Politics

Boris Johnson has announced that he will now back the PM Brexit deal after Theresa May promised to quit once the UK leaves the EU with her deal, which has already been rejected twice by the Commons. However, he might want to cast his mind back to this Mail on Sunday front page... For Boris to say that the PM’s view is like that of a suicide bomber is too much. This marks one of the most disgusting moments in...

Labour is set to vote in favour of a "confirmatory" Brexit referendum on any deal reached with the European Union. MPs are set to cast a number of indicative votes in parliament today in a bid to break the deadlock over Britain's exit from the EU. Labour's motion, put forward by former foreign secretary Dame Margaret Beckett, would required a public vote before any deal with the bloc was ratified. Beckett said she believed Jeremy Corbyn had committed to backing...

Krishnan Guru-Murthy has perfectly summarised parliament's political conundrum with one of the most brutal introductions on record. The Channel 4 presenter grilled Brexiteer MP Ben Bradley about his voting record after he said he would back Theresa May's withdrawal deal. He said: "The conservative MP Ben Bradley is in the House of Commons. He voted to remain, then became a Brexiteer, then voted against the deal, then voted for the deal, then said he’d struggled to back the deal again but...

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said an "awkward reality" needs to be faced after suggesting he will now back Theresa May's deal in parliament. The prominent Brexiteer, who has been critical about the deal throughout, admitted that "the choice seems to be Mrs May’s deal or no Brexit", adding: "No Deal is better than Mrs May's deal, but Mrs May's deal is better than not leaving at all." The U-turn comes after talks at the Prime Minister's country house which saw several...

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Donald Tusk has stepped in and made a stand for the “increasing majority” of British people who want to cancel Brexit and stay in EU. In a rousing intervention, the European council president praised those who marched in the capital and to the millions who signed the petition to revoke article 50. Speaking to the European parliament, Tusk said: “Let me make one personal remark to the members of this parliament. Before the European council, I said that we should...

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...

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,...

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...