Starmer SACKS Rebecca Long-Bailey after she tweets praise for interview with left-wing actress including ‘antisemitic conspiracy theory’ By James Tapsfield, Mailonline Political Editor Published: 15:07 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 15:11 BST, 25 June 2020 Keir Starmer today effectively sacked Rebecca Long-Bailey after she tweeted support for an interview with actress Maxine Peake. A … Read more
President Trump once again ran afoul of Twitter terms of service on Thursday when he mocked CNN by posting a doctored clip showing a black toddler running away in terror from a ‘racist baby’ who is ‘probably a Trump voter.’ The president shared a deceptively edited version of the adorable clip from last year which … Read more
Facebook’s Nick Clegg has slammed Donald Trump’s controversial ‘looting and shooting tweet’ and revealed the tech giant has removed a ‘number of ads’ from the president’s election campaign. The former deputy Prime Minister of the UK, who now works as Facebook’s vice president of global affairs and communications, made the comments in an interview with … Read more
Ant Middleton has issued an apology for labelling the Black Lives Matter movement ‘absolute scum’. In a now-deleted tweet, the SAS: Who Dares Wins star, 39, claimed the organization – dedicated to bringing ‘justice, healing, and freedom’ to black people in protest against police brutality – and EDL ‘aren’t welcome on our streets’ after far-right groups gathered … Read more
Priti Patel’s allies have hit out at a BBC comedian’s racially-charged jibe on Twitter about her not liking curry has sparked a wave of racist abuse calling her a ‘coconut’. Guz Khan, who appears on BBC3 show Man Like Mobeen, posted a photo of Ms Patel pulling a face with the message: ‘Shall we have a … Read more
Reebok and athletes around the world have cut ties with CrossFit after founder Greg Glassman tweeted ‘it’s FLOYD-19’ after the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), said racism and discrimination is a public health issue that needs an urgent response. The research firm tweeted a statement from its director Christopher Murray who said that … Read more
Jodie Turner-Smith was not too pleased with Terry Crews’ controversial tweet about ‘black supremacy,’ essentially calling him a clown. The 51-year-old Brooklyn Nine-Nine star tweeted, ‘Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together,’ on Sunday, which drew criticism from many. … Read more
Bollywood stars are branded ‘hypocrites’ for calling out racism in Black Lives Matter tweets while promoting skin-whitening creams Priyanka Chopra Jonas, 37, received backlash over two social media posts People pointed out the actress had endorsed a skin-whitening cream before She and her husband have donated to the Equal Justice Initiative and the ACLU Other … Read more
Tom Watson is accused of ‘lobbying by tweet for pal’s £60,000 music job’ before the post had been formally advertised (and the ex-Labour deputy leader beat 79 others to get the role) The former Labour leader beat 79 other applicants for the chair of UK Music Before being appointed he tweeted a number of times … Read more
Newsreader Simon McCoy slams BBC colleague Gary Lineker for ‘abusing his position’ and breaking impartiality after Match of the Day host accused Boris Johnson of lying Boris Johnson stood by top aide despite allegations of him breaking lockdown As the PM defended Dominic Cummings, Lineker tweeted: ‘Please. Stop. Lying.’ Simon McCoy suggested that he’d breached … Read more