In another frantic week of Brexit negotiations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson made it clear that Britain would be leaving the European Union on October 31st, “deal or no deal”. Earlier this week, the PM gave details of his final offer, known as “two border for 4 years”, made to the bloc. The outlined plans would…
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Freedom Society and the House of Commons
The Freedom Society has been set up at UEA, but recently it has become clear that many people do not know who the Freedom Charity are and what they do. Freedom Charity is an organisation officially founded by Aneeta Prem in 2009, with the aim to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), modern day slavery, forced…
Global
Brexit Box
On 15 January a ‘Meaningful Vote’ was held in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s draft EU Withdrawal Agreement. The agreement was rejected by MPs by a majority of 432 votes to 202, leading the government to revert to cross-party discussions. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn initially refused to engage in cross-party talks until the…
Comment, News
Student grants scrapped
Maintenance grants for students from lower income households have been scrapped by the government after MPs voted in favour of new plans last week. Students from low-income households will from September be entitled to a larger loan, but this must be repaid. The government originally attempted to push through the proposal without a full House…
News
By-election due in Essex as former Tory MP defects to UKIP
A new by-election has been triggered in the Clacton constituency, due to Douglas Carswell’s recent actions, as told by Emily Rivers.
Environment, Science
Climate change? Prove it! – What I learnt from the Daily Mail
Environment editor Peter Sheehan looks into what popular tabloid the Daily Mail has to say about climate change.
Comment
Where has Simon Wright gone wrong?
Comment writer Andrew Ansell questions Norwich South MP Simon Wright’s dedication to his student voters
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