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BNP send Jeremy Corbyn a racist Christmas card featuring Diane Abbott

The BNP have sent Jeremy Corbyn a racist Christmas card saying “STOP LABOUR STEALING OUR WHITE CHRISTMAS” with a photo of the shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott dressed as Santa Claus taking a Christmas tree. Clive Lewis MP tweeted: "Just spoke to Hackney Abbott about this racist BNP Xmas card Jeremy Corbyn has just received. I’m not keen on sharing racist propaganda but I think it’s important folk see the kind of hate Diane is subjected to for doing nothing...

Nigel Farage to lead “Irexit” event in Dublin next year

Nigel Farage is among panellists speaking at an "Irexit" event in Dublin next year. The event, entitled "Freedom to Prosper", will feature the former UKIPer and MEP who was largely responsible for Britain's withdrawal from the single market. Other panelists speaking at the event include Independent Galway Councillor James Charity, Journalist John Waters and Sunday Times columnist Cormac Lucey. According to recent figures Brexit is costing Britain £350 million a week in lost output. A Financial Times study revealed the value...

First Secretary of State position to be “banished to the history books” following Green’s sacking

The role of First Secretary of State is likely to be banished to the history books after Damian Green was forced to resign over porn allegations. Following the sacking Theresa May has been left in charge of appointing her second in command, but the odds suggest she could well abolish the ministerial portfolio entirely. Betway have slashed the price on the position being abandoned to 6/4 following Green's disgraced encounter. As it is simply an honorific title with no specific powers...

The man who is dismantling the NHS is about to overtake the man who founded it

Jeremy Hunt is close to becoming the second-longest serving minister in charge of the NHS - taking over Anuerin Bevan. Bevan spent 1,993 days in charge of the health service during the Labour government of 1945-51. In that time he spearheaded the establishment of the National Health Service, which was to provide medical care free at point-of-need to all Britons; regardless of wealth. But in an ironic twist the second-longest minister for the NHS is set to be overtaken by the...

Watch: Mike Pence reals off stomach-churning “prayer” of thanks to Trump

Mike Pence delivered a "prayer" of thanks to Donald Trump in yesterday's cabinet meeting that has been described as being "stomach-churning" by social media commentators. The Vice President of the United States said he knows he speaks on behalf of the rest of the cabinet and millions of Americans when he says "congratulations and thank you" for seeing through an agenda that is "restoring this country". His words evoke parallels to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's cult of personality, where...

Inquest into the death of disgraced former celebrity PR guru Max Clifford is opened and adjourned

The inquest into the death of disgraced former celebrity PR guru Max Clifford was opened and adjourned today. The jailed 74-year-old died in hospital while serving in a sex offenders' prison on December 10, a coroner said. Senior Coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough David Heming told the hearing in Huntingdon: "The medical cause of death is not yet confirmed as the consultant pathologist who carried out the post mortem examination is undertaking histological examination. "As the deceased was a prisoner...

Political instability and weak Government ‘could wipe out some bird and animal species’

Political instability could lead to some bird and animal and bird species being wiped out, warns new research. The study of changes in wildlife over three decades found that low levels of effective national governance are the strongest predictor of declining numbers - more so than economic growth, climate change or even surges in human population. The findings, published in the journal Nature, also show that protected conservation areas do maintain wildlife diversity - but only when situated in countries...

Everyone is reminding David Davis of his pledge to resign if Damian Green is sacked

Theresa May's deputy Damian Green has been sacked as First Secretary of State after an investigation found he breached UK ministerial code by lying about the presence of porn on his office computer. Now Brexit Secretary David Davis faces the humiliating prospect of being constantly reminded that he vowed to resign if his cabinet ally was sacked over the investigation into his statements on porn found on his computer and allegations by Tory activist Kate Maltby that he behaved inappropriately towards...

Update: Theresa May’s deputy Damien Green sacked after investigation into porn allegations

Damien Green has resigned as First Secretary of State after an investigation found he breached UK ministerial code. Theresa May's deputy has stepped down before Christmas leaving her already beleaguered cabinet in tatters. The Tory MP had been found to have misled the public over porn found on an office computer Claims emerged recently that police had found "extreme" pornography on his computer when they raided his Parliamentary office. Met police officers say they unveiled the material when Green's office was raided...

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