By JP Carroll Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair joked Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that he “would be running again” for political office if he understood how elites missed the rise of Brexit. The U.K. voted last Thursday to leave the European Union in a nationwide referendum. The U.K. is the first EU member state to…
By Blake Neff The United Kingdom’s Labour party went into absolute meltdown Sunday, as leader Jeremy Corbyn refused to resign despite a mass resignation of his party’s leadership, who blame him for the success of Thursday’s Brexit vote. Officially, Labour opposed Brexit, although party rank-and-file were hardly united in this opposition. About 37 percent of…
John Oliver of HBO’s Last Week Tonight was not in favor of Brexit and, as usual, expresses his opinion in hilarious fashion. Whether you were for ‘leave’ or ‘remain’, there is something for everyone to laugh at here. Oliver covers the fallout from the EU shake-up; skewering David Cameron and breaking down the economic repercussions. Of…
United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage, now famous for successfully leading the Leave campaign in the Brexit vote, once referred to U.S. Senator Rand Paul as his political soulmate after meeting him on a 2014 trip to the states. In a 2015 piece published on The Telegraph‘s website, Farage noted the similarities between…
By Jacob Bojesson British Prime Minister David Cameron announced his intention to resign within the next few months Friday after the United Kingdom surprisingly voted to leave the European Union. Cameron made the announcement just hours after a 51.9 percent majority voted in favor of leaving the EU. Cameron said Britain needs “strong, determined and…