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MPs are demanding parliament is recalled to vote on cancelling Christmas after they were promised a say on any new measures. On Saturday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tighter coronavirus controls on millions of people in England and drastically scaled back plans to ease restrictions over Christmas. The cancellation of plans and introduction of … Read more
British Gas workers vote for strike action in dispute over pay and conditions threatening walk out by engineers over festive season The GMB union said members backed industrial action by almost 9 to 1 British Gas parent company Centrica said the action did not have a strong mandate as only 52 per cent of eligible … Read more
Downing Street tonight put MPs on notice to return to Westminster from their Christmas break as early as next week if a Brexit deal is agreed with the EU. No10 said that the Commons will rise for the festive season tomorrow as planned but said politicians should be prepared to hurry back if there is … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden insisted he’s fighting a cold after his voice was hoarse and he coughed through his speech Monday night, sparking concern among viewers. Biden celebrated Monday’s Electoral College vote that announced he passed the 270 vote threshold and affirmed he won the presidency, saying ‘not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, … Read more
Former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, has rejoined the GOP campaign trail and urged Republican voters in Georgia to ‘crush’ the vote for Sen David Perdue and Sen Kelly Loeffler. ‘Georgia, we need you to not just show up January 5, not just to win, but to crush it,’ Palin told a crowd of supporters in … Read more
Campaigners have hailed a ‘victory for free speech after academics at Cambridge University rejected demands that views remain ‘respectful’. Dons opted instead to support ‘tolerance’ of differing opinions instead of ‘respect’ – a term which made critics fearful that it could crush freedom of expression. The vote yesterday has resulted in widespread praise as campaigners claim … Read more
The pick-up line is officially dead — or at least people think they should be. A study of 2,000 Americans who’ve been on a date revealed that 55 per cent of them think one-liners should be forbidden — with men 18 per cent more likely than women to think they should be outlawed. The most … Read more
Mario Falcone has urged fans to vote for his sister Giovanna Fletcher as her time in the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here castle draws to a close. The former TOWIE star, 32, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a trio of snaps of his son Parker, two, lobbying to keep his beloved auntie … Read more
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joined a group of 15 backbench rebels who defied his successor Sir Keir Starmer to vote against the Government’s coronavirus tiers tonight. Mr Corbyn, who is currently sitting as an independent after being stripped of the Labour whips, was joined by more than a dozen of his supporters from within … Read more
Israel faces FOURTH general election in two years as Benny Gantz says his power-sharing Blue & White party will vote tomorrow to collapse the current parliament Israel’s Alternate PM Benny Gantz says his party will vote to dissolve parliament Blue and White party currently in coalition with PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Comes after three bitterly-fought elections between … Read more