Politics
Labour politician Prescott taken to hospital after a stroke
John Prescott, a former deputy prime minister in Tony Blair's Labour government, has been taken to hospital after suffering a stroke, his family said on Monday. Prescott, 81, was taken to hospital on Friday. He served as deputy prime minister from 1997 to 2007. The 81-year-old was taken to hospital in Hull last Friday and is receiving "excellent care" from the NHS, said the family. "We would like to praise the swift actions of the ambulance staff and the doctors...
New deal or no deal: How will Britain’s next PM deliver Brexit?
The toughest job for Britain's next prime minister will be to leave the European Union. But the new leader will have few options: find a divorce deal that parliament will ratify, leave without a deal or delay. Legally, Britain leaves on Oct. 31, seven months later than planned, unless the EU agree to a further delay and parliament changes the exit date written in law. The favourite is Boris Johnson, a leading figure in the 2016 Brexit campaign who is...
Sturgeon says no Brexit now more likely
Despite recent developments in Westminster making a hard Brexit more likely, it has also increased the chances of no Brexit, Scotland’s First Minister has claimed.
Anarchists outside flat where police arrived following row between Boris Johnson and his girlfriend
A group from Class War arrived at Carrie Symonds’ south London apartment, claiming Johnson wasn’t even fit to be a “Pie Minister”
New poll highlights “deeply worrying” levels of Islamaphobic beliefs among Conservative party membership
Poll of 864 party members reveals that many now buy into Islamophobic myths.
Hunt calls Johnson coward for avoiding TV debate and warns Brexit by October vows risk Corbyn in No 10 with election
Many Conservative MPs have vowed to sink their own government if the country was heading for a ruinous no-deal Brexit, which would result in a general election.
Boris Johnson loses support as he refuses to answer questions on domestic incident
Evidence has also emerged of far right activist Steve Bannon advising Boris Johnson despite Johnson's previous denials of a relationship.
Labour regains lead in the polls as Brexit Party slips
The Labour Party has retaken the lead in the polls and is now up 4 points at 26 per cent of voting intentions as the post-European Parliament election boost for the Brexit Party fades.
Losing patience – EU hostile to more Brexit delays
European Union leaders are losing patience with Britain and will neither allow a further delay to Brexit to continue negotiations with London nor change the divorce deal, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday. EU leaders have so far granted two delays, pushing Britain's exit from the European Union beyond an original March 29 date to October 31 at present. "While I have endless patience, some of my colleagues have lost patience quite frankly with the UK and there's...