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Jeremy Hunt says parliament could revoke Article 50 if MPs reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal

Jeremy Hunt has warned MPs that Brexit could be cancelled if MPs reject Theresa May's deal for a third time. The foreign secretary issued the warning to pro-Brexit Tory MPs as the Prime Minister travelled to Brussels to appeal to EU leaders to grant a delay to exit day. He said cancelling Brexit was “unlikely” but said it was one outcome of the “extreme unpredictability” that would follow May’s deal being voted down. There are just eight days to go...

Neo-Nazi terror suspect suggested playing football with severed head of Jewish person

A neo-Nazi terror suspect who entered a "Miss Hitler" beauty contest suggested playing football with the severed head of a Jewish person, a court heard. Jurors heard Alice Cutter, 22, made the statement in a private message to convicted National Action member Alex Deakin. She is accused of sending the message after the far right-wing group was banned by the Government on December 16, 2016, following the murder of MP Jo Cox. Cutter, of Halifax, West Yorks., is charged with...

Tory activist lambasted over fake claim of revenge attack by Islamists following Christchurch attack

A Conservative political activist has been lambasted after sharing footage that claimed to show Islamists in Pakistan burning down a Christian church in response to the Christchurch attack. Theodora Dickinson, who has 17,000 followers on Twitter, shared a video on March 18 saying: "In response to the New Zealand mosque attacks, Islamists have burned down a Christian church in Pakistan. Why is this not being shown on @BBCNews?!”. The tweet, which has since been deleted, was retweeted over 5,500 times and...

Eric Cantona reveals “Brexit bunker” between UK and France

Eric Cantona has unveiled a Brexit bunker somewhere in between the UK and France as tensions mount over the exit process. The whole country seemed up in arms following Theresa May's speech last night after she said there would no change of course on Brexit and she would “work night and day” to get MPs to support the unpopular Withdrawal Deal. A petition to revoke Article 50 has reached over 600,000 signatures in under 24 hours, but there is scant...

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