Corbyn demands immediate vote on Brexit deal

Jeremy Corbyn was combative mood in today’s PMQs demanding that the PM puts her Brexit deal to parliament immediately. The Labour leader accused the government of behaving in a ‘totally unacceptable way’ to the House of Commons. May had cancelled the vote this week and instead made a dash across Europe trying desperately to get some concessions for her deal. Corbyn said he was “delighted to see the prime minister back in place after her little journeys”. He continued: “Having...

Mhairi Black nails absurdity of current political turmoil in a way only she could

Mhairi Black nailed the absurdity of the behaviour of the UK Government in a way only she could in a speech to the House of Commons yesterday.  The SNP MP started off by lamenting parliament for ignoring the will of Scotland, saying they voted to remain and they were ignored and the Scottish Government produced a sensible plan but that was ignored too.  She added: “There’s not a hint of regret or even an awareness of the damage they are...

Dominic Raab, David Davis and Arlene Foster to launch campaign for a “Better Deal for Brexit”

Former Brexit secretaries Dominic Raab and David Davis have teamed up with DUP leader Arlene Foster to launch a campaign for a "Better Deal" for Brexit.  The Guardian's Brexit correspondent Lisa O'Carroll has reported that the trio will unite in protest against Theresa May's tabled deal with Europe, which triggered a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister today.  Raab demanded a “unilateral exit mechanism from the backstop” in a press conference, but said the government could, in turn,...

Boris Johnson favourite to be next Tory leader

Theresa May is expected to survive a vote of confidence this evening. The challenge to Mrs May's position comes after the required 48 letters calling for a contest were delivered and she’s 3/1 to lose the vote she is 1/5 to get through the vote. She requires 158 Tory MPs to stick with her. She could come up short with 101 to 150 votes – the favourite at 6/5, with 50 to 100 next in the betting at 15/8, while...

Lawyer speaks out over BBC bias against Corbyn as evidence of “coded negative imagery” emerges

One of Britain’s leading barristers has claimed he has evidence of BBC bias against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Jolyon Maugham QC, director of the Good Law Project, took to social media to post the alleged evidence of bias against Corbyn. He said a senior BBC journalist has told him that the BBC has indulged in showing "coded negative imagery" of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn since his election in 2015. He is making the messages between himself and a senior BBC journalist public...

Brexit won’t bring ‘festive cheer for Sterling this season’

Sterling fell to a new 20-month low against the Dollar on Tuesday and it looks like the on-going turmoil is not going to steady the currency for the foreseeable future. Compared to the Euro it was at a three and a half month low. Now with the PM facing a vote of no confidence, the stormy financial weather looks set to continue. Commenting on Sterling’s performance in the wake of the no-confidence announcement, Andy Scott, Associate Director at JCRA, the...

“Ludicrous” Home Office u-turn on suspension of ‘Golden Visa’ scheme

The u-turn on suspending the 'Golden Visa' scheme feels as if it was snuck in as the Brexit situation became febrile yesterday. Only last week the Government said it would halt the scheme as a sweeping crackdown on financial crime. The UK’s anti-corruption policy was under scrutiny on Tuesday after the government failed to implement a promise to suspend a widely criticised “golden visa” scheme. The Home Office announced that the UK’s Tier 1 Investor programme, whereby UK visas are...

This is the Brexit “cheese submarine” analogy that is going viral on social media

A cunning analogy comparing Brexit to a cheese submarine is going viral on social media. The Twitter thread, created by funnyman Hugo Rifkind, describes how the best way to understand Theresa May’s predicament is to imagine that 52 percent of Britain had voted that the government should build a submarine out of cheese. Although Theresa May was initially against the idea, because it is a "a completely insane thing to do", she had to build the sub because "cheese means cheese". So she...

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