The Supreme Court’s ruling that Parliament must be consulted on triggering Article 50 has prompted an avalanche of comment as the main political players vie to steer the process to their advantage. In the Commons, the minister for exiting the
The government must consult Parliament in order to invoke Article 50 and take Britain out of the European Union, the Supreme Court has ruled.
A leading Conservative MP has attacked as “unacceptable” the government’s failure to make sex education in schools compulsory, accusing ministers of prioritising Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU).
Councils in Scotland are holding the government to ransom over asylum seekers by refusing to house any in their area unless the Home Office first hands over more cash.
European Union leaders have reacted angrily to the news that Britain wants to strike a brisk trade deal with the U.S., reminding Britain that no official deal can be done while she remains within the EU.
Theresa May and Donald Trump are set to discuss a U.S.-UK trade deal which could see tariffs slashed and could make it easier for workers to move between the two countries when they meet later this week.
Small groups of protestors have gathered at locations across Britain to mark their opposition to the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America, taking place in Washington D.C. Friday.
The driver who ploughed his car into crowds on a Melbourne street killing four and injuring 15 others has been named as Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26. Gargasoulas, who claims to be ‘Greek Islamic Kurdish’ and a follower of Yazdanism, has been
Wealthy nations should “welcome” migrants and invest in more “integration” to allay the concerns of their citizens, a high ranking Vatican official has said.
Nigel Farage has said he is “proud” to have played a part in helping Donald J. Trump be elected as the next President of the United States, an event which he described as “Brexit-plus-plus-plus”.
The Labour Party has dropped its inquiry into anti-Semitism within its Oxford University branch, causing dismay among Jewish groups.
The dismantlement of family and community life by the state over recent decades is costing British taxpayers £32 billion a year in healthcare provision, policing, and loss of revenue through social disengagement, a new report has found.
“I want to be loud and clear: populism scares me,” a leading global investment fund manager has told the World Economic Forum in Davos, setting the scene for the conference at large.
Italian politician Antonio Tajani has been named as the next President of the European Parliament at the end of a long day of horse-trading in Strasbourg which took in four rounds of voting. Mr. Tajani will now serve a two-and-a-half-year-term, presiding
A Cambridge University professor has branded the 17,410,742 people who voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum “lager louts” and “ruffians”.
Tens of thousands of women plan to take to the streets of London this Saturday to show solidarity with American women protesting in Washington D.C. against the election of Donald J. Trump as the next President of the United States.
Germany has handled the migrant crisis “exceedingly well” and other countries should learn from its example, a senior partner at PwC Germany has said.
The British peoples’ trust in their government, media, and business has tumbled over the last year, a key survey has shown. However, of the three, businesses found marginally more favour.
The number of migrants claiming asylum in Britain due to their sexuality has skyrocketed by an astonishing 450 per cent over the last five years, leading to concerns that not all claims may be genuine.
Corporations should be encouraged to support gay rights as a means to further economic gain, attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos will hear this week.
A Labour MP has used Parliamentary privilege to accuse Stephen K. Bannon, who has taken a leave of absence as Breitbart’s Executive Chairman, of anti-Semitism and misogyny. While her claims are unsubstantiated, the same can not be said for challenges against her own party, which has been shown to have long-standing problems with discrimination.
The head of the Scottish Episcopal Church has said he is “deeply distressed at the widespread offence” caused by the reading of a passage from the Quran denying the divinity of Christ during an Epiphany service, but no apology has
The firebombing of a synagogue by three Muslim men was not anti-Semitism, but a legitimate act of criticism against Israel, a German regional court has ruled.
The conviction of a Royal Marine, known as ‘Marine A’, for the murder of a Taliban fighter may be quashed, as review of the case found that Britain’s most senior military judge mishandled the trial.
The UK’s ambassador to France has confirmed that he will not be forging links with Front National leader Marine Le Pen ahead of the French Presidential elections, as the British government has a policy of not engaging with her party.
Italy’s Five Star Movement (M5S) will remain allied to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) within the European Parliament, Nigel Farage has confirmed.
The leaders of some of the European Union’s largest countries and institutions will be giving the elite gathering at Davos a miss next week, despite the timely issue of populism being high on the agenda.
A university professor from Nice who was caught giving a lift to three Eritrean migrants has been cleared of aiding illegal immigration, as the court ruled he had acted “to help persons in distress”.
The government should be prepared to legislate to ensure a gender balanced House of Commons if political parties won’t put in place measures to achieve parity themselves, a report by the Women’s and Equalities Committee has recommended.
A group of traditional Morris dancers have been forced to abandon a performance after passers-by, mostly a group of Asian youths, objected to the dancers’ use of black face paint as part of their costume.
Nearly half of Germany’s women now feel unsafe walking about their local neighbourhood, a survey has revealed, with many taking precautions such as pepper spray with them when out at night.
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has laid out her ambitions for the government to create a “shared society” which benefits all, not just the elite few. She says she believes that government has a central role to play in the
Government plans to rate universities based on student satisfaction could give free rein to “safe space” mentality, futher stifling free speech on campus, academics have warned. Peers are backing the academics concerns, and may deliver a cross party revolt in
The true rate of suicide in the UK may be twice the official rate thanks to an anomaly in the way statistics are collected, new research suggests.
Friends of the Earth (FoE) has been twice rebuked by Britain’s advertising standards watchdog this week after it tried to deny that claims it made about fracking were false. Earlier this week the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ruled that FoE
The British prime minister, Theresa May, is set to be the first European leader to meet with Donald Trump following his inauguration as president of the United States, Downing Street has announced.
Shiite Muslims gathered on the streets of London yesterday to mark a year since Saudi Arabia executed 47 enemies of the state. Those killed included the prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
The singer Lily Allen threatened Tommy Robinson with legal action after the PEGIDA UK leader got the better of her during a heated three-day exchange on Twitter.
A senior counter-terrorism officer has suggested that far-right extremism is a real and growing threat in the North East of England, citing the murder of MP Jo Cox as proof.
An imam involved with the British government’s review of Sharia courts in Britain has praised the divisive left-wing organisation Hope not Hate for what he termed their “incredible work” opposing “hatred”.
