Politics
John Mann quits Labour to become Tory adviser
The veteran politician will take up a full-time role as the government’s ‘anti-semitism tsar’.
Tory MSP says Boris Johnson must resign if he disobeys law
Adam Tomkins MSP has said that Boris Johnson has ‘only one option’ if he does not obey law preventing no-deal Brexit
‘Arlene Foster & DUP are running scared from electorate’ Foster rules herself out as candidate in snap general election
The DUP leader says her focus will be on working to see devolution restored and a Brexit deal.
Jeremy Corbyn ‘perfectly fit,stamina of a young man’ and could be PM well into his 70s
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has backed Mr Corbyn to be in Downing Street well into his 70s if Labour win the next election.
Cross-party MPs ‘preparing legal action’ to force Boris Johnson to delay Brexit
The Prime Minister has written to Tory members confirming he will not ask for a Brexit extension despite a new law set to demand it of him.
Boris Johnson nothing like Churchill, says wartime PM’s sacked grandson
Sir Nicholas Soames MP, Winston Churchill’s grandson, had the Tory whip withdrawn after rebelling against his Government.
Boris Johnson suggests he could break the law to force no-deal Brexit
The Prime Minister has written to Tory members confirming he will not ask for a Brexit extension despite a new law set to demand it of him.
Tories to lose all Scottish seats to SNP in general election, poll predicts
The Scottish Conservatives face being wiped out in a general election according to a YouGov poll for the People’s Vote campaign
There will be no infrastructure at border post-Brexit – Arlene Foster after Varadkar warned some checks are needed
The DUP leader was speaking after Irish premier Leo Varadkar warned some checks ‘may need to take place near the border’ if there is a no-deal Brexit.