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Labour prepared to back second Brexit referendum

The Labour Party has become the first of the big two major political parties to back a second referendum if party members voted in favour of one. Both leader Jeremy Corbyn and deputy Tom Watson announced to the media this weekend that they would be ready to "adhere to" any decision made at this week's party conference, saying the view of the party members must be respected. With over half a million people on its books Labour has one of...

UKIP leader says he would support bringing Tommy Robinson into the party

Gerard Batten has said he would support bringing Tommy Robinson into the party, but that it isn’t likely to happen in the near future. Speaking ahead of the UKIP 2018 conference the newly elected party leader confirmed Robinson could be given a route into mainstream politics. In a Sky News interview he denied courting the far right before confirming previous statements that he would welcome Robinson into the party. The comments come just days after Batten attended an anti-Muslim march...

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