A Brexit supported businessman who bombarded MPs with a string of ‘vile’ emails including death threats has been jailed for a year.
Jeremy Corbyn and John Bercow ‘sent murder and decapitation threats’ during Brexit negotiations
19/02/2021
Paul Ritchie, 34, is accused of sending a stream of threats to prominent politicians including Amber Rudd, Jo Swinson, Chuka Umunna and Dominic Grieve
Jeremy Corbyn and Amber Rudd received ‘horrifically offensive’ death threats over Brexit - court told
25/02/2021
A man accused of sending “horrifically offensive” death threats to senior MPs including Jeremy Corbyn and John Bercow over Brexit has appeared in court for the first time today.
"We agree that our common priority should be to work together in parliament to prevent no-deal Brexit."
Boris Johnson And Michael Gove 'Breached Ministerial Code' With No-Deal Brexit Ads, Says Jo Swinson
12/09/2019
'Get Ready For Brexit' ads "misleading" and "nothing more than a Conservative Party case", MPs claim in letter to top civil servant.
Guto Bebb, an ex-minister, says quitting EU without an agreement would cause "generational" harm.
Jeremy Corbyn is "open to" using legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit if his plan to overthrow the government in a vote of no confidence fails, the BBC has learned.
Boris Johnson plotting scheme to render EU ‘no longer legal’ in desperate bid to escape Brexit trap
08/09/2019
Boris Johnson is threatening to sabotage the EU to make it cave in on a Brexit deal – or reject MPs’ plan to stop the UK crashing out of the bloc.
Emails sent by Paul Ritchie included references to murdered politician Jo Cox.
Intelligence and security committee chair says dossier has facts ‘germane’ to voters.
Don't fear chlorinated chicken says US official - poultry is now being washed in acid instead
21/05/2019
British governments have 'consistently shown that they are both unwilling and unable to stand up to giant multinational companies', says Jo Swinson. / Fears about chlorinated chicken in UK shops after Brexit have been dismissed by a US food official – as he revealed poultry is now being washed in acetic acid instead.
Legal bid to stop Westminster shutdown
13/08/2019
A legal challenge to try to prevent Boris Johnson shutting down parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit is to get under way later.
MPs and peers taking legal action to stop Boris Johnson from suspending Commons to allow no deal
22/07/2019
Cross-party group of parliamentarians want Scottish court to rule before MPs return to Westminster in September.
Man who threatened to ‘decapitate’ John Bercow in five-month tirade over Brexit faces jail
06/05/2021
A self-confessed “angry man” who threatened to decapitate former Speaker John Bercow and said Jeremy Corbyn “should be hung” in a five-month tirade of abuse over Brexit is facing jail.
Conservative MP Ken Clarke has said he would not reject an offer to become caretaker prime minister if it was "the only way" to stop a no-deal Brexit.
Rebel MPs vow to occupy alternative parliament as thousands to protest Boris Johnson's prorogation plan
31/08/2019
Parliamentarians must not allow the government to 'avoid scrutiny at this time of national crisis', MPs say. / More than 50 cross-party MPs have vowed to sit in an alternative House of Commons if Boris Johnson suspends parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline.
Opposition leaders are using Donald Trump's visit to the UK to raise concerns about the terms of a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.
Labour and Tories prefer one-on-one format, which would mean no place for Jo Swinson’s party.
'No Labour MP could support such a reckless deal': Opposition parties unite against Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
03/10/2019
Jeremy Corbyn insisted there is nothing new in the plans sent to Brussels this week.
No-deal Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn appeals to Tory MPs and opposition to leaders to appoint him temporary Prime Minister
14/08/2019
Opposition MPs have been in private talks for weeks about a government of national unity.
Pro-EU Labour MPs would lose seats to Liberal Democrats unless parties form ‘Remain alliance’, study finds
01/07/2019
New analysis released as more than 70,000 people sign petition urging anti-Brexit parties to work together.
Lib Dems’ hopes rise in Brecon and Radnorshire as Greens and Plaid Cymru stand aside.
MPs react with fury after Theresa May blames them for national 'crisis' and failing to back her deal
21/03/2019
Prime minister accused of putting colleagues in harm's way with 'incendiary' speech.
Stopping Brexit will deliver a £50bn "Remain bonus" for public services over the next five years, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson will say later.
Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has urged the so-called “Gaukeward squad” of pro-European Tory former ministers to “stand up and be counted” on Brexit – because she fears not enough of them will try to stop Boris Johnson crashing the UK out of the EU without a deal.