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Tory Brexiteers’ vote for Theresa May’s deal depend on new leader for party

They resigned over Theresa May's Brexit deal as it was so terrible for the country. They derided it for diminishing the UK to an EU rule taker, not rule maker. Yet now, sources suggest as many as 40 Tory Brexit rebels are prepared to vote for Theresa May's deal as she threatens parliament with a third meaningful vote on it - so long as they get a new leader for the Conservative Party. Tory ERG troublemaker Andrew Bridgen told The...

Mass shooting in Holland – Suspect named after three comfirmed dead

Shocking reports are emerging of a mass shooting in Holland. Dutch police have said that several people have been shot in the city of Utrecht. A man opened fire on a tram and the shooting took place at around 10:45 local time (09:45 GMT). According to news website AD, the gunman then fled the scene, that took place in the city centre. Utrecht Police said they are considering the possibility of a "terrorist motive".  Dutch police suspect at least one...

Just a flesh wound! Dutch PM compares May to hapless knight from Monty Python film

Another day another humiliation for Theresa May, this time from the Dutch PM. The Dutch PM, Mark Rutte, compared the struggling British PM to the knight from comedy classic film, Monty Phyton and the Holy Grail. The hapless knight is attacked and bits of him are sliced off, but continues to think he is winning the fight. In the cult classic film, the character has all four of his limbs cut off but wants to keep on fighting telling his...

Whatever happens now, Brexit has inflicted serious damage on UK financial services

Whatever happens next, Brexit has inflicted unprecedented damage on the UK’s financial services industry, the founder and CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory organisations has warned. The finance sector, which makes up about 6.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP, is heavily reliant on Britain's connections with the EU's single market and could face significant disruption in the event of a no deal Brexit. But regardless of how the negotiations pan out, Nigel Green of deVere Group says...

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