VETERAN Brexiteer Sir John redwood was unimpressed by leaked Whitehall no Deal warnings in the Sunday Times yesterday. Dubbed Operation Yellowhammer, the documents apocalyptically predict that Britain would face shortages of food, fuel and medicine if we crash out without a deal. redwood was dismissive of the leak, which many believe was orchestrated by an embittered remainer minister: ‘it’s Project Fear on steroids, with the added lie that we won’t be able to import any steroids for Project Fear to thrive on.’
WHILE he was denied a speaking role at last year’s Labour conference, the party’s ambitious Deputy Leader Tom Watson has been promised a slot at this year’s gathering in Brighton. It is no doubt a relief for Watson, who is so concerned about being unseated in a snap election that he has set up an online Go Fund Me page to raise a £25,000 warchest. But with his 7,700strong majority, why is Watson so worried? Well, it might have something to do with Brexit-supporting former Labour MP George Galloway deciding to stand in his West Bromwich East constituency. And Galloway is raising funds, too ...