Labour backs ‘wealth tax’ on assets as part of a ‘new settlement’ to help the UK recover from coronavirus crisis By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:12 BST, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 20:31 BST, 3 July 2020 Labour has backed the idea of a wealth tax to help the UK recover from coronavirus … Read more
Rebecca Long-Bailey tells Sir Keir Starmer he’s plunged Labour into an ‘avoidable mess’ by firing her for tweeting an interview which contained an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory Rebecca Long-Bailey hits out at Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer over her sacking The hard-Left MP claims that Sir Keir made up his mind to dismiss her too quickly … Read more
Viewers have called for Maxine Peake to be boycotted after she shared an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about George Floyd’s death. Her remarks linking the American’s killing to the Israeli Secret Service was widely condemned and sparked a furore that saw Labour politician Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked. Last night there were calls for Peake, 45, to be … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today faces an insurrection from left-wing MPs who have warned him that he will ‘regret’ sacking Rebecca Long Bailey for sharing an article that contained an ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’ blaming Israel for George Floyd’s racist murder. The new Labour leader is expected to meet with at least 12 members of the hard-Left Socialist … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has gone to war with allies of Jeremy Corbyn after sacking his former leadership rival Rebecca Long Bailey for sharing an article that contained an ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’. The new Labour leader is expected to meet with over 12 members of the hard-Left Socialist Campaign Group on the frontbench today to repair relations, after … Read more
Keir Starmer sacked his hard-Left former leadership rival Rebecca Long-Bailey today after she praised an interview in which actress Maxine Peake peddled an ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’. The shadow education secretary posted a link to an interview in which Peake – one of her constituents – claimed that US police learned ‘neck-kneeling’ restrain techniques used on George … Read more
For a moment, imagine you live in a country where Labour won the last General Election and is now masterminding a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. That scenario is certainly in the minds of opponents of Boris Johnson, who have spent the past two months complaining relentlessly about the Government’s handling of this unprecedented … Read more
A top shadow minister today said there was not enough evidence that it was safe to let children return to school in June under Government plans to reopen classrooms before the summer holidays. Shadow chancellor Annaliese Dodds said she would be worried that infants in classrooms would help spread the disease. It came as senior … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn‘s conspiracy theorist brother has again spearheaded an anti-lockdown protest, after he claimed coronavirus was being used by the ‘new world order’ to inject Britons with microchips. Piers Corbyn, 73, was seen carrying a sign which included the slogan ‘end lockdown now’ during the 40 person strong protest in the centre of Glastonbury, Somerset, … Read more