Jacob Rees-Mogg has said an "awkward reality" needs to be faced after suggesting he will now back Theresa May's deal in parliament. The prominent Brexiteer, who has been critical about the deal throughout, admitted that "the choice seems to be Mrs May’s deal or no Brexit", adding: "No Deal is...
JPMorgan Chase & Co is asking around 300 London-based staff to sign new contracts confirming they will leave the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Bloomberg has reported. Staff working in areas such as sales and risk have been presented with contracts in the last week that demand...
Brexit has ceased to be the "will of the people", analysis of British Social Attitudes Survey respondents has suggested. National Centre for Social Research data found 55 per cent of Brits would vote Remain in a second referendum, with just six per cent of respondents saying they now think the UK...
George Osborne has led the condemnation of hardline Tory Brexiteers who are apparently being dubbed the "Grand Wizards". The former Conservative Chancellor responded to a tweet by BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg which suggested that the group of Tories, who met the Prime Minister at Chequers on Sunday, had a...
Sir Alex Ferguson has raised £405,000 for the NHS at a star-studded charity bash thrown as a thank you for the brain operation which saved his life. The former Manchester United boss entertained hundreds of people who paid to attend the fund raising party at a Manchester hotel. Guests at...
A Dutch impersonator has mocked Theresa May with a hilarious video that runs to the tune of Amy Winehouse's Rehab. Menno Kuijper, who lives in Brixton, took to central London to film the video while dressed as the Prime Minister. Lyrics include "can’t we just Brexit and chill?" and "how...
A man who threw an egg at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been sentenced to 28 days in prison. John Murphy, 31, threw the egg as Mr Corbyn met Muslim charity workers at Finsbury Park mosque in his Islington constituency. Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said: "An attack like this is...
A campaign to get the Revoke Article 50 petition up to 17 million signatures has been launched after a record-breaking weekend of political activism. Over a million people were estimated to have joined the Put It To The People march in the capital on Saturday, with participants from across the...
A letter sent to Boris Johnson's dad during his time at Eton explains a lot.