Politics
Calling me a ‘crusty’ is a compliment says Boris Johnson’s dad at climate demo
“I regard it as a tremendous compliment to be called an unco-operative crusty", the Prime Minister's father said.
Parliament to sit on a Saturday for first time since Falklands War as Brexit deadline nears
If the Prime Minister is able to get an agreement, it will be an opportunity for MPs – who will have to give their approval – to debate it. Otherwise, Mr Johnson is expected to set out how he plans to take Britain out of the EU at the end of the month regardless.
Tony Blair warns of ‘big risk’ fighting a Brexit general election
Mr Blair said that both sides of the Brexit debate should avoid “mixing up” a general election with a vote on the EU, and call for another referendum instead.
Leave.EU apologises for “racist” Angela Merkel tweet
The campaign group had posted a picture of the German Chancellor with the words: “We didn’t win two world wars to be pushed around by a Kraut.”
Half of Brits now swing voters with no party allegiance
A series of "electoral shocks" has left the British electorate more volatile than ever.
£7m poverty fund to help mitigate no-deal Brexit in Scotland
Deputy First Minister John Swinney revealed details of the new fund as he spoke about preparations for a no-deal Brexit.
MPs anxious about UK’s no-deal Brexit toilet paper supplies
"It’s already said it’s willing to flush the economy down the toilet, but now we won’t have the paper to clean up after", MP Jonathan Edwards said.
No-deal Brexit ‘the central assumption’ as Ireland unveils budget
“This is a budget developed in the shadow of Brexit and the context for Brexit has shifted to no deal as our central assumption", the Finance Minster said.
Donald Tusk tells Boris Johnson: “You don’t want a deal”
“You don’t want a deal, you don’t want an extension, you don’t want to revoke, quo vadis?”, he said.