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Majority of Public wants Brexit transition period to be extended, according to poll

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020admin0

Image by Elionas2 from Pixabay ____________________________________________________________________________ *Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 via PayPal by clicking here. In direct contrast with government ministers, a great majority of the British public wants the Brexit transition period to be extended. The Brexit transition period is currently due to end on 31 December of this year. However, the effort and […]

“Thank you for keeping us safe”, says Labour’s Keir Starmer to Muslims working in the NHS and other essential services

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020admin0

Image: Keir Starmer QC. Picture credits: Chatham House | Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) ___________________________________________________________________________ *Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 via PayPal by clicking here. Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour party, has expressed his well wishes to those ‘welcoming in the month of Ramadan’. He expressed his best wishes […]

Gary Lineker, ex-footballer and sports commentator, donates two months’ salary

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020admin0

Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay Gary Lineker, who used to play for England’s football team and is now a sports commentator, has decided to donate two months’ worth of his salary. He is donating this money to the British Red Cross. He chose British Red Cross as the destination of his generous donation because they are ‘doing […]

Londoners welcome Sadiq Khan’s ‘associate EU citizenship’ idea

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020admin0

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Londoners have welcomed mayor Sadiq Khan’s and Guy Verhofstadt MEP’s proposal of an ‘associate EU citizenship’ for British citizens who would like to continue using their right to freedom of movement after the transition period comes to end. The proposal is gaining praise from people outside of London as well, who say […]

OPINION: Keir Starmer is the ‘most likely candidate to take the reigns of the Labour party’

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020admin0

Image: Keir Starmer QC. Picture credits: Chatham House | Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) The Labour party leadership starting gun was fired before election night was even over. At his own count in Islington, the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, announced that he would not lead his party into another election. Jeremy Corbyn […]

‘Remain United is the best weapon in the fight to defeat Boris Johnson’

December 9, 2019December 16, 2019admin0

Switch on the TV, browse social media platforms, flick through newspaper pages, and observe recent polling and one will come across one broad consensus: the only way to defeat Boris Johnson and bury Brexit is through tactical voting. The urgency to vote tactically is not confined to just one camp but is, in fact, a […]

Pay is important, Casualisation is wrong

December 8, 2019December 8, 2019admin0

This is the final day of the #UCUStrikesBack action and I haven’t tweeted about it all, though I’ve picketed a bit and thought about it a lot. Terrible things have been happening in the world beyond the strike too, which has made me think and rethink this funny career. I recognise that my job is […]

Boris Johnson chickens out of TV Debate

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019admin0

Boris Johnson will not participate in a Channel 4 News TV debate with Jeremy Corbyn. The general election TV debate was scheduled to take place this Sunday and was due to be moderated by Channel 4 News‘ Krishnan Guru-Murthy. This was revealed by Louisa Compton, the commissioning editor for Channel 4 Dispatches, who tweeted her […]

‘The Lib Dems will provide a Remain bonus’

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019admin0

After eight General Elections and 22 years as the MP for Carshalton & Wallington (and now a candidate again), there could almost be a danger of things becoming a bit of a routine. The context of this campaign though renders that an impossibility. I don’t think I have ever fought a more important election. I […]

Why Tim Walker is right to contest in the Canterbury Constituency

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019admin0

Tim Walker, an award-winning writer, recently announced that he is the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for the constituency of Canterbury, Whitstable & Villages. In response, he has received criticism from Remainers, who are worried that his candidacy will split the Remain vote and therefore make it easier for the Conservative Brexiteer candidate to defeat the incumbent […]

Europe

Majority of Public wants Brexit transition period to be extended, according to poll

“Thank you for keeping us safe”, says Labour’s Keir Starmer to Muslims working in the NHS and other essential services

Gary Lineker, ex-footballer and sports commentator, donates two months’ salary

Londoners welcome Sadiq Khan’s ‘associate EU citizenship’ idea

OPINION: Keir Starmer is the ‘most likely candidate to take the reigns of the Labour party’

‘Remain United is the best weapon in the fight to defeat Boris Johnson’

Pay is important, Casualisation is wrong

Boris Johnson chickens out of TV Debate

‘The Lib Dems will provide a Remain bonus’

Why Tim Walker is right to contest in the Canterbury Constituency

Markus Leitner, Swiss Ambassador, visits Winston Churchill’s historic home at Chartwell: A tribute to international legacy

Swiss Ambassador highlights Switzerland’s role in Global Maritime Trade during visit to IMO Secretary-General