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Watch: Boris Johnson’s resignation speech
Boris Johnson delivered his resignation speech to parliament today, saying "it's not too late to save Brexit". The Foreign Secretary quit his post last week following the Chequers deal that saw David Davis and several other prominent Conservative MPs walk. Johnson delivered the speech as rumours surface that he is building another bid for Theresa May's job. In parliament, he said: "It is as if a fog of self doubt has descended. "Even though our friends and partners liked the...
Corbyn: May must guarantee top Tories in Vote Leave co-operate with police probe
BREAKING: Jeremy Corbyn gave Theresa May a grilling for the first time in PMQs about Vote Leave failing to co-operate with the Electoral Commission’s investigation into breaking electoral laws. He demanded the senior Conservatives in the Vote Leave campaign comply with the police investigation now that the Electoral Commission has referred Vote Leave’s campaign in the EU referendum to the police. In a rowdy exchange, Corbyn said May’s government had "sunk into a mire of chaos and division" on Brexit....
Detectives probing Grenfell Tower inferno have interviewed three people under caution
Police are investigating possible breaches of Health and Safety regulations after 72 people died in the blaze in June last year
Labour extends lead over Conservatives in polls as Theresa May threatens General Election
Labour have opened up a five point gap over the Conservatives in the polls. According to the latest Westminster voting intention 41 per cent of Brits would vote for Jeremy Corbyn's party if there was an election tomorrow. Just 36 per cent said they would vote for the Conservatives and nine per cent backed the Liberal Democrats. Theresa May threatened Conservative rebels with a general election this summer if they defeated her plans on customs after Brexit. Latest Westminster voting...
Primary school becomes first in the UK to abolish traditional marking
Teachers and pupils will have conferences to decide on scores instead
Cash-strapped NHS trust pays out over £1.2 million to cover hospital boss who was absent for three years
Stewart Messer, 57, continued to be paid £120,000-a-year even after he left in 2015
Ukip councillor guilty of wife’s murder after she found out about his affair with son’s partner
Stephen Searle, 64, strangled 62-year-old wife Anne at their £400,000 family home in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
Constituents slam John Woodcock for stabbing Corbyn in the back and ignoring local issues
Barrow and Furness constituents have slammed John Woodcock following his resignation, saying he has stabbed Jeremy Corbyn in the back ahead of a crucial day in the House of Commons. Woodcock resigned today with an outlandish attack on the Labour leader just hours before he is set to face the beleaguered Theresa May in parliament. He said the party had been "taken over by the hard left" and "tolerated" anti-Semitism, as well as claiming that Labour was not a "credible" alternative...
Ofcom TV figures confirm that the way we consume media has “fundamentally changed”
New Ofcom figures that show TV streaming services have overtaken pay-TV in Britain confirm that the way we consume media has "fundamentally changed", a TV expert has said. The number of Britons subscribing to TV services like Netflix, Amazon and Sky’s NOW TV, has overtaken traditional satellite and cable TV for the first time. Streaming services attracted 15.4 million subscribers in the first quarter, ahead of 15.1 million pay-TV contracts. But pay-TV subscription revenue of 6.4 billion pounds in 2017 was...