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Charity to feed over 60,000 Londoners in poverty after £80k cash boost

City Bridge Trust will help City Harvest feed over 60,000 Londoners in poverty after awarding the charity £79,800 to run a food storage warehouse in Ealing.  City Harvest will use the money to pay for a manager to run the London site which will deliver enough food to make more than three million meals a year. The charity distributes fresh, nutritious food to Londoners in poverty seven days a week in 23 out of 32 the capital’s boroughs.  City Harvest has grown significantly...

Guy Verhofstadt says Brexit deal is “zero per cent” complete

Guy Verhofstadt today significantly revised down Theresa May’s claim that Brexit is 95 per cent, saying the withdrawal deal is “zero per cent” finished. The European Parliament’s Brexit co-coordinator spoke out after the Prime Minister looked to appease fellow ministers with assurances that we are well on our way to completing a deal with Brussels. In a speech to MEPs he said unless the Irish border row is resolved the deal is “zero per cent” finished as he mocked May’s...

Brexit “like declaring a war on ourselves” as plans drawn up for emergency shipments of food and medicine

Labour MP David Lammy has likened Brexit to declaring war on ourselves after it was revealed plans are been drawn up to charter ships to bring in emergency food and medicines in the event of a “no-deal”. The Department of Transport has put in place contingency plans to own or lease roll-on roll-off lorry ferries to make sure vital supplies of goods, food and medicines continue to reach these shores if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Politicians...

UKIP MEPs turn out in force to discuss…. Members entitlements after Brexit

A cohort of UKIP MEPs made a rare appearance in Strasbourg yesterday to discuss members entitlements after Brexit. With 16 remaining members it seemed the lion's share of the party's politicians showed up at the European Parliament, despite absenteeism plaguing the party in the past. According to researchers at VoteWatch Ukip MEPs turn up to fewer voters in the European Parliament than any other party in Europe. Representatives only participated in 62.3 per cent of votes in the run-up to the Brexit...

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