Politics

The Sunday Times dropped a poll on the People's Vote to an inside page after the result didn't go the way they hoped. A survey of 12,939 readers revealed 70 per cent want a second referendum on EU membership. Rupert Murdoch, who owns the newspaper, was an ardent supporter of Brexit, a viewpoint which has been widely reflected in the media publications he runs. In the run-up to the referendum Anthony Hilton wrote in the Evening Standard that: "I once...

US President Donald Trump has given his backing to Jair Bolsonaro after the far-right politician won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. The former army captain won 55.2 per cent of the vote against 44.8 per cent for Fernando Haddad of the left-wing Workers' Party. His pledge to fight crime and corruption following a string of scandals have won him mass support, but tough rhetoric that included shooting more criminals and stacking the Supreme Court in his favour have been widely condemned...

Boris Johnson has had his bid for Number 10 backed by a hedge fund manager who makes money from political volatility, according to recent reports. Billionaire Crispin Odey has told the former Foreign Secretary that he will have his backing to topple Theresa May. Talking to the Mail on Sunday, he said: “I think Boris would be excellent once he became leader. “We all know his weaknesses. But his strengths derive from those weaknesses. He makes quick decisions.” Mr Odey...

Many of the 300,000 British expats ‘officially’ living in Spain are reluctantly giving up their dreams amid Brexit concerns. But they should think twice before doing so, says one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The message comes as British Prime Minister Theresa May has two weeks to sell her Brexit deal to the UK Parliament – which looks like it will be a challenge – and against a backdrop of a dwindling number of Brits living in...

George Osborne extended the pay cap after 2015 despite civil service warning that the policy would ‘have a negative impact on family relationships.’ Conservative Ministers approved extending the public sector pay cap beyond 2015 despite a warning the policy would harm family life and force children into poverty. The previously undisclosed warning is contained in a Ministerial Decision Record obtained by GMB through the Freedom of Information Act. George Osborne announced in July 2015 that the 1 per cent public...

Outspoken businessman and Apprentice host, Alan Sugar, blasted Boris Johnson and Michael Gove over their comments leading up to the Brexit vote, in 2016. He said the pair should be put in jail for lying and deceiving the public, especially regarding the £350m more to spend on NHS a week, post-Brexit. Sugar even claimed the referendum result should be classed as void, as the public were “totally misled.” He told the House of Lords: "No such process exists for claims...

After PM announced the end of austerity, poll shows even Conservative voters think it’s time to give public sector workers a pay rise The British public overwhelmingly support measures to end austerity in next week’s Budget, exclusive polling by Survation for GMB reveals. The results also show a large majority of people (68%) backed a real terms pay rise for millions of public sector workers. Those polled also wanted the Chancellor to announce the following measures: Increased public investment in...

More people are worse off under Universal Credit, according to a report published by a cross-party committee of MPs. Following evidence given by organisations including Mind and anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust, the Public Accounts Committee has published their latest report which adds to the growing concern surrounding Universal Credit. Responding to the report, Director of External Relations at Mind, Sophie Corlett said:“Today’s hard-hitting report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) adds to mounting concerns about Universal Credit. The damning...

Guy Verhofstadt today significantly revised down Theresa May’s claim that Brexit is 95 per cent, saying the withdrawal deal is “zero per cent” finished. The European Parliament’s Brexit co-coordinator spoke out after the Prime Minister looked to appease fellow ministers with assurances that we are well on our way to completing a deal with Brussels. In a speech to MEPs he said unless the Irish border row is resolved the deal is “zero per cent” finished as he mocked May’s...