Politics

The Labour Party has expelled Alastair Campbell after Tony Blair’s former spin doctor voted for the Liberal Democrats in the European elections. Alastair Campbell has been a very vocal campaigner for a second referendum on Brexit and had switched his vote for the Lib Dems who were unambiguously campaigning for a People’s Vote and the option to remain in the EU. Labour were punished for a more complex approach to Brexit, polling third after the Brexit Party and the Lib...

After Labour fell to third place in the European elections, Jeremy Corbyn has written to Labour MPs heeding calls for more unambiguous support for a people’s vote on whatever Brexit looks like. The Labour party lost half its MEPs, left with only 10, behind the Brexit Party and the Liberal Democrats, having lost votes to more unapologetically pro-remain parties – which between them polled more votes than the hard Brexiteers of Brexit Party and UKIP.  The Labour Party leader wrote...

The Labour Party must back the public having the final say on Brexit, insisted Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, reacting to the European election results which saw a loss of half of Labour’s European Parliament seats to parties that support a second referendum.   “Can’t hide from hit we took last night. Bringing people together when there’s such a divide was never going to be easy,” John McDonnell said on Twitter. “Now we face prospect of Brexiteer extremist as Tory leader and threat...

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the far-right anti-Muslim campaigner who changed his name to football hooligan Tommy Robinson was spotted sneaking out early from the North West England vote count in Manchester last night.  The former BNP and EDL member’s campaign to win a seat in the European Parliament he has been railing against has failed spectacularly.  Yaxley-Lennon endured underwhelming turn-outs at rallies around the North West, milkshake peltings, a social media ban for race hate-peddling and a possible two-year jail sentence looming...

Remain parties easily scooped the biggest slice of the vote in the 2019 European Elections, leaving the Conservatives and Labour reeling as voters flocked to other parties against the government and official opposition. The Liberal Democrats, Greens and Change UK all increased their vote considerably in the elections by trumpeting a pro-Remain, pro-Second Referendum card, with the SNP also receiving wide support in Scotland. As things stand on Monday morning purely pro-Remain parties have 38 per cent of the vote,...

Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal bill will not be published or debated until early June, the government says. The prime minister is under pressure to resign following a backlash from her own MPs against her pledged "new deal" on Brexit.

Calls have been made for a General Election after Theresa May announced her departure date this morning. The Tory leader confirmed she will leave office on 7th June after voicing her frustration at not been able to deliver Brexit. Fighting back the tears she said serving as Prime Minister has been "the honour of my life", saying she is proud to have been the second female leader of the UK. Boris Johnson is in the running to be elected as...

Voters in the North East came in for a shock yesterday after discovering the Brexit party’s main candidate lists his primary residence in France. The list of registered parties showed that, although most parties were fielding candidates who resided in the region, the party campaigning to leave the EU was the only one to put forward a candidate living in Europe. Brian Monteith is running to be North East MEP for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party. According to the Evening Chronicle...

The Conservative Party could end up with “zero” seats in this week’s European elections as they face an unprecedented “wipeout”, one of the party’s most senior MEPs has predicted. Just weeks after the party lost more than 1,200 councillors in England they could be set for a total wipeout in Europe after Britain headed to the polls in one of the most hotly contested elections in decades. Nigel Farage’s newly-formed Brexit party are expected to make significant gains in the...