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Majority of MPs would “get behind a variant of the Norway option”

A prominent Brexiteer, who recently resigned as a Minister, has said he believes that most of the Commons can get behind a Norway style Brexit deal. George Eustice resigned as fisheries minister because as he was opposed to the PM considering extending article 50. However, in an interview with Radio 5 Live’s Emma Barnett this morning he said he favoured the Norway option. He told the listeners that a majority of MPs would “get behind a variant of the Norway option.” ...

Jeremy Corbyn egg attacker sentenced to 28 days in prison

A man who threw an egg at Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been sentenced to 28 days in prison. John Murphy, 31, threw the egg as Mr Corbyn met Muslim charity workers at Finsbury Park mosque in his Islington constituency. Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said: "An attack like this is an attack on the democratic process". She ruled that Mr Corbyn is vulnerable after having to review his security and that the attack was premeditated with wide-ranging effects. In a...

Campaign to get Revoke Article 50 petition up to 17 million signatures launched

A campaign to get the Revoke Article 50 petition up to 17 million signatures has been launched after a record-breaking weekend of political activism. Over a million people were estimated to have joined the Put It To The People march in the capital on Saturday, with participants from across the country making their way from Marble Arch to Parliament Square. As the protests took place a record-breaking petition to revoke Article 50 soared past five million signatures with almost 5.5...

UK Competitiveness Index paints bleak economic picture for areas outside London

Academics say long-term decline forecast for large areas of the UK Significant parts of Britain will experience a decline in economic growth over the next twenty years, a study says. The 2019 edition of the UK Competitiveness Index is compiled by researchers at Cardiff University and Nottingham Business School. As well as assessing the competitiveness of localities in England, Wales and Scotland today, forecasts have been compiled data to predict how they will fare in the years to come. By...

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