Keir Starmer faces call to axe Labour candidate for Hartlepool by-election who was forced to apologise for ‘inappropriate’ tweet made in 2011 about ‘a favourite Tory MILF’ Paul Williams, 48, was selected as party’s candidate for Hartlepool by-election But his recently resurfaced social media posts were met with fierce disapproval Labour peer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti … Read more
Twitter user, 66, is cleared of harassing local Labour MP Julie Elliott by repeatedly posting term ‘hang the old hag’ after judge said remarks were ‘not menacing’ in the context used Series of allegations made against Len Lowther, of Marine Walk, Sunderland Police found messages in which he asked people to repeat ‘hang the old … Read more
An English teacher and Labour Party activist who was kicked off a train for fare dodging before hurling abuse at a station guard said the arrest was her ‘Rosa Parks moment’, a court heard. Anyannah Ndukwe, 56, was spotted tailgating another commuter through ticket barriers at Oxford Road train station in Manchester in July 2019. The … Read more
Labour says formal public inquiry into Government’s handling of coronavirus crisis should start in JUNE when Boris Johnson’s lockdown roadmap ends after Jonathan Van Tam warns launching a probe now would be ‘an extra burden’ Labour urging Government to start public inquiry into Covid response in June Shadow minister Rachel Reeves said it must be … Read more
Labour MP Claudia Webbe’s harassment trial over ‘unwanted phone calls made to woman’ is adjourned after barrister falls ill Claudia Webbe was elected Labour MP for Leicester East in December 2019 The 56-year-old MP has been charged with the harassment of Michelle Merritt Ms Webbe pleaded not guilty to one charge of harassment in November … Read more
As outsourcer is accused of bagging £37bn from controversial scheme to tackle Covid, Serco slams false Labour claims over Test & Trace Jeremy Corbyn and leading Labour MPs wrongly suggested it had bagged £37billion from the scheme The outsourcing group has faced criticism over the controversial programme The firm said it had been awarded contracts … Read more
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will turn all his firepower on the Government over its controversial 1 per cent pay rise offer for nurses today as he bids to get his leadership back on track. The Labour leader is to launch the party’s campaign for May’s local and mayoral elections by demanding key workers are … 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
‘I was in floods of tears’: Charlotte Dawson recalls her ‘dramatic’ labour with son Noah and how she felt ‘like a failure’ when she couldn’t push anymore By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 12:13 GMT, 9 March 2021 | Updated: 12:13 GMT, 9 March 2021 She welcomed her gorgeous son Noah with fiancé Matthew Sarsfield at … Read more
Labour council chief is suspended after secret recording of him calling female Plaid Cymru politician a ‘cow’ appeared online Rob Jones made comments during meeting he didn’t know was being recorded Council leader has been suspended from while an investigation is carried out Mr Jones says clip was made without knowledge and consent and was … Read more