[ad_1] brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. The British public are utterly frustrated with politicians, a poll for the Daily Mail has found. Three-quarters of those questioned said the political class had failed to function effectively and were not serving the interests of the country. The survey found that almost half want an early election and that…
[ad_1] The UK stock market and the pound are already pricing in a mountain of political risk. Equities listed in London are under-owned by global investors and sterling is flirting with multi-decade lows. But, if Boris Johnson manages to get the election he wants, could a fractious campaign actually make things worse? While not exactly…
[ad_1] Boris Johnson was tonight running out of road in his bid to deliver Brexit by Halloween after legislation to rule out No Deal was passed by MPs – and he faces being blocked from holding a snap election. Having endured a torrid day including struggling in his first PMQs, Mr Johnson looks to be…
[ad_1] Jeremy Corbyn denied voters the chance to decide the future of Brexit last night after ordering his MPs to block Boris Johnson’s call for a snap election. A visibly frustrated PM ridiculed the stance taken by Corbyn – who did not even bother to be present for the declaration of the result – taunting…
[ad_1] Britain’s opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in north London on September 3, 2019. — AFP pic LONDON, Sept 3 — Britain faces the prospect of a general election in the near future, with investors concerned not just about a no-deal Brexit — but also a potential Labour government led by…
[ad_1] Rubbish collection, cleaning and school dinner services will be taken back by local councils, under Labour plans to stop taxpayers being “ripped off” by private firms. The party has pledged to reverse four decades of outsourcing in local government, blaming it for “scandals” such as the collapse of Carillion at a cost of £150m. If…
[ad_1] Gerald Shamash has already saved Jeremy Corbyn from electoral defeat. The solicitor’s late-night dash to the Royal Mail sorting office, armed with a judge’s order, prevented delivery of politically damaging – and inaccurate – leaflets. That was 1983, the year the Labour leader was first elected to parliament for Islington North, beating off a…