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Dozens Of Children Were Killed By A Saudi-Led Attack On A School Bus. This Senior Tory Says It's A "Wake-Up Call".

Andrew Mitchell, the former international development secretary, told BuzzFeed News that Britain had a duty to stop Saudi Arabia breaching international humanitarian laws.
Emily Ashton

This MP Did An Impression Of Boris Johnson On Live TV And It's Quite Something

"I don’t think Tracey Ullman has much to fear," Rupa Huq told BuzzFeed News.
Emily Ashton

Wait, Why Are People In The UK Talking About Eating Dogs All Of A Sudden?

The government is looking at a ban on eating dogs – but it's not at all clear that people in the UK are actually eating dogs.
Emily Ashton

People Who Oppose Trans Rights Have No Place In Labour, Says The First LGBT Mayoral Adviser

The row over trans women in women-only shortlists needs to end, Carl Austin-Behan told BuzzFeed News — by Labour removing opponents of the policy.
Patrick Strudwick

Theresa May Wants Boris Johnson To Apologise For His Burqa "Letter Box" Comment

Senior Tory peer Lord Sheikh said Johnson should be ousted from the party altogether.
Emily Ashton

Theresa May Is Losing The Support Of Her Party's Grassroots, Opening The Door For Boris Johnson As Leader

BuzzFeed News has spoken to Tory activists and seen private messages and correspondence that suggest the Chequers plan has cost Theresa May the support of her party's base.
Alex Spence

A Senior Conservative Muslim Has Called On Boris Johnson To Apologise For His Burqa "Letter Box" Comparison

Mohammed Amin, chair of the Conservative Muslim Forum, told BuzzFeed News that Boris Johnson's words would be seized upon by the far right — and pointed out he had recently spoken to Steve Bannon.
Emily Ashton

The Lib Dems' Bid To Be Britain's Centrist Movement Will Involve Nonmembers Getting To Vote On Their New Leader

The party is looking at plans to allow "registered supporters" to vote in a contest that would be opened up to political outsiders for the first time, BuzzFeed News understands.
Emily Ashton

Jeremy Corbyn Is Under Pressure To Explain Why He Didn't Challenge A Labour NEC Member's Anti-Semitic Comments

"He sat in a room whilst these awful things were said and he didn’t say a word," MP Ian Austin, who is facing disciplinary action after criticising the leadership on anti-Semitism, told BuzzFeed News.
Emily Ashton

Britain's Fake News Inquiry Says Facebook And Google's Algorithms Should Be Audited By UK Regulators

A leaked copy of the MPs' report was published online on Friday, two days ahead of its official release. It warns democracy is under threat from disinformation on social media and the "relentless targeting of hyper-partisan views".
Alex Spence

This Tory MEP Said People Should Be Prosecuted For Treason For "Extreme EU Loyalty"

"It is about time we brought the Treason Act up to date," David Campbell Bannerman, an arch-Brexiteer, tweeted.
Emily Ashton

Tory MPs Have Lined Up To Praise The Chief Whip At The Centre Of A Voting Scandal

Julian Smith was accused of deliberately breaking a pairing deal with a Lib Dem MP on maternity leave, but his colleagues insisted he’s a man of “utmost honesty and integrity”.
Emily Ashton

Here's What Labour Is Actually Doing While The Tories Tear Themselves Apart Over Brexit

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell's economy roadshow will visit towns that have been "left behind" by the government and aims to reach disillusioned voters.
Hannah Al-Othman

EU Diplomats Have Been Told An Amendment On Northern Ireland Has Significantly Increased The Odds Of A No-Deal Brexit

An amendment adopted by MPs this week makes EU proposals to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland illegal. But the proposals are crucial to reaching a Brexit deal.
Alberto Nardelli

Theresa May Has Narrowly Survived A Crucial Brexit Trade Vote

Defeat over the customs union amendment could have spelt the beginning of the end for the prime minister.
Alex Spence

Liberal Democrats Are Livid That Vince Cable And Tim Farron Missed Crucial Brexit Votes

"This is literally the only claim to relevance the Lib Dems have – and we do this? I'm stunned," one Liberal Democrat source told BuzzFeed News.
Emily Ashton

Vote Leave Has Been Fined And Referred To The Police For Breaking Campaign Spending Limits

The campaign has been handed a £61,000 fine for exceeding the spending limit by almost half a million pounds.
Hazel Shearing

US Officials Think The UK Isn’t Really Serious About A Trade Deal And They’re Getting Pissed Off

“The general feeling is that the UK has been wasting their time to help manage domestic Brexit politics.”
Alex Spence

Steve Bannon Just Blew Up At A Radio Journalist Who Challenged His Support For Tommy Robinson

"Fuck you. ... Tommy Robinson is the backbone of this country."
Mark Di Stefano

Trump's Jaw-Dropping Interview With The Sun Has Divided The Conservative Party

"I would no more take advice from Donald Trump on negotiating Brexit than I would on staying married or choosing a good hair dye."
Alex Spence

These MPs Are Pissed Off With The Government About The Cost Of Trump's Visit

"Rather than ... rolling out the red carpet, they should be focusing on challenging President Trump on his abysmal records on human rights, women and minorities."
Hazel Shearing

Theresa May Has Just Lost Two Tory Party Vice Chairs Over Her Brexit Plans

Maria Caulfield and Ben Bradley attacked the prime minister's Northern Ireland border "backstop" in their resignation letters.
Mark Di Stefano

The Family Of A Mother Detained In Iran Have Asked To Meet The New Foreign Secretary

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband told BuzzFeed News he hoped Jeremy Hunt could make progress. "She says she can't wait much longer."
Emily Ashton

Doctors Say They're Glad Jeremy Hunt Is No Longer Health Secretary

"Hunt found few friends with doctors and nurses, and he cost us a lot of staff."
Laura Silver

Theresa May Survived The First Showdown With Her Party Since David Davis And Boris Johnson Quit

Tory MPs who attended a closed-door meeting on Monday evening said the mood was largely supportive and that a leadership challenge was unlikely at this stage.
Alex Spence

Boris Johnson Has Quit As Foreign Secretary, Saying The Dream Of Brexit Is "Dying"

"We are truly headed for the status of colony," he warned. He has been replaced by Jeremy Hunt.
Emily Ashton

Dominic Raab Is The New Brexit Secretary After David Davis Resigned

The move highlighted the deep divisions among Tory Brexiteers.
Hazel Shearing

The Tories Have Finally Agreed A Brexit Plan. Here's What You Need To Know

Theresa May has succeeded in getting her feuding cabinet ministers to sign up to a softer Brexit plan. But will hardline Tory MPs back it, and what are the chances of the EU agreeing it?
Alex Spence

This Is What The EU Really Thinks About Theresa May’s New Brexit Plan

Exclusive: The initial assessment from Brussels, the details of which have been seen by BuzzFeed News, says the latest UK proposals cross red lines agreed by EU leaders.
Alberto Nardelli

Donald Trump Will Spend Only A Few Hours In London When He Visits Next Week

He'll miss out on seeing the massive baby blimp in person.
Emily Ashton

Theresa May Is Taking Her Ministers To The Countryside To Talk Brexit, But They're Losing Hope Of A Deal

And Tory backbenchers on both sides are so frustrated they’re threatening to vote against her “pragmatic compromise”.
Alberto Nardelli

Justine Greening: “You Can’t Be You If You Can’t Be Honest About Who You Are”

The former education secretary tells BuzzFeed News she's never been happier since coming out two years ago.
Emily Ashton

Divisions In The Tory Party Over Brexit Are Deepening Ahead Of A Crunch Cabinet Summit

Boris Johnson defended Jacob Rees-Mogg after his own ministers had called on him to shut up.
Emily Ashton

Young People Are Being Ignored By MPs Over Brexit, This New Campaign Says

An open letter seen by BuzzFeed News calls on MPs to speak to 20 constituents who are under 30 before voting on the final deal this autumn.
Emily Ashton

The BBC Apologised To One Of Its Top Female Journalists For Underpaying Her, And She's Giving The Money To Charity

Carrie Gracie, the BBC's former China editor, has been hailed by colleagues after the broadcaster publicly apologised on Friday for paying her less than her male counterparts.
Alex Spence

These New Reports Reveal The True Scale Of Britain's Involvement In Torture And Rendition After 9/11

UK spy agencies knew the US was mistreating detainees and did nothing about it, the intelligence and security committee found.
Emily Ashton

Donald Trump Changed His Family Separation Policy Only After Theresa May Condemned It, Says Boris Johnson

It just demonstrates the "considerable and growing influence of the UK", apparently.
Emily Ashton

Theresa May Has a New Strategy To Fight Childhood Obesity, But Jamie Oliver Isn’t Convinced The Fight Has Been Won Yet

The celebrity chef’s campaign for a new national anti-obesity strategy is a case study in how to get things done in Theresa May’s Britain. But Oliver isn’t holding his breath just yet.
Alex Spence

This Eight-Month Pregnant MP Is In Pain But Was Forced To Take Part In A Brexit Vote

"I have had to struggle into parliament, aided by a wheelchair at times, only to be checked out by government whips to make sure that I’m not faking it," Laura Pidcock told BuzzFeed News.
Emily Ashton

Theresa May Says Donald Trump's Child Immigrant Policy Is "Wrong" But His UK Visit Is Still On

It's not clear if she will say that to his face.
Emily Ashton

This NHS Boss Just Said Cannabis Is Too Unsafe To Be Legalised

Simon Stevens spoke out after ex–Tory leader William Hague called for a "major change in policy".
Emily Ashton

This Is The Ridiculous System That Allowed A Tory MP To Block A Bill To Make "Upskirting" A Crime

It all starts with a bowl of balls.
Emily Ashton

People Are Hanging Knickers Outside A Tory MP's Office After He Blocked An Upskirting Bill

Christopher Chope was greeted with some unusual bunting in parliament on Monday.
Emily Ashton

Theresa May Said There Will Be A £20 Billion "Brexit Dividend" For The NHS – But Economists And MPs Say It's A Myth

The prime minister is pledging a new 10-year funding settlement for the National Health Service, partly funded by a supposed dividend from Brexit, even though experts say it doesn't exist.
Patrick Smith

Labour Is Concerned This New Justice Minister Worked For A Firm Under Investigation Over A Justice Ministry Contract

Edward Argar's former employer is the outsourcing giant Serco, which is currently under criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office over an electronic tagging contract.
Alan White

A Tory Party Vice-Chair Defended A Councillor's Anti-Muslim Facebook Posts

Emails seen by BuzzFeed News show that when Bradley was a councillor in 2016, he berated a local reporter who asked questions about the offensive posts, telling him his Tory colleague "says what he thinks".
Alex Spence

A Tory MP Has Blocked A Government-Backed Move To Make Upskirting A Criminal Offence

There were cries of "shame!" in the House of Commons when Christopher Chope objected to the new bill.
Emily Ashton

Six Labour MPs Have Just Resigned From Jeremy Corbyn's Top Team Over Brexit

The MPs refused to abstain on a key vote about keeping Britain in the single market.
Emily Ashton

Theresa May Has Just Avoided An Embarrassing Brexit Rebellion

But Tory rebels have forced the PM into promising more powers for parliament over the final deal.
Emily Ashton
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