Boris Johnson faces a potential struggle to get Government lockdown measures past the Commons next week. MPs must vote on extending emergency powers put in place to allow ministers to take action to shut down parts or all of England, amid concerns about the scale and scope of new measures unveiled this week. As many … Read more
The controversial Internal Markets bill has passed its first two House of Commons hurdles this evening as the Labour bid to get it thrown out failed – despite fears over it breaking international law. Boris Johnson has said the legislation was necessary to prevent the EU taking an ‘extreme and unreasonable’ interpretation of the provisions … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a mounting Tory rebellion over radical plans to ‘concrete over’ rural Britain to build more homes as senior back-benchers blame the policy on a ‘mutant algorithm’. Senior Tory backbenchers are said to have warned the Prime Minister that the proposals to build 300,000 homes a year will spell electoral doom for the … Read more
Boris Johnson faces Tory rebellion over radical plans to build more rural homes – as senior backbenchers blame the PM’s policy on a ‘mutant algorithm’ Prime Minister has plans to boost house building in the Tory-supporting shires But, by contrast, he is insisting on less development in Labour-supporting cities Senior Tory backbenchers have warned that it … Read more
Ryanair braced for pay rebellion over £424,000 bonus for chief executive Michael O’Leary By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 12 September 2020 Ryanair is braced for a pay rebellion this week over a €458,000 (£424,000) bonus for chief executive Michael O’Leary. Shareholder advisory group … Read more
Priti Patel brands Extinction Rebellion protesters ‘eco-crusaders turned criminals’ as she vows crackdown on ‘guerrilla tactics’ Home Secretary Priti Patel took aim at XR protester in speech to police body Ms Patel described the group as ‘so-called eco-crusaders turned criminals’ Fury at printing press blockade over weekend that blocked some newspapers By James Tapsfield, Political Editor … Read more
Extinction Rebellion risks losing its millionaire backers as top US donor condemns print press blockade as an attack on free speech Extinction Rebellion has received £269,000 from the Climate Emergency Fund One of its philanthropists condemned group’s tactics as an attack on free speech More than 80 XR protesters were arrested for blockading newspaper printers … Read more
The Black Lives Matter movement is planning to select candidates to contest seats at the next General Election. Makes sense. Judging by that sinister stab-vests-and-balaclavas march through South London recently, BLM already has a paramilitary wing. A political arm is the logical conclusion. It will be called the Taking The Initiative Party, or TTIP for … Read more
Animal rights activists linked to Extinction Rebellion blockade Manchester slaughterhouse by attaching themselves to black coffins and climbing onto roof as six protesters are arrested Activists locked themselves onto coffins outside Tulip pig slaughterhouse Demonstrators climbed on the roof of the Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd’s slaughterhouse Animal Rebellion, linked with Extinction Rebellion, is responsible for the … Read more
The Independent newspaper columnist who masterminded the Extinction Rebellion blockade of prinworks has claimed that the British media is worse than the Nazis. More than 100 protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, on Friday night, blocking newspapers from leaving the depots. Donnachadh McCarthy, 61, has emerged as one of … Read more