A petition calling for Theresa May to revoke Article 50 has picked up more than 500,000 signatures in the past 24 hours following a night of political chaos in Westminster. The Prime Minister took aim at her fellow MPs last night, saying they are responsible for the impasse over Brexit. Holding her nerve once again she confirmed that there would not be a change of course and that she would "work night and day" to persuade MPs to vote for...
Beleagured Theresa May has addressed the nation, insisting: "you want this stage of the Brexit process to be over and done with. I agree. I am on your side," despite a poll showing 90% of Brits think Brexit is a "national humiliation." The PM proceeded to attack the MPs she is seeking to persuade a third time to vote for her unpopular EU Withdrawal Deal, complaining "MPs have been unable to agree on a way to implement the UK's withdrawal."...
In an extraordinary swipe at Britain's press, the UK's top anti-terror cop called out the British press for the hypocrisy of blaming social media for radicalising terrorists while publishing the Christchurch killer's deadly manifesto to an audience of millions. In an open letter to the mainstream media, Head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations (ACSO) Neil Basu called for "a sensible conversation about how to report terrorism in a way that doesn’t help terrorists." In a...
Theresa May again insisted that she would not delay Brexit beyond June 30. She blamed MPs tonight for the impasse over Brexit, as a Sky poll revealed 90% of public finds her Brexit negotiations a "national humiliation." A third of Sky customers polled blamed the government for the breakdown of Brexit, 24% the UK and EU equally, while 26% blamed MPs above all. People reacted in dismay to Theresa May's short statement outside Downing Street, and many tonight called for...
A bookmakers has been forced to suspend betting on a General Election to be called, following a flood of large bets in the last hour. Rumours have been circulating that Theresa May is set to make a statement tonight. A spokesman for Paddy Power said: "We've seen a rush of hefty bets on a General Election to take place within the last hour or so, and as a result, we are refusing to take any further bets on the market....
The Tory MP has been blasted for supporting hunters who activists say illegally chased foxes, killed pets and terrorised locals
The leader of Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party has dramatically quit today following a HOPE not hate investigation revealing her numerous Islamophobic statements and extensive retweeting of far-right figures – including a neo-Nazi – on her Twitter feed. A HOPE not hate analysis of tweets posted to Catherine Blaiklock’s now-removed Twitter account revealed multiple examples of anti-Muslim statements, including claims that Islam is “incompatible with liberal democracy”, that “Islam = submission – mostly to raping men it seems”and is a “threat to women,...
Prime Minister Theresa May has written to the European Union to ask for a three month delay to Brexit. She has sent a letter to Europe asking for Brexit delay until June 30. The UK is due to leave the EU next Friday, on 29 March, May says in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk she needs more time to get her withdrawal deal passed and ratified by Parliament. May seems to threaten to quit as PM if MPs...
Officers were called reports a domestic disturbance in Hackney where they found a 28-year-old man armed with knives making threats to kill.
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