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Conservative MP defends himself after calling for all knives to be fitted with GPS trackers
Scott Mann, Conservative MP for North Cornwall, said there should be a database for knife owners
MPs given first chance to vote on second referendum
The House of Commons will be given the first opportunity to vote for a second referendum today. The speaker, John Bercow, selected an amemndment from Sarah Wollaston, who recently left the Tories to join the Independent group. This was not, as you would expect, met with universal approval. The speaker turned down an anti second referendum vote, brought by 111 hardline Brexiteers, mainly from the Conservative party, alongside the DUP and a small number of Labour MPs. It called on...
Brits react to Trump’s post Brexit trade deal intervention: what can UK expect?
After last night's humiliating defeat for Theresa May, with many of her MPs defying the government whip, Brexiteers woke up to a rejection of the chaos of a no deal Brexit. https://twitter.com/davidschneider/status/1105893897283223553 As Theresa May hoarsely vowed to carry on putting her deal to MPs repeatedly, Donald Trump made a last minute intervention. According to The Telegraph Nigel Farage claims he has been lobbying Donald Trump to put pressure on the UK to leave the EU with no Brexit deal...
Husband granted bail despite being accused of murdering his pregnant wife 20 years ago
Mum-of-three Debbie Griggs, 34, was four-and-a-half months pregnant when she disappeared from her home in Walmer, Kent in 1999.
Police probing murder of French woman found in shallow grave in London arrest suspect in Estonia
PR executive Laureline Garcia-Bertaux, 34, was last seen alive on Saturday night at a supermarket near her home in west London
Incredible drone footage shows cliff erosion which has left homeowners in turmoil
Residents at Longbeach Leisure Park, Hornsea have been left in panic after a huge 50m crack appeared just metres from their doorsteps at the cliff edge
This is the full list of MPs who voted AGAINST protecting UK from no-deal Brexit
These are the MPs who voted against protecting the country from what the ABI called “an unforgiveable act of self-harm.” Last night Theresa May’s government were cowed yet again when, in an unexpected upset, a slim majority of MPs, including Tories defying their own whip, voted 311 to 309 for an amendment Conservative Caroline Spelman added to Theresa May’s motion to rule out a No deal Brexit on March 29th only, while acknowledging a No deal Brexit as a default....
Campaigners against period poverty celebrate Spring Statement victory
Campaigners against period poverty are celebrating a victory today, after the government confirmed that free sanitary products will be available in all secondary schools and colleges as of September this year. In his Spring Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said: “In response to concerns from headteachers that some girls are missing school attendance due to inability to afford sanitary products, I have decided to fund the provision of free sanitary products in secondary schools and colleges in England from the next...
Donald Tusk is open to “long” Brexit delay
The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has said he would accept a “long” delay to Brexit. Tusk is willing to give the UK a lot more time to rethink its relationship with the EU, and if indeed, want to leave at all. Tusk said: “During my consultations ahead of European Council, I will appeal to the EU27 to be open to a long extension if the UK finds it necessary to rethink its Brexit strategy and build consensus...