 years’ experience managing projects to summarise how “politically expediency” resulted in false promises in the 2016 referendum that can never be delivered....
An FOI request has revealed James Dyson financed the construction of a water reservoir on his farm with EU funding. The billionaire arch Brexiteer took money from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) to pay for the development, despite campaigning for Britain to leave the union. The farm, dubbed...
The level of support for the Conservatives has plummeted to its lowest level in five years as turbulent Brexit talks and party divisions grip the party. According to the latest polls they have dropped 6 points to 29 per cent this week, meaning Labour now has a 7 point lead...
The Isle of Dogs has been crowned as the Best Place to Live in London in this year’s Sunday Times list. The unheralded corner of Docklands took the prize because of its transport links - a short walk from Canary Wharf and 15 minutes to the City - riverside location...
Rumours that Labour will become the referendum party have gained a lot of mainstream traction of late, and there’s a good reason why. Despite Jeremy Corbyn and other senior colleagues being openly sceptical of the merits of a so-called "confirmatory" referendum, the opportunity to squash the Tories in both European...
Switzerland has overturned a nationwide referendum after it was found that voters were not given full information. The Swiss, who run numerous referendums to dictate government policy, held the poll in February 2016 to decide whether married couples and co-habiting partners should pay the same tax. Voters rejected the proposal,...