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‘Runaway prime minister’ must admit Brexit deal is dead, says Corbyn
‘The Labour leader believes the PM has demeaned her office after delaying a vote on her Brexit deal. May has spent the day stampeding around Europe trying to get concessions in her deal, hoping it would ensure it gets through Parliament. Opening an emergency Commons debate Corbyn told MPs that May should immediately put the plan before parliament. Corbyn said: “Yesterday the prime minister demeaned her office by unilaterally taking her discredited deal off the table and running away rather...
Watch – Terrifying footage shows enormous section of cliff collapsing onto beach below
The footage was filmed by Deborah Smith in Bude
Tory councillor and husband plead not guilty to causing criminal damage to a Range Rover
Carol Sennitt and her husband, Christoper, pleaded not guilty to causing criminal damage to a Range Rover in Magistrates Court today.
European leader watches as Theresa May fails to exit her own car
German chancellor Angela Merkel watched bemused as the beleagured British Prime Minister arrived for crunch talks to save her Brexit deal - and failed to exit her own car. Making a clean exit from her locked car proved tricky for Theresa May who appeared unable to negotiate her child lock. During the 2016 EU referendum campaign, Tory minister and leave campaigner Michael Gove warned that Britain would be like "hostages locked in the back of the car" if the country...
Man tasered inside entrance to Houses of Parliament where PC Keith Palmer was murdered
Security scare happened in area where PC Keith Palmer was murdered by Westminster Bridge attacker
Boris Johnson dubbed “most irresponsible politician the country has seen for many years” at Economist awards
Boris Johnson was crowned the Idiot of the Year and dubbed the "most irresponsible politician the country has seen for many years" at The Economist's alternative awards last night. The former London Mayor and Foreign Secretary pipped Theresa May to the "prize idiot" gong. Citing Brexit the judges said they felt the award should go to "one of the architects of this catastrophe". They added: "He failed miserably as foreign secretary. He sniped at Mrs May while in Cabinet. He has...
Video – Former Tory minister stopped by police after ‘running over foot’ of tourist
Footage of the aftermath - where the incensed elderly Dutchman lashes out at Margaret Thatcher's former trade secretary - was caught by a cameraman.
What has the EU ever done for us? We’ll tell you
A Google map layered with EU funded projects in England between 2014 and 2020 has been created to definitively answer the question "what has the EU ever done for us". The map is littered with EU flags that show how cash from Brussels has been spent in the UK. Although data from Wales and Scotland is missing, the veritable spread across England shows a huge number of vital projects that have been financed by the union. In 2014, the UK...
Letter signed by opposition leaders accuses PM of showing contempt for Parliament
The opposition leaders have shown their anger and frustration at the PM for deciding to cancel the Commons vote over Brexit. Her decision has left the UK on a knife edge, and she has not given a date for next vote, which could easily now be next year. May has rushed to Brussels today to try and rework her deal with the EU leaders, however reports are they won't budge on the existing proposal. The letter, signed by Labour's Jeremy Corbyn, SNP Westminster leader...