Covid UK: ‘It’s the party political broadcast on behalf of Brand Rishi!’

Twitter users today accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of turning the daily 5pm coronavirus press briefing into a party political broadcast in order to sell his radical Budget to the British public. The Chancellor today announced that income tax thresholds are being frozen until 2026 and corporation tax is being hiked from 2023 as he revealed … Read more

David Cameron rules out a return to the political frontline

David Cameron rules out a return to the political frontline as he says the prospect of Donald Trump making a comeback is ‘enough to keep us all spinning over’ David Cameron said Trump comeback is ‘enough to keep us all spinning over’ The former prime minister ruled out his own return to the UK political … Read more

Sienna Miller films scenes for Netflix’s new political drama Anatomy Of A Scandal in London

Sienna Miller transforms into character as she films scenes for Netflix’s new political drama Anatomy Of A Scandal in London By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 09:29 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 09:29 GMT, 17 February 2021 Sienna Miller transformed into character as she filmed scenes for Netflix’s new political drama Anatomy Of A … Read more

Facebook to reduce ALL political content in US news feeds

Facebook will scale back ALL political content in US news feeds – including posts from family and friends – in coming weeks to ‘turn down the temperature’ Facebook will start scaling back all political content in its News Feed for some users over the next few months  The company said on Wednesday it would temporarily … Read more

Facebook to reduce political content in news feed for some users

Facebook will scale back ALL political content in news feeds for some users – including posts from family and friends – as social media giant tests ways they can rank posts on its platform Facebook will start scaling back all political content in its News Feed for some users over the next few months  The … Read more

Facebook says it will permanently stop recommending political groups to users

Facebook says it will permanently stop recommending political groups to users in an extension of a temporary ban brought in before the election Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in a conference call on Wednesday Facebook introduced a temporary halt to political recommendations in October   He said they were considering reducing the amount of political content … Read more

The new MAGA land: How the Trumps will now root political goals in Florida

Florida will now play host to Donald Trump’s attempts to keep his political and business empires going, with almost every member of the family decamping there along with some notable Republican operatives.  Trump fled for Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday morning, choosing not to go to Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony in a snub the likes which hasn’t … Read more

Dancing On Ice gets political as Rufus Hound SLAMS the Government over free school meals scandal

Dancing On Ice kicked off with a bang on Sunday night as six of the twelve hopeful celebrity contestants showcased their talents on the rink. But the ITV skating contest got political during the action-packed launch show as Rufus Hound slammed the Government over the recent free school meals scandal. The comedian, 41, received the … Read more

Radio 4 listeners are baffled as Today replays Wednesday’s political highlights reel this morning

(Day before) Yesterday in Parliament! BBC Radio 4 listeners are baffled as Today programme replays Wednesday’s political highlights reel this morning – until mistake is spotted FOUR MINUTES later People were baffled when they heard Matt Hancock talking about vaccine rollout But the presenters Justin Webb and Martha Kearney failed to notice the blunder The … Read more

Boris will confront Ursula von der Leyen with ‘political realities’ at crunch dinner TONIGHT

Boris Johnson will confront Ursula von der Leyen with ‘political realities’ at a crunch dinner tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. The PM is preparing for a make-or-break moment with the EU commission president, amid warnings from both sides that a collapse in talks is now the most likely outcome.   … Read more