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How did Vote Leave cheat?
Details of how Vote Leave cheated were laid out in full today as the nation comes to grips with the news that one of the campaign's leading donors is to be investigated by the National Crime Agency. Funding from Arron Banks will now be investigated as part of a possible criminal conspiracy that links donations to impermissible sources. It comes after Vote Leave was fined and reported to police by the Electoral Commission for overspending on their campaign to the tune of £675,000....
Former EDL chief Tommy Robinson’s contempt case officially sent to the Attorney General by Old Bailey judge
Judge said he was minded to refer the case but now has done so.
Privatisation of Britain’s railways has cost the taxpayer £5bn per year plus increased fares
The privatisation of Britain’s railways has cost the taxpayer £5 billion per year and driven up fares by 20 per cent, according to analysis released to mark the 25th anniversary of the legislation that put British Rail into the hands of the private sector. Commuters have endured a “catastrophic” privatisation of the rail network since 1995, Labour research has concluded, with taxpayers putting billions of pounds into the system at the same time as ticket prices have been driven up...
Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths in Europe every year
Air pollution is the cause of more than 500,000 premature deaths in Europe every year, fresh figures from the European Environment Agency have revealed. With the majority of Brits now citing air pollution as a daily concern, a study conducted to coincide with the EEA figures found 74 per cent now admit they could do more to lead an environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Londoners are most concerned about the effects of air pollution, followed by those in Edinburgh and Manchester. The study, of...
Veterans struck down by Gulf War Syndrome offered new hope
The disorder affects about 25 per cent of the 700,000 US veterans who served in Operatio Desert Storm.
Support mounts for a People’s Vote as every Labour constituency backs second referendum on final deal
Support is mounting for the public having a final say on the Brexit deal as it becomes clear what that could entail. Business leaders piled on the pressure this weekend as it was revealed that the majority of voters in every single Labour constituency now want a second referendum when it becomes clear what the Brexit deal is. In a major coup for the People’s Vote campaign, a YouGov poll of 26,000 voters in all 259 Labour held seats found...
Arron Banks says he regrets “unleashing the demons” of Brexit on the country
Arron Banks has said he regrets “unleashing the demons” of Brexit on the country in a controversial interview with Andrew Marr this morning. The businessman, who bankrolled the Leave.EU campaign and is currently under investigation by the UK's National Crime Agency, said that if he had his time again it would probably have been better to remain in the European Union and not unleash the demons of Brexit. It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May faces pressure over claims she...
Shopworker describes harrowing moment she heard London’s latest knife crime victim utter “his last words”
The 17-year-old boy fatally stabbed outside Clapham South tube station was the second teenager to be knifed to death in London in just 24 hours
Eyewitnesses talk about Surrey inflatable slide collapse, leaving six children seriously injured
Working Park in Surrey was cleared by police to allow an helicopter ambulance to land.