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Leave campaigners have been blamed for dumping copies of a pro-Brexit newspaper in a branch of Morrisons after Remainers who spotted the paper threatened a boycott of the chain. Disappointed @Morrisons why are you promoting this sh*trag at your Wrexham store? pic.twitter.com/0ZSLSVWizR— Alicia Owen (@OwenMarie) July 12, 2019 Several copies of the Brexit Party’s freesheet […]

A BBC News presenter has surprised viewers by using the label ‘remoaner’ while hosting a panel programme that discussed Brexit and the Tory leadership race. Host Carrie Gracie baffled viewers of the BBC’s Dateline programme by saying that because there were no Brexiteers on the programme’s panel, they had to avoid ‘any remoaning speeches’, despite […]

The judge has explained why she threw out the court case which could have prosecuted Boris Johnson for false claims made during the EU referendum. Private prosecutor Marcus J Ball. Photograph: Supplied. – Credit: Archant The case brought by Marcus Ball as a private prosecution, claimed that Johnson had misled the public while in a […]

Dame Margaret Beckett says Jeremy Corbyn is not the stumbling block on the party’s position on Brexit – it’s the people around him. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, the former deputy leader of the MP said that his people “don’t give a toss” about what Labour members think on Brexit, and that they are […]

Boris Johnson was made deeply uncomfortable during the BBC Tory leadership debate, when Johnson was asked about the consequences of his words by an imam concerned about islamophobia. Boris Johnson says he is "sorry for offence caused" by his article about Muslim women who wear veils, but says "people have taken my words... and escalated […]

A protester who threw a Five Guys milkshake over Nigel Farage has been ordered to pay the Brexit Party politician £350 for the ‘politically motivated’ assault. Paul Crowther arriving at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court in North Shields where he faces charges of common assault and criminal damage after throwing a milkshake at Nigel Farage. Picture: […]

Conservative leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt has gone into a flurry of backtracking after saying he ‘150%’ agrees with the ‘sentiment’ of a racist Katie Hopkins tweet that was retweeted by the US president. In the tweet, Hopkins reacted to tragic stabbings in Wandsworth and Tower Hamlets by tweeting the news and adding: “This is [Sadiq] […]

A poll commissioned by the Telegraph has put Boris Johnson far ahead in voters’ opinions – but several commentators have cast doubt on its methods. To repeat: Making any decisions based on polling about a hypothetical General Election with a hypothetical party leader and then trying to translate that to seats incorporating a new party […]

Speakers past and present have criticised Brexiteer Dominic Raab’s suggestion that he could prorogue parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit against the wishes of MPs if he becomes prime minister. Present speaker John Bercow insisted parliament will “not be evacuated” from the Brexit decision-making process. He said it was “blindingly obvious” this was the […]

Two theatres have decided to drop Ann Widdecombe’s one-woman show in response to the Brexit Party MEP appearing to endorse gay coversion ‘therapy’ in a TV interview. Theatre company Selladoor, which runs the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe, had been due to stage ‘Strictly Ann – an evening with Ann Widdecombe’ next year. However, chief executive […]

A European Parliament committee is to investigate a complaint about Nigel Farage for allegedly failing to declare payments made to him by Arron Banks, a parliament source has confirmed. The complaint about the Brexit Party leader was submitted to European parliament president Antonio Tajani by British Liberal Democrat MEP Catherine Bearder Under European parliament rules, […]

Anti-Brexit campaigners Led by Donkeys are putting up a new set of billboards, and this time they’ve decided to use them to ‘release’ Nigel Farage’s party’s manifesto. Farage announced at a campaign event that he would not publish any sort of manifesto until after the EU elections. READ: Nigel Farage REFUSES to publish a Brexit […]

Femi Oluwole has defended his decision to drop out of the Peterborough by-election, after anti-Brexit parties had hoped the campaigner would be the Remain ‘unity’ candidate. The Our Future Our Choice champion was alleged to have pulled out at the eleventh hour amid allegations he came under pressure from senior Labour figures – including supporters […]

A number of voters on both sides of the Brexit debate took to social media to boast about spoiling their ballot papers in the local elections, with many referencing their disillusionment. People shared images of voting slips with messages including ‘Get May out’, ‘Brexit betrayal’ and ‘Traitors’ written across them. Another wrote: ‘I’d rather poo […]

The government is to stop emergency preparations for a no-deal Brexit following the latest extension to Article 50. The decision to halt no-deal operational planning by officials was taken at a meeting chaired by cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill, according to a leaked email seen by Sky News. The email, which was said to have […]

MPs will take part in the second stage of the Brexit indicative vote process later – but what could they be voting on? None of the eight alternatives to Theresa May’s deal were approved last week after parliament seized control of the Commons agenda. Many of the ideas have returned for a second attempt – […]

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry bemused viewers after she appeared to claim that 70% of the United Kingdom supports leaving the EU. Speaking on Sky News, the Labour frontbencher said that she believed a second referendum would help to resolve the Brexit impasse, but Labour believed that a general election was the best course of […]

The director of the official Leave campaign Dominic Cummings has been found to be in contempt of Parliament after he failed to appear before MPs investigating fake news. The Commons Privileges Committee said Cummings’ refusal to give oral evidence constituted a ‘significant interference’ in the work of the inquiry. But it acknowledged its sanctions were […]

MPs could vote on an amendment to Theresa May’s motion for an extension to Article 50 which could pave the way for a People’s Vote. Tabled by the Independent Group MP Sarah Wollaston and backed by members of the new grouping, Liberal Democrats and a handful from other parties, the amendment seeks an Article 50 […]

Young people from Northern Ireland have met with the EU’s chief negotiator in Brussels to plead with him not to sacrifice their future over the crucial days ahead. Doire Finn, co-founder of Our Future, Our Choice NI during a People’s Vote protest outside Parliament Buildings, Stormont. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA. – Credit: PA Wire/PA Images The […]

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has suggested Labour frontbenchers would be expected to back the party’s push for a second Brexit referendum in any Commons vote. Asked if shadow ministers would be sacked if they broke any whip on voting for a second referendum, McDonnell told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday: ‘Normally we will whip […]

Hundreds of dogs and their two-legged companions, together with MPs and celebrities, will hold the world’s biggest ‘dog’s dinner’ to demand that the government pull the country back from the brink of a no-deal Brexit disaster. On Sunday 10th March the hungry hounds will gather around huge cans of ‘Pedigree Chump’s Brexit Dog’s Dinner’ and […]

A London council has defended putting adverts on bin lorries telling EU residents ‘this is your home’ after Twitter users suggested the message could be misconstrued. Labour-led Tower Hamlets Council has been placing adverts around the East London borough encouraging its 41,000 residents from the European Union to secure their right to stay after Brexit. […]

The anti-migration ‘think tank’ Migration Watch UK has pulled a report on post-Brexit immigration levels after the organisation admitted an ‘error in calculations’. It claimed net migration to the UK could increase by more than 100,000 under the government’s proposed new immigration system. The organisation – which describes itself as an ‘independent and non-political think […]

John Humphrys, who has been criticised for his handling of Brexit coverage on the Today programme, has announced he will quit the show after 32 years. The veteran broadcaster, 75, announced he planned to quit the programme but had not yet set a date for his departure. Speaking to the World At One said: ‘I […]

The former Conservative chairman Lord Patten has criticised Theresa May’s handling of Brexit, and believes that a People’s Vote is the only way to stop Brexit self-harm. The Conservative peer is urging MPs to reject Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement and block a no-deal Brexit saying it should be ‘put out of its misery as soon […]

Awarding a £13.8m contract for no-deal Brexit ferry services to a company with no ships is an example of the government “supporting new business”, Chris Grayling has said. The beleagured transport secretary defended the decision to do a deal with Seaborne Freight, despite it never having run a Channel service. It was one of three […]

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to back a second EU referendum despite a poll suggesting almost three-quarters of Labour members want one. A survey of more than 1,000 party members found that 72% would like to see their leader throw his weight behind a People’s Vote. But Corbyn has long resisted such calls and, asked today […]

Jeremy Corbyn is facing further pressure to back a second Brexit referendum after polling showed support among Labour members for another vote. The Labour leader has resisted calls from within his party to back a referendum, instead calling for a general election and promising to strike his own “jobs-first” Brexit deal with Brussels retaining all […]

A government department has spent more than £100m on ferries to ease potential problems in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Documents outlining the £107.m agreements say increased border checks in UK ports after Brexit could “cause delivery of critical goods to be delayed” in the event of no deal. The move was described as […]

Britain’s most senior police officer has suggested Brexit could put the public at risk if security cooperation with the EU is weakened. Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick said she hoped police would have “as much as possible of the instruments” they currently have, such as database access, or something very similar as quickly as possible […]

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party would continue with Brexit if it won a snap general election in the new year. The opposition leader told the Guardian he would “go back and negotiate and see what the timetable would be” with Brussels if Theresa May triggered a vote and lost, thrusting his party […]