Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has posted a tribute to Prince Philip hours after he was slammed for the ‘dreadful’ timing of a Tweet and for staying silent on the news of the royal’s passing. The politician responded to the news by talking about the ‘heartbreak’ of losing a loved one. He wrote: ‘Losing a loved … Read more
Yesterday Sir Keir Starmer chalked up a year since becoming leader of the Labour Party. It must seem longer to him — and not just because time appears to pass so slowly during the interminable lockdowns. For he has struggled unavailingly with a party membership still madly missing Jeremy Corbyn — whose evident distaste for … Read more
Labour still has to show voters it’s sorry for inflicting Jeremy Corbyn on the country, key Shadow Cabinet ally of Sir Keir Starmer warns Sir Keir spent much of past year trying to distance himself from his predecessor He even suspended Jeremy Corbyn from Parliamentary Labour Party last year But senior Sir Keir ally said ex-Labour … Read more
FORTY rebel Tories including six ex-Cabinet ministers join forces with opposition MPs in bid to block ‘divisive and discriminatory’ vaccine passports Unlikely alliance condemned vaccine passports as ‘divisive and discriminatory’ Members of coalition were organised by the pressure group Big Brother Watch Signed a pledge to oppose the idea if it is brought forward by … Read more
Labour’s ex-director of governance is among 21 people suing party for libel over leaked internal report into its handling of anti-Semitism allegations Emilie Oldknow took legal action against party in February to find source of leak 860-page report on Labour’s anti-Semitism complaints was leaked in April 2020 Ms Oldknow and 20 other unnamed individuals filed … Read more
Labour’s ex-director of governance is among 21 people suing party for libel over leaked internal report into its handling of anti-Semitism allegations Emilie Oldknow took legal action against party in February to find source of leak 860-page report on Labour’s anti-Semitism complaints was leaked in April 2020 Ms Oldknow and 20 other unnamed individuals filed … Read more
Union boss Len McCluskey warns Sir Keir Starmer he will be ‘dumped into the dustbin of history’ if he ‘continues to attack the left of the party’ and fails to set out what Labour stands for Unite trade union boss Len McCluskey has issued a warning to Sir Keir Starmer Mr McCluskey said Labour leader … Read more
A year ago today, the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic had yet to fully hit home with Britons. While more than 3,000 had died in China by March 12, 2020, there had been just ten deaths in the UK. Blissfully unaware of the scale of the carnage to come, tens of thousands flocked to … Read more
Lockdown seems to have lasted a lifetime, and the days of packing into a pub, train carriage, shop or theatre seem but a distant memory. Yet it was only a year ago that coronavirus really began to register on the public’s radar as deaths reached double figures. On March 12, 2020, there had only been … Read more
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of stealing the economic policies of his hard-Left Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell for a radical Budget that will set Britain’s course for years. Mr Corbyn told the Commons many of Mr Sunak’s announcements, including furlough, the Green Industrial Revolution and the relocation of civil servants … Read more