MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle steps down from Labour front bench because of a ‘torrent of online hate’ two weeks after he accused JK Rowling of exploiting her sexual assault ordeal in transgender row The Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven MP suffered ‘daily calls of harassment’ He served as shadow cabinet minister for air quality and natural environmental MP … Read more
The British CEO who was caught on video hurling racist abuse at an Asian family at a California restaurant has resigned and cut all business ties with his San Francisco-based tech company Solid8. Michael Lofthouse, 37, explained that he resigned from his position following his racist tirade where he said ‘you f***ing Asian piece of … Read more
Top State Department official Mary Elizabeth Taylor resigns over Donald Trump’s handling of George Floyd protests Mary Elizabeth Taylor, 30, was assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs She was the youngest in history and the first black woman to serve in that post She submitted her resignation to Mike Pompeo on Thursday Taylor is … Read more
Banking chief quits in sexism storm: UK Finance boss resigns over ‘unpleasant’ comments about financier Amanda Staveley Stephen Jones, chief executive of UK Finance, quit over derogatory comments Amanda Staveley has accused Barclays’s top brass of ‘sexism and misogyny’ Transcripts of two calls made by Jones were handed to the judge as evidence Yesterday judge … Read more
CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman has resigned after his controversial remarks on a Zoom call with gym owners about the death of George Floyd were leaked. ‘I’m stepping down as CEO of CrossFit, Inc, and I have decided to retire,’ Glassman said in a statement on Tuesday, after his remarks and mocking tweet about Floyd drew … Read more
Serena Williams’ Reddit co-founder husband Alexis Ohanian has resigned from the company’s board because he is a ‘father who needs to be able to answer his black daughter when she asks: ‘What did you do?” The tech founder, who shares two-year-old daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr. with his tennis star wife, made the shock announcement in a … Read more
A Government minister has resigned over Dominic Cummings‘ lockdown trip to Durham, delivering a significant blow to Boris Johnson and Downing Street. Douglas Ross, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced this morning he is quitting the frontbench because he was unconvinced by Mr Cummings’ defence of the 260-mile journey. Mr … Read more
A Government minister has resigned over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip to Durham, delivering a massive blow to Boris Johnson and Downing Street. Douglas Ross, the Minister for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced this morning he is quitting the frontbench because he was unconvinced by Mr Cummings’ defence of the journey. Mr Ross said in … Read more
NASA’s head of human spaceflight quit on Monday, just days before the first commercial mission to take astronauts to the International Space Station. Elon Musk‘s SpaceX will become the first commercial company to fly astronauts to the ISS in a flight that will also be the first from US soil since 2011. Doug Loverro, who … Read more
‘Thrilled to be putting off getting a “real job” for another three years!’ KIIS FM re-signs comedy duo Will And Woody following ratings success By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:56 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 07:04 BST, 17 May 2020 Radio stars Will McMahon and Woody Whitelaw have amassed an army … Read more