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Boris Johnson has apologised to ‘everybody who has a bad experience’ in the NHS after a four-year-old boy had to sleep on a hospital floor. Sarah Williment covered her son, Jack, with coats to keep him warm as he waited for a bed at Leeds General Infirmary, where she had taken him last Tuesday fearing […]

A Conservative general election candidate was greeted with cries of ‘disgrace!’ after he said that food bank users struggle at ‘managing their budget’. Tory candidate Darren Henry said at a hustings in Broxtowe on Friday: “It’s about having budgeting for when they go down to the food bank. “What they struggle with is maybe being […]

Nigel Farage has been snubbed by members of his own party, as four Brexit Party MEPs are set to quit the party on Thursday, with one week to go before the election. John Longworth, former British Chambers of Commerce chief, and Annunziata Rees-Mogg are among the group resigning, who have all urged voters to give […]

The New Statesman, which presents itself as a left-wing newspaper, has called Jeremy Corbyn ‘unfit to be prime minister’ and is refusing to endorse the Labour Party in the forthcoming election. It has ruled out backing the current party leader for premier as it did in 2017. “His reluctance to apologise for the anti-Semitism in […]

With just a few days left to stop Boris Johnson from winning the general election and forcing his destructive Brexit deal upon the UK, some of the biggest names in politics are planning massive rally in London demanding a final say on Brexit. “It’ll be the last big rallying cry for people to vote tactically […]

A small plane has been seen flying all over the nation with a bizarre message for Remainers which has left onlookers confused. The small plane is towing a banner which reads Remainers are Kaput, in black and white, with a red hammer and sickle also shown. Photo: Andrew McNally – Credit: Archant The small plane […]

LBC has clarified what happened on air after Boris Johnson made a hand gesture that sparked online speculation while he fielded calls from the public with host Nick Ferrari. The radio show, which is also filmed, shows the prime minister slicing his finger across his neck with a look of deep irritation as he struggles […]

Channel 4 have replaced Boris Johnson with a melting ice sculpture of a globe containing a Tory party logo after he failed to attend the debate. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Plymouth, Devon, whilst on the General Election campaign trail. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire – Credit: PA The broadcaster had considered replacing both Nigel Farage […]

Andrew Neil has told Boris Johnson he is ready to interview him ‘any time, any place and anywhere’ as the Tories claim that ‘discussions are on-going’ over whether the prime minister will appear on the BBC before election day. It comes as it’s reported the Tories have offered the prime minister to appear on The […]

The Brexit Party has dropped out of this Thursday’s leaders’ debate hosted by Channel 4, who the group say are too pro-Remain. We won't be taking part in Channel 4's special programme on Thursday night. Read more below. ?? pic.twitter.com/bMoDkQMMmx— The Brexit Party (@brexitparty_uk) November 26, 2019 Nigel Farage’s party claimed they stepped back out […]

Organisers of an election hustings in Boris Johnson’s Uxbridge constituency may ’empty-chair’ the prime minister if he does not confirm he will show up. “We have not heard from Mr Johnson, his team or anyone from the Conservative Party,” said Rich Blake-Lobb, pastor at the church where the event is being held. The traditional event […]

The home secretary has said that the government is not responsible for poverty in the UK, preferring to blame ‘all parts of society and the structures’. When confronted with shocking statistics about child poverty, Patel called the situation “appalling” – but refused to shoulder any of the responsibility. “It’s not the government,,” she told BBC […]

Nearly double the number of young people are registering to vote in the upcoming election compared to 2017. Since the election was called 737,775 18-24 year-olds have registered to vote, compared to 368,965 in the equivalent period in 2017. It is a 100% increase in the number who have signed up to cast their ballot […]

The Brexit Party has disowned a candidate in Scotland who declared ‘war’ on the LGBTQ community. Look at the state of the @brexitparty_uk candidate standing in Glenrothes - crusading against lesbians, rampant youths and all those without god in their lives. @courier_fife @GlenrothesGaz @KingdomFMNews pic.twitter.com/U7A9QTV74p— Jenny Gilruth (@JennyGilruth) November 18, 2019 The candidate claimed the […]

Activists from an anti-Brexit youth campaign have announced they are severing ties with the People’s Vote campaign, in the latest announcement to rock the second referendum organisation. For our Future’s Sake and some of the staff from Our Future Our Choice announced the move because they believe outgoing boss Roland Rudd has “wrecked” a last-ditch […]

Jeremy Corbyn has warned that a cyber attack on Labour’s digital platforms could be a ‘sign of things to come’ in the general election. The Labour leader said the timing of the attack – which slowed some of the party’s campaign activities – was “suspicious” and had made him “nervous” about what might happen in […]

The BBC has apologised after using old footage of Boris Johnson laying a wreath on Remembrance Sunday rather than the most recent footage of him laying one upside down. Slide One is Boris Johnson, yesterday, laying a wreath upside down on the CenotaphSlide Two is the footage BBC News are rolling with this morning - […]

More than half a million people, including more than 70,000 children, have not been granted the right to carry on living in the UK permanently after Brexit, official figures suggest. Around 1.8 million people had applied to the EU Settlement Status up until the end of September, and just under one million were granted settled […]

Northern Ireland’s only unionist Remainer MP has said she will not contest the general election. Lady Sylvia Hermon announced that she would not be defending the North Down seat she took in 2001. She was under pressure from a Democratic Unionist rival who cut her majority to 1,208 in the last poll in 2017. She […]

A chairman at the People’s Vote campaign is facing demands to resign from staff who say they cannot allow ‘boardroom politics to overshadow the real politics’ of Brexit. Roland Rudd, the chair of Open Britain, one of five organisations that are part of the People’s Vote which is working towards a second Brexit referendum, has […]

The speaker has failed to select an amendment to the Queen’s Speech which called for a People’s Vote – with the Liberal Democrats blaming a lack of support from Labour. Earlier in the day Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson wrote to Jeremy Corbyn urging Labour to support her party’s amendment to the Queen’s Speech which […]

Nigel Farage has complained that the EU has taken away the offer of a Brexit extension, which he says is now more preferable to Boris Johnson’s deal. https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1184834973662175234 The Brexit Party leader said Boris Johnson’s plans were “not Brexit” because the deal will still mean “regulatory alignment with the European Union”. He told the BBC: […]

Scotland’s Court of Session has ruled against forcing Boris Johnson to sign a Brexit extension letter to delay Article 50 – because it believes the prime minister will request one in compliance with the law. Judge Lord Pentland announced his decision after considering arguments previously made at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. He cited […]

The government has submitted evidence to Scotland’s highest civil court claiming the prime minister will comply with MP’s demands to send a letter requesting a Brexit extension if a deal is not agreed by October 19th. SNP MP Joanna Cherry and Lawyer Jolyon Maugham. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire. – Credit: PA Documents submitted to the […]

Government guidance appears to suggest ministers expect the process of importing medicine from the EU after no-deal Brexit will take longer – despite repeated assurances the public need not worry. Documents published by the Department for Health and Social Care (DoHSC) warn suppliers to change the way they operate to accommodate a longer process. The […]

Remainer MPs have drafted a bill that would force Boris Johnson to delay Brexit until January 31 if he cannot get a deal with the EU. 1/8 The European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 2019 pic.twitter.com/16cmhdRkOp— Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) September 2, 2019 A cross-party group of Remainer MPs have published their bill detailing action they […]

Heavyweights from across the political divide have joined forces to fight Boris Johnson’s prorogation plan in the courts. Former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major, deputy Labour leader Tom Watson and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson have thrown their weight behind a legal challenge being mounted by campaigner Gina Miller. There has been an uproar […]

The Independent for Change group have been criticised after its leader said it would not vote against the government in an no confidence vote. As a result the numbers for a vote to remove Boris Johnson might be even trickier than expected. In a statement group leader Anna Soubry said: “To suggest, as a significant […]

Anti-Brexit campaigners have welcomed the anti-Brexit party pacts that helped ensure the Liberal Democrats defeated the Conservative in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election. It saw Plaid Cymru and the Green Party step aside to support Lib Dem candidate Jane Dodds, while Change UK and other pro-EU parties also did not contest. Naomi Smith from the […]

A Brexit Party bus has been spotted broken down in a ditch and the internet reacted in a typical fashion – making comparisons to Britain’s departure from the European Union. BBC journalist Sue Charles made the discovery as she was driving through Brecon, where a by-election will take place later this week. She tweeted she […]

Chancellor Philip Hammond has become the second Cabinet minister to announce they will quit the government if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister. Hammond, who has been in Number 11 for three years, has been a vocal critic of a no-deal Brexit – something the Tory leadership frontrunner has vowed to do if he cannot secure […]

Boris Johnson used a kipper as a prop in the final Tory leadership hustings to make a point about EU regulatory ‘overkill’ – but there was a fatal weakness in his argument. “If you must understand why we must leave the EU, the advantages of coming out of the EU and the ability to take […]