Politics

Esther McVey recently quit her job as Work & Pensions Secretary and has headed back to the backbenches, you can see her first you tube video about her first day back, below. However, McVey hasn't been holding back on Twitter since she left Cabinet. After her resignation, many people pointed out the situation that would face Universal Credit claimants if they were to voluntarily give up a job. One twitter user, Paul Treloar, asked: "If you leave a job voluntarily under Universal...

The Conservative Party have been accused of giving up governing after they accepted a raft of Labour amendments to the Budget. They decided not to take the Labour changes to a vote, as they feared they could lose, as the DUP are, essentially, on strike. The DUP won't support the Government due to the Brexit deal May agreed last week. This move has effectively removed May's working majority, meaning they probably faced an embarrassing almost-certain defeat. MPs were expecting to...

Researchers found that antidepressant prescribing in England rose by 13.4 per cent relative to other types of drug in the immediate aftermath of the 'leave' EU referendum victory in 2016

Renowned mashup artist Swedemason has released a hilarious new video featuring Tory MP and outspoken Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg. The British musician, who came to fame following the 2011 mashup "Masterchef Synesthesia" (also known as "Buttery Biscuit Bass"), features a Snoop Dogg tune done "Moggystyle" in his latest video. "Rees M.O double G" raps about coming up with "funky arse shit, like every single day" in the vid. The ERG, Brexit and a divided Tory party feature, as well as his...

An evening in which the DUP stopped propping up Theresa May's majority in parliament during what should have been a rubber-stamping of Chancellor Philip Hammond's budget saw another major blow to the likelihood of Theresa May winning a House of Commons vote on her Brexit deal. In an equally embarrassing set back for Theresa May, she was also forced tonight to agree to publish her full economic advice on the impact of her proposed Brexit agreement compared to the economic...

In an equally embarrassing set back for Theresa May, she was also forced tonight to agree to publish her full economic advice on the impact of her proposed Brexit agreement compared to the economic impact of staying in the EU.

Spain's government has threatened to reject Theresa May's Brexit deal over the thorny issue of Gibraltar. Spain's foreign minister said Spain would not back the plan at the European Council unless it received assurances  the deal would not apply to Gibraltar. Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell said: "The negotiations between Britain and the EU have a territorial scope that does not include Gibraltar, the negotiations on the future of Gibraltar are separate discussions. “This is what needs to made clear, and...

Danny Dyer has launched an explosive attack on Brexiteer politicians as well as lamenting the “age of food banks” and re-visiting his viral spat with David Cameron. The actor and EastEnders star blasted Boris Johnson for “spouting bollocks” in an interview published in this week’s Big Issue. He called Nigel Farage “another prick in a suit” and defended Theresa May for inheriting a difficult job. He said: “Theresa May, bless her, just got that job by default. Boris Johnson running...

Boris Johnson's infamous water cannons have been sent to the scrap heap at a cost of more than £300,000 to the taxpayer. Sadiq Khan announced today that the water cannons have been sold to a firm which will dismantle them and export the parts, saying "we have finally managed to get rid of them". Johnson bought the machines from Germany in 2014, before Theresa May banned their use in riot situations when she was home secretary in 2015. She later used...