Sir Keir Starmer today demanded a rethink on the 10pm pubs curfew after the blanket lockdown ends in England, insisting it had not worked’. The Labour leader raised the prospect that he could withdraw support for the controversial policy – leaving Boris Johnson at the mercy of a major Tory rebellion. The hospitality industry, along … Read more
British political leaders have rushed to congratulate Joe Biden after American TV networks name him as the 46th US President. Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Sir Keir Starmer are among those who have taken to social media after CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, the AP and USA Today all made the call over Biden’s projected victory earlier today. Votes … Read more
Boris Johnson has pledged to ‘work closely with whoever’ is US President but Joe Biden’s election victory could present issues on Brexit and the Irish border. The US-UK relationship has been turbulent under Donald Trump, although he has repeatedly praised Boris Johnson and backed Brexit. A Biden administration would be expected to put a much … Read more
Could Labour lose £30million amid anti-Semitism row? Five of the party’s biggest backers stay loyal to former leader Jeremy Corbyn and criticise his successor Keir Starmer Mr Corbyn, was suspended last week for questioning the findings of a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission He said the issue of anti-Semitism within the Labour … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s hard-Left backers vow to set up breakaway ‘Old Labour’ rebel party after former leader was suspended over anti-Semitism row The radical call was made by the party’s former frontbencher Chris Williamson He said Labour was ‘dead as a vehicle for socialism…for progressive change Mr Corbyn was suspended after appearing to undermine bombshell report … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s hard-Left backers vow to set up breakaway ‘Old Labour’ rebel party after former leader was suspended over anti-Semitism row The radical call was made by the party’s former frontbencher Chris Williamson He said Labour was ‘dead as a vehicle for socialism…for progressive change Mr Corbyn was suspended after appearing to undermine bombshell report … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer tonight called for a second national lockdown to start immediately as he claimed vindication on calling for a ‘circuit-breaker’ two weeks ago. The Labour leader also indicated that his Party will back the Tory Government in a vote on a new England-wide lockdown in the Commons. He welcomed Boris Johnson‘s plans to plunge the … Read more
Labour’s bruising factional war was stepped up today after seven left-wing unions took aim at Sir Keir Starmer for suspending Jeremy Corbyn. In an joint statement they expressed ‘serious concerns’ over the disciplinary action taken against the former leader in the wake of a damning anti-Semitism report. As Sir Keir toured broadcast studios on Thursday … Read more
A cartoon in the left-leaning Guardian newspaper of Keir Starmer offering Jeremy Corbyn’s decapitated head on a platter has been reported as race hate – amid a storm of anti-semitism claims. The picture, drawn by regular artist Steve Bell, was likened to Italian painter Caravaggio’s Salome with the Head of John the Baptist. It portrays … Read more
Labour takes FIVE-POINT leader over Tories in the polls as Boris Johnson’s personal approval rating falls to the WORST of his premiership amid increasing pessimism over the economy Ipsos MORI poll today puts Labour on 42% (+5) and the Tories on 37% (-3) Boris Johnson’s personal popularity has also taken a battering PM has net … Read more