Politics

Brexit could risk the hard fought sovereignty of the Falklands Islands, Westminster has been warned by the Falklands Islands Government. European members such as Spain could end up siding with Argentina over the Falklands dispute after Brexit, if Britain is not in the EU, the island's government has warned. Roger Edwards, a Member of Legislative Assembly, pointed out that with the UK a signatory of the Treaty of Rome, all the rest of the EU are obliged to recognise and accept...

Twitter abuse of politicians piked after the Manchester and London terror attacks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn singled out for the most vitriol. Abusive tweets doubled following the murderous attacks after the Ariana Grande concert and London Bridge - but the rants were targeted at a relatively small number of prominent politicians. Jeremy Corbyn received the most and together with Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Sadiq Khan they received over half of the total abusive tweets sent to politicians. Others...

A new working paper from Oxford University's Martin School has provided the first evidence that automation was the key to Donald Trump's election victory. Data revealed that the share of votes for Trump increased by roughly ten percentage points in areas highest hit by job loss through automation, causing anxiety amongst voters and favouring candidates with more reformist manifestos. The study, dubbed Political Machinery: Automation Anxiety and the 2016 US Presidential Election, found victims of the Computer Revolution were more likely...

The short answer is, we don't know. Fox was asked about whether he would eat chlorine-washed chicken after a UK-US trade deal was agreed. The international trade secretary, had just finished his speech on trade in Washington, when he was asked if he fancied eating some of this chemically treated poultry. He said: "In a debate which should be about how we make our contribution to global liberalisation and the increased prosperity of both the UK, the US and our trading...

A drunk man broke into his partner's home and attacked her because she had voted 'voted Labour at the election' days before. The shocking attack led to jail time for the perpetrator. Prosecuting Stephen Parker said Cochrane slapped and punched Ms Greenwood and squeezed her cheek before saying: "That's what you get for voting Labour." Ms Greenwood tried to leave the house but Cochrane blocked her path to the front door and said: "I am going to kill you." Burnley...

Just hours after Liam Fox told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the Brexit deal with the European Union "should be one of the easiest in human history,” the second round of Brexit talks broke down. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned of “fundamental divergences." With the clock ticking and nearly 113 days past since Article 50 was triggered, there still appear to be “fundamental divergences” between the Conservative cabinet members on what the UK’s priorities should be. Despite the Chancellor...

Delusional Liam Fox has told BBC Radio that the Brexit deal with the EU will be the easiest in history. As it is the first time anyone has left the EU that could literally be true, I guess. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that: “The free trade agreement that we will have to do with the European Union should be one of the easiest in human history. “We are already beginning with zero tariffs, and we are already beginning...

Millions of workers set to work longer as Government bring forward state pension age increase. The GMB Union has attacked a Government announcement that a rise in the pension age to 68 has been brought forward. Ministers confirmed it will be phased in between 2037 and 2039, rather than by 2046 as was originally proposed. Six million men and women aged between 39 and 47 will have to wait a year longer to get their state pension as a result of...

A shocking indictment of mental healthcare failings and farming out mental health patients to private hospitals emerged in PMQs today, as Louise Haigh asked about a damning report into mental health services in her Sheffield constituency. The MP for Sheffield, Heeley, revealed that a young constituent affected by mental healthcare shortages had been discovered placed in a private ward with “MRSA with open wounds." Prime Minister’s Questions heard from the Labour MP that: "NHS England commission child and adult mental health beds...