Politics

Three-in-four Brits, including both Remainers (by five-to-one) and Leavers (by three-to-one), think Brexit is distracting too much attention from "more pressing" issues like automation and the future of the NHS & social care, according to a new report. Ideas for a 21st Century Enlightenment, by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), explores the strategic issues the UK faces over the coming decade – from automation to an ageing society – and sets out ideas to renew...

A British minister looks like he has joined growing criticism of Trump's decision to miss an Armistice memorial event on Saturday due to heavy rain. Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood wrote on Twitter,  "rain did not prevent our brave heroes from doing their job". Mr Trump cancelled a visit to a US military cemetery in France, citing bad weather. Many people took to Twitter to share their views on the President's decision. And he wasn't the only one to have a...

Boris Johnson’s brother Jo Johnson has resigned from Theresa May’s government, insisting that the public should have a final say vote on the actual deal the government is cobbling together as Britain was "on the brink of the greatest crisis" since World War Two and what is actually on offer isn't "anything like what was promised". Quitting as Transport Minister he warned that his government’s course on Brexit would leave the UK "economically weakened with no say in the EU rules...

Jeremy Corbyn received a heartwarming standing ovation from a packed out House of Commons today. The Leader of the Opposition joined aspiring politicians for the UK Youth Parliament’s debate in Westminster, and was warmly received after being introduced by the Speaker of the House John Bercow. Captioning Corbyn as a man who "says what he means, and he means what he says" Bercow noted how Corbyn has passionately campaigned for young people. The Labour leader delivered a huge election upset in 2017 after...

The DUP have said they would reject the PM Brexit deal after they reacted badly to May's letter which covered her Brexit plan. The letter, which was leaked to The Times, suggested that the border would begin in the Irish sea, leaving Northern Ireland in limbo. The DUP believe that Number ten is giving into the EU demands making them agree to a 'backstop' which could see N.Ireland having a different deal to UK. In the letter, seen by The Times,...

Fifty-five cross-party MPs, including Select Committee chairs, prominent Conservatives, and Shadow Cabinet members, have written to the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, demanding that the US maintain the country’s travel ban against violent extremist ‘Tommy Robinson’ (Stephen Lennon). The MPs have expressed “grave concern” that the US government may grant a waiver to Stephen Lennon, allowing him to undertake speaking and media engagements in Washington DC next week and likely raise in the range of £1million. In their letter,...

A shocking article by The Times has claimed that WSP, engineering company, was warned not to create “adverse publicity” about the Cabinet Office or other Crown bodies (this includes May's office) The Times said WSP experts were hired after the Grenfell Tower tragedy on 14 June last year, which killed 72 people. The contract reportedly stated WSP should ensure that neither it nor anyone working for it should "embarrass" or be "in any way connected to material adverse publicity" relating...

According to the website Politico, Raab was reported to have said: “I hadn’t quite understood the full extent of this, but if you look at the UK and look at how we trade in goods, we are particularly reliant on the Dover-Calais crossing. "And that is one of the reasons why we have wanted to make sure we have a specific and very proximate relationship with the EU, to ensure frictionless trade at the border. "I don’t think it is a...

A giant meteorite appeared in front of London's King's Cross station today as a warning of what life could be like post-Brexit. It was claimed in September that the UK will be the last European country to know if there's a meteorite hurtling towards Earth because it will leave the EU's space surveillance and tracking programme. The object appeared as news broke that three huge asteroids will fly dangerously close to Earth this weekend. Fintech company Monese, who were behind...