Politics

George Osborne has led the condemnation of hardline Tory Brexiteers who are apparently being dubbed the "Grand Wizards". The former Conservative Chancellor responded to a tweet by BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg which suggested that the group of Tories, who met the Prime Minister at Chequers on Sunday, had a new nickname. The title Grand Wizard was formerly associated with the leader of white supremacist terrorist organisation the Klu Klux Klan. David Lammy tweeted: "The United Kingdom is currently being...

The Prime Minister has admitted there is 'not enough support' for a new vote on her Brexit deal. After gathering Brexit-backers at Chequers on Sunday and speaking to the DUP leader, Arlene Foster and Jeremy Corbyn, on Monday, the PM said she had reached the conclusion she could not yet win the vote. She told the Commons: "It is with great regret that I have had to conclude that as things stand, there is still not sufficient support in the...

A report by The Guardian has discovered that a number of Tory councillors who were suspended after they had posted abusive content online have been allowed back into their old positions. It is claimed that fifteen councillors are back in their old position since they were disciplined for sharing their controversial views online. Tory former chair Sayeeda Warsi blasted the findings by the Guardian. She tweeted: "This is revolving door racism." Andrew Bowles, who is listed as Tory leader of...

A Dutch impersonator has mocked Theresa May with a hilarious video that runs to the tune of Amy Winehouse's Rehab. Menno Kuijper, who lives in Brixton, took to central London to film the video while dressed as the Prime Minister. Lyrics include "can’t we just Brexit and chill?" and "how am I prime minister still?", as well as "you know these talks hurt my brain" and "wish we'd all voted remain". Speaking to the Metro, Kuijper said: "I’m Dutch. I...

A prominent Brexiteer, who recently resigned as a Minister, has said he believes that most of the Commons can get behind a Norway style Brexit deal. George Eustice resigned as fisheries minister because as he was opposed to the PM considering extending article 50. However, in an interview with Radio 5 Live’s Emma Barnett this morning he said he favoured the Norway option. He told the listeners that a majority of MPs would “get behind a variant of the Norway option.” ...

A man who threw an egg at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been sentenced to 28 days in prison. John Murphy, 31, threw the egg as Mr Corbyn met Muslim charity workers at Finsbury Park mosque in his Islington constituency. Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said: "An attack like this is an attack on the democratic process". She ruled that Mr Corbyn is vulnerable after having to review his security and that the attack was premeditated with wide-ranging effects. In a...

A campaign to get the Revoke Article 50 petition up to 17 million signatures has been launched after a record-breaking weekend of political activism. Over a million people were estimated to have joined the Put It To The People march in the capital on Saturday, with participants from across the country making their way from Marble Arch to Parliament Square. As the protests took place a record-breaking petition to revoke Article 50 soared past five million signatures with almost 5.5...

A letter sent to Boris Johnson's dad during his time at Eton explains a lot.

Academics say long-term decline forecast for large areas of the UK Significant parts of Britain will experience a decline in economic growth over the next twenty years, a study says. The 2019 edition of the UK Competitiveness Index is compiled by researchers at Cardiff University and Nottingham Business School. As well as assessing the competitiveness of localities in England, Wales and Scotland today, forecasts have been compiled data to predict how they will fare in the years to come. By...