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Cameron Lets Out Cheery Hum After Handing Reins To May

David Cameron let out a cheery hum after handing the reins to Theresa May in a press conference outside number 10 Downing Street. The PM formally announced that May would take over as PM following his final Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. Clearly worn out by the events of the past few weeks and overjoyed to be standing down, he let out a gleeful hymn on returning to number 10, unaware that he was still mic'd up! Watch the hilarious video...

There’s An Overpopulation Problem, But Not The One You Might Think

By Jimmy Pierson, spokesperson for The Vegan Society There’s an overpopulation problem all right, but not the one you might think. There are seven billion people on our planet, but times that number by 10 and you get the 70 billion farm animals driving the worst environmental crisis of modern times. The impact of our increasing human numbers will come under renewed scrutiny this World Population Day (11 July). Rightly so; the faster we grow, the faster we are knocking...

May Set To Become PM As Leadsom Quits Campaign

Theresa May is set to become the next Prime Minister of Britain after Andrea Leadsom quit the campaign. Leadsom became the third successive 'Leave' campaigner to leave the race for PM, leaving a Remainer to take the reigns. In a statement she noted that May has the support of more than 60 per cent of the party and will be able to provide the "strong and unifying" government we urgently need. Here's the video in full: Who won the referendum? One...

1,000 leading Barristers urge parliament Brexit decision based on FACTS

Despite the Government dismissing a record breaking petition, signed by over four million people, calling for a second referendum over the UK's exit from the EU, over 1,000 UK barristers have now signed a letter stating that the exit from the EU should be decided by parliament. Barristers argue that the referendum result is only advisory as it did not set a threshold for leaving EU. The second referendum petition argued that the margin of victory was too insignificant to trigger...

Can you promote your business on a budget?

The answer is yes. Whether your business is an SME or an international company, your marketing activities don’t have to break the bank. Depending on the methods you choose and the resources available, you can even carry out a marketing strategy for free! Chris Ralph, marketing manager at Printerland.co.uk explains how business can promote themselves without investing thousands of pounds, while still getting the best results possible. Set up business listings in local directories Search engines offer free listings for...

Cameron And Kate Levitate

David Cameron and Kate Middleton have both been spotted levitating in pictures today. The Prime Minister was spotted pulling the gravity-defying trick outside Downing Street earlier today, while the Duchess of Cambridge was spotted next to Prince William and Harry floating above a gravel path. Spooky! Cameron  I knew he was a wizard. David Cameron appears to levitate out of Downing Street. (Pic: Peter McDiarmid) pic.twitter.com/cNRCpGLhAd — SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) July 8, 2016 Kate  This is the photo that the internet is buzzing...

Post-Brexit Alliance Building

Something exciting happened on Tuesday night. Four politicians from four big parties (Green, Labour, SNP and Lib Dem), along with Amina Gichinga and John Harris, came together to start building a Progressive Alliance. There should be another general election in the next year. A Progressive Alliance could see Labour, SNP, Lib Dem, Green, Plaid Cymru, Sinn Féin and other parties agreeing not to contest each other in constituencies. The speakers were very clear - this is not about denying the referendum's democratic outcome. A Progressive Alliance is not about fighting Brexit. It's about...

Must Watch: Robin Cook Preempting The Chilcot Enquiry In 2003!

Robin Cook preempted the findings of the Chilcot inquiry more than 13 years ago in his 2003 resignation speech. Tony Blair's first foreign secretary echoed many of the findings of the report released by Sir John Chilcot yesterday. Cook said he "cannot support a war without international agreement or domestic support" and went on to criticise the government for going in to battle without a second resolution from the UN Security Council and without exhausting all other options. He said...

Watch: Theresa May Nods Off During Chilcot Statement

Theresa May, favourite to become the UK's next Prime Minister, nodded off in David Cameron's statement on the Chilcot Enquiry. A video emerged of the front-runner for Conservative Party leadership falling asleep as current PM Cameron made his speech on the monumental report findings. The Chilcot report revealed the UK chose to join the invasion of Iraq before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted and that military action at that time was not a last resort. Watch the...

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