Politics
MPs daughter saw ‘how unpleasant some members of the local Conservative Party were’
Antoinette Sandbach lost the Conservative whip and last night lost a vote of confidence held by her local party.
‘Saving money & lives’ Corbyn promises ‘truly universal’ health service under Labour
The Labour leader has pledged to scrap prescription charges in England and proposes a publicly-owned generic drugs manufacturer.
Johnson believed to have agreed to customs border down the Irish Sea
The arrangement was rejected by Theresa May as a deal that no British prime minister could ever accept.
UK continues selling arms to Turkey amid attacks on Kurds but halts new licences
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday that defence exports to Turkey would continue to be reviewed.
Boris Johnson slammed for Garden Bridge failures
The London Assembly said it was an “appalling waste of public money” that was spent in order to fulfil Boris Johnson’s pet project
World War II paratrooper says Brexit is “breaking his heart” on his 100th birthday
“After all that struggle and all the sacrifice”, the UK is now in danger of losing our community as a United Kingdom, he said.
Independent Scotland could be an investment magnet, Nicola Sturgeon to say
Being in both the single market as well as being the “closest neighbour to our friends in the rest of the UK” will give Scotland the “best of both worlds”.
Boris Johnson will not resign if Queen’s Speech is defeated by MPs, says No 10
Downing Street ruled out a defeat on the Queen’s Speech being a matter of confidence, which could pave the way for an early general election.
PM accused of ‘voter suppression move’ with photo ID plan
Voters will have to show photographic ID when they vote in future, under proposals revealed in the Queen’s Speech.