Politics

Labour has finally got its mojo back, well a tiny bit, and have asked the government 170 questions on Brexit, one for each day before Theresa May has declared she will invoke Article 50 and begin the withdrawal from the EU. Emily Thornberry, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Keir Starmer, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union wrote an open latter to David Davis, Brexit Secretary. If he could answer one question each day, like an xmas advent...

This news must panic even the most ardent of “Brexiteers,” as a leaked Treasury document would destroy the UK economy. The fall that has been predicted would damage jobs across the country and send business to the wall. The report was shared with The Times and suggests that GDP might fall to almost ten per cent if the UK leaves the European project and opts to follow World Trade Organisation rules. The paper was published by the ex-Chancellor George Osborne...

A-list Hollywood star Robert De Niro had some strong words for Presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The Raging bull star didn’t hold back when he attacks the billionaire star of the Apprentice, during the video The short film was released as another audio recorded of Trump was leaked, which caught him talking in lewd and offensive way towards women, claiming he “grabs them by the pussy.” Trump then took part in the presidential debate with Clinton, who many have said failed...

Former Labour leader Tony Blair has indicated that he could be returning to politics to tackle the "one party state" that currently exists in Britain. Speaking to Esquire magazine he said he is “very motivated” to tackle the Tory party’s vision of Brexit Britain, a vision the current Labout party set-up is unable to challenge because they don't appeal to mainstream voters. He said: "I don’t know if there’s a role for me . . . There’s a limit to what I...

Steven Woolfe is suspected to be suffering from bleeding of the brain after he was punched in a bust up outside the European Parliament. The MEP, who is favourite to become the next UKIP leader, collapsed in Brussells amid reports he was punched by a colleague. He was rushed to hospital with suspected head injuries, which could be critical. UKIP party insiders told The Telegraph that Mr Woolfe was punched by a colleague from the same party following an altercation, with one...

Today a joint statement was released, signed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the Leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood, and Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley, the co-leaders of the Green Party calling for progressive parties to work together to resist the ‘Tories' toxic politics’. Here is the statement in full: The countries of the United Kingdom face a spiralling political and economic crisis. At the top of the Conservative Party, the narrow vote in favour of leaving the EU has now...

The Conservative Party Conference in which Theresa May promised to "look beyond Europe" is being held in a conference hall paid for by the European Union. As pointed out in an amusing letter submitted to the Financial Times, Birmingham International Convention Centre received £49.7 million of its construction costs from the European Regional Development Fund. Indeed, the foundation stone was laid by European Commission president Jacques Delors. Prime Minister May has used the conference to unveil plans to trigger Article 50 by...

The Government has dealt junior doctors a huge blow after they lost a high court battle over the new contract. Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary, has defeated a group, Justice for Health, - founded by Dr Nadia Masood, Dr Ben White, Dr Fran Silman, Dr Amar Mashru and Dr Marie-Estella McVeigh - who had claimed the new contract was “unsafe and unsustainable.” However, Mr Justice Green threw this out of court. Green said Hunt had the power to impose the unwanted...

The leader of the Unite union, Len McCluskey, said that the mainstream media is highly critical of Jeremy Corbyn, as they fear he could lead Labour to victory in the 2020 general election. His comments came as he made a speech during the Labour party conference. He also had a stark warning for Labour supporters who were not fully behind Corbyn’s leadership, saying: “If you have no stomach for this fight depart from the battlefield.” In a separate speech at...