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By Tom Lowenstein @stoopnik As it emerges that the parliament petition was actually set up by a pro-leave right wing activist, huge numbers of votes from ineligible countries could undermine Remainers’ hopes of a second referendum The petition demanding a second EU referendum has now passed three million signatures, but Parliament’s data suggests the vote may have been compromised. It has also emerged that the poll was actually set up a month before the referendum by a right-wing activist and...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor After David Cameron stepped down after a resounding defeat in the EU referendum many assume that the Chancellor will now have to leave his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Osborne had threatened to impose an emergency budget on the nation with another round of austerity cuts, in the case of a Brexit, but he has not been seen since the voting results came through, sparking rumours that he would be next. The Chancellor insisted...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The fall-out from the referendum result has spread through the Labour Party. Hilary Benn was sacked overnight, supposedly via a phone call, after he told the Labour leader he didn’t think he was up to the job. In reaction to this action half of the shadow cabinet are going to resign. Shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander has said "with a heavy heart" that she is resigning. Corbyn was already facing a vote of no confidence,...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A policeman broke ranks from his colleagues and proposed to his partner in from of thousands of people at London's Gay Pride. A heartwarming moment and the officer, who seems to be on duty, made the romantic gesture at the world famous festival. Fellow officers stand in unison, which ended with a yes and an huge cheer from the crowd of revellers. In a country increasingly divided this is a lovely moment, which shows there is...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor David Lammy, the MP for Tottenham, has pleaded for Brexit to not take place. His concerns have been raised as 1.8 million people have signed a petition demanding a new EU referendum. The website crashed as so many people tried to submit their petitions. On Saturday morning, it was being signed by more than 100,000 people an hour. Only 100,000 signatures are required to trigger a debate on the subject in Parliament. Lammy hopes this...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Two of the main pledges to win over the electorate, by the Leave campaign, have been rowed back on. During the EU campaign reducing immigration and funding the NHS were key messages that chimed with a huge amount of voters, especially first time voters. However, only a day after the Leave victory it has been admitted that immigration levels may well remain the same and the NHS will probably not receive the £350 a week...

Is the decision to leave the EU a protest vote gone wrong? It certainly looks that way after a study revealed only 30 per cent of Leave supporters thought the UK would actually vote leave. Yesterday's results have left plenty of people in shock, with the markets in turmoil after the polls delivered an unexpected decision. Just this morning £100 billion has been wiped off the FTSE, the Prime Minister has resigned and the pound has suffered the largest currency...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The fall-out from the Brexit result continues. The PM has resigned and now two senior Labour MPs have tabled a motion of no confidence in the left-wing Labour leader, who has been criticised for not backing the Remain campaign enough. It has been said he was not visible enough during the campaign and didn’t do enough to get Labour voters to get out and vote to Remain part of the EU, especially those from working...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Donald Trump has flown into the UK today, as if we didn't have enough on our plate, what with Brexit and the PM resigning and all. Anyway he is here to visit his beloved golf course, and he was asked what he thought of the Brexit result. He said it was "brave and brilliant," and "they took back control of their country." How short are the odds on a Trump president and Johnson Pm double...