Politics
Watch lawyer explain Brexit vote would be void for corruption if only it was binding…
A court has ruled that the 2016 EU referendum should be voided because of criminal activity by the Brexit campaign. – Only it can’t be because of this loophole: it wasn’t a binding referendum. Yet Theresa May is still treating it as legally binding. You couldn’t make it up. Barrister Jessica Simor took May’s government to court for proceeding with Brexit on the basis that the referendum was lawful, despite their full knowledge of the illegal behaviour of the campaign...
Dogs to demonstrate in ‘Brexit is a Dog’s Dinner’ parliament protest
UPDATE: "Brexit is a Dog's Dinner" protest outside parliament will now be going ahead on Sunday 10 March. In a barking Westminster protest no one will relish cleaning up after, dog owners from around the country will be having a "dog's dinner" outside parliament to demand a ‘Wooferendum’ on Sunday, March 10th. The pups' protest will commence at Victoria Tower Gardens at 1pm with dog owners demanding the public have the final say on leaving the EU now it has...
Donald Tusk says Brexit delay would be a “rational solution”
Donald Tusk has said extending Article 50 would be a "rational solution" as Brexit D-Day draws near without an agreement in place. The President of the European Council said "the less time there is until 29 March, the greater the likelihood of an extension, and this is an objective fact - not our intention, not our plan, but an objective fact." He said an extension would be a "rational solution" but that Mrs May told him "she still believes she...
Brexiteer throws online strop after poll results don’t go his way
A Brexiteer has thrown a very public strop after the results of an online poll didn't go his way. Owen Halliday, who goes by the Twitter tag #standup4Brexit, posted a loaded question on his profile at the weekend asking if people would be "outraged" if Brexit was delayed any further. As things stand two-thirds of respondents said they wouldn't be outraged if that transpired, which has provoked an angry reaction from the host. His subsequent posts read: "Remainers are attempting...
Council defends decision to put an advert directed at EU citizens on a bin lorry
A council has defended its decision to put an advert directed at EU citizens on bin lorries - which say 'this is your home'. Tower Hamlets Council in east London launched a "reassurance campaign" in January to support its non-UK EU citizens living in the borough - that appears to they live in the bin. The ad in question, pictured slapped across a truck full of rubbish, said: "Are you one of the 41,000 citizens who live in Tower Hamlets?...
UKIP councillor mocked for mispelling “Britain” on pamphlet
A UKIP councillor has been mocked on social media for sending out a pamphlet littered with errors - including mispelling the word BRITAIN. The clumsy leaflet - shared with residents in Peterborough - focused on campaigning to have jailed MP Fiona Onasanya removed from her seat. The leaflet, which displayed the UKIP logo and a picture of Peterborough councillor John Whitby, read: "Peterborough. Shaping Britians Future". Eagle-eye social media users were quick to point out the grammatical errors as the...
Hammond pressed to fix “broken labour market” as working Brits struggle to get by
Philip Hammond has been urged to use next month's Spring Statement to outline measures to fix the broken labour market and rescue the working poor. The Commons work and pensions committee chairman Frank Field called on the chancellor to tackle an "overwhelming precariousness" that has "engulfed families in low-waged work". His pleas come as a new survey found one in three workers are falling behind with household bills, with many turning to payday loans. Centre for Labour and Social Studies...
Church of England calls for five days of Brexit prayers when Britain leaves the EU
The Church of England has put forward plans for five days of Brexit prayers after Britain leaves the European Union at the end of next month. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the church's spiritual leader, says he wants to pray in public with the leaders of the Catholic, Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed churches on the day after Britain leaves. Speaking to the Sunday Times, a senior Church of England source said: "I would hope that it will resonate with...
Video of Chuka schooling Chuka on the virtues of party loyalty goes viral
A video of Chuka Umunna schooling his future self on the virtues of staying loyal to your party has gone viral after the MP left Labour to found the Independent Group. The video, which was first published in 2016, called on those considering leaving the Labour Party to stay. He said: "The only way you are going to see your values implemented in office is if Labour gets back into government, and we can't do that if the Labour family...