I warned them until I was blue in the face. At Labour Party gatherings, in trade union meetings, in the media, I tried to convince my colleagues on the Left that we were close to meltdown. The schism between us and millions of working-class voters was widening and, unless we took drastic action, Labour would … Read more
Patients suffering the same genetic illness that blighted the life of Sir Keir Starmer’s mother now have hope of a cure, thanks to new breakthrough drugs. The Labour Party leader spoke movingly on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs last week of the illness she suffered, Still’s disease. As a young teenager, he was once … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s allies are ‘considering a challenge’ to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership because Labour members are so ‘demoralised’ Ian Lavery, one of Mr Corbyn’s allies, claimed members were so ‘demoralised’ The former Labour leader’s 19-day suspension was lifted on Tuesday by a panel Sir Keir did not restore whip, meaning he will continue sitting as independent … Read more
Labour outcast Jeremy Corbyn has been told his suspension could last up to three months, according to reports. The party’s chief whip, Nick Brown, is said to have written to the former leader saying he will lose the Labour whip for at least three months. According to the Guardian, Mr Brown said the suspension of … Read more
Labour outcast Jeremy Corbyn has been told his suspension could last up to three months, according to reports. The party’s chief whip, Nick Brown, is said to have written to the former leader saying he will lose the Labour whip for at least three months. According to the Guardian, Mr Brown said the suspension of … Read more
Furious Corbynistas have accused Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of reneging on a deal to allow Jeremy Corbyn to return as a party MP – as a hardcore of his supporters threatened a new rebellion. Allies of the former Opposition Leader claimed they had an agreement with his successor to return the party whip after … Read more
Labour was facing a new civil war last night as Left-wing MPs and the party’s biggest union backer attacked Sir Keir Starmer‘s decision to deny Jeremy Corbyn the whip. Sir Keir said his predecessor had ‘undermined’ work to restore trust in Labour’s ability to tackle anti-Semitism. Mr Corbyn was suspended as a Labour member last month … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today announced he will not restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn as he claimed his predecessor as Labour leader had ‘undermined and set back’ the party’s work on tackling anti-Semitism. Mr Corbyn was suspended from Labour last month over his response to a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) … Read more
Some people have a level of self-confidence that makes them seem almost alien to the rest of us mere mortals. Dale Vince, a former New Age traveller-turned-multimillionaire founder and owner of green energy company Ecotricity — today decked out in pink trainers, designer jeans, a tight black T-shirt, a jazzy scarf, blingy jewellery and extremely … Read more
The Government’s Test and Trace hotline misses 25,000 calls every day with nearly half of people wanting a Covid-19 test going unanswered. Around 1.68million calls were made to the 119 service in September but only 56 per cent were picked up, according to figures obtained by the Labour Party. The statistics show that 44 per … Read more