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Britain is expected to lose around 5,000 City jobs by Brexit Day and could see its £72bn in annual taxes from the sector come under threat, the government has admitted. Treasury minister John Glen told a House of Lords committee that he backed a previous prediction by the Bank of England that around 5,000 financial […]

Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer has demanded the government does not plunge the UK into a ‘vague or blind Brexit’. During a heated exchange in the House of Commons, Sir Keir told Brexit secretary Dominic Raab: ‘No government has the right to plunge the country into chaos as a result of its own failure. […]

Government departments are scrambling to employ crisis experts as the chances of the UK crashing out of the European Union increase. Currently the Ministry of Housing wants three ‘resilience advisers’ who would ‘provide support to the local resilience community to develop, test and exercise plans for the mitigation of any disruption following our exit from […]

David Davis has fuelled the growing rebellion against Theresa May by sending a letter to all Tory MPs urging them to ‘chuck Chequers’. DD letter – Credit: Archant The former Brexit secretary warns of ‘dire’ consequences for the Conservatives at the next general election if May’s plan is not thrown out. Davis said a Chequers […]

The BBC has defended the political balance of Question Time panels after it was revealed that all MEPs to appear on the show in the past 5 years have been anti-EU. pic.twitter.com/tyL1EEdRqi— JP Cherrington #FBPE (@JPCherr) October 7, 2018 According to a social media post from JP Cherrington, a majority of the Members of European […]

A university has won a year-long fight sparked after a Conservative MP and leading Brexiteer wrote to universities across the UK asking for the names of lecturers teaching courses on Brexit and the content of their lessons. The University of Worcester won its fight which came after Chris Heaton-Harris, a then government whip and member […]

The former minister who is leading the attack on Theresa May’s Chequers plan has hit out at Jean-Claude Juncker for ‘mocking’ the PM. "Being seen to mock a prime minister is not where we should be" @SteveBakerHW on Juncker dancing #PoliticsLive https://t.co/VAKGouKjwN pic.twitter.com/Xcy0Ujbd2t— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 9, 2018 Hypocrite Steve Baker rushed to May’s […]

A London businessman who has been asked by a local council to remove a 100-foot ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ sign above his premises has stepped up his fight. Charlie Mullins, who owns Pimlico Plumbers, had previously accused Lambeth council of trying to stifle freedom of speech when it contacted him asking to remove the sign above […]

Hardcore Brexiteers have vowed they will not budge on the prime minister’s Chequers plan. Former minister Steve Baker – who has released a series of bizarre videos urging MPs to ‘chuck Chequers’ while standing in a field – said as many as 80 Conservatives would be prepared to oppose Theresa May if her deal with […]

Hillary Clinton says she cannot understand why the press and political establishment are ‘so reluctant to call out what the Russians have been doing’. The former US first lady, who lost the race for the White House to Donald Trump in 2016, said democracy was now ‘under siege’ and also said it is ‘troubling’ to […]

Richard Luck champions the greatest explorer of the modern age – Reinhold Messner –​ and explores the tragedy which has helped drive him in his achievements King Of The Mountains Italy’s Reinhold Messner has scaled the world’s highest peaks, crossed Antarctica and the Gobi Desert and lost six toes in the process. Richard Luck champions […]

The ‘back-to-school’ effect failed to deliver for retailers in September as consumer confidence took a knock in the face of heightened Brexit uncertainty. Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG sales monitor showed that retail sales fell by 0.2% on a like-for-like basis compared to the same month in 2017. This compares to […]

The most toxic of all arguments against a vote on a final say is the claim it would lead to violence, says MIC WRIGHT. It took less than four months after the Brexit referendum for Nigel Farage to start issuing warnings of possible political violence in the event of what he calls ‘Brexit betrayal’ but […]

Brexiteer Michael Gove’s latest idea to allow us to sift through rubbish tips has been mocked as another example of just how bad things could get after Brexit. Michael Gove appears in the Times newspaper – Credit: Archant The environment minister has proposed that councils across the country open up waste sites so that we […]

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker appeared to mock Theresa May when he performed a little dance while preparing to give a speech in Brussels. May’s dancing again became a talking point at conference when she shimmied on stage for her big keynote speech to the tune of Abba’s Dancing Queen. And a grinning Jean-Claude Juncker […]

A retired offshore engineer has succinctly taken down both Boris Johnson’s Irish bridge proposal and his attempts to become prime minister in just four paragraphs. Writing in the Sunday Times letters pages, James Duncan from Edinburgh points out the problems with building a bridge between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As well as pointing out […]

Before the Britpop steamroller removed it, the charts were filled with subtlety. SOPHIA DEBOICK looks back on a year of complexity Grunge seemed to be taking over the world as 1992 rolled into 1993. As Nirvana released In Utero in September and recorded their MTV Unplugged concert in November, their ascent continued unchecked, while Pearl […]

Musical stars including Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora and Damon Albarn have warned Brexit would put the country in a ‘self-built cultural jail’. In a letter, orchestrated by Bob Geldof and addressed to prime minister Theresa May, the musicians claim Britain’s departure from the EU threatens the ‘vast voice’ of the £4.4 billion industry which ‘dominates’ […]

These dog owners had a simple message for politicians – Brexit is ‘barking’ mad and it’s time to ‘paws’ it forever. Hundreds attended Sunday’s ‘Wooferendum Dog March’ event in central London to call for a People’s Vote on Brexit including actor Peter Egan, Alastair Campbell, and Stella Creasy MP. Mr Egan, who has five rescue […]

The People’s Vote campaign has launched a series of new billboards across the country calling for a final say on the Brexit deal. The signs will be a prominent reminder of the broken Leave promises and the Brexiteers that ran away when the vote was won. Speaking at the launch For Our Future’s Sake co-founder […]

The royal family is a rock – and it has some pretty unsavoury things beneath it. But it is changing and the Duchess of Sussex is helping achieve that Walking through the dark, the way illuminated by discreet Klieg lighting and torches on stands, the smell of fresh flowers in the air and the sound […]

Brexit ultras Jacob Rees-Mogg and Iain Duncan Smith have signalled they could smudge some of their redlines in a bid to ‘chuck Chequers’. The prominent Brexiteers told the Sunday Telegraph they were ready to compromise in order to achieve a Canada-style free trade deal with Brussels and kill off Theresa May’s Chequers proposal. The plan […]

Consumer devices which monitor your health are great for the worried well and wealthy. But the vogue spells disaster for the health service. TRACY KING reports Say you’re out walking and you experience a sudden chest twinge. You’re otherwise healthy and not in any risk group for heart problems, but you’ve done a bit of […]

Self-styled lifestyle guru Jordan Peterson is among those taken in by a new study suggesting gender equality leads to both men and women gravitating towards traditional gender roles. It’s bunkum, says CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ It is my regretful duty this week to inform you that reports of women’s biologically-wired cleaning urges have been greatly exaggerated. […]

The campaign for a People’s Vote has been transformed by the Labour Party, says ZOE WILLIAMS. But now we need to start making a new Remain case Something remarkable happened at the Labour conference: it’s not de rigueur to go on about it, when all eyes have moved to the chaos carnival the Conservatives put […]

Brexit is now turning into a battle between those who want to do the wrong thing for the wrong reasons and those trying to do the right thing for the right reasons Brexit is now turning into a battle between those who want to do the wrong thing for the wrong reasons – the Brexit […]

Delia Smith, Sir Patrick Stewart and Olly Alexander are among the names to fund free travel from their home towns to the People’s Vote March in London. They join a list of more than two dozen celebrity backers that includes actors, musicians, broadcasters, business people, comedians, sports stars, writers and politicians. They have all each […]

Next month’s mid-term elections will decide the fate of the president. And it is America’s women who look like they will have the final say. PAUL CONNEW reports Donald Trump has a serious problem with women. Next month’s mid-term elections are being played out as America’s gender wars reach a crescendo. And while the president […]

A businessman has refused to remove a giant ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ poster from above his premises. Charlie Mullins, who owns Pimlico Plumbers, has accused Lambeth council of trying to stifle freedom of speech when it contacted him asking to remove the sign. He has said that the council had received complaints from those passing by […]

Remain campaigner Femi Oluwole has been busy schooling Brexiteers at this year’s Conservative party conference. The Our Future Our Choice activist met outspoken Brexiteer and Wetherspoon’s boss Tim Martin to ask him why he disliked the European Union so much. Martin told the young activist: ‘It’s got 5 unelected presidents, it’s got a court that […]

Research conducted among diplomats reveals an alarming decline in British influence, says JESS GIFKINS. As part of a research project, we conducted a series of interviews with current and former diplomats to try to assess what the role and reputation of the UK – a permanent member of the UN Security Council – might be, […]

A skeleton has emerged from the environment secretary’s closet in the form of an odd early 90s Channel 4 programme Remember when Michael Gove stole the rubbish from the front gardens of Sting, David Attenborough and Anita Roddick and rifled through their contents? Or when he compared Prince Charles to Hitler? Chances are you don’t. […]