PM says he will give MPs more time to debate Brexit deal but only if they agree to 12 December general election
British Prime Minister will ask the House of Commons for early parliamentary elections
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a political cabinet at 3pm amid reports of a split over whether to push for a general election before Christmas or to try to get the Brexit withdrawal deal through the Parliament
ITV News understands all lorry victims were Chinese nationals
European Union agrees to delay Brexit, but no decision yet on length, source says
Kent Police says nine people have been found in the back of a lorry travelling on the London-bound carriageway of the M20
EU Decision on Brexit delay will not be made today, likely by Friday according to EU officials
Defense Minister Wallace says Royal Navy currently has 76 ships but just 57 of them are available (including only 3 Type 45s out of 6)
Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace says US did not inform Britain in advance that it would pull out from border areas
Polish Europe Minister Konrad Szymański rejects @DKShrewsbury's letter asking for a Polish veto on Brexit extension, telling me categorically that 'no deal Brexit is not in the Polish interest and we will have no part in this'
3 month agoMeanwhile on the Island side, hundreds of ppl form human chains outside the UK Consulate, chanting slogans like "Save BNOs; Save our kids". The rally is meant to support the upcoming debate at the #HouseofLords regarding to offering British citizenship to #HongKongers
Metropolitan Police says a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked in Clapham in southwest London adding the officer did not require hospital treatment
Two 17-year-old boys murdered at a house party in Milton Keynes have been officially named by Thames Valley Police as Dom Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice
Shane O'Brien, one of Britain's most wanted fugitives, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for life with a minimum term of 26 years for the "grotesque" murder of 21-year-old Josh Hanson
3 month agoEuropean Parliament president David Saddoli @EP_President piles in behind Tusk on Jan 31 brexit extension. No vote, of course, but more pressure
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are meeting to discuss a new programme motion
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is "appalled" and that his thoughts are with those who lost their lives and their loved ones after 39 bodies were found in a container in Thurrock, Essex
3 month ago"I've thought for some time that maybe a general election is the only way of getting some resolution here." Brexit Party leader @Nigel_Farage says that the current Withdrawal Agreement Bill "will lead to years and years of acrimony"
3 month agoPolice statement after 39 bodies found inside a lorry in Essex, 25 year old man from Northern Ireland arrested on suspicion of murder
39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex. The lorry was from Bulgaria. The driver from Northern Ireland has been arrested
Essex Police says 39 bodies have been discovered in a lorry at Waterglade Industrial Park in Thurrock adding a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder
Thirty nine bodies have been found in a container in Thurrock in Essex, police said
39 people found dead in a truck in England - one person arrested
Johnson: Somehow we will be out of the EU by October 31
Jacob Rees-Mogg: 'The House has voted for that deal but it seems to will the end but not the means.'
3 month agoMPs have approved Boris Johnson's Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill, in principle, by a majority of 30
Boris Johnson wins crucial vote on Brexit deal as MPs back Withdrawal Agreement Bill
A No.10 source says Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call EU leaders tonight to say that the Government's policy remains that the UK leaves on 31 October and that no Brexit delays should be offered
3 month agoA teenage boy has been stabbed during an attempted robbery in a skatepark. The 16-year-old victim suffered a wound to his stomach in Horsham Park after he was approached by a young person who tried to take his jacket
3 month agoBoris Johnson says he will pull the bill and call a general election if MPs vote for another Brexit delay again
