A new 50p coin will be released to mark the UK leaving the European Union. Three million coins will be released on Brexit day – Friday, January 31. The design of the coin has now been revealed for the first time. It bears the words ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with …
Read More »Boris Johnson will strike a unifying tone as new 50p marks low-key EU departure
When Brexiteers buy a drink to toast Britain’s belated departure from the European Union later this week, they will be able to pay for it using a special celebratory coin minted for the occasion. More than three million new 50p coins will enter circulation on Friday morning, bearing the inscription …
Read More »Boris Johnson’s Brexit Bill given Royal Assent by the Queen
Crack open the English sparkling wine! Downing Street swaps champagne for home-grown British fizz as the Queen rubber-stamps Boris Johnson’s Brexit Bill and it becomes law Parliament finally gave its formal backing to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal last night EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill has now been given Royal Assent by …
Read More »Call for flag to fly over Derby city centre to mark Brexit Day
A Derby Brexit Party councillor has welcomed the flying of the Union flag on the Council House on January 31, the day earmarked for Britain to leave the EU. Councillor Alan Graves claims he had personally asked for the flag to be flown because “it marks independence for Britain” and …
Read More »Despite Brexit, British Gaming Expects Exciting Growth In 2020
Richard Wilson, chief executive officer of TIGA, revealed a positive outlook for British gaming in … [+] 2020. © 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP With under three weeks to go before the U.K. supposedly leaves the European Union on January 31, British businesses are meticulously studying the effects that Brexit could …
Read More »Labour sought legal advice that Jeremy Corbyn can implement broadband policy if UK remains in EU
Labour has sought formal legal advice that Jeremy Corbyn will still be able to implement one of his flagship election pledges if he keeps the UK in the European Union. The Sunday Telegraph understands that a QC has provided the party with advice on the legality of creating a nationalised …
Read More »British voters’ stark choice over the kind of country they want
The coming British Election is showing up two radically different angles about how democracies should work. Lee Duffield writes on the stand-off between the “reactionaries” and the “socialists”. THE FIRST BRITISH POLLS for the 2019 Election suggested we prepare for a Tory victory, then Prime Minister Boris Johnson forcing through …
Read More »Brexit 50p coins set to be shredded and melted by Royal Mint after UK and EU agree delay
Limited edition Brexit 50p coins, dated October 31 2019, are set to be shredded and melted down after the UK’s departure from the EU was delayed by three months. The special coins were originally designed to be minted in time for Britain leaving the trading bloc this Friday. However, today …
Read More »Bad weather, postal delays and lack of polling staff pose election risks | Politics
Boris Johnson’s call for a general election in December is both a political and logistical gamble. Here are some potential challenges that organisers of a pre-Christmas election could face. Winter weather A carefully choreographed mid-December campaign could be wrecked by gales, heavy snow, ice and floods, ruining travel plans and …
Read More »Boris Johnson will push for a general election if the EU grants another Brexit delay
brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. Boris Johnson will push for a general election if the EU follows Donald Tusk’s advice to grant another Brexit delay, a No. 10 source revealed last night after MPs rejected the Prime Minister’s three-day timetable for his Brexit bill. MPs handed the fate of Brexit back …
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