Month: September 2018

Former minister claims UK is entering negotiations ‘with the white flag fluttering’Boris Johnson has used his first newspaper column of the new parliamentary term to attack Theresa May’s Chequers plan, saying it means the UK enters Brexit negotiations with a “white flag fluttering”.The declaration amounts to a significant escalation the Read more…

Comments come as 440 extra British troops arrive to help stabilise the country Via: Isis fighters in Afghanistan are communicating with UK terror cells, defence secretary Gavin Williamson says

National Crime Agency calls for technology companies to do more to stop sexual abuse images spreading after massive crackdown Via: Over 130 suspected child sex offenders arrested in police raids

‘A bit of rain does not wash the problems away’ Via: Farmers say government has taken 'little action' to help them after summer drought

Child protection officers ‘shocked by the scale of the threat,’ says home secretary Sajid Javid Via: 80,000 people in UK pose sex threat to children online, according to National Crime Agency

Almost three-quarters of those polled were concerned promises made by politicians on Brexit will be broken Via: Women support remaining in the EU by 12-point margin, poll finds