Labour sees membership surge amid leadership race
The five contenders need the support of 5 per cent of local parties or at least three affiliates by February 14 to make the final ballot.
The five contenders need the support of 5 per cent of local parties or at least three affiliates by February 14 to make the final ballot.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson led government has lost three votes in the House of Lords over its Brexit legislation,…
Johnson's visit came three days after Northern Ireland's two major parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Fein, agreed on a draft deal to restore a power-sharing government, breaking a three-year political deadlock in the region.
The Conservative victory in Britain over Labour was a clear sign that leadership matters.
Johnson insists a trade deal with the EU can be in place by the end of the transition period, but critics say this timescale is unrealistic.
On Tuesday, UK has an option to extend the transition but Johnson refuses to, and intends to enshrine the 2020 date in legislation, his office said.
Earlier on Monday, PM Johnson spoke to US President Donald Trump in a telephonic conversation and discussed bilateral ties.
"We have won votes and the trust of people who have never voted Conservative before," Johnson said
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needed 326 seats for an absolute majority.
The Brexit issue is threatening to hurt Labour in its traditional working-class heartlands, which mostly voted to leave the EU.
