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Oct 20, 2019 09:20
Ministers are insisting that the UK will leave the European Union by the current Brexit deadline of October 31, despite the government being forced by parliament to ask the bloc for an extension.
- Get the cluck out: Gay rights group claims victory as UK’s first Chick-Fil-A shut down
Gay rights campaigners in Reading, England, are celebrating after a protest campaign seemingly led to the closure of the UK’s first and only Chick-Fil-A restaurant, all over its American founder’s supposed anti-LGBT views.Oct 20, 2019 15:18 - Thousands march in London calling for halt to Brexit & new referendum on UK’s future in EU (PHOTOS, VIDEO)As British MPs gathered for a crucial Brexit vote, thousands took to the streets of London calling for another referendum and claiming the current deal with the EU has nothing to do with what the people voted for in 2016.Oct 19, 2019 15:23
- ‘So frightening’: UK politicians protected by SQUADS OF COPS as Brexit vote delay infuriates crowds (VIDEOS)A raft of high-profile UK government ministers and MPs required squads of police officers to protect them from angry crowds as they attempted to leave the UK Parliament following Saturday’s farcical aborted Brexit vote.Oct 19, 2019 16:45
- Labour celebrates ‘pyrrhic victory,’ but Boris Johnson’s plan is a done deal – George GallowayBy postponing a vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, MPs have only complicated Britain’s divorce from the EU, and in the case of Labour, stacked their own “electoral funeral pyres,” former parliamentarian George Galloway told RT.Oct 19, 2019 18:26
- Get the cluck out: Gay rights group claims victory as UK’s first Chick-Fil-A shut downGay rights campaigners in Reading, England, are celebrating after a protest campaign seemingly led to the closure of the UK’s first and only Chick-Fil-A restaurant, all over its American founder’s supposed anti-LGBT views.Oct 20, 2019 15:18
- Plan B: UK govt launches Yellowhammer op as ministers prepare for potential no-deal BrexitMinisters are insisting that the UK will leave the European Union by the current Brexit deadline of October 31, despite the government being forced by parliament to ask the bloc for an extension.Oct 20, 2019 09:20
- First F-35 landing on Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier goes awry after pilot trips and falls on his FACE (VIDEO)The historic first landing of an F-35 on the deck of the Royal Navy’s brand new aircraft carrier, HMS ‘Queen Elizabeth,’ experienced a slight hiccup after the triumphant pilot slipped and fell flat on his face.Oct 20, 2019 06:26
- Labour celebrates ‘pyrrhic victory,’ but Boris Johnson’s plan is a done deal – George GallowayBy postponing a vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, MPs have only complicated Britain’s divorce from the EU, and in the case of Labour, stacked their own “electoral funeral pyres,” former parliamentarian George Galloway told RT.Oct 19, 2019 18:26
- ‘So frightening’: UK politicians protected by SQUADS OF COPS as Brexit vote delay infuriates crowds (VIDEOS)A raft of high-profile UK government ministers and MPs required squads of police officers to protect them from angry crowds as they attempted to leave the UK Parliament following Saturday’s farcical aborted Brexit vote.Oct 19, 2019 16:45
- Thousands march in London calling for halt to Brexit & new referendum on UK’s future in EU (PHOTOS, VIDEO)As British MPs gathered for a crucial Brexit vote, thousands took to the streets of London calling for another referendum and claiming the current deal with the EU has nothing to do with what the people voted for in 2016.Oct 19, 2019 15:23
- UK PM Johnson sends unsigned letter to EU asking for Brexit delay after losing parliament voteBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands by his vow to leave the European Union by October 31, even though he sent an unsigned letter to EU officials seeking a delay, after Parliament voted to withhold support for his deal.Oct 19, 2019 14:05
- Blow to Boris: UK MPs vote to delay decision on BoJo’s Brexit deal, insist he now must ask for extension from EUIn a defeat for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, UK MPs passed an amendment delaying approval of his deal with the EU. Lawmakers also want Johnson to apply for yet another Brexit extension, which he rejects outright.Oct 19, 2019 13:52
- Johnson will pull vote on Brexit agreement if amendment strengthening legislation against no-deal passes — reportsSaturday’s crunch Brexit vote has been placed in jeopardy as UK PM Boris Johnson will reportedly pull a vote on his EU Withdrawal Deal should MPs greenlight an amendment bolstering the legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit.Oct 19, 2019 08:52
- What’s the beef? British farmers rail against Tesco’s VEGAN advert, but supermarkets have been squeezing them for yearsA new pro-vegan advertisement from UK retail giant Tesco has British farmers up in arms. But changing trends, falling profits, and supermarkets themselves have been threatening the industry for years.Oct 18, 2019 15:41
- Extinction Rebellion protester climbs Big Ben as police call on him to come down (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)An Extinction Rebellion activist has sparked a security alert near the UK Houses of Parliament by partially climbing up Big Ben to protest inaction on climate change, as police and construction workers looked on.Oct 18, 2019 15:31
- Bomb squad called in over suspicious package near UK parliament (PHOTO)Police in London temporarily closed a street in Whitehall, near the Houses of Parliament, after the discovery of a suspicious package on Friday afternoon.Oct 18, 2019 14:57
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