‘What’s f***ing wrong with her? Welsh Assembly politician abuses his Labour colleague – without muting himself – during toe-curling virtual Zoom session Vaughan Gething apologises to Jenny Rathbone after conference call blunder The health minister was heard muttering ‘what the f*** is the matter with her?’ The gaffe left colleagues open-mouthed, laughing, and covering faces … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy: Labour could face a possible £8million legal bill if whistleblowers exposed in leaked anti-Semitism report decide to sue Individuals exposed are considering suing for a breach of privacy, sources said Some have received death threats since they were revealed in leaked report Former leader Jeremy Corbyn is accused of doing little to … Read more
Labour Party could be ‘bankrupted’ by multi-million pound lawsuits over a leaked antisemitism report Sources close to whistleblowers and complainants whose identities were revealed by the leak say Labour could face a legal bill as high as £8million An 860-page internal report into its handling of antisemitism complaints under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership was leaked The … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer urges government to publish their lockdown exit strategy this week – but insists his Labour party will back extending restrictions when they are reviewed on Thursday Labour leader said ministers should publish lockdown exit strategy this week Sir Keir Starmer said his party would back extension of restrictions on Thursday But he … Read more
The vast majority of Britons say Boris Johnson’s government is doing a good job of tackling the coronavirus crisis, a poll suggests. Two-thirds of the country, including nearly half of Labour voters, feel the Prime Minister has handled the pandemic well so far, the YouGov survey says. The UK was put in lockdown on March … Read more
Shock internal report into anti-Semitism in the Labour party says it was so rife that some members were borderline neo-Nazis Internal report found Jeremy Corbyn did little to help discipline offenders Found a ‘litany of mistakes and missed opportunities’ amid strained relations It also said a better approach to anti-Semitism complaints had been established By … Read more
Labour peer nets millions as investors in his collapsed Koovs fashion firm are wiped out Koovs went under on Tuesday in a pre-pack administration Its chairman, Lord Waheed Alli, bought the clothing company, saving jobs But small shareholders in the AIM-listed company will lose out Alli’s TV production company was snapped up on the very … Read more
Labour councillor apologises after saying Boris Johnson being put in intensive care was ‘a publicity stunt for sympathy to change the narrative’ Prime Minister was admitted into intensive care at a London hospital on Monday Julie Heselwood, Labour councillor in Leeds, faced backlash over the comment She has since removed her post from social media … Read more
A Labour mayor who was expelled from the party after saying Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus has now lost her job. Councillor Sheila Oakes, who is currently mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire, was sacked from her job as a paralegal at VHS Fletchers in Nottingham on Wednesday after going through … Read more
Momentum’s anger at Keir Starmer’s purge of Labour left as they call on Corbynistas to unite to stop party being ‘taken over’ by centrists’ The organisation has called on left-wing factions within the Labour party to unite Momentum backed Rebecca Long-Bailey in the election, who lost in a landslide New leader has spent his first week … Read more