Arron Banks loses bid to use European human rights law to overturn £160k tax bill on UKIP donations

Millionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks loses bid to use European human rights law to overturn £160,000 tax bill on his donations to UKIP Arron Banks owed over £160,000 on almost £1 million in donations to Ukip between October 2014 and March 2015  Donations to political parties which had two MPs elected at the last general … Read more

Labour leadership favourite Keir Starmer ‘plans scorched earth removal of hard-Left’

Labour leadership favourite Keir Starmer ‘plans scorched earth removal of hard-Left if he takes over from Jeremy Corbyn this week’ Labour leader result being declared at behind-closed doors event on Saturday  Sir Keir Starmer is expected to be installed as the successor to Jeremy Corbyn  Claims that Sir Keir will go for a ‘scorched earth’ … Read more

Two-thirds of Britons want Brexit trade talks delay amid coronavirus – poll

Two-thirds of Britons want Brexit trade talks delay so Boris Johnson can focus on coronavirus, poll finds Boris Johnson has insisted Brexit transition will not be extended past December  Mounting speculation the date will have to be moved amid coronavirus chaos Poll finds two-thirds of the public back an extension to focus on killer disease  … Read more

From visiting Europe after Brexit to obtaining a visa for Egypt, the Holiday Guru solves queries

From visiting Europe after Brexit to obtaining a visa for Egypt… and where to see The Goldfinch: The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:53 GMT, 9 November 2019 | Updated: 14:06 GMT, 11 November 2019 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week how to … Read more

Tory backbenchers plan rebellion against Boris Johnson’s plans

Tory backbenchers plan rebellion against Boris Johnson’s plans for emergency laws to fight coronavirus Boris Johnson is trying to get emergency powers legislation through parliament Tory rebels are unhappy that these powers could last as long as two years David Davis MP plans to table an amendment limiting those powers to one year Coronavirus symptoms: what … Read more

UK’s Brexit envoy David Frost self-isolates with suspected coronavirus

UK’s Brexit envoy David Frost follows counterpart Michel Barnier into self-isolation with suspected coronavirus in fresh blow for trade talks timetable PM’s envoy David Frost has displayed coronavirus symptoms and self-isolated 55-year-old has followed advice after showing ‘mild’ symptoms of the disease Comes after EU counterpart Michel Barnier announced he had tested positive Doubts fueled … Read more

Fed up with Brexit and endless gloomy news? You need our guide to remote boltholes

Where I live and write in Bath, heavy traffic shakes my building. Family, work deadlines, my bank account and, yes, Brexit all conspire to make me feel hemmed in. ‘The essential test of freedom asks how far in any direction we can move from where we now sit without deviating or meeting obstacles,’ wrote the … Read more

Michel Barnier tests positive for coronavirus 

Michel Barnier tests positive for coronavirus: EU Brexit negotiator says ‘I’m fine, morale is good’ as he reveals he’s infected Michel Barnier said today he had tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday  The Frenchman said he was ‘following the necessary instructions’ with his staff The 69-year-old becomes the highest-profile EU official to be infected … Read more