Diane Abbott and London mayor Sadiq Khan lead left-wing fury at the authors of a report into racism in Britain today, accusing them of setting back the quest for racial justice. Ms Abbott, the former shadow home secretary and the UK’s first black woman MP, accused the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities of denying … Read more
Former Army Lance Corporal, 47, who sent email to Alastair Campbell threatening to shoot him in the back of the head avoids jail Lee Gould, 47, emailed Campbell to say: ‘I would happily put one in…your skull’ Gould sent the email during a mental health crisis, his prosecutor told the court He was sentenced to … Read more
Tory councillor is suspended for dressing up as a woman in protest at proposals for a 6pm curfew for all men after Sarah Everard’s murder Mark Deacon, conservative councillor for Plymouth, posted image on Facebook Said he would wear a floral pink dress and long black wig if curfew was imposed He has been suspended … Read more
Wales BANS English holidaymakers: First Minister Mark Drakeford lifts tourism ban on March 27 – but insists only Welsh people can stay in holiday lets Drakeford said holidays in Wales would be restricted to those living there Self-contained accommodation will be allowed to open on march 27 for Easter But same industry in England does … Read more
There is ‘no clear evidence’ Britain’s £22 billion Test and Trace scheme contributed to a reduction in coronavirus infection levels, a cross-party group of MPs have said. On Wednesday, the British parliament’s Public Accounts Committee decried the ‘unimaginable’ costs of the programme, saying the system has not yet proven its worth as there is little evidence of … Read more
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of stealing the economic policies of his hard-Left Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell for a radical Budget that will set Britain’s course for years. Mr Corbyn told the Commons many of Mr Sunak’s announcements, including furlough, the Green Industrial Revolution and the relocation of civil servants … Read more
A university professor embroiled in an anti-Semitism row is the sole shareholder of a Corbynite campaign group bankrolling far-left figures accused of harassing Jewish people, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Professor David Miller is facing calls to quit his academic role after accusing Jewish students at Bristol University of ‘being used as political pawns’ by … Read more
Anas Sarwar is named new leader of the Scottish Labour Party after beating Monica Lennon in vote Mr Sarwar took 57.6 per cent of the vote compared to Lennon’s 42.4 per cent Politician will take over after shock resignation of Richard Leonard in January He previously served as Deputy Leader of Scottish Labour from 2011 to … Read more
Labour shadow minister Rosena Allin-Khan sparks fury with ‘fake tweet’ featuring a picture of a nurse in SPAIN as she attacks Matt Hancock over PPE ‘cronyism’ contracts while NHS medics had to wear bin bags during shortages By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:40 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 20:36 GMT, 25 … Read more
A former senior Labour official today asked the High Court in London to reveal who leaked the party’s internal report into anti-Semitism so she can sue them for defamation. An 860-page report on Labour’s governance and legal unit, which found that anti-Semitism was so rife within the party that some members’ views were like those … Read more