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Parliament Takes Back Control with plan B Brexit
5Dec By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Parliament Takes Back Control with plan B Brexit

    Theresa May has been forced to hand MPs control of Brexit after the government lost a key battle in the Commons on Tuesday. In a pivotal moment in the Brexit saga, MPs inflicted defeat on the government by throwing their weight behind a motion by Dominic Grieve. It means that, should May’s Brexit plan be voted down next week as is widely anticipated MPs can effectively instruct minsters on what to do next and amend her “plan B” option. The government lost by a sizeable 22 votes - 321 to 299 - just minutes after MPs voted to find ministers in contempt of parliament over their refusal to publish secret Brexit legal advice. The amendment move opens the door for MPs to back alternatives to May’s Brexit, including a Norway-style Brexit, a re-run of the referendum, or a...
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No-deal Brexit plan kicks in if EU agreement rejected: May warns
29Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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No-deal Brexit plan kicks in if EU agreement rejected: May warns

    Theresa May today warned no-deal Brexit plan will have to be triggered if her agreement with the EU is rejected by MPs. The PM said the timetable for the UK leaving the bloc meant practical steps would have to be taken if she loses the crunch vote on December 11. She also pleaded with Tory Eurosceptics to focus on securing Brexit, saying killing off the controversial package could help those who want to frustrate the process altogether. The appeal came as she gave evidence to the powerful Liaison Committee with less than a fortnight to go before a titanic Commons showdown on her plan and Mrs May seemingly on course for disastrous defeat. Amid bruising clashes with the panel, the premier urged MPs to 'focus on the choice that lies in front of them', insisting her s...
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No-meal Brexit: Family stockpiles essentials in case of no deal with EU
27Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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No-meal Brexit: Family stockpiles essentials in case of no deal with EU

    Nevine Mann, 36, and her husband Richard, 37, claim they have enough essentials to keep them going for four months after the UK leaves the European Union. The couple, of Illogan, Cornwall, have stockpiled chickpeas, kidney beans, tuna, pasta, rice, couscous, chopped tomatoes, sterilised milk, tinned corn, beans, paracetamol and ibuprofen. They have also bought mountains of aspirin, juice, hand soap, Calpol, dried milk, honey, tea, coffee, porridge oats, raisins, bread, flour, yeast and Marmite. The pair, who have three children, started buying extras on their weekly shopping trip when the Brexit negotiations began. Mrs Mann, a former midwife, said: A little while ago we were aware that Brexit was in the offing, and it seemed like there would be issues with securin...
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Harry tells of his complete joy during tour of Zambia
27Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Africa world, Featured

Harry tells of his complete joy during tour of Zambia

    The Duke of Sussex has spoken of his complete joy at seeing the work of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust in Zambia, labelling it a global movement for good, led by the youth of today. Harry, who is in the southern African country on a two-day trip without the Duchess of Sussex, passed on greetings from Meghan, who is expecting their first child. He told members of the alumnae network of the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed): I know my wife, Meghan sends her very best wishes to you all. Harry also said he and the duchess had been inspired by their recent trip to Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand and Australia, saying: My wife and I met so many young people who were quite literally changing the lives of their communities with innovative, creative ideas and quality leadersh...
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Tunisians protest Saudi crown prince’s visit over Khashoggi
27Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, Featured

Tunisians protest Saudi crown prince’s visit over Khashoggi

    Hundreds of Tunisians staged the first protests of the Arab world against Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince on Tuesday, denouncing the kingdom's de facto ruler as a murderer involved in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The protests were a rare occurrence for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who faces no overt criticism at home and who received a lavish reception earlier in his tour in visits to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Since the 2011 Arab spring uprising, which unseated entrenched rulers in the region and triggered turmoil, Tunisia has undergone a democratic transition and is one of the few Arab countries to allow protests. Hundreds of protesters marched through the central Habib Bourguiba avenue in Tunis, scene of the mass protests th...
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Virgin Trains slammed for £338 open return from London to Manchester
27Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Virgin Trains slammed for £338 open return from London to Manchester

    A Sky News correspondent has branded Virgin Trains a national disgrace for charging more than £300 for an open return from London to Manchester. Sports broadcaster Martha Kelner blasted the rail operator over the £338 standard class ticket in a tweet on Monday. She wrote: Just bought London to Manchester open day return. £338. That’s a national disgrace @VirginTrains. Ms Kelner's claim prompted a huge response online, gaining more than 8,500 likes and a thousand comments as frustrated rail passengers said it was cheaper to fly to countries around the world than purchase the ticket. A spokesman for Virgin Trains said: The vast majority of our customers pay far less than Martha, with fares between London and Manchester starting at £23. Martha could have booked ...
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May to plead with Labour MPs to back her deal at private meeting
26Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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May to plead with Labour MPs to back her deal at private meeting

    Theresa May has invited all Labour MPs to a private Brexit briefing as she begs them to back her deal. The Prime Minister will ramp up her two-week campaign to save her deal and her career with the behind-closed-doors session at 8pm. A note sent to Labour MPs has said it will be held by her Cabinet deputy, David Lidington, and chief of staff Gavin Barwell. A Labour source said many MPs were expected to turn up. Remain-backing MP Wes Streeting tweeted: Hope this is as good as the last briefing when Boris Johnson resigned. You can’t buy that kind of entertainment. Shadow minister Andrew Gwynne joked: Do we get knighthoods for attending? Tory MP John Hayes was handed a knighthood last week but is vowing to vote down the deal anyway. Jeremy Corbyn is not expected to...
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Deported rogue trader: The Home Office destroys lives
26Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Deported rogue trader: The Home Office destroys lives

    He had spent the first four hours of his flight from London Heathrow weeping about everything he had lost in the UK and the manner of his final parting from the country he had spent most of his life in. After seven years of fighting the Home Office’s plans to deport him, the end of the road was swift and brutal. He was not even allowed to say goodbye to his loved ones. Adoboli was arrested and detained two weeks ago, was deported two days later with no written notice from the Home Office about which flight he was going to board, and arrived back in Ghana, where he had not lived since the age of four, the following day. They did a bait and switch on the tarmac at Heathrow, he says. They indicated I would be boarding one plane then at the very last moment they forced...
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It’s best Brexit bill: Theresa May warns MPs
25Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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It’s best Brexit bill: Theresa May warns MPs

    Theresa May has warned MPs that they will be opening the door to more division and uncertainty if they vote down her Brexit deal in Parliament. Her remarks came at a historic Brexit summit where the 27 EU leaders endorsed her Brexit withdrawal deal and a political declaration on the future relationship between the UK and EU. Addressing the public at a press conference in Brussels on Sunday, Mrs May said the upcoming vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal would be the most significant in the Commons for many years. Despite backing from EU leaders, opposition from MPs at home showed no signs of letting up with Jeremy Corbyn's Labour and Arlene Foster's DUP vowing to vote down the deal in its current form.
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May says UK’s position on Gibraltar has not changed
24Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

May says UK’s position on Gibraltar has not changed

    Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK's position on Gibraltar has not changed and she would always stand by its citizens ahead of the Brexit summit in Brussels. Speaking after a meeting with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, May said she will always negotiate on behalf of the whole of the UK family. May said the UK has ensured Gibraltar is covered by the whole withdrawal agreement and position on the sovereignty of Gibraltar has not changed and will not change. The Prime Minister will now meet with President of the European Council Donald Tusk ahead of the summit. The meeting of EU leaders is set to go ahead on Sunday after the UK and Spain reached a deal over the issue of Gibraltar. Speaking in Brussels, Theresa May said: "We have worked...
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