Politics
Opponents of Johnson’s Brexit strategy “increasingly confident” of finding a way to block no-deal
Tory rebels and opposition leaders "increasingly confident" that there is enough time to get a measure to prevent a no-deal Brexit through both Houses.
Amber Rudd gets Led By Donkeys treatment in Hastings
“The idea of leaving the EU to take back more control into Parliament and to consider the idea of closing Parliament to do that is the most extraordinary idea I've ever heard”, she had said in June.
‘Dictator’ Johnson running No 10 like Bullingdon Club, McDonnell says
“If you enjoy clowns my advice is go to the circus, don’t put them in No 10, in charge of our country", the shadow chancellor said.
Lord Young, former leader of Commons resigns over Boris Johnson ‘undermining role of Parliament’
Proroguing Parliament "reinforces the view that the Government may not have the confidence of the House for its Brexit policy."
Woman interrupts Sky News to make impassioned Brexit plea
The clip has gone viral after the Portuguese woman pleaded to be made part of the process.
‘You don’t deliver on democracy by trashing democracy. We are not selecting a dictator’ – what Tory ministers said about prorogation
“Goes against everything that those men who waded on to those beaches fought and died for” - Matt Hancock insisted just weeks ago.
‘Absolutely not normal & pretending it is is frankly nonsense’ after Parliament to be prorogued for 32 days
The Queen has approved the Prime Minister’s request for Parliament to be prorogued for 32 days, the longest suspension in modern memory.
Politicians react as the government prorogues parliament
The move has sparked fierce criticism from across the political divide.
The Queen approves Boris Johnson’s plans to suspend Parliament
The Prime Minister will temporarily close down the Commons from the second week of September until October 14.