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Trump’s solution to Parkland Florida school shooting – give teachers concealed firearms

Donald Trump met familes affected by school shootings including the Parkland, Florida atrocity yesterday to hear their concerns Present at the emotional White House meeting he had promised them were children who had survived the shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week and a breaved family of a child who had been killed. Among the 40 students and parents invited to Washington were Darrell and Sandra Scott, whose daughter was killed in the Columbine, Colorado school shooting...

Rubbish Removal Problems in London Worst in UK

The beautiful capital city of London, home to Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, has a hideous problem hiding in its back alleys. It seems the grand city ranks number one in the entire UK for problems due to overflowing rubbish removal bins, according to a research study conducted by Opinium Research and commissioned by Clearabee. London was seven points higher in this problem than the second city on the list, Leeds, not exactly an "honor" London officials will want to...

Squeaky bum time for Tory MP as Jeremy Corbyn’s lawyer threatens to sue over spy story lies

As unsubstantiated claims from former Czechoslovakian diplomat Jan Sarkocy in The Sun (then repeated in the Daily Mail, Telegraph and Express) unravel, some Tory MP’s will be regretting their reaction. Even the Prime Minister picked up the allegations, revealed to be untrue by Czech figures and archives from the time. Theresa May couldn’t resist a quip in Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, though the Labour Leader’s reaction and groans from the House of Commons made it seem ill-judged. Soon after Andrew...

Brit Awards winner Stormzy shames Theresa May over Grenfell live on TV as well as cheeky Daily Mail swipe

Stormzy cleaned up at tonight’s Brit awards, winning best male artist and best album for “Gang Signs & Prayer.” But the biggest talking point of the ITV music awards was this blistering performance of a new song that asked: "Theresa May where's the money for Grenfell, what you thought we just forgot about Grenfell?" Stormzy has used performances before to make sure people do not forget about those that died and were left homeless by the tragic blaze. At his...

“Gangplank into thin air” – Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May clash over Brexit at PMQs

After criticisms that Corbyn prefers to lay into the Prime Minister on the familiar territories such as the NHS crisis, police cuts, poverty and the treatment of disabled people, today at Prime Minister's Questions the Leader of the Opposition sought to capitalise on Conservative Party divisions on Brexit. Watch the full exchange below - and the Labour Leader’s face at the Prime Minister’s appalling joke about Czech spies at the end! Jeremy Corbyn started with a particularly awkward question, echoing...

Andrew Neil destroys Steve Baker over Corbyn spy allegations

Steve Baker was asked six times to explain how Jeremy Corbyn had "betrayed his country" in a scathing interview this afternoon. Andrew Neil tore in to the Brexit minister in an interview about the allegations that were revealed by The Sun newspaper. Defence secretary Gavin Williamson said Corbyn had "betrayed his country", but most of the allegations have since been proved to be shaky at best. The BBC presenter said: "Surely the real scandal isn’t what Mr Corbyn has done or...

Michael Gove just inadvertently summed up the Conservative’s divided approach to Brexit

Michael Gove used a shocking analogy in reference to his colleagues David Davis and Boris Johnson today - indicating that they're playing for different teams. Speaking to HuffPost UK, the Environment Secretary said Davis and Johnson are the “Messi and Ronaldo” of the Cabinet as he set out his red lines for Brexit. But while Lionel Messi plays for Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo plays for their arch rivals Real Madrid. When asked if he was a “bit annoyed” about not receiving top billing...

Labour on track for a historic landslide in London

Labour is on course to sweep London in local elections with the best result for any party since 1968, a new poll has found. Jeremy Corbyn's party will seize several Tory strongholds and win a greater share of the vote than any party for 50 years, the poll shows. The Queen Mary University of London survey recorded 54 per cent of voters in the capital saying they would vote for the party in May's poll, compared to just 28 per cent for the Conservatives. As a result,...

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