In the last few days MPs have been fighting to block a no-deal Brexit, passing major legislation to try and make it harder for Johson. However, we still think that he could get around the laws. So in this video we lay out the eight ways...

During the 2019 Election Campaign, Johnson spoke a lot about his Oven Ready Brexit Deal, suggesting that should he win election Brexit could be resolved very easily. The problem for him is that a year later and with negotiations delayed...

This day has been a long time in the making, but the UK has now officially left the European Union. So we review the night's events, Johnson and Farage's speeches and the stunts pulled by Led by Donkeys. We also discuss what we learned...

Yesterday Jacob Rees-Mogg made a statement proclaiming that he believed Johnson would be able to get a deal through Parliament. Johnson doesn't yet have a deal, so it's not entirely clear what Mogg's basing this on, but in this video, we...

Today it was announced that Labour’s new leader will be Sir Kier Starmer. So as of now Starmer has officially taken over from Corbyn as the leader of the Her Majesty's Official Opposition. In today’s video we discuss what this means for...

Yesterday night Johnson's prorogation officially came into force and in the early hours of this morning the Houses of Commons and Lords officially closed until October 14th. In this video we discuss what this means for Brexit and for the...

Yesterday was John Bercow's last day in his role as Speaker. Having sent 10 years in the chair, loads of MPs had a lot to say about Bercow's achievements. In this video, we listen to some of the MP's messages to Bercow as well as...

Johnson’s move to prorogue Parliament has proved to be incredibly controversial, so many are calling for it to be blocked. The problem is it’s not exactly clear who could stop prorogation or work around it’s restraints. In this video we...

Leading Economists and Professors inspire the next generation of economists by giving advice on what to study and why the future is so open and promising.

Yesterday there were three major speeches from the government, outlining the current status of COVID in England and what they planned to do about it. In today's video we outline what was discussed, why it's a concern and discuss if the...

On Tuesday evening MPs voted to reject the government's schedule for Brexit. Many MPs believed that they needed longer to scrutinise the bill. In this video, we discuss some of the issues that MPs have with the deal and why they want...

After MPs voted to block no-deal, Johnson saw his only path forward as calling a General Election. In this video we discuss why MPs voted to reject Johson's General Election and what happens next in the Brexit saga.

Yesterday morning Nigel Farage officially launched the Brexit Party's election campaign. The most interesting part of the speech was his offer to Boris Johnson; an offer to form a Conservative and Brexit Party election pact. In this...

During this campaign, you have probably heard the phrase 'Get Brexit Done' an uncountable number of times. So in this video were going to look at what it really means and how quickly the government could really 'Get Brexit Done'.

Today the Conservative Leadership race finally came to a close, with the party selecting their new leader, Boris Johnson. In this video we dicuss how this happened, what was said at the announcement event and what is going to happen now.

Travel back with HipHughes and take a whack at Andrew Johnson! Why was Andy impeached and why the hell is Edwin Stanton barricaded in his office?

A lot of parliamentarians aren't a huge fan of No Deal Brexit. On the whole Members of Parliament think no deal would be bad for the UK, so a lot of them are trying to stop it in its tracks. In this video, we tell you the seven ways that...

On April 15, 1865, Lincoln was gunned down in Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth, a man sympathetic to the defeated Confederacy. In the years following the end of the Civil War and Lincoln’s assassination, his successor Andrew Johnson...

Johnson's government have promised some pretty radical changes, but could these affect your rights online? We discuss the governments latest plans regarding social media and online censorship.

The FT's Whitehall correspondent Sebastian Payne looks at how the prime minister is responding to the outbreak - likely to be the biggest test he will face as prime minister.

In recent days it’s begun to look less and less likely that the UK and EU will be able to reach a deal. So in this video we’re discussing why negotiations are collapsing around us, and what it means for Brexit. We talk about the...

As Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU continue to splutter on, some are beginning to question whether this is a lost cause - whether there's any hope that the two sides could reach an agreement. That's largely because there are...

The last few months have certainly been unusual, a phase of chaos that no other modern government has had to handle. As such there's been a lot of u-turns and flip-flopping out of Number 10, with government strategy seemingly changing...

The 13th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1836, the Whig Party emerges and runs four candidates against incumbent Martin...