Politics

Britain is due to appoint a new prime minister and attempt to renegotiate the terms of its Brexit deal, all before Oct. 31, when it is scheduled to leave the European Union. What are the key dates between now and Brexit day? LEADERSHIP CONTEST The ruling Conservative Party are in the process of selecting a new leader, who will replace Theresa May as prime minister and head of the party. There are two candidates for the job: Jeremy Hunt and...

John Prescott, a former deputy prime minister in Tony Blair's Labour government, has been taken to hospital after suffering a stroke, his family said on Monday. Prescott, 81, was taken to hospital on Friday. He served as deputy prime minister from 1997 to 2007. The 81-year-old was taken to hospital in Hull last Friday and is receiving "excellent care" from the NHS, said the family. "We would like to praise the swift actions of the ambulance staff and the doctors...

The toughest job for Britain's next prime minister will be to leave the European Union. But the new leader will have few options: find a divorce deal that parliament will ratify, leave without a deal or delay. Legally, Britain leaves on Oct. 31, seven months later than planned, unless the EU agree to a further delay and parliament changes the exit date written in law. The favourite is Boris Johnson, a leading figure in the 2016 Brexit campaign who is...

Despite recent developments in Westminster making a hard Brexit more likely, it has also increased the chances of no Brexit, Scotland’s First Minister has claimed.

A group from Class War arrived at Carrie Symonds’ south London apartment, claiming Johnson wasn’t even fit to be a “Pie Minister”

Poll of 864 party members reveals that many now buy into Islamophobic myths.

Many Conservative MPs have vowed to sink their own government if the country was heading for a ruinous no-deal Brexit, which would result in a general election.

Evidence has also emerged of far right activist Steve Bannon advising Boris Johnson despite Johnson's previous denials of a relationship.

The Labour Party has retaken the lead in the polls and is now up 4 points at 26 per cent of voting intentions as the post-European Parliament election boost for the Brexit Party fades.