Politics
Government rejects plea by 5.8 million people to cancel Brexit
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...
Tory MP wants teenagers at risk of knife crime to learn self-defence
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,...
One-year Brexit delay better than PM’s deal, says DUP’s Brexit spokesman
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...
Is Rees-Mogg about to back May’s Brexit deal?
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...
Study finds Brexit has ceased to be the “will of the people”
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...
Hardline Tory Brexiteers condemned for Grand Wizard nickname
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...
PM admits ‘not enough support’ for new vote on her Brexit deal
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...
Conservative Party “reinstate 15 councillors who were suspended over posting racist or Islamophobic comments online”
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...
Dutch impersonator mocks Theresa May with viral vid
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...