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Government defeated in Commons for third day in a row

The Conservatives have been dubbed a "zombie party" after they were defeated in the House of Commons for the third day in a row. Not a single Tory voted to support the government in an appeal to change the horse racing betting levy order in a joint regulatory reform committee. Ministers and civil servants were unable to make a coherent argument for the legislation, and the shadow body, which has already been set up with Sir Hugh Robertson at the helm,...

‘Obscene’ – Bet365 founder paid herself a whopping £265m in 2017

Denise Coates, the multibillionaire founder and boss of gambling firm Bet365, paid herself £265m last year. This is a record-breaking pay deal for a chief executive of a British company. Denise's pay is over 9,500 times the average UK salary, and 1,300 times that paid to Theresa May. Luke Hildyard, a director of the High Pay Centre, said: “Why does someone who is already a billionaire need to take such an obscene amount of money out of their company? It...

Labour MPs unlikely to back May’s withdrawal bill, McDonnell claims

Labour MPs who back Theresa May's exit deal with the EU are likely to be in the low single figures, John McDonnell has claimed. Speaking at a Reuters Live event the Shadow Chancellor said he has had talks with a "a block of MPs" who are worried about facilitating a no deal and who said they are going to “stick with” the Labour leadership. He added that the Finance Bill amendments accepted by the government last night "were not particularly significant" but proved...

Britain will be held captive to get its freedom as May moves to deliver Brexit by stealth

Theresa May will apply the so-called "TARP model" in order to deliver Brexit, effectively holding the country captive in order for it to get its so-called freedom. The Prime Minister will risk wreaking financial and economic havoc to get the approval she needs in parliament over the coming weeks. Amber Rudd gave the game away this morning on the Today Program revealing how Tory top brass expect to get the government's divisive Brexit plan through parliament. The majority of MPs...

We stand with Harry

Last night the hashtag #IStandWithHarry trended on Twitter as heroic writer and political activist Harry Leslie Smith was took ill in hospital. Jeremy Corbyn led the tributes to the Second World War veteran who was reported to be "not in a good way" after been taken into A&E by his son, John. The Labour leader said: "We need him to get well soon as the National Health Service, and our movement, needs him". The 95-year-old, who grew up in poverty in Yorkshire,...

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