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Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater has been pictured on an Extinction Rebellion after his fuel-guzzling Range Rover was sidelined. Drinkwater, who is on loan at Burnley but is currently injured, took a selfie in front of campaigners and added a salute emoji. The picture emerged after nearly two weeks of Extinction Rebellion protests aimed at bringing […]
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Sir Oliver Letwin today defended his successful bid to delay Brexit in concert with Remain campaigner Gina Miller’s QC. The ousted Tory MP spoke out after he led an amendment forcing Boris Johnson to ask for a delay Brexit, even if he gets a deal. Sir Oliver has been widely attacked in Sunday newspapers for […]
Continue ReadingIf you want to feel good about Britain right now, or at least England, where do you look? Not to our parliament, in the latter stages of its descent into something close to chaos, the green spaces around the Palace of Westminster slowly being churned into mud by ceaseless protests. And there is little comfort […]
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson has sent a letter to European council president Donald Tusk requesting a further Brexit delay beyond 31 October. Despite the prime minister’s insistence that he would not “negotiate” a further extension of the UK’s membership of the EU, he confirmed on Saturday evening that he had sought such a prolongation. Shortly after 10pm […]
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Humiliated Boris Johnson has sent an unsigned extension letter he vowed to die in a ditch rather than send. He did sign a second, though, after his Brexit plan was trashed by MPs and delayed by Tory Sir Oliver Letwin. The first – unsigned – letter sent to the EU said the PM would comply […]
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brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. Boris Johnson today vowed not to beg the EU for a Brexit extension after MPs passed up the opportunity for a fourth time to vote for a deal. The Commons voted 322 to 306 in favour of an amendment postponing a decision on the PM’s deal, and activating the Benn Act […]
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By AFPMore by this Author After British MPs voted on Saturday to delay a decision on whether to approve Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, the prime minister is now bound by the so-called “Benn Act” to ask the EU for an extension to the divorce deadline. The law, named after opposition Labour MP Hilary Benn, compels […]
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A factory worker was left reeling after losing his job because of “issues around Brexit”. Sebastian Gajda, from Hull, had been working at decorating products manufacturer Bartoline under a temporary contract since December last year. The 25-year-old was put on a rolling contract in July and hoped to eventually land a permanent position. He told […]
Continue ReadingMPs have inflicted a humiliating defeat on Boris Johnson by passing a backbench amendment withholding their support from his Brexit deal. Instead of backing Johnson’s agreement in a “meaningful vote”, MPs passed an amendment tabled by a cross-party group of MPs led by Oliver Letwin by 322 votes to 306 – a majority of 16. […]
Continue ReadingMPs vote by 322 to 306 to pass the Letwin amendment, which delays a decision on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal and rules out a no-deal exit on 31 October MPs put brakes on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with rebel amendment Continue reading… Source link
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