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    British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses supporters at an election campaign rally on May 1, 2017 in Mawdesley Village Hall near Ormskirk, England. After campaigning on the doorsteps of… The future of Britain’s power supply has been jeopardised by Brexit and the government must act urgently to ensure nuclear power stations stay open, MPs have warned. The influential business, energy and industrial strategy committee said that any gap between the UK leaving a European atomic power treaty and entering into secure alternative deals would “severely inhibit nuclear trade and research and threaten power supplies”. The cross-party group of MPs said it shared the nuclear industry’s concern that it would take more than two years to hammer out a new deal for regulating nuclear po...

    Airports are funny places where time can stand still, you find it acceptable to drink in the morning and get a bargain on that perfume you've wanted for ages. But there are also strict rules people need to adhere to in airports if they don't want to get, well, arrested or if they don't want to worry other holidaymakers. Security has been made tighter in recent years and sometimes it feels like you can't even look in the direction of guards in case they suspect you of doing something wrong (clearly you're just feeling guilty about the huge bag of sweets you bought for the plane). Staff at Newcastle airport were not impressed this week after two men got on the luggage carousel at check-in and allegedly "pretended to be suitcases" getting as far as the departure lounge. This ...

    Labour is being urged to form a pact with the Green Party to ensure the Tories do not win in a landslide come 8 June. Senior Labour figures, including former shadow cabinet minister Clive Lewis, musician Billy Bragg and ex-policy chief Jon Cruddas asked their party to stand aside in two seats where it has no realistic hope of winning, hoping the Greens would return the favour. The news comes after the Green Party pulled out of crucial election seats in Ealing and Brighton Kemptown to help Labour MP Rupa Huq beat the Conservatives. The two Labour seats at stake are in Brighton Pavilion, held by Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas, and the Isle of Wight, where Tory MP Andrew Turner is standing down after reportedly railing against homosexuality to a group of A-level student...

    Twenty years ago today Britain celebrated an election victory which brought the sparkling hope of New Labour and the youngest Prime Minister in a century. It seemed anything was possible and, as the soundtrack to the party’s election campaign promised, things really could only get better. In today’s Daily Mirror Tony Blair marks the anniversary of his epic 1997 landslide victory over John Major with the extraordinary revelation he is returning to UK politics . For a man who sparked huge anger – revulsion even – over his decision to follow America into war in Iraq, it is a bold move. This Brexit thing has given me a direct motivation to get more involved in the politics, he passionately declares. You need to get your hands dirty and I will. Yes, he’s back. He sounds genuine...

    Former Prime Minister David Cameron has spent £25,000 on a luxury hut for his Cotswolds garden that he plans to use as a writing studio. Since leaving Downing Street, Cameron has undertaken a speaking tour in the US and has said he is spending his time rediscovering his love of game shooting. He is also writing a memoir of his years at Number 10. And now he has the perfect place to do it. Not your average garden shed, the hand-built hut comes complete with sheep’s wool insulation, a wood-burning stove, Bakelite light switches and hardwood stable doors. The Camerons chose to fit out the hut with a pull-out double sofa bed and have painted it in Farrow and Ball colours Clunch, Old White and Mouse’s Back. Cameron admitted that his wife Samantha made all of the design decision...

    The entire Yorkshire village has been sold for £20 million A tiny North Yorkshire village with a multi-million pound price tag has been sold one year after it went on the market. Cundalls, the estate agent which handled the sale, announced on Wednesday that Albanwise Ltd, a real investment company, had bought the West Heslerton Estate near the town of Malton. Cundalls received substantial interest in the sale of West Heslerton Estate and a number of offers in excess of the guide price were received with an offer from Albanwise Ltd being the successful purchaser, Tom Watson, the acting agent said in a statement. The sale price has not been disclosed, but it is believed to have been close to the guide price of £20 million. For this considerable sum, the buyer has got hold of...

    The Queen's massive 3-lb. crown will not adorn her head this year. On Thursday, the palace said there would be reduced ceremonial elements at the annual state opening of Parliament, which is set to take place on June 19 due to the recently called general election in the U.K. That means the 91-year-old monarch will travel to Westminster Abbey by car (rather than horse-drawn carriage) -and for the first time since 1974, she will not wear a crown to the ceremony. Because the state opening is taking place on June 19, the annual Order of the Garter parade and service at Windsor Castle - which sees Elizabeth lead plumed knights, including her grandson Prince William is being canceled. Trooping the Colour, which marks the official celebration of the Queen's birthday, will take pl...

    British Prime Minister Theresa May accused the other 27 EU countries of lining up to oppose Britain over Brexit after Germany's Angela Merkel said the UK should have no illusions over the exit process. A third-party state will not have the same rights or even superior rights to a member state, the German chancellor told parliament two days before a key summit in Brussels. This may sound self-evident, but I have to say this clearly because some in Britain seem to have illusions on this point, she said. That would be a waste of time. Later in the day, May accused the 27 other EU member states of lining up against Britain. Our opponents are already seeking to disrupt those negotiations -- at the same time as 27 other European countries line up to oppose us, May told a campaig...

    Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair has told Sky News Theresa May will be Prime Minister on 9 June. Mr Blair said he would be voting Labour at the General Election but refused to say that hand on heart Jeremy Corbyn was the best person to lead the country. He said that Mrs May would win the election. Suggesting that he thought the Labour leader was a liability to the party's chances, he said that because of the opinion polls and the leadership issue the best election tactic for the party was to argue that a strong opposition was important for democracy. Mr Blair has been criticised by some Labour members for suggesting people should vote for other parties in the General Election in order to populate the Commons with pro-EU politicians. However, speaking to All Out Poli...

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