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More than 170 coaches have been organised to take people from all corners of the nation to London for an enormous Final Say march. To make sure the march is one of the largest the country has ever seen, coaches will come from as far north as Inverness, 554 miles away, and as far south […]

Judges at Scotland’s highest civil court have delayed a ruling on the legal bid aimed to force Boris Johnson to send a letter requesting a Brexit extension if no withdrawal deal is reached by October 19. The requirement for the prime minister to request a Brexit extension if no withdrawal deal is secured with the […]

As the nation steels itself for potential shortages of loo roll, essential medicines and fresh vegetables, spare a thought for the refined needs of Tatler readers after a no-deal Brexit. An online article about luxury Brexit stockpiling has been posted by high-end glossy magazine Tatler, and it is beyond parody. “The Tatler guide to stockpiling […]

The founder of the Brexit Party has complained that the party is not rightwing enough, and that its diversity and border policies stand ready to ‘fill the streets with immigrants’. Catherine Blaiklock, who was expelled from the party after her Islamophobic statements came to light, complained that the party she set up is now “playing […]

BONNIE GREER became a hero in Ireland after her latest comments on Brexit on the latest edition of Question Time. Even if you do not want it, even if you no longer need it, a childhood memory can stay. Form you, still. This came to me from a stranger: “I vividly remember as a 17-year-old […]

Brexit voters have said they felt ‘ashamed’ after seeing Leave.EU’s ‘offensive’ tweet about Angela Merkel. The tweet, which the pro-Brexit group eventually apologised for, was criticised by politicians across the political divide including Vote Leave conveyor Michael Gove. After the post was seen hundreds of thousands of times #NotInMyName started to trend on Twitter – […]

MPs preparing for a Saturday sitting in the House of Commons to decide what happens with Brexit, while hundreds of thousands of anti-Brexit protesters are expected to march on Westminster. Government sources said MPs were expected to be called back to Westminster on October 19 regardless of whether Boris Johnson has been able to secure […]

Tony Blair has warned that Tory and Labour MPs face a ‘big risk’ fighting a general election on the issue of Brexit. The former prime minister warned that Labour could enable Boris Johnson to claim a mandate for a no-deal Brexit, while Conservative candidates would face scorn for backing the UK leaving the EU without […]

Speaker John Bercow has dismissed suggestions he is a ‘Remainer enabler’ and said ‘downmarket’ and ‘low grade’ attacks show Brexiteers are losing the argument. He described the bitter debates over Brexit as among the worse he has seen in his 22 years as an MP for Buckingham, and said that some of the abuse directed […]

Billionaire pro-Brexit donor Arron Banks has finally issued an apology for Leave.EU’s ‘xenophobic’ tweet about the German chancellor. The original image from Leave.EU and one Twitter users mocked up in response. Photograph: Twitter. – Credit: Archant The pro-Brexit group took to Twitter to claim that Merkel wanted Northern Ireland to “rot inside the customs union” […]

The multicultural man reflects on Brexit divisions as he takes a trip from the west to the east end of Glasgow. “How was your ride today with Isla?” is not a question I’m usually inclined to answer – yet answer it I must, if I’m to remain a citizen of this brave new world of […]

A post from pro-Brexit campaign group Leave.EU about German chancellor Angela Merkel has been branded ‘xenophobic bile’ in the House of Commons as social media users condemned the remarks. Leave.EU responded to the initial backlash with this tweet. Photograph: Twitter. – Credit: Archant Leave.EU, which was launched by millionaire donor Arron Banks, Nigel Farage and […]

The shadow Brexit secretary lambasted Boris Johnson for giving the EU proposals that are ‘designed to fail’ and then blaming everyone else. Sir Keir Starmer spoke in the House of Commons in response to a statement from Michael Gove about Brexit preparations accusing the government on being intent on “collapsing the negotiations”. He lashed out […]

MPs have criticised the anonymous Number 10 adviser for their ‘tone and rhetoric’ with calls for Boris Johnson to intervene. Following a statement on the government’s Brexit readiness former minister and Tory MP Andrew Mitchell asked Michael Gove about the nameless briefing remarks which appeared on the Spectator website. He asked: “Is he proud of […]

Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool football club vice-captain Jamie Carragher has warned we face ‘relegating’ the country after Brexit. The footballer has previously supported a People’s Vote but he has gone further publicly with his comments “because over the last few months the dangers of No Deal have become so clear, alongside the risk […]

Michael Gove has claimed he is yet to meet a single business that fears a no-deal Brexit more than Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street. The chancellor of duchy of Lancaster was answering a question from Clive Efford on a new Institute for Fiscal Studies which pointed out the government’s “incompetence” on finances after “ten years […]

EU negotiators were so unimpressed by Boris Johnson’s new Brexit proposals they asked if there had been some mistake, it has been revealed. Boris Johnson’s recent bid to secure a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU has been greeted with enormous scepticism by leaders. But as the government’s chief ‘sherpa’ David Frost returns to Brussels to […]

At least 1.7 million EU citizens living in the UK that were previously registered to vote here failed to turn out for European elections – with additional bureaucracy blamed for many not voting. The figure, which amounts to four in five EU citizens on the electoral roll, came from new analysis from the Electoral Commission […]

A factory worker calling in to James O’Brien’s radio show has slammed newspapers like the Sun and the Daily Mail for ‘brainwashing’ his colleagues to support a no-deal Brexit. Twenty-one-year-old Henry called into the LBC show to say he was the only one on his production line who doesn’t read the rightwing tabloid press and […]

Boris Johnson has been accused of engaging in ‘stupid blame game’ after Downing Street claimed the EU had made a Brexit deal ‘impossible’. The comments come from European Council president Donald Tusk, who accused him of jeopardising the future security of the EU and the UK. “Boris Johnson, what’s at stake is not winning some […]

Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis has confused the president of United States and prime minister of United Kingdom as she updated viewers on the latest allegations about Boris Johnson. It took Maitlis a short while to realise when she was referencing the front page of the Guardian that she had attributed allegations of an affair to […]

New research reveals that most EU citizens polled think the UK should not be given another extension to Article 50 – and they’re deeply unimpressed with Boris Johnson. Pollsters Kantar asked citizens in six EU countries for their thoughts on the Brexit negotiations, and the majority in each country responded ‘non’ to an Article 50 […]

Fiona Bruce has suggested she would like to get Boris Johnson’s top advisor Dominic Cummings on Question Time. Bruce, who took over the job from David Dimbleby at the start of the year, said that Brexit remains the key issue that works up the studio audience. But she added that it could be the “dialogue […]

Former Conservative minister Amber Rudd has said ‘categorically’ that she would never support Jeremy Corbyn as a temporary prime minister – even to stop a no-deal Brexit. The independent MP, who resigned the Tory whip in protest at Boris Johnson’s aggressive “do or die” Brexit policy, said nonetheless that she would “under no circumstances” agree […]

Campaigners are expected to lodge an appeal after a judge dismissed a legal action aimed at forcing the prime minister to request a Brexit extension if no withdrawal deal is secured with the EU by October 19. The Outer House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh refused the order sought by SNP MP Joanna […]

Former prime minister David Cameron said he is unconvinced that Boris Johnson can win a general election if there is a Brexit delay beyond October 31st. Cameron said there was a danger that elections could be decided on questions not set by political leaders, with the electorate voting “on any number of other questions”. The […]

For our most commonly-used words, brevity is an obvious advantage, says PETER TRUDGILL. But that doesn’t mean it always applies. On the train the other day, I was wondering why the people across the aisle from me kept saying “again”, until I realised that they were Hungarian and were in fact saying igen, the Hungarian […]

An opposition MP has accused Brexit of hitting a ‘farcical level’ as a toilet roll business admits its supply might struggle with panic buying. Manufacturer Essity, which produces the Velvet and Cushelle toilet paper brands for the UK, said it had “robust contingency plans” in place for Brexit but said “stocks are not unlimited” and […]