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Mar 20, 2019 21:45

‘Determined to get on with it’: May doesn’t want 2nd referendum, regrets Brexit delay (VIDEO)

Despite two parliament defeats of her Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May has pressed on with the EU-backed offer, urging MPs to vote for the deal and, in an address to the nation, vowing to “get on with” exiting the union.

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No Brexit deal by June 30, no May? Downing Street refuses to rule out UK PM quitting
Downing Street officials have declined to rule out Theresa May resigning as PM in the event of her deal not being ratified by the EU by June 30 and a longer Brexit delay being implemented.
Mar 20, 2019 16:34
Russian influence in UK is bad… except for the $11bn Russian investors have poured into the economy
As British politicians and journalists continue to see Russia’s nefarious hand around every corner and warn daily of the dangers of Russian influence in the UK, there is one thing about Russia that they still seem to like: money.
Mar 20, 2019 17:08
Black Hermione, gay Dumbledore: Harry Potter series magically diversified after 11 years (VIDEO)
JK Rowling has revealed that her Harry Potter books have just what every parent wants their kids reading about: a “passionate sexual relationship” between adult men. Some fans are now skeptical of the author’s odd additions.
Mar 20, 2019 17:33
‘Brexit Destroyer’: UK media hammer Speaker Bercow for blocking third vote
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow received a mauling in the right-wing press on Tuesday, after suggesting he would block any government attempts to table the same Brexit deal for MPs to vote on, for a third time.
Mar 19, 2019 15:09

‘Determined to get on with it’: May doesn’t want 2nd referendum, regrets Brexit delay (VIDEO)
Despite two parliament defeats of her Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May has pressed on with the EU-backed offer, urging MPs to vote for the deal and, in an address to the nation, vowing to “get on with” exiting the union.
Mar 20, 2019 21:45
Black Hermione, gay Dumbledore: Harry Potter series magically diversified after 11 years (VIDEO)
JK Rowling has revealed that her Harry Potter books have just what every parent wants their kids reading about: a “passionate sexual relationship” between adult men. Some fans are now skeptical of the author’s odd additions.
Mar 20, 2019 17:33
Russian influence in UK is bad… except for the $11bn Russian investors have poured into the economy
As British politicians and journalists continue to see Russia’s nefarious hand around every corner and warn daily of the dangers of Russian influence in the UK, there is one thing about Russia that they still seem to like: money.
Mar 20, 2019 17:08
No Brexit deal by June 30, no May? Downing Street refuses to rule out UK PM quitting
Downing Street officials have declined to rule out Theresa May resigning as PM in the event of her deal not being ratified by the EU by June 30 and a longer Brexit delay being implemented.
Mar 20, 2019 16:34
May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30, ‘not prepared to delay further’ (VIDEO)
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she has written to the EU to request a short extension to Article 50, insisting that she is not prepared to “delay Brexit any further than June 30.”
Mar 20, 2019 12:14
Brexit delayed? Theresa May to request ‘short’ extension in letter to EU
After repeated failures to get her EU divorce deal ratified in the British parliament, Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to request a short delay to Brexit on Wednesday afternoon, just nine days before the March 29 deadline.
Mar 20, 2019 09:43
‘Brexit Destroyer’: UK media hammer Speaker Bercow for blocking third vote
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow received a mauling in the right-wing press on Tuesday, after suggesting he would block any government attempts to table the same Brexit deal for MPs to vote on, for a third time.
Mar 19, 2019 15:09
‘EU are like the f**king mafia’ – British rock band The Who’s Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey, the lead singer of legendary British rock band, The Who, has compared the European Union to the “f**cking mafia,” after being asked whether Brexit would be “bad for British rock music.”
Mar 18, 2019 15:49
UK govt cannot hold new parliament vote on same Brexit deal – speaker
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has delivered a blow to PM Theresa May, announcing that he will block a third meaningful vote on her Brexit deal unless her government makes “substantial” changes.
Mar 18, 2019 15:48
British RAF servicing Saudi jets bombing civilians in Yemen - UK armed forces minister
Britain is providing “engineering support” for UK-supplied aircraft operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force, responsible for killing innocent people in Yemen, a British government minister has revealed.
Mar 18, 2019 12:53
At least 3 killed in reported stampede at St. Patrick’s Day bash in Northern Ireland
Police have confirmed that at least three people died after a stampede allegedly broke out during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at a hotel in Cookstown, Northern Ireland.
Mar 18, 2019 02:37
UK police declare teen stabbing attack ‘far-right terrorist incident'
The actions of a man who stabbed a teenager in the village of Stanwell, near Heathrow Airport, while hurling racist abuse were “inspired by the far-right” and are being treated as terrorism, British police said.
Mar 17, 2019 21:36

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