Politics
Labour on track for a historic landslide in London
Labour is on course to sweep London in local elections with the best result for any party since 1968, a new poll has found. Jeremy Corbyn's party will seize several Tory strongholds and win a greater share of the vote than any party for 50 years, the poll shows. The Queen Mary University of London survey recorded 54 per cent of voters in the capital saying they would vote for the party in May's poll, compared to just 28 per cent for the Conservatives. As a result,...
Britain lowers expectations for Brexit
Britain has significantly lowered its expectations for Brexit, giving few assurances other than that it is unlikely to end in "Mad Max-style dystopia". Despite significant promises being made for Britain's exit from the European Union in the run-up to the referendum, two years down the line the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU today only managed to give assurances that we will not be "plunged into a Mad Max-style world borrowed from dystopian fiction". Addressing business leaders in Vienna, David Davis referred...
Hundreds attend gun show in Florida just days after tragic shooting
Hundreds of Americans attended a gun show in Florida just days after a tragic mass-shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The 500-booth expo is less than 50 miles north of the school and was well attended despite the recent attacks. Reporters in the area said that many, in fact, attended because of the attacks, with a renewed desire to protect themselves. The event, sponsored by Florida Gun Shows, ran through the weekend with organisers not put off by the recent tragedy. Jorge Fernandez,...
Boris Johnson’s “unity” speech backfires on social media
Boris Johnson’s ‘unity’ speech sparked an "overwhelmingly negative response" on social media, with 44 per cent negative sentiment displayed compared to just seven per cent positive. Mr Johnson was attacked for a lack of substance and a lack of understanding of the EU following his speech which kick-started the government's "road to Brexit" plan. Exaggerated optimism, incredulity over continued engagement with Europe and failing to address key issues such as the Good Friday Agreement and Irish border were also among the...
Homelessness crisis laid bare after rough sleeper dies outside the Houses of Parliament
Jeremy Corbyn has said the powerful "can't carry on walking by" after a rough sleeper was found dead just yards from the entrance to Parliament. The Labour leader said it is time MPs took up the moral challenge to properly house everyone as the tragic case unfolded next to Westminster. Police were called to Westminster tube station just after 7.15am on Wednesday, following reports of an “unresponsive” man in an area where rough sleepers are known to gather, just outside...
Theresa May to set out the “Road to Brexit” – 10 months in to the exit process
Prime Minister Theresa May is set to outline what Britain wants from Brexit almost a year after article 50 was triggered and some 19 months after the vote to leave the EU. The Conservatives will outline their vision for Britain over a series of speeches which are set to be kicked off by Foreign minister Boris Johnson next week. Brussels recently called for clarity over what the UK wanted from the EU, saying a transition deal was not a certainty. And according...
George Soros backs pro-remain group with £400,000
One of the wealthiest people on the planet, George Soros, has handed over £400k to a campaign that aims to halt Brexit, according to The Guardian. Soros and another two backers are linked to Best for Britain. The group is expected to launch a UK wide promotional campaign to push for a new referendum on Brexit. The campaign will aim to “wake the country up assert that Brexit is not a done deal. That it’s not too late to stop...
Westminster staff survey finds almost twenty per cent have experienced sexual harassment
Parliament clamps down on MPs who carry out sexual harassment and bullying. Under new plans, drawn up by a cross-party committee after widespread allegations of sexual harassment, any MP who has been found guilty of harassment and bullying of staff will have to undergo training and write a letter of apology. If the case is found to be of a very serious nature they could lose their jobs or be suspended from office. The new rules will also apply to...
Regions that will be hardest hit by Brexit were the ones most likely to vote for it
The Brexit vote has been likened to "turkeys voting for Christmas" after it was revealed the hardest hit areas were the ones most likely to vote for it. A leaked government study detailing economic forecasts of how regions will fare over the next 15 years revealed most regions will be worse off after Britain leaves the EU, but some will fare worse than others. Ironically, the West Midlands and the North East, which voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU, are...