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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, had left the United Kingdom for Canada less than two days after she and Prince Harry made the shocking announcement that they would “step back” from their roles as senior members of the royal family. Labour leadership candidate Clive Lewis has said there should be a referendum on the future of the Royal Family. Speaking at his campaign launch in London, he said: "A lot of people would like to see the monarchy scaled down." Are Meghan and Harry right? Will we miss them? Should we even have a Royal Family?

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Mark and Pete look at what's coming down the pipe for us. Forecast and Future Predictions for the year 2020 include an historic year setting the stage for massive change in the coming decade. Teal includes not only predictions for the year but how to best prepare for it. With poems and Bible insight, this is the only way to be ready for the year ahead

Mark and Pete wish you a very Merry Christmas with guest contributions for Justin Welby, Gordon Ramsey and of course Father Christmas . Poems, inspiring Bible verses and good cheer around the christmas tree.

What to do, it seems that the Conservatives have a mandate to govern, what should and must they do?The U.K. general election of December 12 delivered a decisive victory for Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party. He steered the party to regain its majority in the House of Commons that was lost in 2017.The Conservatives recorded a net gain of 47 seats, winning 43.6% of the vote, the best share for any party since 1979, whereas Labour suffered a net loss of 59 seats. The so called “Red Wall”, of constituencies in Northern England crumbled and seats across the Midlands also fell to the Conservatives.This now means that with a majority of 80 Boris Johnson can steer his withdrawal treaty through parliament and the U.K. will leave the EU on January 31, 2020. And then onto implementing other policies.There are reports that Boris Johnson is plotting a dramatic overhaul of Whitehall after his landslide election victory, in a drive to demonstrate that the Government “works for the people” - what of the people who i

Who will be the next person in Number 10? Will Boris remain or will Corbyn be elected? In then will it really make any difference to our daily lives? Here's what Mark and Pete and the latest polls say.

On 29 November 2019, a stabbing attack occurred on the north bank of the River Thames next to London Bridge in Central London, United Kingdom. Five people were stabbed, and two died of their injuries. After being restrained by members of the public, the attacker was shot by City of London Police and died at the scene. Police declared the attack a terrorist incident. Boris Johnson, the current Prime Minister, has said “If you are convicted of a serious terrorist offence, there should be a mandatory minimum sentence of 14 years – and some should never be released.“Further, for all terrorism and extremist offences, the sentence announced by the judge must be the time actually served. These criminals must serve every day of their sentence, with no exceptions." What is the answer?

The Labour Party and the Conservatives are at odds with each other this election over the benefit of nationalisation verses privatisation. The broad lesson of the great privatisation experiment is that it has worked well when competition has been unleashed, but less well when a government-run business has been replaced by a government-regulated monopoly.

Why is it not a crime to break manifesto promises? This seems a simple way of making election manifestos genuinely meaningful documents - and also protecting the democratic process. Some allowance could be made for changing situations once power has been won, but why aren't party leaders individually and criminally responsible for broken guarantees. Thoughts?

Why should Jacob Rees-Mogg have to apologise for the remarks he made about the Grenfell fire (The Yorkshire Post, November 6)?Is Rees-Mogg an out of touch smug politician or was it simply that he said that he would have ignored the advice of the Fire Brigade to stay put if he saw the building was on fire. He never implied that those who did as they were told had no common sense. Well maybe it's because sensitive subjects cannot be dealt with on the campaign trail.

Marxist idiot or right wing buffoon.

The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry trailer in Essex.The vehicle was found shortly before 01:40 BST at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, police said.Essex Police said the trailer has been moved to a secure location where the bodies of those inside - a teenager and 38 adults - can be recovered.The driver, named locally as Mo Robinson, 25, from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. This tragedy just one example of a of a wider problem of human trafficking and border control, what's to be done?

The UK Parliament just sat on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years to try and get Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal agreed.What was supposed to be the deciding moment - a Yes or No on Brexit - wasn't. And now there might be another delay - what effect will this delay have on the economy and our ability to have the UK governed effectively? How damaging is a Brexit delay?

Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours, beating the mark by 20 seconds.The Kenyan, 34, covered the 26.2 miles (42.2km) in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria on Saturday.It will not be recognised as the official marathon world record because it was not in open competition and he used a team of rotating pacemakers. Is this fair?

Prince Harry’s move to take legal action against tabloids for alleged phone hacking is part of the royal’s ramped-up aggressive PR approach designed to send a message to the media, according to commentators.It emerged on Friday night that the Duke of Sussex – who released a strongly worded attack on the British media for their treatment of his wife, Meghan, earlier this week – has issued legal proceedings against the owners of the Sun and the Daily Mirror.Buckingham Palace confirmed claims had been filed at the high court regarding alleged illegal interception of voicemail messages. It comes after a separate legal action was launched by the duchess against the Mail on Sunday for alleged breach of privacy and copyright infringement over the newspaper’s decision to publish a private letter she sent to her estranged father.AdvertisementIt is not known precisely which period the alleged hacking relates to, although it is likely to be historical. It is understood there is a six-year limit on claims, which begins w

Why are world leaders getting into legal trouble. Boris Johnson got into a spot of trouble with Supreme Court and Donald Trump has an impeachment investigation with his name on it. What's up with that?

Large employers would be forced to provide flexible hours to women experiencing the menopause under Labour plans to end stigma in the workplace. A strange unworkable policy with it's heart in the right place.

An 18-carat solid gold loo stolen from the birthplace of Winston Churchill has now been valued at £4.8 million. The fully functioning toilet, named America, installed at an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace, was stolen by a gang of thieves in the early hours of Saturday morning. Initial reports estimated the sculpture at £1 million, but Blenheim Palace chief executive Dominic Hare said it is worth about $6 million (£4.8 million). Mark and Pete bring you the low down.This is an episode of the Mark and Pete show http://markandpete.com

DAVID CAMERON has been accused of causing the Brexit "mess" the British Government is currently embroiled in - is he really to blame? Was the former Prime Minister bad or simply incompetent? David Cameron has a new book out called called "On the Record".

Many small firms can identify with Nimisha Raja's view of Brexit: "We have absolutely no idea what's going on."Ms Raja, founder and boss of Nim's Fruit Crisps, stockpiled supplies last year in the run-up to the original Brexit date in March.But she told the BBC she had no plans to do the same ahead of 31 October.Ms Raja is not alone. New research by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) shows 41% of UK firms have done no risk assessment on the impact of Brexit. What is going on with Brexit, we all need to know. Mark and Pete tease out the options.