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Swiss watchmakers Swatch have released a Brexit-themed timepiece where you get to choose the date we leave the EU. The watch is released as part of its Swatch X You range, where the consumer can move a background design around, featuring various dates, until the watch features your chosen date of leaving the EU. ‘Never’ […]

Theresa May has pulled her key Brexit legislation from the House of Commons schedule, amid speculation over the prime minister’s future. Downing Street had claimed the Withdrawal Agreement Bill ould go before MPs in the week beginning June 3, but it was not announced when the Government set out the forthcoming Commons agenda on Thursday. […]

ANDREW ADONIS urges Remainers to keep faith for a second referendum as the Tory party is on the brink of leader elections. How appropriate that Theresa May’s last notable speech as prime minister was delivered in a whitewashed, soulless conference room at Price Waterhouse Cooper. Only the consultants are now left to give her a […]

Brexiteer Andrea Leadsom has resigned, saying in a letter to Theresa May ‘I no longer believe that our approach will deliver on the referendum result’. The Leader of the House of Commons said she was stepping down “with a heavy heart”. Leadsom said she was “proud” to have served in Theresa May’s government since 2016, […]

Heidi Allen has said she offered to quit as Change UK leader over whether or not the party should back the Liberal Democrats outside London and the South East. The MP told Cathy Newman of Channel 4 News that she and colleagues such as Sarah Wollaston are for it, while others like Anna Soubry are […]

CHARLIE CONNELLY takes an in-depth look at the life of late-Romantic composer Gustav Mahler. One morning in July 1910 Gustav Mahler was working as usual in the writing cabin at Toblach in the Tirolean countryside that he’d used for the previous three summers. The hut, equipped with a piano, a desk, a day bed and […]

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, […]

The Liberal Democrats have confirmed that every Liberal Democrat MEP elected in the European elections will be another vote in favour of tripling the budget for Erasmus+, the EU student exchange programme. Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Layla Moran MP said that Erasmus+ “opens doors and creates opportunities young people would otherwise never have” but warned […]

Iain Duncan-Smith has already tried to write off the performance of Remain parties at the EU elections before the votes have even been cast. The Brexiteer – who was once Conservative Party leader – said that he would not accept the argument that the votes of Remain parties could top the Brexit parties. Instead he […]

Remain campaigner Femi Oluwole had water and abuse hurled at him outside a Brexit rally in scenes that even hard Brexiteer Isabel Oakeshott couldn’t stomach. In the video taken by a queue for a Brexit rally, the Our Future, Our Choice campaigner carries a table and a sign saying “A no deal Brexit would be […]

These days we hear the word like, meaning ‘similar to’, quite a lot. In fact, in the speech of many younger people today it seems to occur, like, all the time. But it is a word with an extraordinarily interesting and complex history, and one which is not completely understood. One fascinating aspect of its […]

Vince Cable made a striking point in today’s one-on-one debate with Nigel Farage when quizzed about his MEPs’ plans in Europe. During the debate, organised by The Telegraph, moderator Christopher Hope asked both leaders: “What are your MPs like, and how will they behave in the European Parliament?” Cable said: “I would expect them to […]

The Green Party is within 1% of topping Labour in the latest European election opinion polls – as the Lib Dems continue to surge into second place. The latest YouGov poll, which comes just 24 hours before the European elections, found that the Liberal Democrats are now in a comfortable second place as the opposition […]

What might happen in the European elections and at what time? Here’s a guide to when the results are expected to unfold. Sunday May 26 – 10pm Results can be officially declared on Sunday May 26 from 10pm onwards. In most areas of the UK, votes will have been counted earlier in the day and […]

A Conservative Brexiteer has been accused of being a liar and a traitor by a Brexit-supporting member of the public as he gave a television interview. The MP for Monmouth David Davies was speaking to BBC Wales about a rise in abuse against MPs when he was confronted by the woman. In the footage, the […]

CHARLIE CONNELLY finds a true sense of patriotism in a collection of poems that tries to wrest that word back from nationalists. Chinese Spring by Christopher New will be published later this month to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. – Credit: Archant One of the more frustrating aspects of the […]

LUNA WILLIAMS argues that the government’s hostile environment policies are compromising NHS ethics – and it looks to only get worse if Brexit happens. The NHS has long been recognised as a profoundly ethical body. Since its conception in 1948, it has functioned as a service-provider which doesn’t discriminate; providing healthcare for individuals of all […]

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has told Theresa May her ‘time is up’. Speaking in Prime Minister’s Questions, the politician said: “My goodness, talk about ignoring reality. Prime minister, look at the benches behind you. The prime minister is fooling no-one but herself and the truth is that the people of Scotland don’t want her […]

The London Evening Standard – edited by former Tory chancellor George Osborne – has backed the Liberal Democrats in the European elections. Osborne is the latest Conservative to turn his back on Theresa May’s Conservative party, and follows the former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine in backing the Lib Dems. The newspaper’s leader slammed May’s […]

Theresa May has outlined a new Brexit deal, which includes votes on the UK’s customs relationship with the EU and on whether or not to have a second referendum on the deal. Prime Minister Theresa May making a speech in central London on her latest Brexit plans. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire) – Credit: PA She said: […]

Cabinet minister Amber Rudd has made a bizarre analogy by comparing keeping no-deal on the table to wearing a seatbelt. “The no-deal option is really a contingency plan,” Rudd told Newsnight’s Nicholas Watt. “I describe it as wearing a seatbelt when you’re driving a car. “Just because you have a seatbelt on doesn’t mean you […]

The New European’s mailbag has been full of letters about Nigel Farage’s remarks on the campaign trail. The most worrying of all were about George Soros. Nigel Farage’s attacks on George Soros and the latter’s support for the EU and liberal democracy conceal his ignorance as well as something much more sinister. Soros’ initial role […]

TIM WALKER reviews Arthur Miller’s best-known play Death of a Salesman. Musicals and comedies have traditionally always been in demand during bleak times, but London would appear to have come to the view that it’s beyond cheering up and is bingeing on Arthur Miller, the theatrical equivalent of a bottle of Bruichladdich with a Mogadon […]

A clear and unambiguous pro-Remain position from Labour would give the party a resounding 27% lead over the Conservatives, an 8% lead over the Brexit Party and a 14% increase in their overall vote, new research has revealed. The research. published by Remain United utilising the expertise of Electoral Calculus and new polling from ComRes, […]

The Brexit Party has banned Channel 4 News from its events for six weeks, according to the broadcaster. We hope to resolve our access ban from Brexit Party events ASAP. We were unaware of the 6-week ban until last Thursday when we broadcast this Nigel Farage investigation, revealing he had been bankrolled by £450k from […]

Leave.EU tweeted a mocked-up video portraying Nigel Farage and cronies throwing beer over politicians, days before condemning protesters for throwing milkshakes over him. Leave.EU have tweeted a video celebrating throwing drinks over politicians. Picture: Twitter/Leave.EU – Credit: Twitter/Leave.EU The video superimposes the heads of Farage, Anne Widdecombe and chairman Richard Tice on unruly kids holding […]

Conservative peer and former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has had the Conservative whip suspended after saying he would vote for the Liberal Democrats in the European election. The pro-EU politician said he would “experiment” with voting Lib Dem because of the government’s Brexit policy. The peer used a Sunday Times article to explain his […]

Chancellor Philip Hammond is to accuse advocates of a no-deal Brexit of trying to ‘hijack’ the result of the referendum. The chancellor will use a speech to the CBI’s annual dinner in London to warn against right-wing populism. He will say that if the Brexit issue is not resolved in the next few weeks there […]