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MPs set to leave Labour and launch new party

In the biggest split in the Labour party since the 1980s, when the breakaway SDP was formed, it is expected that a number if MPs are set to leave Labour today, There have been rumours swirling for sometime, and momentum for the plan appeared to be increasing last week. It is thought about four or five MPs are willing to make the jump. It is rumoured that Chuka Umunna Chris Leslie, Luciana Berger, Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith and Mike Gapes...

UK airline suspends all operations amid Brexit uncertainty

UK airline FlyBMI has suspended all operations and filed for administration amid Brexit uncertainty, it was announced this weekend. The East Midlands-based airline offered services from various UK airports and operated 17 regional jet aircraft on routes to 25 European cities, carrying over half a million passengers on 29,000 flights in 2018. The company said it had been badly affected by spikes in fuel and carbon costs and uncertainty over Brexit. A spokesperson for flybmi said: “It is with a heavy...

Climate change walkout: Student strike splits political leaders

Theresa May today took a swipe at "disruptive" school pupils after they walked out on strike over a lack of action on tackling climate change. A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said the disruption caused by the climate change walkout will "increase teachers' workloads and waste lesson time that teachers have carefully prepared for". In contrast, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backed the walkout, tweeting: "Climate change is the greatest threat that we all face but it is the school kids of today...

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