Labour plunged deeper into chaos as another MP quits Corbyn’s ‘Stalinist’ party February 19, 2019 The Labour party has been plunged further into chaos after an eighth MP quit to join a new independent group, attacking leader Jeremy Corbyn for presiding over a culture of antisemitism. Joan Ryan, who has served in the Labour party for 25 years, said she was “appalled, horrified and angered” by Corbyn’s failure to address anti-Jewish [...]
Tories would win snap election if called tomorrow, according to latest polling data March 8, 2019 The Conservative party would win a snap general election if it were called tomorrow, according to the latest Yougov poll. Yougov’s latest voter intention survey found 40 per cent of people would vote for the Conservatives, while just 31 per cent would vote for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party. Read more: May presses EU to commit [...]
Brexit: Sterling sinks as Boris Johnson asks Queen to suspend parliament August 28, 2019 The pound plunged against the US dollar today as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly preparing to suspend parliament to pursue a no-deal Brexit. Sterling crashed 0.839 per cent to around $1.218 this morning, losing gains from yesterday amid reports that the government is expected to ask the Queen to suspend parliament. This afternoon it [...]
Brexit: Prime Minister asks Queen to suspend parliament in September August 28, 2019 Boris Johnson has asked the Queen to suspend parliament for more than a month, reducing the amount of time that rebels have to stop a no deal Brexit. The Prime Minister this morning requested that the Queen end the current parliamentary session “in the second sitting week in September” and return on 14 October, when [...]
DEBATE: Is Labour’s sudden support for second referendum a good political move? February 27, 2019 Is Labour’s sudden support for second referendum a good political move? Finn McRedmond, staff writer at Reaction, says YES. It is no secret that Jeremy Corbyn is a longstanding eurosceptic. It is also no secret that vast swathes of Labour’s support base are Remainers. So the challenge facing the Labour leadership is this: how do we [...]
A truly radical and pragmatic Prime Minister would let parliament get a cat August 2, 2019 Parliament is infested with vermin. According to an internal report seen by the MailOnline, the Westminster war on mice is being lost, despite £111,498 spent on pest control last year. As political conundrums go, this one has an obvious solution: allow cats on the parliamentary estate. Lots of them. Practical, inexpensive, and ruthlessly effective, this [...]
‘Big Short’ investor who foresaw 2008 crash warns against ‘Trotskyite’ Corbyn government November 4, 2018 A US investor who predicted the financial crash has said he could be impelled to short up to 50 UK firms if "Trotskyite" Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime Minister. Steve Eisman, who is the subject of Oscar-winning film The Big Short, said the UK was one of the biggest risks he was watching as it negotiates its [...]
John McDonnell says Labour has ‘held the party together on Brexit’ as rumours of split harden February 17, 2019 Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said the Labour leadership has "held the party together" over Brexit as he addressed reports of an impending split. Jeremy Corbyn's number two said it would be "ridiculous" for the party to be divided over Brexit, saying there was "no need to split". However, a number of MPs, including former [...]
Labour suspend Corbyn-ally caught in antisemitism row after pressure from MPs February 27, 2019 A Labour MP who claimed the party had been “too apologetic” about antisemitism has been suspended after a stand-off between leading figures. Chris Williamson. MP for Derby North, made the comments at a meeting of a branch of the pro-Jeremy Corbyn group Momentum in the wake of nine Labour MPs quitting the party last week. After [...]
MPs plot to wrestle Brexit agenda away from Theresa May as vote on deal fast approaches January 13, 2019 A cross-party group of MPs is reportedly plotting to seize control of the Brexit negotiations as the countdown to vote on Theresa May's deal fast approaches. Senior backbenchers, including former minister Nick Boles and Labour MP Dominic Grieve, are reportedly spearheading efforts to shake up the Commons rulebook so that backbenchers' motions take precedence over [...]