Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed suspicions aired in the Commons last night that nothing has fundamentally changed in relation to the backstop in the withdrawal agreement. Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary waved a fat wad of legal papers in the chambers last night and asked: "Is a single word of the...
Up to 1,000 car repair companies could collapse within two weeks of a no-deal Brexit, according to leaked minutes from a meeting of leading industry figures seen by Business Insider. Demonstrating how a lack of trade deals would put a sledgehammer to supply chains the meeting notes show industries which...
The Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has called on Bangladesh to take Shamima Begum as their national. Speaking ahead of the 16th National Peace Symposium at the UK’s largest mosque, the Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said Muslim countries should show sympathy to Begum and...
The world's first fully digital wallet has launched today enabling people to go completely digital with their money as well as storing loyalty cards and digital keys for smart lock-enabled homes, hotel rooms and cars. The 4G smart wallet, dubbed Paymo, manages all payments and receipts with a built-in camera and...
Esther McVey was called out for propagating out-dated Brexit myths this weekend after tweeting a 2014 claim by the Telegraph that all EU members would have to adopt the euro by 2020. The tweet, which has been deleted after garnering thousands of likes and retweets, questioned whether the public was...
Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use next week's Spring Statement to end the freeze on working-age benefits after a new report revealed some 200,000 Brits have been pushed into poverty due to the cutbacks. The freeze on DWP benefits is due to start its fourth year in a...
Jeremy Hunt is reportedly holding secret breakfast meetings with ministers to woo MPs to back him to replace Prime Minister Theresa May. A senior Tory figure has told The Sun that Hunt has been asking senior ministers what jobs they want in his Cabinet in exchange for their backing in secret morning...
A business owner had to fight back the tears after discussing the impact Brexit uncertainty will have on operations and the livelihood of her staff. Speaking to BBC News Sue Wynn-Jones, a horticulturist who runs Crug Farm Plants in North Wales, said two-thirds of their business is in Europe and...
A vegan pie has been crowned Supreme Champion at the first time of asking at the hotly contested British Pie Awards. The world-renowned Awards, which take place in the Rural Capital of Food, Melton Mowbray, saw close to 900 pies entered from a staggering 176 producers in a battle to...