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Mar 22, 2019 09:42

‘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.

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‘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
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
‘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
Stop Brexit petition website crashes as 2,000,000+ log in to call for revoking Article 50
A petition to revoke Article 50 and prevent the UK from leaving the European Union crashed the UK government’s website on Thursday morning, after hundreds of thousands people swarmed to add their signatures.
Mar 21, 2019 13:09

‘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
Stop Brexit petition website crashes as 2,000,000+ log in to call for revoking Article 50
A petition to revoke Article 50 and prevent the UK from leaving the European Union crashed the UK government’s website on Thursday morning, after hundreds of thousands people swarmed to add their signatures.
Mar 21, 2019 13:09
Church of England decries Home Office for denying asylum over ‘violence’ in Christianity
The UK Home Office has refused asylum to an Iranian convert, saying that Christianity is not as ‘peaceful’ as he claims. It even cited Bible verses to support its position. Now the Church of England is stepping in.
Mar 21, 2019 11:23
4 mosques attacked with SLEDGEHAMMERS in Birmingham (VIDEOS)
Mosques have been targeted in overnight attacks in Birmingham, police have confirmed. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the incidents, but no motive has been attributed.
Mar 21, 2019 10:58
‘Princess Buchenwald’: UK terrorism suspect won Nazi recruitment pageant ‘Miss Hitler,’ court told
A young British woman who was tried under terrorism laws entered a beauty contest called ‘Miss Hitler’ as “Princess Buchenwald,” prosecutors say. The pageant was allegedly launched by a banned neo-Nazi group to boost recruitment.
Mar 21, 2019 08:32
‘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

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