Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg might now be a knight but his performance yesterday in seeking to defend the liar Boris Johnson underlines his reputation as being “so bizarre” that he seems utterly “unreal”. Sir Keir Starmer’s big policy speech – setting out Labour’s green energy strategy – eclipsed, once again, by events in the Commons where […]
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“Coward” Boris Johnson has triggered at least three by-elections with his shock resignation from parliament. Almost to prove he’s been trolling the country since forever, Johnson quitting his seat – because of a report about his lying to peers – came just hours after his ‘sickening’ honours list of cronies, sycophants and fellow pantomime villains […]
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Suella Braverman will stay on as home secretary, for now, because weak Rishi Sunak sees a rival whose knack for controversy proves invaluable. The prime minister confirmed today (May 24) that after 72hours of deliberation the matter over Braverman’s speeding fine is resolved. In a touching exchange of letters between the PM and home secretary, […]
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For some prime ministers, losing more than 1,000 seats in the local elections would be fatal. Rishi Sunak calls it “disappointing”. Having effectively disenfranchised two million probable non-Tory voters with the mendacious photo-ID requirement to combat (non-existent) electoral fraud, Sunak’s party still took an almighty kicking at the polls. However, despite the devastating local election […]
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Rishi Sunak and his wife’s considerable finances are under renewed scrutiny after fresh revelations. Sir Keir Starmer said Sunak has “questions to answer” following another report about his wife Akshata Murty’s investments and apparent government support to businesses she has interests in. The Sunday Times reports that education start-up Study Hall – in which Murty […]
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Sir Keir Starmer said he makes “zero apologies” for Labour’s hard hitting attack ads explicitly targeting Rishi Sunak for being soft on child sex abusers and criminals. Starmer chose the right-wing Daily Mail to defend the ads, writing in a column that he “makes no apologies at all” for the campaign despite accusations of engaging […]
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How can the BBC claim impartiality when it won’t broadcast one of David Attenborough’s programmes about the British Isles because of fears it will upset right-wing Tory MPs and fossil fuel companies? In fact, how can the BBC claim impartiality at all given how it’s been so extensively infiltrated by Tories? The shambles that is […]
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As if Britain’s food shortages and empty supermarket shelves were not bad enough for shoppers to contend with, they’re now being taunted for it by Euro-cornucopians on social media. Images of ripe, plump fruits and legumes are being posted by Europeans mocking the return of rationing to post-Brexit Britain where tomatoes and cucumbers are in […]
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Politicians in Northern Ireland have been unable to put their differences aside for even one day in order to pass Dáithí’s Law – legislation that would help a six-year-old boy (and more than 130 others) to get a life saving organ transplant. A single sitting of Stormont was all that was required for MLAs (members […]
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Welcome to the UK in 2023, a true Blue Monday where King Charles is suing Elon Musk for unpaid rent while new investigations have been launched into more Tory shenanigans. The third Monday of January, aka ‘Blue Monday’ is, for a combination of factors, considered the most depressing day of the year. This particular Blue […]
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