David Davis MP, Britain’s new Minister for Exiting the European Union, has said that Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty must be invoked by the end of the year, triggering Britain’s departure from the Union. The new Prime Minister Theresa
Stickers calling for democracy to be replaced with Islam and for women who do not wear a veil to be raped have appeared in public places in Sweden. They have been reported to the police. Pictures of the stickers, which
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that she is looking forward to meeting Britain’s new prime minister, Theresa May, and does not plan to put Mrs. May under any pressure when it comes to Brexit. But she has warned
The British military is losing highly trained personnel because poor accommodation is driving some of them to quit, MPs have found. The situation has been slammed as ‘disgraceful’ by a UKIP spokesman, who called for renewed investment in military housing.
Britain may not get an Australian-style points based immigration system when it exits the European Union (EU), despite the policy being a key plank of the Leave campaign during the recent referendum on British membership of the EU. There is
Leaflets have reportedly been distributed in Manchester calling for a public ban on dogs, in order to keep the area pure for Muslims. But while some have claimed the leaflets are a hoax designed to stir up tensions, others are
A 14-year-old schoolgirl murdered by a Latvian convicted killer wrote a pro-European Union (EU) essay arguing that barring foreign criminals from entering the country was “racist” just four months before her death, it has emerged. Her parents, who support the
The incoming Prime Minister Theresa May must deliver a clean break with the European Union (EU) if she is to unite the Conservative party and restore public faith in British politics, Iain Duncan Smith has warned. Discussing the challenges which
The head of France’s intelligence agency has called on his government to allocate resources to the surveillance of “far right” organisations, warning the country could be on the verge of civil war thanks to public unrest over the handling of Islamic
Transgender people will no longer be required to produce medical evidence in order to change their gender on their passport, the government has announced. As part of a move towards allowing transgender people to ‘self-declare’ their chosen gender, Her Majesty’s
Five German men have been jailed for joining the al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia. A sixth man, who was accused by the group of being a spy and was tortured, received a suspended sentence. The Frankfurter higher regional
Britain is now certain to have a second female Prime Minister as Andrea Leadsom and Theresa May were announced as the final two candidates in the Tory leadership race yesterday. The result has cast obvious comparisons with the first, Margaret
The German government has passed a new law broadening the definition of sexual attacks, and making it easier to deport foreign nationals convicted of committing such attacks. MPs stood and cheered in the Bundestag as the tighter legislation passed with
Chinese officials have indicated that they are open to launching trade negotiations with Britain following its decision to leave the European Union (EU) – ironically in part due to Chinese frustration with the EU. During the Brexit referendum campaign Remain
A Sunni Muslim taxi-driver has admitted killing an Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper outside his shop in Glasgow because he felt he had disrespected “the Koran, the Prophet Muhammad, Allah, and Faith”. Asad Shah, 40, moved from Pakistan to Glasgow with his
The German Finance Minister has hit out against Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s plans to cut the corporation tax rate post-Brexit, saying Germany had “no intention” to join in a “race to the bottom”. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday,
Scottish fishing industry leaders have clashed with the Scottish Government over Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to keep Scotland within the European Union (EU), warning that they will fight all efforts to do so. While the Scottish people voted 62 per cent
The Campaign Against Antisemitism has warned that British Jews will continue to “worry” about their future in Britain, following Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s appearance yesterday in front of a Parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism. Mr. Corbyn’s leadership has been dogged by
The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, has joined his successor in calling for a general election before the British exit from the European Union (EU), potentially to allow the result of the referendum on British membership to
The Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has hinted that Tony Blair may be tried for war crimes in a Scottish court, following the publication of the Chilcot Inquiry. Speaking ahead of the long-anticipated Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War
The number of people prosecuted for smuggling illegal immigrants into the country in their vehicles has risen by 50 percent this year – to a grand total of 88. Keith Vaz, the chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee has
A rapist from Somalia who successfully fought deportation following his first jail term has now been jailed for ten years for the rape of two women in Birmingham. His lawyer had argued “he had a lack of understanding of what is
A record number of migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year, new figures have revealed, prompting aid agencies to call on Europe to do even more to help those making the crossing. 2,899 migrants died in attempts to cross
A Cambridge academic attended a faculty meeting completely in the nude this week, in protest at Brexit. But in true British style, her colleagues made no mention of her state of undress, and the meeting passed without incident. Dr Victoria
Islamists claiming allegiance to Islamic State have issued a threat against Heathrow, LAX and JFK airports, warning that one of them would be targeted over the July 4th weekend. A transport minister has said that government is taking “all steps
Andrea Leadsom is emerging as the Brexit-supporters’ Conservative leadership candidate of choice, following the apparent betrayal of Boris Johnson by Justice Minister Michael Gove. Leadsom has risen to second favourite according to the bookies odds, currently priced at 5/2 and
A press conference called to announce that an inquiry has found the Labour Party is “not overrun” by anti-Semitism has prompted fresh allegations of anti-Semitism within the party, after its leader Jeremy Corbyn compared the Israeli government to Islamic State,
Five months after a young Swedish woman working in a shelter for migrant children was killed by a fake child migrant, the company running the homes is finally rolling out their response – by ensuring that all staff have access to
The Guardian’s editor-in-chief has resorted to publishing a begging letter in a prominent position among the paper’s news content to boost its finances, telling readers that the world now needs The Guardian “more than ever”. Guardian readers visiting the paper’s
As the dust continues to settle following last Thursday’s seismic referendum result, European Leaders are split on how to handle Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU). The victory for Brexit has also led to further calls for EU integration,
The majority of Scottish voters do not want to see a second referendum on Scottish Independence, latest polling has revealed. The result suggests that Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is out of step with the people of Scotland, as she
The majority of teachers are treating Leave voters with disdain and contempt, referring to them as “pond life” and “thick”, a politics teacher from north London has revealed. Thursday’s shock EU referendum result delivered perhaps the largest peaceful uprising of
The President of Iceland has welcomed Britain’s exit from the European Union, voicing hopes that the UK will now strengthen it’s relationship with Iceland, Greenland and Norway. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson said the vote to leave the EU represented a “serious
Just days after the British people voted to regain their independence from an unelected bureaucracy, campaigners in Hong Kong have launched a political party agitating for the city to be returned to British rule as a transitional stage towards independence.
Torrential rain, flash flooding and tornadoes have caused chaos in parts of London and South East England as Britons head to the polls to vote in the EU referendum. Britons living in London and the South East were woken by
Members of the European Parliament spent more than $6.2 million on luxury trips abroad in the first half of 2015 alone, it has been revealed. The taxpayer cash was splurged on five-star hotels and first-class travel to exotic destinations, and
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has confirmed that there will be no further renegotiation of Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU) if the British people opt to remain in the EU tomorrow. “The British policy makers and British voters
Boris Johnson has accused the British government of “leaning on” business people to support the campaign to remain in the European Union by offering them government contracts if they toe the Remain line. As an antidote, Mr. Johnson has said
Spin doctors at the heart of the Westminster establishment have been drafted in to stage a memorial event for Jo Cox, due to be broadcast from Trafalgar Square tomorrow on what would have been her 42nd birthday. The event is
Members of Parliament yesterday convened in the House of Commons to pay their tributes to Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen, who was killed last week. But their outpouring of grief lies in stark contrast to the protocol followed
