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A year ago, the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn declared all-out war on the BBC. Why? Because of a Panorama programme in which seven former Labour party staffers blew the whistle about anti-Semitism in Corbyn’s Labour Party. They explained how they felt a growing factionalism under Corbyn had created a safe space for anti-Semitic views … Read more
Six million would face annual bills of £2,500 if Labour’s left-wing wins an internal battle to introduce a wealth tax Shadow Financial Secretary Dan Carden said Labour is considering a wealth tax It would mean six million Britons being forced to pay an average levy of £2,500 In an internal battle, the Shadow Chancellor said … Read more
As the Labour MP for Leicester West, one might expect Liz Kendall to spend this week focusing on her constituents, many of whom must be deeply concerned about the implementation of a second lockdown in the city. Well, don’t hold your breath. For this Thursday, Kendall, who ran unsuccessfully for the Labour leadership in 2015, … Read more
Labour’s Keir Starmer OVERTAKES Boris Johnson to become the nation’s favourite to be prime minister as Downing Street is rocked by coronavirus and Tory donor ‘cash-for-access’ row Sir Keir is now on 37 per cent, with Mr Johnson on 35 per cent, Opinium found Won plaudits for swift action on alleged anti-Semitism by sacking Corbynite … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today faces an insurrection from left-wing MPs who have warned him that he will ‘regret’ sacking Rebecca Long Bailey for sharing an article that contained an ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’ blaming Israel for George Floyd’s racist murder. The new Labour leader is expected to meet with at least 12 members of the hard-Left Socialist … Read more
The Foreign Office is coming under pressure to remove British Empire-era murals from its walls in the wake of racism protests across the UK. Lisa Nandy, the shadow foreign secretary, is reported to have raised the century-old works which line the grand staircase in the palatial Whitehall building with counterpart Dominic Raab. The pieces by Sigismund … Read more
For a moment, imagine you live in a country where Labour won the last General Election and is now masterminding a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. That scenario is certainly in the minds of opponents of Boris Johnson, who have spent the past two months complaining relentlessly about the Government’s handling of this unprecedented … Read more
Care home residents and staff have to wait up to 21 days for Covid-19 test results, peer tells ministers House of Lords debate reveals care homes are waiting weeks for Covid-19 results Baroness Brinton says some care homes ‘are not getting any results back’ Lord Bethell accepts delays, adding ‘we had a laboratory let us … Read more
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition Angela Rayner, deputy Leader and chairwoman of the Labour Party Anneliese Dodds, shadow chancellor of the exchequer Lisa Nandy, shadow foreign secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds, shadow home secretary Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lammy, shadow justice secretary John Healey, shadow defence secretary Ed Miliband, shadow … Read more
Social media posts can be ever so revealing. Who is the unlikeliest fan of Labour’s new leader Sir Keir Starmer? None other, it seems, than our Tory Prime Minister’s own younger brother, Leo Johnson, who has ‘liked’ a series of gushingly positive tweets about the millionaire former lawyer. One of the missives Leo, 52, has … Read more