MPs are calling for a rise in their allowances because Brexit has increased their workload, The New European has reported. Expenses watchdog Ipsa (Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) has said it has received representations from MPs to raise their staffing budget because the work on their plate has gone up since ...
A millionaire has today (Thurs) been jailed for causing the death of a handyman by ignoring safety pleas - telling him: 'F**k that, it's getting stupid money now.' Former UKIP parliamentary candidate Keith Crawford, 73, tried to cut costs while having a leak in his outside pool repaired. Builder Peter ...
A new report published today by Cambridge Econometrics on behalf of the Mayor of London has revealed that a hard Brexit would increase inequality between London and the rest of the UK. It says that the effects of leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union would be “noticeably more ...
Anti-racism campaign HOPE not hate yesterday delivered a 26,500 signature letter of protest to the US Ambassador, Woody Johnson, over US President Donald Trump's retweets of a British anti-Muslim hate group. Representing a broad swathe of disgust with Trump's actions, HOPE not hate deputy director Jemma Levene said that Britons ...
There has been a stark warning from Britain’s largest business group about the future of the UK economy. The CBI has said that the UK will face a sluggish period of growth at the same time the global economy will enter a strong and positive economic outlook. The Eurozone will ...
I wanted to give politics a rest for a few days. It's mentally exhausting even keeping up with the news nowadays. But then, as usual, something else unthinkable or cataclysmic happens. This. This, this...THIS. I genuinely don't know whether to be pleased or not. On one hand, I'm glad the ...
The Centre of Brexit studies is set to visit the UK’s ten biggest Leave voting constituencies to find out their thoughts and feelings on the Brexit process nearly 18 months on from the landmark referendum. Researchers from Birmingham City University’s Centre for Brexit Studies will be spending three weeks on the ...
Having a baby sets a woman's career back six years, according to a study of mothers. Researchers found becoming a mum can lead to missed promotion opportunities, issues caused by staff, management or procedural changes in the workplace as well as the fact new mum's arrive back at work with ...
A-list Hollywood star Robert De Niro had some strong words for Presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The Raging bull star didn’t hold back when he attacks the billionaire star of the Apprentice, during the video The short film was released as another audio recorded of Trump was leaked, which caught him ...