Politics

The toughest job for Britain's next prime minister will be to leave the European Union. But the new leader will have few options: find a divorce deal that parliament will ratify, leave without a deal or delay. Legally, Britain leaves on Oct. 31, seven months later than planned, unless the EU agree to a further delay and parliament changes the exit date written in law. The favourite is Boris Johnson, a leading figure in the 2016 Brexit campaign who is...

Despite recent developments in Westminster making a hard Brexit more likely, it has also increased the chances of no Brexit, Scotland’s First Minister has claimed.

A group from Class War arrived at Carrie Symonds’ south London apartment, claiming Johnson wasn’t even fit to be a “Pie Minister”

Poll of 864 party members reveals that many now buy into Islamophobic myths.

Many Conservative MPs have vowed to sink their own government if the country was heading for a ruinous no-deal Brexit, which would result in a general election.

Evidence has also emerged of far right activist Steve Bannon advising Boris Johnson despite Johnson's previous denials of a relationship.

The Labour Party has retaken the lead in the polls and is now up 4 points at 26 per cent of voting intentions as the post-European Parliament election boost for the Brexit Party fades.

 European Union leaders are losing patience with Britain and will neither allow a further delay to Brexit to continue negotiations with London nor change the divorce deal, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday. EU leaders have so far granted two delays, pushing Britain's exit from the European Union beyond an original March 29 date to October 31 at present. "While I have endless patience, some of my colleagues have lost patience quite frankly with the UK and there's...

Twitter users have issued a plea to Paul Masterton to back Boris Johnson in the final round of votes today after he voted for successive losing candidates. The Tory MP for East Renfrewshire was one of 17 people to give their support to Matt Hancock in the first round of votes, before backing Rory Stewart in the next two rounds. In the fourth ballot he supported Sajid Javid who was eliminated today. The Home Secretary received just 34 votes today,...