NewsAndy WellsTory MPs launch campaign to oust Speaker John Bercow over Brexit ‘bias’
Strong support for a motion of no confidence would be highly embarrassing for Mr Bercow.
NewsAndy WellsUkip leader attacks Nigel Farage as the Brexit Party takes first place ahead of EU elections
Gerard Batten insisted Ukip was the “true” voice of Leave voters.
NewsAndy WellsBrexit Party leads the polls ahead of EU elections in huge blow for Tories and Labour
Nigel Farage's new party has opened up a five-point lead.
NewsRoss McGuinnessMost UK voters haven’t changed their minds about Brexit, says YouGov poll
Opinions have merely hardened around Brexit, the poll by YouGoy found.
NewsRoss McGuinnessDonald Tusk says he still “dreams” that Brexit will be cancelled
The European Council president hinted that Brexit could be further delayed or even cancelled.
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Julian Assange is probably the most famous fugitive ever subjected to the extradition process. After his arrest yesterday in the Ecuadoran embassy after the country removed his asylum status, he now faces an extradition request from the US, relating to computer hacking offences. It’s also possible that he will again be the subject of a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) – a form of fast-track extradition process established by EU law – issued by Sweden in respect of allegations of rape.
- NewsAndy Wells
Jeremy Hunt warns of 'catastrophic' General Election for the Tories if they fail to deliver Brexit
Polls have shown Tory support dropping by as a much as nine points.
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French president Emmanuel Macron pretty much single-handedly shortened the proposed dates, for reasons that only he really understands. In doing so, the most europhile of all European leaders started to sound exactly like the ERG. Faced with unanimous support for a long extension and Macron pushing for a short one, European leaders basically split the difference and settled on Halloween.
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Theresa May calls on MPs to approve Brexit deal as Tories threaten mutiny over delay
The Prime Minister agreed to a third delay to avoid a no-deal scenario.
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Prime Minister Corbyn? Labour edges ahead in the polls as Tory support plunges amid Brexit chaos
Tory support has plunged 9% in the latest poll.
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“A lot of my colleagues want to stop Brexit,” Labour MP Lisa Nandy told Sophie Ridge yesterday. If this is a conspiracy, it is the least secret and most explicitly stated one in history. We do not operate a system of Democratic Centralism (a notion which reached its peak under Stalin) where, the moment a vote is taken, dissenters are expected to instantly change their mind and support fervently the very thing they previously considered a horrid idea.
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'The EU is in control of Brexit': Steven Barclay admits UK has lost power over future of Brexit
The Prime Minister wants the possibility of an earlier departure if the UK's withdrawal deal is ratified.
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MPs give Theresa May green light to seek another Brexit extension
Prime minister Theresa May is set to meet the leaders of Germany and France four days before the UK is due to leave the EU.
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Leavers, Remainers, Tories, Labour, everyone is exhausted and wants it to be over. The EU has privileged solidarity with Ireland over everything else for the last two years – will Paris really throw Dublin under the bus now?
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British public opinion of politicians has sunk to a record low, says Hansard study
The public's view of the UK political system is at its lowest point in recent history.
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Theresa May gives sofa warning that Brexit ‘won’t happen without compromise on both sides’
The Conservative and Labour party are set for more talks on a potential Brexit agreement this week.
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'No real change or compromise': Brexit talks break down as May fails to win over Labour
The opposition said the Government has failed to offer any compromises over Brexit.
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'Quarter of all Leave voters' to abandon big parties and vote for UKIP or Farage
A quarter of Leave voters say they will vote UKIP or for the Brexit Party
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You would have thought, by law of averages, that Theresa May would occasionally behave in a way that looked dignified or principled, even if only by chance, but it simply never happens. Take her letter to Donald Tusk this morning. Just hours before the prime minister sent her letter, reports emerged that European Council president Donald Tusk would offer Britain a one-year extension to next April.
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UK should be 'as difficult as possible' with Brussels if Brexit is delayed, says Rees-Mogg
Britain should be as 'difficult as possible' if it stays in the European Union for a long time, Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed.
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Uri Geller claims he delayed Brexit by creating parliament leak with psychic powers
Israeli illlusionist Uri Geller says he 'bent the pipes' in order to cause a flood during the House of Commons meeting.
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Theresa May's request for further Brexit delay met with fury
The PM has this time asked European Council president Donald Tusk for an extension to Article 50 to June 30.
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Parliament is having a 'collective breakdown' over Brexit, warns senior MP
Education Committee chair and former Conservative minister Rob Halfon has warned that Parliament is in the grips of a 'collective breakdown' over Brexit.
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This is what people really think about the prospect of a no deal Brexit
Research by YouGov has revealed that just a quarter of people see No Deal Brexit as positive, with twice as many (50%) seeing it as negative.
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Police warn MPs and campaigners to 'watch their language' so they don't fuel Brexit tensions
Martin Hewitt said that public figures should be wary of "consequences that weren't intended".
