Politics

Krishnan Guru-Murthy has perfectly summarised parliament's political conundrum with one of the most brutal introductions on record. The Channel 4 presenter grilled Brexiteer MP Ben Bradley about his voting record after he said he would back Theresa May's withdrawal deal. He said: "The conservative MP Ben Bradley is in the House of Commons. He voted to remain, then became a Brexiteer, then voted against the deal, then voted for the deal, then said he’d struggled to back the deal again but...

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said an "awkward reality" needs to be faced after suggesting he will now back Theresa May's deal in parliament. The prominent Brexiteer, who has been critical about the deal throughout, admitted that "the choice seems to be Mrs May’s deal or no Brexit", adding: "No Deal is better than Mrs May's deal, but Mrs May's deal is better than not leaving at all." The U-turn comes after talks at the Prime Minister's country house which saw several...

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Donald Tusk has stepped in and made a stand for the “increasing majority” of British people who want to cancel Brexit and stay in EU. In a rousing intervention, the European council president praised those who marched in the capital and to the millions who signed the petition to revoke article 50. Speaking to the European parliament, Tusk said: “Let me make one personal remark to the members of this parliament. Before the European council, I said that we should...

The British government has rejected a petition calling for Brexit to be stopped, which gathered more than 5.8 million signatures. The petition is due to be debated by MPs on 1 April, after breaking the 100,000 threshold for consideration In an official response the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) said: “This government will not revoke Article 50. “We will honour the result of the 2016 referendum and work with parliament to deliver a deal that ensures we leave the European Union.” In...

A controversial Tory MP has spoken out regarding violent crime and how teenagers at risk could deal with potentially life threatening situations.  Conservative MP Christopher Chope told a committee about the teenagers at risk of knife attacks could learn martial arts, so they can deal with situations where they are confronted with a potential knife attacker. In a question to the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, he said: “One of the ways people can be prepared is by doing judo,...

After Jacob Rees-Mogg appears to be backing May’s deal, the DUP might be putting a spanner in the works. His comments show a split between the DUP and ERG (European Research Group) who have been aligned throughout the Brexit process, with both sides opposing the controversial Irish border backstop. Sammy Wilson, the DUP’s Brexit spokesman, says he would be happy with a one-year delay. He wrote in the Telegraph: "We won't let the PM or the Remainer horde in Parliament...

Arch Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has seemed to indicate he might back the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, to avoid Brexit being abandoned all together. Rees-Mogg admitted: “The choice seems to be Mrs May’s deal or no Brexit .” via a ConservativeHome podcast Mogg said: "The Prime Minister will not deliver a no-deal Brexit.”  Asked if that meant the options on the table were now "deal or potentially no Brexit", Mogg added: "That, I think, becomes the choice eventually. "Whether we are there...

Brexit has ceased to be the "will of the people", analysis of British Social Attitudes Survey respondents has suggested. National Centre for Social Research data found 55 per cent of Brits would vote Remain in a second referendum, with just six per cent of respondents saying they now think the UK will secure a good Brexit deal - a massive reduction from the 33 per cent who were optimistic about the outcome of negotiations when the Article 50 process was triggered...