Sir Keir Starmer has appointed banker-turned child poverty activist Kate Green MP as Labour’s new Shadow Education Secretary today. The Stretford and Urmston MP replaces Rebecca Long Bailey, who was sacked from the frontbench for allegedly peddling an ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’. Sir Keir said: ‘I’m delighted to appoint Kate Green as shadow education secretary. ‘Kate has … Read more
Rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will cast dramatic shadow over Africa, Arabia and southern Asia tomorrow Tomorrow an annular solar eclipse will be visible during the summer solstice The Republic of Congo will be the first country to see it at 5.56am local time The ‘maximum eclipse’ will be seen over Uttarakhan, India at … Read more
Tories suspend activist who tweeted that Bradford-born Labour shadow minister Naz Shah ‘should go back to Pakistan’ Conservatives said Theodora Dickinson was being investigated on Friday She targeted Labour shadow minister and Bradford West MP Naz Shah Ms Dickinson, who deleted the tweet almost immediately, later apologised By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline and Pa Published: … Read more
A shadow minister criticised fellow Labour MPs today over a ‘facile’ racism row with Priti Patel. David Lammy criticised a group led by Vauxhall MP Florence Eshalomi for accusing the Home Secretary of ‘gaslighting’ them over her own experience of racism. Their accusation in a letter came after Ms Patel clashed in the Commons with … Read more
Calls for Sir Keir Starmer to sack shadow minister Lloyd Russell-Moyle who claimed Tory Government ‘conspired to murder people’ Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP said: ‘I do not think it is an exaggeration when we say the Conservatives have conspired to murder and let die British citizens’ The Brighton MP was one of the few Jeremy Corbyn supporters … Read more
Ivanka Trump was promptly roasted on Twitter after she suggested bored Americans could spend their Saturday night making shadow animal puppets. The first daughter tweeted out: ‘Looking for a Saturday night activity? Try making shadow puppets from Henry Bursill’s recently unearthed 1860’s book of engraving…’ Her idea quickly backfired when people responded to her tweet … Read more