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Jeremy Corbyn’s spokesman has denied the Labour leader is in hock to unions over Brexit. Claims by Labour MP Dame Margaret Beckett that unions and Mr Corbyn’s aides are preventing the party shifting to support Remain were dismissed as “laughable” by his spokesman. Veteran Labour MP Dame Margaret told the BBC Today programme that people around Mr Corbyn “don’t give a toss” what Labour members think about Brexit and would be happy to leave with no deal. She said: “I’m...

Britain is currently scheduled to leave the European Union on October 31. The date is a contentious issue between the Tory leadership candidates, with Boris Johnson stating he will get the UK out of the EU on Halloween “come what may”. Johnson claimed the chances of a no-deal Brexit happening are a "million to one". Yet the EU has repeatedly insisted that it would not renegotiate the EU Withdrawal deal that Johnson described as Britain donning a "suicide vest." Meanwhile,...

Jeremy Hunt has spoken of his love of lambada dancing in the latest insight into the pastimes of the Tory leadership contenders. The Foreign Secretary said it was “quite an intimate dance” and the music “brings back some happy memories”. His comments came after Boris Johnson revealed a passion for making and painting model buses. On BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show, Mr Hunt had the track Lambada by Kaoma played in his honour. He said: “When I was elected...

“I was personally rejected by my mum, and the idea that the future monarch is saying they would support their children if they came out as LGBT is a message to the whole of society really, a message that we need to support and we need to empower LGBT people.”

Bank of England boss Mark Carney has warned that a “notable” increase in no-deal Brexit fears and ongoing uncertainty is damaging Britain’s economy. The Bank’s governor told MPs the lack of any progress towards a deal and the extended Brexit deadline is leaving firms in limbo in terms of preparations and investment. In a hearing with the Treasury Select Committee, Mr Carney said there has been a “notable increase” in market expectations of no deal. He said this uncertainty in...

Lee Pomeroy, 51, had been travelling into the city with his 14-year-old son on January 4 when he was allegedly knifed to death by Darren Pencille after an argument.

Two of the men suspected of being part of the multi-million pound illegal operation were detained in London on European Arrest Warrants and now face extradition to France to stand trial

Environment Secretary Michael Gove will introduce a new Bill to increase maximum sentences for animal cruelty from six months to five years. Prison sentences for the worst animal abusers will be toughened up with a new law. Environment Secretary Michael Gove will introduce a new Bill on Wednesday to increase maximum sentences for animal cruelty from six months to five years. The harshest sentences will be for cruelty including dog fighting, abuse of puppies and kittens, or gross neglect of...

The Trump administration sought on Wednesday to win support for an economic plan it says will be a foundation for Israeli-Palestinian peace but which Palestinians and many other Arabs dismiss as pointless without a political solution to the decades-old conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner opened a international meeting in Bahrain on Tuesday evening by urging Palestinians, whose leadership is boycotting the event, to think outside the "traditional box" for an economic pathway that he...