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‘Get off your a** and take care of your own family’: Texas mayor quits after calling snowed-in residents ‘lazy’ and attacking them for complaining about power outages as he warns ‘the weak will perish’ Tim Boyd was mayor of Colorado City, 220 miles west of Dallas, until Tuesday He attacked the town’s 4,000 residents on … Read more
Blackburn’s mayor is forced to resign after being fined £200 for going to ‘wedding’ during lockdown Councillor Iftakhar Hussain has today resigned and apologised for his ‘error’ He claimed he was at an address for a short time to accept food deliveries However police said they found up to 30 people at the address and … Read more
Mayor in chaotic Handforth parish council meeting that was made famous by Jackie Weaver faces no confidence vote for allowing ‘bullying’ Millions of people watched clips of Handforth Parish Council’s Zoom meeting Members lost their cool, traded insults and ultimately got booted off the call Cheshire East Council mayor Barry Burkhill is now facing a … Read more
Boris Johnson used to boast that his political hero was Larry Vaughn, the mayor from Jaws, who kept beaches open despite the shark attacks. That was then, pre-Covid. Today, Boris is still taking his cue from the Spielberg classic. But he’s singing a different tune. Just when you thought it was safe . . . … Read more
Tory mayor slams Melrose over closure of GKN’s last remaining British car parts factory By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 8 February 2021 West Midlands mayor Andy Street has condemned the owners of GKN over the decision to close its last car parts plant … Read more
Pressure mounts on Labour’s Keir Starmer as Manchester mayor and former minister Andy Burnham openly says he wants to lead the party in the future (but denies plotting) Mr Burnham at a conference organised by Manchester Jewish charity last night He said: ‘I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have aspirations [to lead the party].’ … Read more
The Mayor of Hackney has called on Orthodox Jews to stop holding massive weddings after a string of events breaking lockdown rules emerged. Police broke up a 150-strong gathering in Stamford Hill, north London, at a strict Orthodox Charedi Jewish school last Thursday. Guests fled from the wedding held at Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School … Read more
‘I cut his grass’: Kyle Sandilands reveals he was once caught up in a love triangle with Perth mayor and former Weekend Sunrise host Basil Zempilas By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:49 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 08:49 GMT, 27 January 2021 Kyle Sandilands made a candid admission about his dating … Read more
Europe’s battle against coronavirus entered a dangerous new phase this week as politicians pushed to tighten lockdown measures across the continent even after a weekend of rioting brought scenes of chaos to the Netherlands and Denmark amid warnings of ‘civil war’. France is due to decide whether to bring in a third national lockdown this … Read more
London mayor candidate Brian Rose is fined £200 for breaking lockdown rules while recording campaign video after taking to capital’s streets in battle bus as he accuses Boris Johnson of ‘undermining democracy’ Brian Rose was met by police while campaigning in Southwark, central London Officers said ‘campaigning was not a necessary reason to be out … Read more