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By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The have been hints from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that ex-leader Ed Miliband might be moving into the shadow cabinet. Corbyn described Miliband as a “great asset,” but he has been keepingout of the limelight since the Labour’s poor showing at the election, that ultimately cost him the top job. Jeremy Corbyn, appeared next to the Miliband at a pro-EU event and a series of interviews, and during each he seemed to hint at the...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The civil war in the Conservative Party has continued as Tory MP Nadine Dorries told Robert Peston that David Cameron will "be toast within days," depending on the result of the EU referendum, a win may still see him lose his job, she believes. Dorries, a Leave campaigner, said her "letter is already in", along with another 50 MPs, demanding the Prime Minster stands aside. She said: "David Cameron might just survive if there's a 60/40 majority...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor As has been widely reported it is assumed that the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war will be highly critical of Mr Blair. However, Blair seems to have hinted that he may refuse to accept the verdict. This news will anger many including the families of soldiers who died during the Iraq conflict. During an interview on the Andrew Marr Show, the ex-PM was asked if he would accept Chilcot’s conclusions, he said: “It is...

“Leaving the EU means allowing this to take place. It means allowing the Qatari societies, the Mexican cartels, the Russia Mafia to gain even more power."

The widespread scale of election fraud by the Conservatives has been unearthed after it was revealed 17 police constabularies are now probing Tory politicians. Chippenham MP Michelle Donelan and former MP Duncan Hames are the latest to be named after Wiltshire Police said they would be investigating their election expenses. They follow similar investigations in Nottingham, London, Cumbria and tens of other constabularies. 17 Police now probing Tories Notts Met Cumbria WYork Derbs Gtr Man Devon Glouc N'ants Staffs Cheshire Kent Warks...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor There have already been rumours that the Chilcot inquiry will come down hard on Tony Blair, and a lot of the British people blame him for entering a war that was unnecessary and possibly illiegal. Recently Blair himself admitted that he “profoundly” underestimated the complexity of Middle Eastern politics. Now a survey by pollsters YouGov in the Independent ahead of the report by Chilcot, which will be released in July, found only eight per cent...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor As the EU referendum comes ever closer the news that annual net migration nearly hit record levels, will leave the “Brexiteers,” rubbing their hands with glee. The statistics, released by the Office for National Statistics, show that annual net migration in Britain rose to 330,000 in 2015 only 3,000 below its record ever amount. The report says the UK’s role as the “jobs factory of Europe,” draws in long-term migrants, who want high wages and...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The streets of the capital are paved with gold, well not quite, but people who live in the capital have the most disposable income in the country, even when taking in sky-rocketing rents and the cost of buying a home spiralling out of control. The ONS (Office of National Statistics) report revealed this information. Londoners had an average of £23,607 to spend after tax deductions in 2014, almost a third more than the UK average....

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Political donations are always a controversial topic and don’t sit well with most voters. Who is giving these gifts and why, are the questions most people wonder, when parties end up with huge sums of money. Well of all the political parties the Conservative Party receives more in donations than the rest of the parties put together this year, it has just been revealed. Over £6.7 million of the nearly £12 million in donations that...