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The investigation centres on allegations made by seven women of non-recent sexual abuse committed against them as children predominantly in the Dewsbury and Batley area, West Yorks., between 2002 and 2009.

The financial secretary to the Treasury flashed notes warning of "no food" and "no Channel Tunnel" ahead of a cabinet meeting yesterday. Conservative MP for Central Devon, Mel Stride was snapped outside the cabinet office with the list poking out of a red folder. According to political photographer Steve Back - who took the photo - Stride was on his way to a Brexit meeting. The picture has caused a furore on social media, although some commentators have speculated that the gaffe could have been...

Last night the House of Lords voted on an opposition motion against Theresa May’s EU withdrawal deal and also a no deal Brexit by a massive majority of 169. Peers from across the political spectrum voted 321 votes to 152 for Labour peer Lady basildon’s motion to reject a no deal outcome and regret the terms of the government deal and future relationship with EU. The Lords voted overwhelmingly less than 24 hours before the Commons meaningful vote on Brexit that...

In news you couldn’t make up, it turns out that the factory that Theresa May made her last-ditch attempt to persuade Tory rebels to vote for her Brexit deal today received £429,000 from the EU. The Prime Minister visited Stoke-on-Trent today, most of which voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum to give a speech outlining how not voting for her Brexit deal in the meaningful vote on Brexit tomorrow risked Brexit not happening at all. But the...

Rene Kinzett, 43, pleaded guilty to an indictment that covered nine years’ offending - from 2008 to 2017

Government whip Gareth Johnson has just quit, telling Theresa May in his letter (below) that he cannot in all conscience “reconcile his duties as a Whip” with implementing her European Withdrawal Agreement. The Brexit-supporting Conservative MP warns that the controversial "back stop" in the agreement to stop the Northern Ireland peace agreement falling apart  "ensures we will be fettered in our ability to negotiate trade deals with other nations in future." The Tory MP resigning as a minister in the...

Theresa May was labelled a hypocrite today after she tried to use the Welsh devolution referendum to sell her Brexit plans The Prime Minister tried to claim "both sides" accepted to endorse the creation of the Welsh Assembly - even though many Conservative MPs, including herself, voted against it. Her initial speech which was sent to members of the press read: "When the people of Wales voted by a margin of 0.3%, on a turnout of just over 50%, to endorse the creation...

Labour would crash to a worse defeat than it suffered under Michael Foot if the party enables Brexit, according to the most extensive survey of voters’ attitudes on the issue conducted since the 2016 referendum. A poll of more than 25,000 people shows the party risks losing millions of supporters in two scenarios under which it either votes through some form of compromise deal or fails to order MPs to oppose Brexit. Conducted over the Christmas break when Jeremy Corbyn’s...

The 22-year-old was reportedly attacking family members when two policewomen arrived at his home.