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Foreign Office to investigate reports UK govt funded anti-Corbyn company
The British Foreign Office is to launch an investigation into reports the UK government has been funding an anti-Russia charity which has promoted unfavorable views of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn via social media.
Dec 10, 2018 15:58
‘It’s mine, my own, my Brexit!’: Gollum actor reprises role to deride Theresa May (VIDEO)
British actor Andy Serkis has reprised the creepy Lord of the Rings character ‘Gollum’ to deride British Prime Minister Theresa May and her widely-panned Brexit deal, providing some wistful fun in an otherwise bleak time.
Dec 10, 2018 11:57
Javid circling May, ready to launch leadership bid if PM’s ‘s*** Brexit deal’ is defeated – reports
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid is apparently preparing to launch a leadership challenge this week, in case Theresa May’s Brexit deal is defeated in the House of Commons and she is axed as PM, with Tory rivals ready to pounce.
Dec 10, 2018 11:12
Boris Johnson’s new haircut fires up rumor mill about Tory leadership challenge (PHOTOS)
Boris Johnson appeared on television to claim ‘personal responsibility’ for the ongoing Brexit debacle, all while sporting a new haircut which many saw as a sign of an impending leadership challenge.
Dec 10, 2018 10:23

Foreign Office to investigate reports UK govt funded anti-Corbyn company
The British Foreign Office is to launch an investigation into reports the UK government has been funding an anti-Russia charity which has promoted unfavorable views of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn via social media.
Dec 10, 2018 15:58
May accused of ‘stunning display of pathetic cowardice’ after delaying Brexit vote
UK Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the House of Commons after the canceling the parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal, a day before it was scheduled to take place.
Dec 10, 2018 15:33
Theresa May to address Parliament on Brexit amid reports key vote will be postponed
Theresa May has reportedly canceled the parliamentary vote on her EU Withdrawal Deal, a day before it was scheduled to take place. The PM is set to address Parliament later this afternoon.
Dec 10, 2018 12:15
Brexit vote confusion: Conflicting reports on whether or not it will go ahead
The Brexit vote on PM Theresa May’s deal with the EU, scheduled for Tuesday, has been cast into doubt, as conflicting reports emerge about whether it will go ahead, leading to accusations No 10 is in chaos.
Dec 10, 2018 12:07
‘It’s mine, my own, my Brexit!’: Gollum actor reprises role to deride Theresa May (VIDEO)
British actor Andy Serkis has reprised the creepy Lord of the Rings character ‘Gollum’ to deride British Prime Minister Theresa May and her widely-panned Brexit deal, providing some wistful fun in an otherwise bleak time.
Dec 10, 2018 11:57
Javid circling May, ready to launch leadership bid if PM’s ‘s*** Brexit deal’ is defeated – reports
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid is apparently preparing to launch a leadership challenge this week, in case Theresa May’s Brexit deal is defeated in the House of Commons and she is axed as PM, with Tory rivals ready to pounce.
Dec 10, 2018 11:12
Boris Johnson’s new haircut fires up rumor mill about Tory leadership challenge (PHOTOS)
Boris Johnson appeared on television to claim ‘personal responsibility’ for the ongoing Brexit debacle, all while sporting a new haircut which many saw as a sign of an impending leadership challenge.
Dec 10, 2018 10:23
Labour furious over report that anti-Russia charity targeted Corbyn, receives govt cash
Labour politicians are outraged and calling for a probe after a report that a McCarthy style charity has received £2 million in government money and targeted Jeremy Corbyn, straying from tackling so-called Russian disinformation.
Dec 9, 2018 21:08
British MP suggests threatening Ireland with food shortages over Brexit, Twitter outrage follows
A Conservative Party MP has suggested using the prospect of food shortages to force Ireland to capitulate on the Brexit ‘backstop’ deal for Northern Ireland — and Twitter has let loose with some lessons from history.
Dec 7, 2018 20:14
‘Discredited race science’: Academics unite against ‘eugenicist’ given Cambridge fellowship
Alleged eugenicist Noah Carl is facing widespread opposition to his appointment to a fellowship at Cambridge University, with 200 academics signing a protest letter accusing him of “pseudoscientific racism.”
Dec 7, 2018 16:03
‘Perverted sense of fun’: UK teen who sent bomb threats to schools & airports jailed for 3 years
A British teen has been jailed for 3 years after making hundreds of fake bomb threats to UK and US schools and sparking an airport security scare stateside after a bogus tip-off hijackers had taken over a United Airlines flight.
Dec 7, 2018 16:02
‘Give six year-olds the vote’: Cambridge professor risks ridicule with radical plan
A top Cambridge University professor has called for kids as young as six to be given the vote, in an attempt to tackle the ‘democratic crisis’ in the UK where young people are being “massively outnumbered” by the old.
Dec 7, 2018 14:19

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