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Boris Johnson has claimed he is not suspending parliament because of Brexit – and said he is not sidelining MPs and peers on the matter. In a video interview, Johnson confirmed that a Queen’s Speech will take place on October 14th, meaning parliament is likely to be suspended for more than a month until it […]

Labour MP David Lammy has called for people to ‘take to the streets’ if Boris Johnson suspends parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit. With this, the unelected poundshop dictator Boris Johnson threatens to end Britain's long history of Parliamentary democracy.If Parliament is silenced on the biggest issue of our time we must take to […]

A boycott of The Sun in Liverpool after the Hillsborough disaster helped to make Liverpool a Remain city, a new study has revealed. Experts at the London School of Economics and University of Zurich found that Merseyside was 10% less Eurosceptic than the rest of the UK as a result of boycotting the newspaper. The […]

The government is expected to prorogue parliament from September 9, according to a BBC report. It would significantly lessen MPs’ ability to prevent a no-deal Brexit, as parliament is due to sit after summer recess on September 3. The move comes after around 160 Remainer MPs met and signed an agreement committing to do “whatever […]

Our Future Our Choice campaigner Femi Oluwole has finally managed to make it on to Nigel Farage’s radio show. But as they appear not to welcome Oluwole as himself on his LBC programme, the anti-Brexit campaigner instead posed as an American called ‘Seun’. In an attempt to butter up the Brexiteer, Seun claims he’s a […]

Guy Verhofstadt has slammed Boris Johnson’s latest move to try to force Brexit. The European Parliament Brexit co-ordinator said the prime minister’s plan is “unlikely to help deliver a stable future EU – UK relationship”. “‘Taking back control’ has never looked so sinister,” he tweeted. “As a fellow parliamentarian, my solidarity with those fighting for […]

A cross-party group of around 160 Remainer MPs has signed a declaration calling prorogation of parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit an ‘outrage’, and committing to do ‘whatever is necessary’ to stop it. Following a meeting to agree tactics on preventing a no-deal, MPs signed what they are calling the Church House Declaration. The […]

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned a broadcast by the Home Office for ‘misleading’ the public on how simple it is for EU citizens to apply to the Settlement Scheme. The government department’s radio advert, which was broadcast on April 13, told EU citizens that they only needed to have simple ID details to […]

With the chances of a Brexit deal now considered ‘touch and go’, the UK could still leave the European Union on October 31st without a deal. But how could it be stopped? We answer your questions on what might happen next… – When could this happen? MPs return to parliament from their summer break next […]

Channel 4 is hoping to resolve a spat between the programme and Downing Street after its boss called Boris Johnson a ‘known liar’. Johnson has refused to give an interview to Channel 4 at the G7 summit in Biarritz, after he was criticised by the station’s news chief Dorothy Byrne. Byrne called Johnson a “coward” […]

The Brexit Party has launched a fundraising venture called the ‘Brexit Club’. Is it value for money? Nigel Farage’s party, which is formally registered as a company, has found new ways increase cash support with a members’ club. For £100 a month, the party’s website offers “VIP” access to conferences and rallies. Tickets to the […]

A Remain campaigner got the surprise of his life when the Labour leader cycled past him on a bank holiday ramble – and he took the opportunity to pose some hard-hitting questions. Secondary school teacher and anti-Brexit activist Peter Roberts had decided to give himself a bit of time off from politics over the bank […]

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has claimed that a no-deal Brexit is ‘now the most popular option’ with the public, despite polling showing the opposite. Unchallenged by presenters on Good Morning Britain, Farage claimed that the Conservative Party was “part of the Remain establishment” and that “leaving without a deal, a clean-break Brexit, is now […]

Boris Johnson is planning to ‘flood’ the House of Lords with Brexiteers in attempt to tip the balance on Brexit in the upper house. The Express reports the prime minister is keen to repay those business leaders that bankrolled the Vote Leave campaign during the 2016 EU referendum. By giving peerages to Brexiteers the government […]

An iconic Brexit-themed Banksy mural in Dover has been reportedly covered up with white paint – days after scaffolding appeared around it. A Brexit-themed Banksy mural in Dover. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA. – Credit: PA Archive/PA Images The artwork appeared on a former amusements arcade near Dover’s busy ferry terminal and showed an EU flag with […]

Jeremy Paxman said he once believed David Cameron was the worst British prime minister – but the standard of prime ministers continues to fall. The former Newsnight presenter said Cameron was a failure for giving the United Kingdom a vote on EU membership, but said his predecessor Theresa May a “cornucopia of failure”. He also […]

Leading Brexiteer have criticised the archbishop of Canterbury for indicating he would chair public meetings aimed at stopping no-deal Brexit. The Times reports that the Most Rev Justin Welby was in talks to chair subsequent citizens’ assemblies at Coventry Cathedral next month. Former Conservative Party leader and Brexiteer Iain Duncan Smith, however, has told him […]

Nearly two-fifths of Remainers would be ‘upset’ if their child married a Brexit supporter, a survey has suggested. The YouGov poll of 2,380 people found more than one in 10 (11%) remainers would describe themselves as “very upset” if their offspring hooked up with a Brexiteer, while another 28% said they would be “somewhat upset”. […]

Former Tory leadership candidate Rory Stewart said he has accepted that he will be known as a ‘traitor’ to some members of his party for voting against a no-deal Brexit. The MP for Penrith and the Border said his opposition to leaving the EU with no agreement “will probably damage me for five to 10 […]

A Liberal Democrat MP, who has announced he is not seeking re-election at the next general election, has expressed frustration that opposition parties are failing to work together to form a government of national unity. Sir Norman Lamb, who was elected under the Liberal Democrats for north Norfolk 18 and a half years ago, said […]

Opposition parties in Westminster have agreed tactics to stop a no-deal Brexit, with proposals for a caretake prime minister put on the back burner. Jo Swinson, leader of the Liberal Democrats leaving Millbank. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA Wire. – Credit: PA Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn met leaders from the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, SNP and Change […]

TIM WALKER reviews Evita at Regent’s Park Theatre and gives the performance five stars. Stage performance of Evita at Regents Park Theatre. Photograph: Marc Brenner. – Credit: Archant Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Evita is played out on a stage taken up entirely by a staircase that leads up to the rusting capital letters E, V, […]

The Scottish Nationalist Party’s Westminster leader has accused the Liberal Democrat leader of ‘playing games’ in the fight against a no-deal Brexit. The Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson had written to Jeremy Corbyn claiming that his plan to put himself forward as a caretaker prime minister could jeopardise efforts to stop a no-deal Brexit because […]

A reader suggests that the Remain movement is lacking someone who can control the news agenda in the same way Dominic Cummings does for the Brexit side. Benedict Cumberbatch as Dominic Cummings (centre) in Brexit: The Uncivil War. Picture: Channel 4/House Productions – Credit: Archant The Remain camp needs its own version of Dominic Cummings […]

Readers are distinctly unimpressed with Boris Johnson’s knowledge of history. Any attempt to impose a no-deal Brexit challenges the very legitimacy of government. Britain does not, of course, have a written constitution; but, as John Locke, the English philosopher and ‘father of liberalism’ pointed out: if a government acts in ways that are contrary to […]

Jo Swinson has written to the Labour leader setting out her expectations of a meeting between opposition parties which will discuss steps to stop a No-Deal Brexit. In the letter she has urged opposition parties to focus on four critical points ahead of Tuesday’s meeting: – A strategy to take over the order paper to […]

As few as 6% of cross-border traders in Ireland and Northern Ireland are prepared for the consequences of a no-deal Brexit, a new report has found. There are about 20,000 cross-border traders on the island of Ireland, and the trade body InterTradeIreland said that most are seemingly choosing to disregard the potential impact No Deal […]

Readers have their say on Jeremy Corbyn’s appeal to opposition parties to allow him to become a caretaker prime minister. A government of national unity to stop a no-deal Brexit will never happen if Jeremy Corbyn will not cede authority to the other parties, as well as his own Labour moderates. What’s needed as its […]