Emily Thornberry has compared the Liberal Democrats to the Taliban as she suggested the party's policy of cancelling Brexit without a second referendum is undemocratic.

Labour will give 16 and 17 year-olds the right to vote at a second Brexit referendum, Sir Keir Starmer has suggested as he said eventually the party will campaign to keep the UK in the EU.

My latest research looks at the fundamentals: how voters have reacted to the drama not just of the past few weeks but the years since the EU referendum.

Doctors in Nottingham had to section the man and sedate him after he was taken to hospital confused and paranoid in an episode which he described as being like daydreams.

Theo Paphitis sparked an angry row with a BBC Question Time audience member last night after he told Brexit voters to 'compromise' and back a second referendum.

ANDREW ROBERTS: The prestige which we have lost as a country needs to be considered in terms of a major national catastrophe, and we need to recognise what has happened and why.

EXCLUSIVE Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell on Saturday night faced claims that they were behind an attempted Blairite 'coup' at the campaign for a second EU referendum.

Fed-up voters used the Twitter hashtag #bahhumbug to moan about the political clash coming in midst of Christmas parties and school nativity plays.

Jo Swinson today launched an audacious Liberal Democrat bid to oust Dominic Raab at the general election as she took her battle bus to the senior Tory's Surrey stronghold.

The Hong Kong-based owners of the 'Cheesegrater' and the 'Walkie Talkie' are among 10 City of London landlords looking to establish a Business Improvement District.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: This wasn't just a defiant reaffirmation of the EU referendum result, it was a damning repudiation of those who have spent the past three and a half years trying to Stop Brexit.

Leading Remainers on Thursday watched hopes of a second referendum go up in smoke as the Prime Minister stormed to a decisive 80-seat majority with which he can ram through his Brexit deal.

On current trends, Britain's output should be 'a quarter larger than the French economy' by 2034, the Centre for Economics and Business Research's (CEBR) predictions found.

SIMON WALTERS: Brainbox Cummings holds Whitehall's army of Sir Humphrey-style mandarins in total contempt. He wants to replace them with a team of 'weirdos, misfits, true wild cards and artists.'

Two Labour leadership hopefuls clashed over Brexit today as Sir Keir Starmer said the row over the UK leaving had been settled but Jess Phillips suggested she could campaign to rejoin the EU.

Judges said Middle England by Jonathan Coe (pictured) - described as a story of nostalgia and delusion - was 'the perfect novel for now'.

They may be poles apart sartorially but Ms Watson, 31, has developed a strong working relationship with Boris's adviser since they worked together on Vote Leave before the 2016 EU referendum.

Nicola Sturgeon has ordered officials to keep the European Union flag flying over the Scottish government headquarters after the UK leaves the bloc on Friday.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Take a bow, Britain! We were entitled to congratulate the British people on their fortitude in resisting the threats and embellishments of Project Fear.

A scathing new biography of John Bercow reveals the hypocrisy of the former Speaker for claiming to be a champion of diversity when he was at the centre of numerous allegations of bullying women.

Boris Johnson's new Cabinet will meet at 8:30 this morning to start the battle for Brexit just hours after the new Prime Minister made his final appointment.

Official figures released by Eurostat show over 6,000 UK nationals have become Germans and more than 3,000 obtained French passports in the rush to secure future residency in EU states.

Michel Barnier flatly dismissed a call from the new PM for the hated Irish border backstop to be scrapped.

In a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, Boris Johnson said the backstop was 'anti-democratic and put the Good Friday Agreement at risk.

Cardiff and Nantes were unable to reach an amicable conclusion on the financial aspects of the move, so the case came before the players' status committee (PSC) of world governing body FIFA.

Chelsea have been given a date to take their case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport on November 20 in the hope of reducing their ban to just one transfer window imposed by FIFA.

Liverpool Under 23 coach Neil Critchley is set for the biggest night of his career by taking charge of the first-team's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Aston Villa next month. 

Alex, 30, revealed that she is pregnant with husband Servando Carrasco, 31 on October 23, and this week she flaunted her bump at a community sports event.

Morgan, 30, has been fighting for equal pay from the U.S. Soccer Federation. She said being pregnant for her daughter has reaffirmed her drive for equal pay.

The former Arsenal manager was recently reported to be a target for the vacant managerial role at Bayern Munich but they have instead put Hans Dieter Flick in charge.

Mohamed Salah had a laugh with the Liverpool Women Under 9's side as the injured star was quizzed on Scouse words and taught to dance.

Although Karim Benzema is looking to switch allegiances after being snubbed for the French national team once again, it appears he won't be going to play for Algeria. 

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said after a hearing was held on Wednesday that their ruling into overturning the transfer ban can be expected in the first half of December.

Mike Riley hopes to use Arsene Wenger's new role to help push through law changes that will improve VAR - although he says the Premier League is still at odds with the rest of the world about how to use it.

Gareth Southgate's England are 5/1 favourites to win Euro 2020 after being paired with Croatia and Czech Republic in Saturday's draw.

Anthony Taylor will take charge of Saturday's Manchester derby at the Etihad stadium despite coming from a town only six miles away from Old Trafford.

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been questioned again by Swiss federal prosecutors in a two-year investigation into allegations he bribed a FIFA official.

Van Basten, 55, was working as an analyst for Fox Sports two weekends ago when he was caught on mic saying the German phrase for 'hail victory' that became notorious for its use at Nazi rallies.

Frank Lampard says he will know within 'days' if he can sign players in January as Chelsea wait to hear whether their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has been successful.

CLAIRE BLOOMFIELD IN PARIS: Lyon defender Lucy Bronze has insisted she has her heart set on winning a major tournament with England, not a Ballon d'Or, after finishing second.

Data from world governing body FIFA's International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) has shown that agents' fees have climbed above the half a billion pound mark for the first time this year.

Rushan Abbas is calling for China to be stripped of its 2022 Winter Olympics and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup hosting rights.

Perez is thought to have held discussions with FIFA president Gianni Infantino surrounding the ambitious proposals. His vision is believed to feature two separate leagues with 20 teams in each.

Frank Lampard has been given the go-ahead to launch a January spending spree that will primarily focus on home-grown players after Chelsea's transfer ban was lifted.

Chelsea suffered a second defeat in three Premier League games with their 3-1 defeat to Everton. So with their transfer ban now lifted, where could Frank Lampard now look to invest?

Liverpool will play their first match at the FIFA Club World Cup at the Khalifa International Stadium instead of at the Education City Stadium, which is not yet ready to host matches.

The man who showed footballers were three-and-a-half times more likely to die from conditions linked to brain or nerve damage has slammed FIFA's rule-makers for failing to act sooner to protect players.

West Bromwich Albion are still waiting for Barcelona to pay up the £230,000 owed for teenage star Louie Barry - and are planning to raise the issue with FIFA.

After being hit with a four-year blanket ban from international sporting competition, the door was left slightly ajar for a 'neutral' Russian team to play at the 2022 World Cup.

Manchester City are considering a bid to sign Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake, but face competition from Chelsea who intend to bring their academy graduate back to Stamford Bridge.