Politics
Recession and severe downturn expected in no-deal Brexit, think-tank says
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research is the latest group of economists to warn about the economic hit a no-deal Brexit could cause.
‘Chaotic, damaging and dangerous’ Brown warns Johnson: Don’t push the UK off a cliff
The former PM says a no-deal Brexit would be a national act of self-harm for which the country is ill-prepared.
Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan becomes “first of many” to resign ahead of Boris Johnson’s expected premiership
Chancellor Philip Hammond and Justice Secretary David Gauke have also signalled their intention to go.
2017 German magazine cover of Trump giving Nazi-style salute goes viral
"If he acts like a Nazi, sounds like a Nazi, and Germany's top magazine calls him a Nazi...."
Irish deputy PM issues stark warning over no-deal Brexit
Mr Coveney maintained the backstop can be avoided by negotiation, but that it needs to be part of the Withdrawal Agreement.
‘I’m going to resign’ Philip Hammond announces he will leave if Johnson becomes PM
Mr Hammond, who has been in Number 11 for three years, has been a vocal critic of a no-deal Brexit.
John Bercow condemns Trump remarks as hateful, loathsome and despicable
The US president has been heavily criticised after he told the Democratic politicians to ‘go back’ to the countries from which they came.
Thousands of Labour supporters sign Vote of confidence petition in support of Jeremy Corbyn
It comes after more than 60 Labour peers took out a newspaper advertisement accusing Mr Corbyn of “failing the test of leadership” amid the ongoing anti-Semitism row.
Brexiteer looking forward to getting fish and chips served in newspaper back discovers it’s a UK law
The 70-year-old woman named Christine followed in Boris Johnson’s footsteps by using a fishy example of how EU red tape has stifled Britain.