Cambridge students are calling for a ‘transphobic’ Labour politician to be suspended from his job as a porter at Clare College after he resigned from the council in protest over a motion in support of transgender rights. Kevin Price, who represented King’s Hedges for more than 10 years, refused to support the Lib Dem motion … Read more
Are black men not supposed to be allowed to attend top schools, live in nice villages, or support whatever political party they wish, asks Bim Afolami (pictured) There were some pretty distasteful comments about me on Facebook earlier this year. I found myself described as a ‘black boy’ who, because I went to Oxford (a … Read more
Don’t worry Ben, we’ll give you the Low-down: ANNA MIKHAILOVA brings Lord Lansley’s staffer up to speed on on his boss’s paid directorship By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:24 BST, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 01:39 BST, 25 October 2020 Ben Rich, staffer to former Health Secretary Lord Lansley, may be … Read more
Social media giants are accused of ‘politically motivated censorship’ after they blocked stories alleging corruption involving Donald Trump’s Democratic rival Joe Biden Twitter and Facebook stopped users from linking to Biden corruption stories The sites claimed the article needed fact checking and violated hacking rules New York Post reported Biden’s son allegedly offered to introduce … Read more
Police are set to review a ‘race hate’ investigation against journalist Darren Grimes and David Starkey to ensure it is ‘proportionate,’ after the historian made a ‘damn blacks’ remark during a YouTube interview. Scotland Yard launched a probe against Grimes for allegedly stirring up racial hatred, after sharing his interview with Starkey online. During the … Read more
Three MPs launch legal action against the Government after officials allegedly failed to account for £3BILLION in private contracts during coronavirus pandemic Caroline Lucas, Debbie Abrahams and Layla Morgan launched a judicial review The case was launched over Government failure to disclose details of spending The Government has 21 days to respond to the judicial … Read more
Checking in… Lib Dem leader Ed Davey reveals why he had a holiday from hell in Jersey – and that he always packs his trunks for coastal party conferences By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 16:41 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 16:41 BST, 29 September 2020 Lib Dem leader Ed Davey checks … Read more
Desperate Matt Hancock hinted at concessions last night as he faced the fury of Tory MPs over plunging the country into a new coronavirus lockdown. The Health Secretary was repeatedly assailed by MPs as he updated the Commons on the day that another raft of new rules and punishments came into force. He said restrictions … Read more
More Tories joined the revolt on coronavirus curbs today – despite suggestions Commons rules could save Boris Johnson from an humiliating defeat this week. The PM is struggling to quell growing fury from his own MPs over the restrictions and the lack of parliamentary scrutiny. There are claims that up to 100 are ready to … Read more
Can Tory rebels defeat Boris Johnson in vote on ‘draconian’ coronavirus laws? MPs’ anger grows over use of emergency powers to introduce tough new pandemic restrictions More than 50 MPs have signed an amendment laid down by Sir Graham Brady They are demanding votes before any future curbs on British ‘liberty’ brought in Labour and the … Read more