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Letter to Farage ahead of Sunderland march goes viral

A letter to Nigel Farage published in the Sunderland Echo the day before a Brexit Betrayal march got underway in the region is garnering viral traction on social media. The piece, entitled "Nigel Farage is not a friend to the people of Sunderland", vents that the city is "isolated because ...

Farage ducks out of Leave march as just 350 turn up

Nigel Farage has confirmed he will not complete the Brexit Betrayal march as just 350 protesters turned up to trek from North East England to Westminster. The former UKIP leader had tweeted "We're marching from Sunderland to London... get your walking boots on!" last month as he rallied supporters to ...

Wetherspoon’s profits take a nosedive

Profits at JD Wetherspoon sunk 19 per cent in the six months to the end of January, its latest results show. The pub chain, run by prominent Brexiteer Tim Martin, blamed a rise in labour costs, interest payments, utility bills, repairs and depreciation for the fall. Martin is currently touring 100 ...

MPs given first chance to vote on second referendum

The House of Commons will be given the first opportunity to vote for a second referendum today. The speaker, John Bercow, selected an amemndment from Sarah Wollaston, who recently left the Tories to join the Independent group. This was not, as you would expect, met with universal approval. The speaker ...

“Could be worse” falls into disuse

The expression “it could be worse” has officially fallen into disuse after Britain hit rock bottom. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Sayings the current political impasse has left the UK in such disarray that there is literally no way things could be worse as things stand. As such expressions ...

May’s deal rejected in Parliament by huge majority

The government was defeated by 149 votes over the PM revised Brexit deal. The result was 242 who approved and 391 who rejected her plan. The PM lost by 230 votes in her original Brexit vote. Jeremy Corbyn asked for No-deal to be taken out off the table. He said: ...

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