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'Thank God. About time!' Woman's blunt response to Rishi's election announcement is compared to 'Brenda from Bristol' who became an internet sensation for her 'not another one' outburst in 2017
23/05/24 10:20
A woman's blunt response to the Prime Minister's announcement of a general election has sparked comparisons to Brenda from Bristol's outburst seven years ago. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday took a huge gamble by pulling the trigger on an election for July 4. Responding to the snap poll, a woman in Bury said yesterday: 'Yeah, a general election Thank God. About time!' Social media users were quick to liken the moment to pensioner Brenda, from Bristol, who captured the mood of the nation with her reaction to another election in 2017. Theresa May shocked the UK when she announced voters would go to the polls, on June 8, 2017, despite previously denying she planned to hold an early vote. Brenda was hailed as 'the voice of the nation' after a video of her exasperated reaction to finding out there would be a General Election went viral. A television interview of 'Brenda from Bristol', who screamed 'not another one' proved a hit on social media as she protested that 'there's too much politics' and the electorate should be given a break....read
Inside the village at the centre of Holland's fight to ditch EU asylum rules: Locals who back Geert Wilders' battle with Brussels say 'refugees' from SAFE countries have sparked crime wave and 'people are scared'
21/05/24 08:58In recent elections the Party for Freedom, led by anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders, became the largest party in the coalition government. It is determined to cut the migrant population.QUENTIN LETTS: Rishi wasn't giving us Project Fear but Project Keir - zero in on the clunker. Couldn't happen to a nicer chap…
13/05/24 16:14Advance briefings suggested Rishi Sunak would give us Project Fear, trying to spook voters in the way Brussels did before the EU referendum. Actually, this speech was more fun than that.Swinney promised change, but his fingerprints are on every one of the SNP's appalling failures
02/05/24 22:20Pay attention, everyone. This is a classic of the form. We are witnessing, in all its grotesque and cynical glory, a masterclass in SNP hypocrisy.I told Kwasi: 'I am being threatened with a market meltdown. This is f***ing serious.' I was running out of road... LIZ TRUSS describes her battle to save her premiership, and the King's reaction when she called him to resign
15/04/24 00:45Today, in the final instalment of her political memoir, Liz Truss reveals her utter relief at leaving Downing Street after 49 tumultuous days…Theresa May and her husband are all smiles as they arrive at church after the former Prime Minister announced she wouldn't stand as an MP in the next general election
10/03/24 09:55Mrs May, 67, was wearing a maroon-coloured jumper and trousers as a light blue and white tartan scarf shielded her from the cold as she arrived at the service.Theresa May joins Tory exodus as ex-PM becomes the 60th MP to announce they are quitting Parliament - more than at any time since 1997 - with polls pointing to Labour landslide
08/03/24 14:05The ex-premier became the 60th Conservative MP to reveal they won't be seeking re-election to the House of Commons - more than at any point since 1997.Farewell to the field of wheat-loving, robot-dancing self-confessed 'bloody difficult woman': How vicar's daughter Theresa May dreamt of being PM but was torn apart by her soft Brexit and saw her relegated to rolling her eyes from the backbenches
08/03/24 10:47The self-confessed 'bl**dy difficult woman' had grabbed power after David Cameron 's resignation in 2016 following the EU referendum.Theresa May will not stand at the next General Election as former Prime Minister announces the 'difficult decision' to step down after 27 years as Maidenhead MP
08/03/24 06:31Theresa May said she was taking the 'difficult decision' to step down so she can focus on campaigning on modern slavery and human trafficking.Meet George Galloway, the fedora-wearing, Pro-Gaza firebrand who gave Starmer a bloody nose: Four-times married new Rochdale MP boasts a love life as stormy as his political career (and pretended to be a milk-licking cat on Celebrity Big Brother)
01/03/24 08:55His landslide victory in Rochdale last night, a particularly terrible blow for Sir Keir Starmer , is yet another extraordinary twist in the career of the 69-year-old from Dundee.From 'Gorgeous George' to 'Gaza George': How firebrand politician Galloway, a former Labour MP, put a pro-Palestinian stance at the heart of his successful bid for a shock return to the Commons for a third different party
01/03/24 03:21The 69-year-old put his pro-Palestinian stance at the heart of his campaign to be elected in the Greater Manchester constituency.PETER HITCHENS: Why forcing people to vote and letting them choose 'none of the below' could save our shattered democracy
07/02/24 17:10Imagine if you could vote for 'none of the below' on every ballot paper. For, in America, you can. And when this option is offered, it can be used to reject a fake choice, says Peter Hitchens.Remember this Rishi? Moment Sunak insisted Dominic Cummings would have 'absolutely nothing to do with any government that I lead' - amid claims PM 'held secret talks with ex-aide to bring him back to No10'
31/12/23 13:29A clip from the Tory leadership contest in 2022 shows Mr Sunak play down rumours that Mr Cummings had any role in his campaign and would have no role in his government.Dominic Cummings reveals how Rishi Sunak held secret talks to bring him back into Downing Street - but the former No10 chief accused the PM of not 'taking government seriously'
30/12/23 21:39The former No10 chief said his price for returning was that Mr Sunak would need to enforce radical reforms and that when the PM objected, Mr Cummings said he would 'rather the Tories lose'PETER HITCHENS: The 800,000 young people failed by Britain and the real reason for mass immigration
09/12/23 22:00PETER HITCHENS: Many of these migrants had been surprised and upset when, after the vote, locals had come up to them and asked: 'Why are you still here?'Another poll shows Labour lead slipping as Tories push for tax cuts and tougher curbs on immigration
06/12/23 08:35Research by More in Common has detected a four-point dip in Keir Starmer's advantage in a week - although the gap is still a commanding 12 points.'All I want for Christmas is Nigel': Lib Dems seek to capitalise on Tory wooing of ex-Ukip leader Farage with new Blue Wall attack advert showing him on Rishi Sunak's present list
05/12/23 12:33Sir Ed Davey's party has launched an attack ad in the Blue Wall shires portraying the ex-Ukip leader as top of Rishi Sunak 's present list to Santa.Labour's poll lead falls by four points as Tories get tough on immigration over fears of a surge in support for Nigel Farage's Reform UK - with backbench MP saying he would 'love' ex-Ukip leader being made Home Secretary in the Lords
05/12/23 10:09Sir Keir Starmer's advantage has fallen to a still comfortable 16 points in the survey by Redfield and Wilton Strategies, carried out on Sunday.BRENDAN O'NEILL: Now we've had tax cuts at last, will the Tories rediscover another core belief and properly Get Brexit Done?
26/11/23 00:24BRENDAN O'NEILL: This country is no longer a member of the European Union . Yet the brutal truth is that we are not the free, unshackled, ocean-going nation those voters dreamt we would become.'It's an upgrade on a shepherd's hut': David Cameron makes his Lords debut as Foreign Secretary with joke about swapping THAT £25,000 trailer for the 'ornate, carved wooden panels' of the historic House
21/11/23 16:17Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton took his seat in the upper chamber a week after his shock return to government, seven years after he quit as prime minister.Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton takes the oath and his seat in the Upper House after his bombshell return as Foreign Secretary in the reshuffle
20/11/23 14:42Ex-prime minister David Cameron formally joined the House of Lords today after his dramatic return to Westminster.Don't call me Dave any more! Ex-PM Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton formally joins upper House today after being appointed Foreign Secretary
20/11/23 11:10The former premier will become known as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton when he officially takes his place in Parliament's unelected upper House.Rishi's new 'minister for common sense': PM brings Esther McVey back to Cabinet and tasks her with a mission to combat 'wokery' as he offers an olive branch to Tory Right
13/11/23 18:12The Prime Minister has given the Tatton MP a job in the Cabinet Office in which she will be expected to focus on combating 'wokery'.'Suella has been sacked for speaking the truth': Braverman's supporters gather in Parliament to plot their next move amid calls for vote of no confidence in Rishi Sunak
13/11/23 17:07Two groups on the Tory Right are expected to meet together after Rishi Sunak removed Mrs Braverman as part of a dramatic Cabinet reshuffle.ANDREW PIERCE: Nigel Farage wins the hearts of grassroot Tories with seven out of ten backing his return to the Conservatives - but he'll have to get out of the I'm a Celebrity jungle first
06/11/23 01:08ANDREW PIERCE: Nigel Farage's popularity could be further boosted by his appearance on I'm A Celebrity.Ex-Foreign Office mandarin Lord McDonald admits he openly told colleagues he voted Remain after finding fellow officials 'in tears' after the Brexit vote
11/09/23 09:32The ex-mandarin defended the extraordinary breach of civil service impartiality rules as he described how fellow officials were 'in tears' after the Brexit vote in 2016.The Whitehall blob grows! The number of civil servants has risen by 100,000 since 2016 with taxpayers footing a £17 billion bill for salaries
08/08/23 23:00The total salary bill for Whitehall is now topping £17billion with the TaxPayers' Alliance saying the tax burden on the public is now at 'near-record levels'Nigel Farage claims around 10 Tory MPs could jump ship and join a new centre-right 'insurgency' as ex-UKIP leader predicts 'it's the end of Boris Johnson in the Conservative Party'
11/06/23 09:42The ex-UKIP leader challenged the former prime minister to join a 'new attempt to break the mould of British politics' after quitting the House of Commons.STEPHEN GLOVER: If the migration forecasts are correct, this is a Tory betrayal on an epic scale
16/05/23 00:28STEPHEN GLOVER: The British people aren't racist. But the slogan 'take back control' resonated at a time when the number of immigrants appeared to be rising year by year.Starmer's 'rigging' of future elections is a giant step towards a one party state, writes DANIEL JOHNSON
14/05/23 21:20DANIEL JOHNSON: If Labour wins next year, Sir Keir Starmer (pictured) plans to rig future elections by giving the vote to millions of EU nationals, plus millions more 16 and 17-year-olds.Remainer peers are accused of blocking the Government's bills and damaging the legitimacy of the House of Lords
16/04/23 23:37A study by officials in the upper house reveals it has become increasingly assertive since the vote to leave the EU - a decision opposed by most peers.Sadiq Khan suggests he won't hold a referendum on hated ULEZ expansion because he would LOSE like Brexit vote: London mayor bats away fury over emissions zone saying he's a 'bold leader' who doesn't listen to 'vested interests'
30/01/23 18:34The capital's mayor dismissed anger at his decision to expand ULEZ to the whole of the London from late August as he hit out at 'vested interests'.Former Bank of England chief Mark Carney under fire after claiming Brexit is to blame for rising interest rates as he defends his doom-laden pre-referendum warning - as angry MPs says he's talking 'absolute tosh'
04/11/22 13:36The ex-Bank chief, who was in charge at Threadneedle Street between 2013 and 2020, insisted Britain's departure from the EU was a factor in the cost-of-living crisis.DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Porous borders are a shameful betrayal
27/10/22 00:45DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Let's be unambiguously clear, these migrants did not leave France fearing for their lives. They were lured here by the lavish welfare on offer in 'El Dorado' Britain.Beware Project Fear 2.0: UK's demise is being overplayed by a cabal of Remainers determined to make it seem like Brexit is to blame for everything from sewage in rovers to soaring energy bills, warns former commerce chief
27/08/22 22:48John Longworth, the former head of the British Chambers of Commerce, said the UK's supposed demise had been hugely overplayed by merchants of doom intent on proving Brexit was to blame.Undecided voters are starting to see Liz Truss as being 'authentic', writes ex-Tory deputy chairman LORD ASHCROFT
13/08/22 21:00LORD ASHCROFT: Part of Truss's advantage is that she hasn't yet disappointed them and is, for many, a blank canvas on to which they can project their hopes.The witch hunt continues: No10 officials turn on Boris Johnson saying they are prepared to tell Partygate probe that he DID mislead Parliament as pressure grows on Tories including Bernard Jenkin to quit investigation over attack on 'dishonest philanderer'
09/08/22 08:23Three members of staff who worked with the PM have indicated they could give evidence to a Parliamentary probe that his supporters claim is a 'witch hunt' against him.How can Bernard Jenkin be fair to Boris Johnson after 'labelling Prime Minister dishonest'? Senior Tory is facing calls to quit Partygate probe over previous comments
08/08/22 21:34Sir Bernard Jenkin (pictured) is one of three remaining Conservative MPs on the Commons Privileges Committee, which is looking into whether Mr Johnson misled Parliament.Labour civil war as pro-EU MPs hit out at Sir Keir Starmer's call to 'make Brexit work' and insist party should 'make sure nothing is off the table' - as London mayor Sadiq Khan continues push for Britain to rejoin bloc's single market
05/07/22 11:31The Labour leader prompted a new bout of internal party fighting with a major speech last night on his Brexit policy.Keir Starmer finally breaks silence on Brexit to insist he DOESN'T want to take UK back into EU - but launches 'five-point plan' to 'end the divisions it caused once and for all'
04/07/22 10:21In a speech this evening, Sir Keir Starmer will promise not to seek a return to EU free movement rules or to rejoin the bloc's single market or customs union.Lord Frost warns Britons might NEVER be able to judge if Brexit was a success or failure but - six years on from Leave vote - ex-Cabinet minister insists there is 'no cause for regrets' so far and urges Boris to 'complete the process'
23/06/22 11:25Speaking on the sixth anniversary of the EU referendum, the former Cabinet minister stressed there was 'so much else is going on' that it made it 'extremely difficult' to judge the impact of Brexit.Sir Keir Starmer 'plans to rule out return of EU free movement' six years on from Brexit vote - despite pledging to support it when running to be Labour leader
20/06/22 15:15Sir Keir's move is set to anger those Labour MPs who are agitating for the party to seek to return to the EU's single market.Britain's civil service continued to balloon by more than 4,000 jobs in first three months of this year - as figures reveal Boris might have to cut MORE roles in order to shrink Whitehall to 2016 size
14/06/22 16:29The increase reveals the extent of the task Boris Johnson faces in his mission to reduce the civil service to the size it was in 2016, before the EU referendum.DAILY MAIL COMMENT: End the plotting and unite behind the Prime Minister
08/06/22 00:20DAILY MAIL COMMENT: While Boris Johnson's victory in Monday's no-confidence vote means he cannot be challenged for a year, a gaggle of Tory mutineers are petulantly vowing to topple him.Unions moan that Boris's plans to cut 91,000 jobs will leave civil service unable to handle post-Brexit workload
05/06/22 07:50In the aftermath of the EU referendum, the number of civil service jobs ballooned significantly due to both Brexit and the Covid pandemic.A winning gamble for the Camerons! David and Samantha enjoy winning bet on Sam's old aide Isabel Spearman at Newbury races
14/05/22 17:55David and Samantha Cameron enjoyed a day at the races today as they backed former aide turned jockey Isabel Spearman at Newbury.Ex-Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is 'ready to launch his Tory leadership bid' if Boris Johnson is ousted, his allies reveal
01/05/22 00:27The prospect has been greeted with dismay by Cabinet allies of Mr Johnson, one of whom last night described Mr Hunt as 'Theresa May without the personality'.Boris Johnson's Remainer father Stanley Johnson now says Brexit was 'probably a good idea' as he fumes at EU leaders for 'flunking the biggest test of all' over war in Ukraine
15/04/22 12:51Stanley Johnson called on the Brussels-based bloc to 'pull its socks up' as he despaired at European nations' reliance on Russian oil and gas.Keir Starmer issues a desperate plea to Red Wall voters to 'take another look at Labour' and argues the party HAS changed since 2019 as he uses New Year speech to insist he would 'make Brexit work' as PM
04/01/22 11:41Sir Keir Starmer today vowed to 'make Brexit work' and insisted he and the Labour Party are 'patriotic' as he set out his vision for running the country.'The advice is not to see constituents on our own': In his own prophetic words, what Sir David Amess wrote after Jo Cox murder
15/10/21 22:11In a book published last year, Sir David described how he and other MPs altered the way they interacted with the public - particularly in constituency surgeries.George Osborne has ANOTHER job! Ex-Chancellor is elected as chairman of British Museum... while still heading Northern Powerhouse Partnership and partner at financial consultancy (after quitting as Evening Standard editor)
24/06/21 09:36The British Museum said in a statement this morning that Mr Osborne, a former editor of the London Evening Standard, will succeed outgoing chairman Sir Richard Lambert on October 4.The snobbery of the metropolitan elite against the working class is the last form of prejudice allowed in Britain today, says Durham steelworker's grandson DAVID SKELTON in a book every Labour MP should read (but won't)
12/06/21 21:00DAVID SKELTON: On EU referendum night in June 2016, the news of a Leave vote in Sunderland suddenly made the political Establishment aware that things were not going its way.PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Boris Johnson has betrayed us all on borders
04/06/21 21:39AMANDA PLATELL: Can it be only five years since Boris Johnson and Priti Patel toured the nation before the EU referendum, promising Brexit would mean we'd take back control of our borders?PETER HITCHENS: What Dominic Cummings was really saying: 'Make me King!'
29/05/21 22:01PETER HITCHENS: Now that the terrifying Dominic Cummings is the hero of the Left, perhaps we'll see him at the head of whatever party takes over from Labour.JOHN HUMPHRYS: The EU row over Covid jabs has destroyed the faith of an old Remainer like me
24/03/21 22:02JOHN HUMPHRYS: It's hard for an old Remainer like me, waiting to have his second jab, not to muse on his referendum vote back in 2016 and wonder whether he might have voted differently.Jersey potato farmers fly in workers from the Philippines to stop crops rotting in the fields and plug gap left by Romanian and Polish migrants after Brexit
14/01/21 15:31Growers had feared that Jersey Royal potatoes would be left to rot in the fields after farm workers, many of whom were Polish, abandoned the island after the EU referendum.Boris Johnson warns of 'tough times' ahead in Covid battle but insists 'the end of the journey' is in sight in his New Year message - and says Brexit means UK can be 'better' than the EU
31/12/20 18:06In his New Year message the PM insisted that the next 12 months would see Britons 'eventually do those everyday things that now seem lost in the past' as vaccines help life return to normal.Prince Charles and Camilla will become first royals to attend a German Remembrance event - as they make first overseas trip since Covid crisis began
11/11/20 01:04Charles and Camilla will fly to Berlin to attend the Central Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday to commemorate the country's annual National Day of Mourning, Clarence House has said.Revolt brewing against lockdown rules: Focus group reveals voters are despairing of Boris Johnson's coronavirus policies and are prepared to break the rules to visit loved ones
23/10/20 21:00The UK public think the lockdown rules won't work, they will break the law if necessary to see their loved ones and believe it is time to 'get Britain back to normal'.Police are set to review 'race hate' probe into journalist Darren Grimes and David Starkey to ensure it is 'proportionate' after historian's 'damn blacks' comment during YouTube interview
14/10/20 17:15An investigation into journalist Darren Grimes and David Starkey is being reviewed to ensure it is 'proportionate,' Mr Grimes said today. Police opened a probe after Mr Grimes shared an interview.Journalist Darren Grimes accuses BBC of 'failing in its obligation to inform the nation' after broadcaster stays silent on Scotland Yard probe into YouTube interview with David Starkey - who reveals he is also is being investigated
13/10/20 13:09Mr Grimes, who is accused of stirring up racial hatred, criticised the BBC for staying silent in 'one of the most important cases regarding freedom of speech' in the UK.Data firm cleared of Brexit meddling: Probe finds no evidence that Cambridge Analytica tried to influence EU referendum
08/10/20 00:58Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham (pictured) said she did not believe the firm and its associate company SCL had played a role in the vote.Minister demands Whitehall slashes £1.5BILLION bill for private consultants because the 'infantilised' Civil Service is 'too reliant' on them for help tackling Covid and Brexit
30/09/20 09:47Lord Agnew, a Cabinet Office and Treasury minister, said in a leaked letter the amount of work being farmed out to the private sector was 'unacceptable'.LITERARY FICTION
03/09/20 21:04Set in Hornby's usual North London stamping ground this romance turns on the relationship between Lucy, a divorced English teacher and mother of two, and Joseph, half her age.Jack Straw's son Will, 39, who headed up Brexit Remain campaign apologises for 'blacking up' row as he lands top job at Prince Charles's charity
16/08/20 00:44Will Straw, 39, who led Britain Stronger In Europe during the 2016 EU referendum, said sorry in an email to staff at Prince's Trust International, where he starts as chief executive in October.Two Royal Navy ships intercept missile-carrying Russian Soviet-era submarine in the English Channel - as Moscow is accused of meddling in UK
22/07/20 11:04A Russian submarine carrying land attack missiles has been intercepted in the English Channel. The Krasnodar vessel was accompanied out of the UK seas by HMS Tyne and MerseyEngland cricket legend Sir Ian Botham appears to confirm he is set to become a House of Lords peer while speaking at his £2million mansion
18/07/20 23:41The England cricket star and commentator grinned when he was approached by The Mail on Sunday at his £2 million mansion yesterday and asked whether he is to be ennobled.Remainer peer passed on information to 'very good contacts in the region' to help expose Dominic Cummings's alleged Covid-19 breach when he drove to Durham
30/05/20 21:03Former Durham MP Hilary Armstrong is being feted by Labour colleagues for her role in revealing that the No 10 aide had travelled 260 miles from his London home.BeLeave founder Darren Grimes blasts Electoral Commission as 'out of control quango' after police drop probe into claims that pro-Brexit campaigner breached spending rules during EU referendum campaign
08/05/20 16:40Cases against two prominent pro-Brexit campaigners have been dropped by Met Police. Darren Grimes was fined in 2018 for breaching spending rules in 2016, but won an appeal in January this year.More than 10,000 Britons have become German, French or Swedish since 2016 Brexit vote as thousands seek to retain freedom of movement as dual-nationality EU citizens
11/04/20 09:54Official figures released by Eurostat show over 6,000 UK nationals have become Germans and more than 3,000 obtained French passports in the rush to secure future residency in EU states.Boll!&k$ to Bercow! For centuries, the Speaker was impartial, but puffed-up with self-importance - and facing a swathe of bullying claims - one man (and his Remainer wife) tore up the rules
21/03/20 22:01A scathing new biography of John Bercow reveals the hypocrisy of the former Speaker for claiming to be a champion of diversity when he was at the centre of numerous allegations of bullying women.'We can make a success of Brexit': David Cameron hails 'very big day' for Britain as the leader of the 2016 Remain campaign says 'I knew this day would come'
31/01/20 09:53David Cameron today insisted he believes the UK will be able to make a success of Brexit as he hailed the 'very big day' for Britain.RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Now Britain, you really can take a bow - for a triumph of democracy
30/01/20 22:12RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Take a bow, Britain! We were entitled to congratulate the British people on their fortitude in resisting the threats and embellishments of Project Fear.She STILL won't accept Brexit is happening! Nicola Sturgeon vows to keep flying EU flag over Scottish HQ after the UK leaves the bloc on Friday
28/01/20 10:12Nicola Sturgeon has ordered officials to keep the European Union flag flying over the Scottish government headquarters after the UK leaves the bloc on Friday.Revealed: Elegant 'gazelle' spotted next to No 10 'pit pony' Dominic Cummings is head of task force fast-tracking female Tory MPs into key government roles and pal of Boris's girlfriend Carrie Symonds
18/01/20 22:05They may be poles apart sartorially but Ms Watson, 31, has developed a strong working relationship with Boris's adviser since they worked together on Vote Leave before the 2016 EU referendum.Middle England - a Brexit novel about a divided Britain in the wake of the EU referendum wins - £5,000 Costa prize
07/01/20 00:27Judges said Middle England by Jonathan Coe (pictured) - described as a story of nostalgia and delusion - was 'the perfect novel for now'.Labour leadership hopefuls clash over Brexit: Sir Keir Starmer says row over leaving EU has been settled but Jess Phillips says party could campaign to REJOIN if she replaces Jeremy Corbyn
05/01/20 10:53Two Labour leadership hopefuls clashed over Brexit today as Sir Keir Starmer said the row over the UK leaving had been settled but Jess Phillips suggested she could campaign to rejoin the EU.'Corkscrew thinking' like this is how Churchill beat Hitler: SIMON WALTERS on how Dominic Cummings is able to think outside the box as he plans an overhaul of the Civil Service
04/01/20 00:38SIMON WALTERS: Brainbox Cummings holds Whitehall's army of Sir Humphrey-style mandarins in total contempt. He wants to replace them with a team of 'weirdos, misfits, true wild cards and artists.'Brexit ‘will not damage UK’s status in the world’: Britain will remain a dominant global economy and will streak ahead of France and overhaul Germany, long-term analysis suggests
26/12/19 00:04On current trends, Britain's output should be 'a quarter larger than the French economy' by 2034, the Centre for Economics and Business Research's (CEBR) predictions found.People's Vote campaign is scrapped as organisers accept a second Brexit referendum is not going to happen under Boris Johnson
14/12/19 02:00Leading Remainers on Thursday watched hopes of a second referendum go up in smoke as the Prime Minister stormed to a decisive 80-seat majority with which he can ram through his Brexit deal.
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- Bette Midler, 73, reveals if she was ever asked to join Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills... after she promised to talk some 's***' on the show
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- Ryan Giggs' pregnant girlfriend Zara Charles displays her growing baby bump while running errands in Cheshire
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- Princess Anne returns to royal duties for the first time since suffering concussion in horse-related accident as she attends riding event
- Alan Carr's ex-husband Paul Drayton begs the DVLA to hand him his driving licence back as he's 'turned my life around' two years after ban
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- Lana Del Rey models cut-off shorts as she enjoys a fun day with friends in NYC... after dropping a music video for Tough featuring Quavo
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- Sami Sheen, 20, poses in a skimpy pink bikini in Italy... before the OnlyFans star is set to appear with mom Denise Richards on a new TV show
- Popular comedian confirms his hit BBC comedy has been AXED after just two series
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- Hugh Grant and his wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein enjoy day date at Wimbledon while Vick Hope and Lauren Silverman make the most of the sunshine
- Prince William shows off his skills as he takes to the field at charity match in memory of Rugby star Rob Burrow - but Kate misses annual Windsor event
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- Katy Perry has a VIBRATOR in her tool belt as a 'bold declaration of women's sexual liberation' for her Woman's World music video
- Richard Simmons turns 76! Reclusive fitness guru reveals how he'll celebrate in VERY rare interview and says he's 'grateful to be alive' after skin cancer
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- Beaming Amanda Abbington shares a laugh with director Jez Bond during show rehearsals as Giovanni Pernice is 'hit by fresh legal action'
- Kim Kardashian stuns in bridal white as she and sister Khloe head to lavish three-day wedding of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son
- Netflix fans go wild for new gay Japanese dating series - with viewers claiming it is BETTER than American reality TV
- Pregnant Jorgie Porter cradles her baby bump in a blush crop top and midi skirt as she arrives at beauty event
- Simon Cowell hints his boyband show will boast a 'never-before-seen' format - after his audition search was hit by more woes
- Prince Harry pays tribute to his 'eternal bond' with Princess Diana as he accepts Pat Tillman Award - as Meghan watches on
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- Holly Ramsay and Olympic boyfriend of three years Adam Peaty spark speculation they are are engaged as she sports a huge emerald ring on her finger
- Emma Corrin looks amazing in edgy black mini dress as they join Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman at Deadpool & Wolverine photocall
- Olympic medalist Greg Louganis makes a rare appearance with his dog in LA... after splitting from husband of nearly 8 years John Chaillot
- Love Island's Uma Jammeh and Wil Anderson silence naysayers by looking utterly loved-up during their first night out since leaving the show
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- Serena Williams hits the red carpet with mini-me daughter Olympia, six, and husband Alexis Ohanian before hosting the 2024 ESPY Awards
- Georgina Rodriguez stuns in a skimpy bikini on family getaway while Cristiano Ronaldo looks in high spirits following Portugal's devastating Euro loss
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- Renee Zellweger wraps up to film Bridget Jones 4 Christmas scene with her onscreen daughter after angering A-list stars during filming
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- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck PUBLICLY list their Beverly Hills marital home for whopping $68M after actor moved out... as divorce rumors reach fever pitch
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- Kim Kardashian goes braless in a sexy dress as she and sister Khloe arrive in Mumbai to attend wedding of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son
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- Lorde shares racy Instagram selfies after seemingly casting aside issues with fellow pop superstar Charli XCX
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- ITV bosses make shock U-turn to air Love Island at the same time as the Euro 2024 final
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