Politics

There are many offers to lead a government of national unity in an effort to stop a no-deal Brexit – the latest from Tory grandee Ken Clarke, who said he ‘wouldn’t object’ if people believed that was the only way forward. Meanwhile Jeremy Corbyn says he’s “disappointed” at the Lib Dem leader rebuffing his offer to become…

Donald Trump has urged the Chinese President to personally meet with protestors in Hong Kong, after weeks of violent clashes between the police and demonstrators calling for democratic reforms. China has sent its paramilitary police force to the border and today the Chinese Ambassador to the UK said his government “would not sit on its…

Gibraltar has released a seized Iranian oil tanker, despite a last-minute attempt by the US to block it. The Grace 1 was seized by British Royal Marines last month on suspicion it was violating EU sanctions by carrying oil to Syria. Soon after, Iran captured a British-flagged tanker, creating a confrontation between Iran and the…

We speak to Labour’s Tony Lloyd – the shadow Northern Ireland Secretary – and put it to him that the consensus choice for a possible caretaker prime minister isn’t Jeremy Corbyn.

We speak to Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson on why she won’t back Jeremy Corbyn’s proposal to lead a caretaker government.

Less than a day after Jeremy Corbyn sent his proposal to opposition parties – it has already hit trouble. The Liberal Democrats’ staunch refusal to support Mr Corbyn as a caretaker Prime Minister means he and Jo Swinson are now locked in somewhat of a standoff. Both like the idea of a temporary coalition government to stop…

Tomorrow is A-level results day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Labour say they want to scrap the current university admissions system in England which offers places based on predicted exam grades, saying it penalises students from poorer families. 

 After three weeks unchallenged it’s time to bust some myths, said Philip Hammond. No Deal isn’t what people voted for and it will be painful.

 Alberto Costa is one of more than 20 Conservative MPs who co-signed a letter with Philip Hammond to the Prime Minister, warning Boris Johnson not to pursue no deal.

The Conservative Party appears to have further stepped up preparations for a possible General Election campaign in the Autumn.  

The Prime Minister describes himself as a feminist. But a new survey from Datapoll suggests women are more likely to describe Boris Johnson in negative terms.

Michael Gove – the Cabinet minister in charge of no-deal Brexit planning – has insisted the Government will spend “whatever it takes” to get the country prepared.

A 41-year-old man who was deported from the United States to Iraq – a place he’d never set foot in his life – has died in Baghdad, unable to get the insulin he needed to stay alive. 

The British economy has shrunk for the first time since 2012. GDP dropped by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter of, a fall blamed on ‘increased volatility’ about Brexit.

Tonight, we head to Grimsby which was once the fishing capital of the world, and where two thirds of people voted to leave.