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Labour membership plunges by 150,000 amid backlash over Corbyn's handling of Brexit Labour membership plunges by 150,000 amid backlash over Corbyn's handling of Brexit Labour membership has slumped to around 385,000, insiders have claimed In 2017 the number of people signed up to the party was more than 500,000 Corbyn has angered his …
Its compass smashed, the ghost ship Brexit sails into ever darker waters | Andrew Rawnsley The curse on the crew of the Flying Dutchman damned them to sail the seas for eternity with no hope of ever reaching port. It came to mind during the dark tempests in which parliament first dismasted the government by rejecting its Brexit deal and then …
UK's May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse Report states that a deal with Ireland would remove opposition to her Brexit plan from the DUP. 2019-01-20 10:01:56+08:00 by Reuters British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to seek a bilateral treaty with the Irish government as a way to remove the contentious backstop arrangement from Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union, a newspaper reported. The Sunday Times said aides to …
U.K. party official seeks 'frank debate' on EU exit LONDON -- The deputy leader of Britain's opposition Labor Party said Saturday that the party has an obligation to talk with Prime Minister Theresa May about plans to leave the European Union, if she is ready to hold an "intelligent conversation…
TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: All the latest updates and deals from the Premier League and Europe TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: All the latest updates and deals from the Premier League and Europe as Chelsea eye Philippe Coutinho to bolster attack Managers are running out of time to bolster their squads in the January window Chelsea want attacking reinforcements …
Merkel calls for EU weapons system independent of US German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on EU countries to share their capabilities in order to build weapons systems independent of the United States. Speaking to her Christian Democrats party in the northern city of Rostock, Merkel said Europe had …
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Jeremy Corbyn expected to back move to block no-deal Brexit Jeremy Corbyn is poised to back a plan to block a no-deal Brexit as pressure builds within Labour and the trade unions for a delay to Britain’s EU departure. It is understood that the leader and his shadow cabinet team are preparing to support a proposal …
Extend article 50 and avoid no-deal Brexit catastrophe After weeks of fruitlessly flogging the dead horse of a dreadful withdrawal agreement, you’d think the prime minister would want to avoid crashing out of the EU with nothing to show for her efforts. Yet she’s so weak, so fearful of the 100-plus MPs from …
Labour youth tell Corbyn: come off the fence on Brexit Much has been made of the need for Jeremy Corbyn to listen to pro-Brexit voters in Labour’s northern heartlands. But it is becoming apparent that his other major support base – young people in metropolitan areas – can no longer be taken for granted. …

'Zim crisis could spill into neighbouring countries' Times Live • 20 January 2019 11:01AM • 0 comments HARARE - While 2018 saw new leadership being announced in key southern African countries, the region’s leaders have failed to live up to the expectations of their electorates. This is according to Human …
Price hikes fail to end fuel crisis STAFF WRITER • 20 January 2019 12:03PM • 0 comments HARARE - There is no immediate relief for motorists and transport operators despite government’s shocking fuel hikes as long and winding queues continue to stalk several garages which are struggling …
Rivers APC crisis: We could have done things differently — Peterside - Vanguard By Egufe Yafugborhi DIRECTOR General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, yesterday, said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State could have done things differently and avoided the problems …

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