How does a leadership contest in the Conservative Party work?
15% of Conservative MPs need to call for a vote of no confidence in the party leader: in which all Conservative MPs then vote for or against the leader. Read
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15% of Conservative MPs need to call for a vote of no confidence in the party leader: in which all Conservative MPs then vote for or against the leader. Read
Europe
The EU has schemes in place with the majority of African countries that mean that they can import almost all of their goods into the EU tariff-free. Read
Immigration
The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) today released a report about the impacts of EU immigrant workers on the UK economy, and recommendations for how immigration policy should change. Read
Question Time on September 13, 2018 came from the Oxfordshire town of Banbury. Topics covered included the Salisbury poisoning, Brexit, zero hours contracts, and prisons. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Around 780,000 people were estimated to be on zero hours contracts in mid-2018. Read
Europe
A number of new guidance documents came out today, and we’ve picked out just three things that could directly affect you. Read
Immigration
Including children born to immigrants, this seems broadly correct for the period 2001-2016. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In August the UK government launched its new export strategy and made a number of claims about the UK’s recent export performance. Read
Misinformation Toolkit
It can be difficult to work out whether crime stories have real substance to them, but there are some steps you can follow to help. Read
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