Politics

There has been widespread public outcry after a shipping contract was handed out to a company, with no ships or experience of running a shipping line, in no Brexit deal scenario.  Transport Secretary Chris Grayling claimed it was fine to hand out the £13million contract because "it's a new start-up business" He said it was "no problem" despite Seaborne Freight being expected to run emergency ferries if there's no deal over Brexit and would be running essential services to keep...

A poll has indicated that Labour members overwhelmingly back a second vote over leaving the EU. 72 per cent of the 1,000 people polled are hoping Corbyn backs a ‘People’s Vote.’ In terms of Labour voters 57 per cent want him to push for a second poll. Additionally, close to a quarter (23 percent) of Labour members attributed Mr Corbyn's failure to back a second referendum to a belief that he supports leaving the European project. The survey also found that...

Sadiq Khan trolled Theresa May, and other Brexiteers, with a blatant anti-Brexit fireworks display to at midnight on new year's eve, and it hasn't gone down well with Leave supporters. The phrase 'London is open' was spoken in Spanish, Polish, French, Romanian, German and Italian as the £2.3m taxpayer-funded fireworks illuminated the capital. Talking prior to the display, the London Mayor said: "One of the things which upset many, many Londoners and many people across our country and in Europe...

In another Brexit story you couldn’t make up, a very lucrative contract has been agreed with a business that will run extra ferries if a ‘no-deal’ Brexit takes place, but has no ships,and has not previously operated a service. Seaborne Freight was one of three companies awarded contracts totalling £108m last week to lay on additional freight crossings to ease the pressure on Dover. Seaborne’s contract is for £13.8m and they have defended themselves amid criticism it doesn’t currently have any shipping...

Serious questions have been raised today after the Home Office rolled out an "important and unprecedented" settlement scheme under the guise of a cheery video. The video, which features up-beat music and pictures of smiling people, details the application process for EU citizens who want to continue living in the country after 31 December 2020. Checks on their identity, UK residence status and criminal record will take place on all EU citizens living in the UK and will cost applicants £65...

Jeremy Corbyn has put pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to recall parliament early to allow a vote on her Brexit deal to take place "as soon as possible". The Labour leader reiterated that he wants MPs to have a vote as soon as possible in an interview with The Independent.  He also suggested that if May were to lose that vote - which looks likely - he would call for a confidence vote in the government that could potentially trigger...

The government is preparing to warn Brits that in the event of a no deal Brexit our access to fresh fruit and vegetable from EU countries will be affected and is exploring sites to stockpile supplies. Civil servants have warned that food availability and diet will be affected in the event of a no deal Brexit – an eventuality that the government has stopped referring to as unlikely. According to government planning revealed to The Times newspaper, Brits are set...

A London funder has awarded three law charities funding for welfare, immigration and legal services following an increase in demand after the roll out of Universal Credit. City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, awarded £136,700 to Camden Community Law Centre, £185,800 to Islington Law Centre and £101,000 to Southwark Law Centre to help the capital’s most vulnerable in legal battles. Islington Law Centre’s money will fund a specialist Welfare Benefits Advisor to provide advice on the...

A Conservative MP has been reminded of a "stupid woman" tweet he sent without reprimand after an outburst of criticism was directed towards Jeremy Corbyn for his muttered words in parliament yesterday. MP for Bournemouth West Conor Burns reacted to a tweet just a few years ago saying "this stupid woman is making things up". It was in response to allegations that he has close ties with the UK Independence Party, which he denies. Burns campaigned for Britain to leave the European Union...