Unite leadership contender Howard Beckett who was suspended by Labour for saying Priti Patel should be deported and said the UK’s defence budget should pay for traveller sites pulls out of race Beckett was in election to succeed Len McCluskey as general secretary of Unite But he has now withdrawn and said he will … Read more
Unite union leadership contender Howard Beckett calls for UK’s multi-billion defence budget to pay for gypsy and traveller sites Howard Beckett running to succeed Len McCluskey as Unite general secretary He welcomed endorsement from Labour Black Socialists on Twitter Groups said he wanted defence cash spent on making traveller sites ‘available’ By John Stevens, Deputy Political … Read more
Union hopeful in ‘deport Priti Patel’ row: Unite leadership hopeful is accused of racism after calling for Home Secretary to be kicked out of the country Howard Beckett tweeted calling for Home Secretary Priti Patel to be deported He is in the running to succeed Len McCluskey as general secretary of Unite Social media users … Read more
Frontrunner in race to replace Arlene Foster as DUP leader is a ‘creationist who believes the world was created 6,000 years ago’ Arlene Foster said yesterday that she is quitting as DUP leader and First Minister Edwin Poots is viewed as one of the people most likely to succeed Mrs Foster Mr Poots has previously … Read more
Michelle Obama talks ‘sisterhood and leadership’ with group of London schoolgirls she first met in 2009 during hour-long virtual reunion Michelle Obama spoke to the current and former pupils of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, in Islington, and Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets She discussed topics including mentorship and impact of Covid on girls’ … Read more
Church of England will order 30% quota for BAME candidates on its leadership programme as leaked report demands ‘repentance’ for historic links to the slave trade and anti-racism training Church of England to introduce 30 per cent quota for ethnic minority candidates on its leadership programme Currently, only one of 42 diocesan bishops come from … Read more
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will turn all his firepower on the Government over its controversial 1 per cent pay rise offer for nurses today as he bids to get his leadership back on track. The Labour leader is to launch the party’s campaign for May’s local and mayoral elections by demanding key workers are … Read more
A U.S. admiral has warned that China aims to invade Taiwan within the next six years ahead of the Biden administration first meeting with the country’s officials in Alaska next week. U.S. Navy Admiral Philip S. Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, also told the Senate Armed Services Committee of fears among the U.S. … Read more
Nigel Farage has quit politics now Brexit is done to ‘do battle’ on the ‘woke agenda’ and the influence of China in British politics, the former-UKIP leader has revealed. Mr Farage, 56, who rebranded the Brexit Party as anti-lockdown party Reform UK in November, said his political career is ‘done’, declaring: ‘It’s over.’ The Brexiteer – … Read more
Poor leadership and management is behind ‘mass exodus’ of police officers, research shows after 2,363 cops quit last year Number of officers resigning has doubled in the past eight years, data revealed Main reason for leaving was given as poor management, such as lack of support Employees also said they felt they had lack of … Read more