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Labour MPs unlikely to back May’s withdrawal bill, McDonnell claims

Labour MPs who back Theresa May's exit deal with the EU are likely to be in the low single figures, John McDonnell has claimed. Speaking at a Reuters Live event the Shadow Chancellor said he has had talks with a "a block of MPs" who are worried about facilitating a no deal and who said they are going to “stick with” the Labour leadership. He added that the Finance Bill amendments accepted by the government last night "were not particularly significant" but proved...

Britain will be held captive to get its freedom as May moves to deliver Brexit by stealth

Theresa May will apply the so-called "TARP model" in order to deliver Brexit, effectively holding the country captive in order for it to get its so-called freedom. The Prime Minister will risk wreaking financial and economic havoc to get the approval she needs in parliament over the coming weeks. Amber Rudd gave the game away this morning on the Today Program revealing how Tory top brass expect to get the government's divisive Brexit plan through parliament. The majority of MPs...

We stand with Harry

Last night the hashtag #IStandWithHarry trended on Twitter as heroic writer and political activist Harry Leslie Smith was took ill in hospital. Jeremy Corbyn led the tributes to the Second World War veteran who was reported to be "not in a good way" after been taken into A&E by his son, John. The Labour leader said: "We need him to get well soon as the National Health Service, and our movement, needs him". The 95-year-old, who grew up in poverty in Yorkshire,...

Esther McVey seemed to try & relate to people on Universal Credit…

Esther McVey recently quit her job as Work & Pensions Secretary and has headed back to the backbenches, you can see her first you tube video about her first day back, below. However, McVey hasn't been holding back on Twitter since she left Cabinet. After her resignation, many people pointed out the situation that would face Universal Credit claimants if they were to voluntarily give up a job. One twitter user, Paul Treloar, asked: "If you leave a job voluntarily under Universal...

Conservatives “falling apart in front of us” as they allow Labour’s budget amendments

The Conservative Party have been accused of giving up governing after they accepted a raft of Labour amendments to the Budget. They decided not to take the Labour changes to a vote, as they feared they could lose, as the DUP are, essentially, on strike. The DUP won't support the Government due to the Brexit deal May agreed last week. This move has effectively removed May's working majority, meaning they probably faced an embarrassing almost-certain defeat. MPs were expecting to...

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