Gareth Southgate admits Greg Clarke had ‘no alternative’ but to resign

Gareth Southgate admits Greg Clarke had ‘no alternative’ but to resign following car-crash parliamentary appearance… but England boss adds it ‘is a shame’ given the work he did to launch FA’s diversity code By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 19:24 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 19:58 GMT, 11 November 2020 England boss Gareth Southgate … Read more

FA chairman Greg Clarke under pressure to resign after car crash DCMS grilling

FA chairman Greg Clarke is facing internal pressure to resign following a disastrous parliamentary appearance today in which he referred to ‘coloured footballers’ amongst a host of other offensive gaffes.  In giving evidence via video link to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Clarke also voiced several other offensive stereotypes, claiming that … Read more

Rishi Sunak was reluctant to accept lockdown but did NOT threaten to resign

Rishi Sunak was reluctant to agree to the second national lockdown in light of the threat to the economy and the huge £5 billion cost of furlough, sources said last night. The Chancellor was one of those at the Downing Street meeting on Friday which decided to go ahead with new restrictive measures. A source … Read more

Thousands of protestors take to Bangkok streets after Thai Prime Minister ignored deadline to resign

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital, seeking to keep up pressure on the government a day ahead of a special session of Parliament aimed at easing political tensions. The rally took place at the busy Rajprasong intersection, in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping district, on Sunday with protester numbers swelling to several … Read more

Furious Ian Blackford demands SNP’s Margaret Ferrier should resign

Ian Blackford has joined furious calls for SNP’s Margaret Ferrier to resign after it was revealed the MP had visited a gym and a beauty salon while suffering symptoms of Covid-19.  Ms Ferrier has admitted travelling to Parliament and speaking in the Commons after developing coronavirus symptoms, and then taking a train back to Scotland … Read more

Outrage over petition calling for white head of NYC marathon to resign amid racism claims

A petition has been launched calling for the immediate resignation of the white CEO of the non-profit responsible for organizing the NYC Marathon amid claims of ‘institutional racism and oppression’ in the workplace. So far, the petition demanding New York Road Runners (NYRR) CEO Michael Capiraso step down has been signed by 850 people.   However, critics of … Read more

‘When will you resign, then?’ UN Secretary General sparks anger with ‘patriarchy’ tweet

The UN Secretary General Antonio Gutterres sparks anger with Tweet saying ‘male-dominated culture damages everyone’ The UN published part of a speech by Secretary General António Guterres  The post has drawn 13,000 responses – many of which voice disagreement Twitter users called on Mr Guterres to resign; others called to ‘defund the UN’  By Henry … Read more

Japan’s PM Abe ‘is set to resign due to ill health’

Japan’s PM Abe ‘is set to resign due to ill health’ after recent hospital visits and claims he had been vomiting blood Speculation about the health of Shinzo Abe, 65, has been swirling for weeks He recently made two separate trips to hospital for unspecified medical checks  There have also been reports of the PM … Read more

A-levels U-turn: Conservatives urge Gavin Williamson to resign

Gavin Williamson was branded a ‘lame duck’ Education Secretary last night as senior Tories urged him to quit over the exams fiasco. MPs believe he will ultimately get the boot when the Prime Minister reshuffles his Cabinet this autumn. But former ministers insisted he should go now, saying his position was ‘completely untenable’. One added: … Read more