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Jeremy Corbyn made his conference speech and piled even more pressure on Theresa May and her Brexit deal. The Labour Leader said that the PM should call a general election if she could not get her plan through parliament. Corbyn said leaving the EU without a deal would be “a national disaster” and that “if parliament votes down a Tory deal or the government fails to reach any deal at all we would press for a general election”. The Labour...

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A heart-breaking speech by Jessie Joe Jacobs is going viral on social media after she highlighted the highest rate of suicide among young women ever. The former youth worker told the story of a young girl who was distressed, crying and walking into the sea in a passionate speech delivered to the Labour Party Conference yesterday. Her intervention prevented a potential suicide, but as Jacobs asks, “who would she have talked to if not a stranger on the beach?” The...

Science is revealing more and more about how our minds work. Understanding the latest thinking will make you smarter and improve the decisions that you make. Here, the author and expert on applied cognition, KJP Sheedy, reveals how understanding our Thinking Paradigms can improve our lives and society. By KJP Sheedy What skill does your favourite motivational speaker share with an internet troll writing click bait for profit? No one quite knows how your brain works but we do have...

Today Mr Trump criticised much of the UN's work including; the Iran deal, the human rights council, the international criminal court, OPEC, multilateral trade agreements, migration compacts and foreign aid arrangements. His speech seemed to be playing to a domestic political audience, rather than to the rest of the world. Donald Trump's second-ever address to the UN was then met with laughter by the audience. He said: “One year ago I stood before you for the first time in this grand...

Sir Keir Starmer’s comments over Brexit may have come as a surprise to Corbyn’s office, after he said that “nobody is ruling out Remain.” Starmer was given a standing ovation after his comments. Speaking to the Labour Party conference, Sir Keir said that if Labour could not secure a general election “we must have other options”. He continued: “That must include campaigning for a public vote. “It is right that Parliament has the first say but if we need to...

GMB general secretary Tim Roache, today told Labour conference the Prime Minister must put Brexit proposals to a public vote. The union leader added if Theresa May can’t get a deal that works for working people she must step aside. ​Mr Roache made the comments and as he moved Moving 'Composite Motion 5 - Brexit' at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool today. Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary, said: “If Theresa May is so confident in achieving a deal that working people, our...

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