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Emails sent by Paul Ritchie included references to murdered politician Jo Cox.
A Brexit supported businessman who bombarded MPs with a string of ‘vile’ emails including death threats has been jailed for a year.
Man who threatened to ‘decapitate’ John Bercow in five-month tirade over Brexit faces jail
06/05/2021
A self-confessed “angry man” who threatened to decapitate former Speaker John Bercow and said Jeremy Corbyn “should be hung” in a five-month tirade of abuse over Brexit is facing jail.
Jeremy Corbyn and Amber Rudd received ‘horrifically offensive’ death threats over Brexit - court told
25/02/2021
A man accused of sending “horrifically offensive” death threats to senior MPs including Jeremy Corbyn and John Bercow over Brexit has appeared in court for the first time today.
Jeremy Corbyn and John Bercow ‘sent murder and decapitation threats’ during Brexit negotiations
19/02/2021
Paul Ritchie, 34, is accused of sending a stream of threats to prominent politicians including Amber Rudd, Jo Swinson, Chuka Umunna and Dominic Grieve
Opposition leaders are using Donald Trump's visit to the UK to raise concerns about the terms of a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.
Intelligence and security committee chair says dossier has facts ‘germane’ to voters.
Stopping Brexit will deliver a £50bn "Remain bonus" for public services over the next five years, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson will say later.
Labour and Tories prefer one-on-one format, which would mean no place for Jo Swinson’s party.
Public should have final say on any deal PM brings back from EU summit, Lib Dems argue.
'No Labour MP could support such a reckless deal': Opposition parties unite against Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
03/10/2019
Jeremy Corbyn insisted there is nothing new in the plans sent to Brussels this week.
Jo Swinson says prime minister cannot be trusted to obey law that blocks a no-deal Brexit on October 31.
Lib Dem leader says party looking at ways to make PM go to Brussels before 19 October.
During a Q&A session at her party conference, the Liberal Democrat leader said many of the problems the UK was facing stem from the former Tory prime minister's "shocking misjudgement", where he "put the interests of the Conservative Party ahead of the national interest".
Boris Johnson And Michael Gove 'Breached Ministerial Code' With No-Deal Brexit Ads, Says Jo Swinson
12/09/2019
'Get Ready For Brexit' ads "misleading" and "nothing more than a Conservative Party case", MPs claim in letter to top civil servant.
Boris Johnson plotting scheme to render EU ‘no longer legal’ in desperate bid to escape Brexit trap
08/09/2019
Boris Johnson is threatening to sabotage the EU to make it cave in on a Brexit deal – or reject MPs’ plan to stop the UK crashing out of the bloc.
Rebel MPs vow to occupy alternative parliament as thousands to protest Boris Johnson's prorogation plan
31/08/2019
Parliamentarians must not allow the government to 'avoid scrutiny at this time of national crisis', MPs say. / More than 50 cross-party MPs have vowed to sit in an alternative House of Commons if Boris Johnson suspends parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline.
Just 34 per cent of voters want a Halloween no deal if no agreement possible – blowing hole in prime minister’s claim of a mandate.
Jeremy Corbyn is "open to" using legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit if his plan to overthrow the government in a vote of no confidence fails, the BBC has learned.
Conservative MP Ken Clarke has said he would not reject an offer to become caretaker prime minister if it was "the only way" to stop a no-deal Brexit.
Guto Bebb, an ex-minister, says quitting EU without an agreement would cause "generational" harm.
"We agree that our common priority should be to work together in parliament to prevent no-deal Brexit."
No-deal Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn appeals to Tory MPs and opposition to leaders to appoint him temporary Prime Minister
14/08/2019
Opposition MPs have been in private talks for weeks about a government of national unity.
Legal bid to stop Westminster shutdown
13/08/2019
A legal challenge to try to prevent Boris Johnson shutting down parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit is to get under way later.
Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has urged the so-called “Gaukeward squad” of pro-European Tory former ministers to “stand up and be counted” on Brexit – because she fears not enough of them will try to stop Boris Johnson crashing the UK out of the EU without a deal.