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Mar 23, 2019 10:43

‘Stay in EU’ petition hits RECORD-BREAKING 4mn as Brits march for ‘final say’ on Brexit

Millions have signed a request for Britain to stay in the EU as people march for the voters’ right to have the “final say” on Brexit, with London’s mayor among them.

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'This sign is more stable than our government': Best #PeoplesVoteMarch placards in PHOTOS
A reported one million people took to the streets of London today to push for a second Brexit referendum, with the event bringing out what could be the most extensive and creative collection of placards you’ll see all year.
Mar 23, 2019 18:03
‘Dinosaurs team up on you’: Dutch historian who savaged Davos elites pillories BBC political show
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, whose shaming of elites at Davos for not paying their taxes made him a worldwide sensation, has now launched a stinging attack on the BBC, after appearing on This Week, the outlet’s political show.
Mar 22, 2019 19:12
‘Spot on’: Corbyn hails teen who trounced Tory politics in viral speech
A teenager left social media gobsmacked by her articulate assessment of the Tory government’s responsibility for Brexit on BBC Question Time in Belfast on Thursday, earning herself the approval of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Mar 23, 2019 13:27
‘I will take over as Brexit Party leader’: Nigel Farage back on the frontline
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has announced that he will lead his new Brexit Party into the European elections if UK MPs decide to delay Brexit beyond May 22.
Mar 22, 2019 09:42

'This sign is more stable than our government': Best #PeoplesVoteMarch placards in PHOTOS
A reported one million people took to the streets of London today to push for a second Brexit referendum, with the event bringing out what could be the most extensive and creative collection of placards you’ll see all year.
Mar 23, 2019 18:03
‘Spot on’: Corbyn hails teen who trounced Tory politics in viral speech
A teenager left social media gobsmacked by her articulate assessment of the Tory government’s responsibility for Brexit on BBC Question Time in Belfast on Thursday, earning herself the approval of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Mar 23, 2019 13:27
‘Stay in EU’ petition hits RECORD-BREAKING 4mn as Brits march for ‘final say’ on Brexit
Millions have signed a request for Britain to stay in the EU as people march for the voters’ right to have the “final say” on Brexit, with London’s mayor among them.
Mar 23, 2019 10:43
‘Dinosaurs team up on you’: Dutch historian who savaged Davos elites pillories BBC political show
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, whose shaming of elites at Davos for not paying their taxes made him a worldwide sensation, has now launched a stinging attack on the BBC, after appearing on This Week, the outlet’s political show.
Mar 22, 2019 19:12
‘Dr Evil’ tattooist given 3 years in jail over tongue-splitting & ear removal in UK (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
A tattooist known as ‘Dr Evil’ who removed nipples and performed tongue splitting on clients has been jailed after an ear removal sparked an investigation that resulted in a 40-month jail sentence.
Mar 22, 2019 16:27
‘Russian collusion’: Farage mocks ‘cancel Brexit’ petition with signatures from Russia
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has reacted to a tweet making fun of the fact some Russians have signed a petition calling for Brexit to be stopped, suggesting that an investigation should be launched into “Russian collusion.”
Mar 22, 2019 13:56
Govt to offer MPs 7 options, including 2nd referendum – UK media
The battered cabinet of Prime Minister Theresa May will offer seven alternative options of how to proceed with Brexit, sources told Sky News. Those range from a no-deal Brexit to a second referendum.
Mar 22, 2019 13:24
‘I will take over as Brexit Party leader’: Nigel Farage back on the frontline
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has announced that he will lead his new Brexit Party into the European elections if UK MPs decide to delay Brexit beyond May 22.
Mar 22, 2019 09:42
‘It’s outrageous’ to ban UK pro-Palestinian students for Queen’s visit, barred activist tells RT
It is ‘outrageous’ that King’s College London (KCL) singled out pro-Palestinian student activists and blocked their access cards ahead of the Queen’s visit to the campus as a ‘security measure,’ one student who was barred told RT.
Mar 22, 2019 08:59
Special UK armed soldiers in ‘NUCLEAR-PROOF BUNKER’ have been ‘activated’ to prepare for Brexit
A team of highly-trained British military personnel, located in no less than a “nuclear-proof bunker” under the UK Ministry of Defence, have been “activated” to prepare for a doomsday no-deal Brexit scenario.
Mar 21, 2019 21:16
‘No deal’ Brexit set for April 12, unless May unites British MPs to win extension for 40 more days
The UK will have to leave the European Union on April 12 unless British MPs agree on Theresa May’s Brexit deal. If the exit deal is passed by next week, EU leaders have agreed to grant an extension to May 22.
Mar 21, 2019 17:14
‘Grow up, for goodness sake!’ WATCH Speaker Bercow rebuke Tory MP & clash with House leader Leadsom
Calling the ongoing squabbling in the House of Commons “party political hackery,” Speaker John Bercow told an interrupting Tory backbencher to “grow up” and had a sharp exchange with Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom.
Mar 21, 2019 16:40

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