Conservative MP Christopher Chope who recently scuppered legislation against 'upskirting' - filming up women's skirts - has now blocked a bill to safeguard children from female genital mutilation (FGM). This bill was also a private members bill, and yet again Chope used parliamentary practice to object to a second reading ...
The Bank of England has downgraded its growth forecast for 2019 growth to 1.2%, which would be the smallest rise since 2009. Sterling tumbled on the news and was trading 0.6% down versus the US dollar at $1.285. Against the euro, the pound was down 0.3% at €1.134. The PM ...
Lies... there have been loads of them. And not all on the side of a bus. Banning bendy bananas... renaming Bombay Mix to make the snack politically correct... rolling out a one-size-fits-all “euro condom” - a certain section of the British press have shamelessly misrepresented the EU to invent the kind ...
Liam Nissan says he is scratching his head over what he might have done after becoming embroiled in a race-hate-cum-Brexit-manufacturing storm. The 58 year-old clerk from Wiltshire has gone into hiding after getting caught up in a clash of national news scandals. Trolls have dubbed him a “jobs bastard” and ...
Chris Grayling has been banned from Calais by port officials who are furious with his 'no deal' Brexit plans, The Telegraph has reported. The transport secretary has been given his marching orders by port chairman Jean-Marc Puissesseau, who accused the UK cabinet minister of behaving in a “completely disrespectful” manner on Tuesday. ...
Film lovers are clamouring for movies based on David Bowie, Bob Marley and Frank Sinatra, according to a survey. After the success of 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody, based on rock group Queen, researchers polled the British public to find out what other musical stories they’d like to see on the silver ...
One of the most influential architects of the Good Friday Agreement has told the BBC he is planning to take the government to court over the Irish backstop proposals included in the current Brexit deal. Former First Minister of Northern Ireland Lord David Trimble, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ...
Number 10 has admitted there are no imminent meetings planned between the Prime Minister and other EU leaders. However, the PM is still hoping she can secure concessions on the Northern Ireland border by next week. Theresa May is due to visit Northern Ireland tomorrow to try to win support for ...
Tweets shown on digital screen include the October 2016 post: “Project Fear claims Nissan would scale back UK operation could not have been further from the truth.”