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Labour peer Baroness Helena Kennedy ‘asked Julian Assange’s alleged victims to drop rape charges’ Made suggestion in email sent at height of Assange’s battle against extradition Assange visited Stockholm in 2010 and stayed at the homes of WikiLeaks supporters, including Anna Ardin A photograph obtained by the documentary, to be shown in Sweden tomorrow, shows … Read more
ANNA MIKHAILOVA: MP Jonathan Reynolds who is leading Labour’s charge to keep the £20 Universal Credit uplift spent £39,225 last year on a grace-and-favour flat By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:58 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 01:59 GMT, 24 January 2021 How piquant that the MP leading Labour’s charge to keep … Read more
Labour MPs have slammed Lisa Nandy as ‘patronising’ and ‘out of touch’ after she accused Boris Johnson of ‘trying to start a culture war over a statue of Churchill’ and praised Joe Biden as a ‘woke guy’. The shadow foreign secretary claimed the Prime Minister has ‘managed to trash our reputation’ as a ‘values-driven’ country … Read more
Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to speed up the Covid vaccine rollout to care homes, after damning official figures revealed fatalities across the sector have doubled in a fortnight. Liz Kendall, Labour’s shadow social care minister, warned the UK is ‘in a race against time to vaccinate residents and staff’. She said: ‘The Government … Read more
Rishi Sunak has warned keeping the £20 a week boost to universal credit will cost the same as a 5p hike in fuel duty as six Tories revolt over the policy. The Chancellor has been resisting growing pressure to extend the higher payments brought in during the pandemic, suggesting other ‘drastic measures’ will be needed … Read more
Labour MPs tell Tories to ‘put your trust in mums and dads’ and give parents £15 in their accounts to buy food for children during lockdown school closures rather than providing meals Images emerged last week of food boxes containing just £4 or £5 of produce Labour has now urged the Government to ‘sack the … Read more
Labour today warned the Government it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to scrap a £20-a-week increase in Universal Credit payments as the party argued it would ‘pull the rug from under the economy’s feet’. The Government rolled-out the extra cash last year to help families through the coronavirus pandemic but the policy is due to … Read more
Boris Johnson compares Labour ‘trolls’ to Trump supporters ‘inciting hatred’ as he accuses them of ‘intimidating and threatening’ Tory MPs over free school meals and Universal Credit votes Universal Credit payments have been increased by £20 a week during pandemic Increase set to expire in April and ministers are under pressure to extend policy Labour … Read more
Labour surges to a four point lead over Boris Johnson and the Conservatives – Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest polling margin since the 2019 general election New Opinium poll puts the Labour Party on 41 per cent and Tories on 37 per cent Four point lead is Labour’s biggest margin over Tories since general election Tories … Read more
Thank your lucky stars Labour’s not in charge! Party’s proposal to shake up the pharmaceutical industry would leave Britain struggling to develop its own Covid vaccines, science experts warn The plan is revealed in a 50-page policy dossier titled ‘Medicines For The Many’ It was unveiled at 2019 Labour Party Conference, before first Covid case … Read more