Politics

MPs were told that seafood should be given special free trade status after Brexit to ensure Grimsby’s industry is not damaged.

Boris Johnson has been dubbed a "f****** disgrace" by a senior Conservative MP, according to Channel 4's political correspondent Michael Crick. The Foreign Secretary has once again found himself in hot water after a colossal blunder in the Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case. The British mum is being held in an Iranian prison following accusations by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that she was plotting to overthrow the government. And she now may have her prison sentence extended thanks to a mistaken statement made by...

Senior EU officials are putting the chance of a Brexit no-deal at over 50 per cent and making detailed impact assessments about what it mean for the EU, sources in Brussels claim. Jonathan Lis, the deputy director at pressure group British Influence, has exposed the reality of Brexit negotiations in a scathing Twitter thread which shows Theresa May could retreat to the "comforting insanity of Redwood/Mogg Brexit utopia" rather than meet EU demands. If the PM continues to insist she can't...

This clip of one of the Conservative Party’s biggest bankrollers, former Tory Party Treasurer Lord Ashcroft being chased by intrepid Panorama reporter Richard Bilton across the Conservative Party conference floor until he hides in a toilet is going viral. While ordinary Brits pay their full taxes and government peers were under pressure to pay their proper share of taxes, leaked documents show that between 2000 and 2010, Lord Ashcroft received payments of £150 million from a Bermuda offshore trust. The...

Prominent Brexiteer John Redwood advised investors to avoid Britain this weekend as the country's economy "hits the brakes". Before the vote Redwood advised that the "economic gains of leaving the EU will be considerable". But as the economy hits stormy waters this weekend he advised investors to look elsewhere - namely the European Central Bank in an article he penned titled "Look further afield as the UK hits the brakes." Oh the irony @johnredwood said #Brexit great for UK now advises...

John McDonnell says Labour would end the era of government turning a blind eye to the scandal of tax avoidance if they were in government. In a statement following the leak of financial documents the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer says the Tories have "refused to act" to stem the flow of taxable money moving offshore. The so-called Paradise Papers have implicated several high-profile people, including royalty, revealing the secrets of the world elite's hidden wealth. The 13.4m files expose the global environments...

Disgraced MP Michael Fallon has made his first public appearance since his resignation as Defence Secretary, amid allegations of sexual misconduct among MPs. He earlier admitted touching a female journalist’s knee and has since denied making lewd comments to colleague Andrea Leadsom. The former Defence Secretary quit his job earlier this week, admitting his behaviour had "fallen below the high standards that we require of the armed forces". Announcing he was standing down earlier this week, he said that there...

Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been suspended by the Conservatives following ‘serious allegations’ that have been referred to the police. Mr Elphicke, has been the MP for Dover since 2010, and is also a former party whip. Mr Elphiche has denied any wrongdoing and accused the Tory party of tipping off the police before they informing him of his suspension. The married 46-year-old MP released a statement on Twitter saying: ‘The party tipped off the press before telling me of...

A document on the Labour Party’s democracy review has been leaked outlining how the party plans to involve its hugely expanded membership to become a mass movement which can transform society. As of June 2017, Labour had 552,000 members, far out-performing the Tories 149,800 members and Lib Dems 102,000 members. And now the party plans to seize on its rapidly growing supporter base in order to transform society by working closely with its member-base and affiliated organisations. Included in the plans are three phases...