Politics
Bookmaker takes £140k bet on Brexit Party winning most seats in European Elections
An online bookmaker has slashed the odds on the Brexit Party winning the most seats in the European Elections after taking a £140k punt on the newly-formed party. Star Sports revealed today that it has slashed the price on Nigel Farage’s party winning the most seats on Thursday from 1-20 to 1-66. The customer would win £5,200 if successful, which according to the latest polling data looks likely. A YouGov/Datapraxis poll, commissioned by the pro-remain Best for Britain campaign and...
Data scientists launch tactical voting website aimed at stopping Farage’s Brexit Party
A tactical voting site targeted at Remain voters has been launched by data scientists in a bid to stop the Brexit Party from running riot in this week’s European elections. Nigel Farage’s newly-formed party looks on track to secure a whitewash in the upcoming election and currently stands on 32 per cent of the vote. Combined with UKIP on 3 per cent that will give them more votes than pro-Remain parties combined, but their efforts could be stifled if voters...
Change UK Party may not exist by next election reveals leader Heidi Allen
Change UK may not exist as a party in its current form by the time of the next general election, interim leader Heidi Allen has just admitted. Quizzed on BBC Radio 4 Today’s programme after weekend rumours that she might defect to the Liberal Democrats, Allen revealed “the format might be slightly different. I see a modern world of coalition.” This is the strongest hint yet of a coalition with the Lib Dem party. Allen refused to confirm if she...
McDonald’s bans milkshakes near Farage rally- Burger King responds
Burger King has been credited for “joining the anti-fascist resistance” after tweeting that it would still be selling milkshakes in Scotland despite a police-enforced McDonald’s ban on them near a Nigel Farage rally. The firm’s main UK Twitter account – which posted the most ‘liked’ branded tweet of all-time last year when it took down Kanye West – posted to the “people of Scotland” that they would be selling milkshakes all weekend following news that police had ordered a McD’s...
Cross-party Brexit talks collapse
Cross-party Brexit talks between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have collapsed, it has been confirmed today. The Labour leader told the PM that negotiations have “gone as far as they can” and “we have been unable to bridge important policy gaps between us”. He also pointed to the unstable leadership of the Conservative Party, saying as a leadership contest kicks off "the position of the government has become ever more unstable and its authority eroded". It comes after Hilary Benn,...
Cassette Boy trolls Boris Johnson’s leadership bid with this NSFW gem of a vid
Viral comedy remixers Cassette Boy’s latest political mash-up hits the nail on the head. The cut and paste experts have wasted no time at all covering Boris Johnson’s leadership ambitions now Theresa May has been forced to make a timetable for her departure. Just as the Brexit champion has wasted no time making his leadership ambitions known. Asked at a business event in Manchester if he would be going for the top job, the former foreign secretary replied: “Of course...
“Of course I’m going to go for it” Boris Johnson confirms Tory leadership bid
It will come as a surprise to very few people, but Boris Johnson intends to stand to become the leader of the Conservative Party. He said he will go for the top job as soon as Theresa May steps down. Asked at a business event in Manchester if he would be a candidate, the former foreign secretary replied: "Of course I'm going to go for it." Boris Johnson said: "I'm going to go for it. Of course I'm going to...
Brexit will either be cancelled or no-deal if Parliament fails to back May, Liam Fox says
A senior Tory has urged Parliament to back the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) or risk "democratically" and "economically” damaging outcomes for the UK. The bill is not the same as the deal May negotiated, but it must be passed by Parliament for Brexit to be recognised in UK law. The comments were made by Liam Fox, the Secretary of State for International Trade, and supporter of Brexit. Fox said: "There will be an opportunity for MPs to decide, after the...
Change UK candidate quits over concerns the new party could split the Remain vote
Change UK’s primary candidate in Scotland has quit the party over concerns that it could split the Remain vote in the upcoming elections. David Macdonald says he will now back the Liberal Democrats in the contest in a move Chuka Umunna has described as “disappointing” and a “let down" to "his fellow candidates and activists”. Macdonald is the second person to resign as lead candidate for Change UK in Scotland since April, after Joseph Russo withdrew from the race after...