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This is how Labour would poll if they became pro-Remain and promised a second referendum
Labour would be clear favourites to take the most votes in the European Elections if it became pro-Remain and promised a second referendum. A ComRes poll revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s party would receive 38 per cent of the vote in that eventuality, putting it eight points ahead of the Brexit party and 27 points ahead of the Conservatives. The research, published by Remain United utilising the expertise of Electoral Calculus, predicted that with no change to its position on Brexit,...
Staff at Jamie Oliver’s restaurant claim they were sacked by email just 30 min before public announcement
Staff were told there would be a conference call where they were given the devastating news
Cannes 2019 review: Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You
★★★★★ It all seems so simple; tired of horrible bosses and demeaning employment, Ricky (Kris Hitchen) decides to become a delivery driver under the oversight of ‘patron saint of nasty bastards’ Maloney (Ross Brewster). Quickly ensnared in a workaholic system of abuse and exploitation, Ricky and his wife Abbie (Debbie Honeywood), who works as a carer, struggle to find time for their children Seb (Rhys Stone) and Lisa Jane (Katie Proctor). Whereas Ken Loach’s previous work I, Daniel Blake took...
Theresa May’s desperate Second Referendum offer if MPs support Brexit deal unravels immediately
In a long awaited statement on her final throw of the dice, Theresa May as expected announced one more vote to pass her Brexit deal - but in an attempt to lure MPs across the bench, and across the Brexit debate, she offered concessions including a vote on a confirmatory referendum to give the people back a chance to have the final say on the Brexit deal. In another speech straight to press, avoiding the questioning she would receive from...
Hundreds of dental patients may have Hepatitis and HIV after hygienist failed to sterilise
There are fears 536 dental patients could have been infected after a rogue hygienist failed to clean instruments properly or used the same instruments on the next patient without them being sterilised.
Security fears after MP is sent suspicious package of white powder in the post
Tory MP Rebecca Pow said police were investigating after she received the suspicious letter
Sensational headline of the day: “Jeremy Kyle axed in revenge for Brexit”, Daily Star claims
An embellished interpretation of Jeremy Clarkson’s column made the front page of the Daily Star this morning as the redtop made sensational claims that Jeremy Kyle was "axed in revenge for Brexit". Clarkson courted controversy on Sunday after claiming that the decision to cancel The Jeremy Kyle Show amounts to unfairly taking away the “plaything” of “fat, unintelligent Brexiteers”. The ITV daytime show was cancelled following the death of Steve Dymond, who had participated in an episode (that was not...
Oceans could swell nearly SEVEN FEET by 2100 – destroying homes of almost 200 million people
A study suggests it would wipe out over a million square miles of farming and other food producing lands - having "profound consequences for humanity"
Electoral Commission launches urgent probe of Brexit Party funding as Farage denies wrongdoing
Britain’s election watchdog has announced it will be visiting the Brexit Party headquarters within the next 24 hours and begin an urgent probe of donations to Nigel Farage’s new party. The investigation has been launched just days before the party officially launched in April is tipped to win the most seats in the European Parliamentary elections. The probe comes as the party’s chairman Richard Tice today repeatedly failed to say whether the party was accepting foreign funding and a former...