Politics

Citizens Advice is helping someone with bailiff-related problems every three minutes as many in Britain finds itself descending into poverty with no lifeline in sight. UK households have fallen behind on essential bills such as council tax and electricity by as much as £18.9 billion, according to the independent charity, with total debts of almost £7.5 billion in tax credit overpayments, £2.84 billion in council tax and £2.2 billion in water bills. The damning report shows that household debt has...

In comes amid a renewed row over anti semitism after Scottish Labour suspended Cllr Jim Sheridan over a tweet

MPs are calling for a rise in their allowances because Brexit has increased their workload, The New European has reported. Expenses watchdog Ipsa (Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) has said it has received representations from MPs to raise their staffing budget because the work on their plate has gone up since the referendum. Under current rules, MPs can claim £150,900 a year for staffing costs, rising to £161,550 in London, although they can apply for an increase. In its report on...

A doctor has destroyed Nigel Farage on social media after he labelled concerns over the future of the NHS as “project fear”. A report by the British Medical Association published in The Independent warned that a no-deal Brexit could increase the risk of a Europe-wide pandemic, leaving the UK more vulnerable to outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases. It says that the UK’s ability to coordinate responses to emerging threats, such as the current outbreak of measles or seasonal flu, will...

A wave of support for Boris Johnson to be the next leader of the Conservative Party has come crashing on the bookies, with odds slashed to 9/2 from 6/1 today. Johnson is now the number one contender for Theresa May’s job, ahead of ally and current Environment Secretary Michael Gove and Home Secretary Sajid Javid, who are joint second favourites at 6/1. Staunch Brexiteer backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg sits further back at 13/2, having been as short as 5/1 to replace...

Brexit charity Here for Good has criticised the government for failing to provide certainty on the rights of EU citizens following the launch of their second comprehensive self-help guide. Co-authored pro-bono by two leading immigration and public law firms - Wesley Gryk LLP and Bindmans LLP – the guide answers many of the questions asked by EU citizens over their future status in the UK. It criticised the government for not giving any clarity over rights in over two years...

A prank tweet to Donald Trump has gone viral after it caused outrage amongst American Republicans. The old photo shows "Wee Jimmy Krankie" sporting a Make America Great Again cap with a plea to get the school to overturn a decision to remove the hat. The tweet by Bri Spong Un says Jimmy is a "huge fan and a retweet might make the school let him wear his cap". Although Trump has yet to retweet the photo it has caused...

Boris Johnson’s trip to Afghanistan during a crucial vote on expanding Heathrow airport cost taxpayers at least £20,000, according to newly released documents from the Foreign Office. A Freedom of Information Request submitted by The Ferret revealed that the cost for three members of staff who accompanied the former Foreign Secretary totalled £19,366. But the department refused to disclose the details of flight and security costs of Mr Johnson himself, saying the information would be published in due course as...

This is because families still have the final say and presuming consent means they are much less likely to think this is what their loved ones would have wanted.