Image copyright PA Image caption The politician had just given a speech at the city’s Monument when he was covered in milkshake A man has been charged with assaulting Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage by throwing a milkshake at him. The Brexit Party leader had given a speech in Newcastle on Monday ahead of the […]
Image copyright PA Image caption The politician had just given a speech at the city’s Monument when he was covered in milkshake A man has been charged with assaulting Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage by throwing a milkshake at him. The Brexit Party leader had given a speech in Newcastle on Monday ahead of the […]
Image copyright Reuters Chancellor Philip Hammond is to warn prospective Conservative leadership contenders against “hijacking” Brexit by “knowingly inflicting” a damaging no-deal exit on the economy. In a speech to the CBI, he will urge Tories not to ape the “populist right” by claiming a clean break from the EU is the only “truly legitimate […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The peer insists the Conservative Party remains his “natural home” The veteran Conservative politician Lord Heseltine has had the whip removed after saying he will vote for the Lib Dems in Thursday’s European elections. The former deputy prime minister said he would not back the Tories because of the party’s […]
Media captionThe Brexit Party leader was campaigning in Newcastle The Electoral Commission is to visit the offices of The Brexit Party to review how it receives funding. A spokesperson said the visit on Tuesday was part of its “active oversight and regulation” of donations. Ex-PM Gordon Brown accused the party – which is riding high […]
Media captionBen Brown speaks to Vince Cable The level of anger among Remain voters over Brexit should not be under-estimated, Sir Vince Cable has said. The Lib Dem leader told the BBC that young people felt their future had been “taken away from them by a very narrow majority” in the 2016 referendum. He suggested […]
Legislation giving soldiers stronger legal protection against prosecution for alleged offences committed abroad should be widened to include Northern Ireland veterans, MPs have said. In a Commons debate on whether to give immunity to NI veterans, Tory MP Damien Moore said ministers had failed in their “sacred duty” towards them. Veterans were “living in fear” […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption The Greens are hoping to do well in London and south of England Backing continued freedom of movement will be a “vote winner” for the Green Party, Caroline Lucas has said, as it targets Labour voters “squeamish” about Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Brexit. The Green MP said views on immigration […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption The Greens are hoping to do well in London and south of England Backing continued freedom of movement will be a “vote winner” for the Green Party, Caroline Lucas has said, as it targets Labour voters “squeamish” about Jeremy Corbyn’s position on Brexit. The Green MP said views on immigration […]
Image copyright Getty Images MPs who want to deliver the referendum result should vote for the government’s Brexit bill and worry about the detail afterwards, a senior minister has said. A vote on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill – the legislation that will implement Brexit – is expected early next month. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said […]
