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Watch Welsh woman tell Hillary Clinton “Bernie would have won” as she collects Swansea University honour

Hillary Clinton in Wales to receive an Honorary Doctorate by Swansea University was told today “Bernie would have won,” by a local woman. Watch the footage below as the ex Democrat Presidential candidate left the Swansea University campus where she had just been given the honour on a meet and greet, but turned and darted back inside as one of the protestors who had also gathered outside told her that Bernie Sanders would have beaten Trump in the Presidential race...

“Don’t know” overtakes Theresa May in poll of who people want as Prime Minister. But it’s not good news for Jeremy Corbyn either…

For the first time the Prime Minister has fallen behind not sure in an opinion poll of who would make the best Prime Minister. After a shockingly bad Conservative Party Conference in which Theresa May was handed a P45 on stage, and during which it was revealed that most Tory members want her to resign, this poll confirms her unpopularity. But embarrassingly for the leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn is also in joint second, behind Don't Know which was...

Watch: James O’Brien ridicule John Redwood’s Brexit optimism

LBC presenter James O'Brien has ridiculed Conservative MP John Redwood over his optimistic post-Brexit plans in a typically brutal put-down live on air. In a hilarious spoof, the presenter said he wished cash machines had a John Redwood optimism button, dispensing more money than you actually have in your account. The Conservatives, who are traditionally renowned for their fiscal responsibility, have run into problems after the Office of Budgetary Responsibility reported that the economic forecasts for the last seven or eight years have...

Tories down 10 council seats since June

Two more defeats this week for the Tories mean they're down 10 council seats since June 8. Eight by-elections took place this week with Labour defending five seats and the Conservatives defending three. Hucknall North (Ashfield) went to an independent with a swing of +51.1 from the Tories. The Liberal Democrats also gained in Oxhey Hall & Hayling (Three Rivers) from Conservative. noooo — Alex Robinson (@arrobinson1994) October 13, 2017 Labour jumped from fourth to first in Halton-with-Aughton and from third to...

Professional dancer who may never dance again has benefits stopped

A wheel-chair bound ex-dancer left crippled by bone and joint problems has said her benefits have been axed and she has been told go back to work. Jayde Chambers' promising dance career dramatically ended after she was diagnosed with multiple debilitating joint problems leaving her unable to move without a wheelchair and high doses of morphine. Jayde Chambers, 21. The 21-year-old suffers from multiple debilitating joint problems including hip dysplasia, twisted pelvis and thigh bones, torn cartilage in both of...

World Egg Day: Protestors decry leading egg company’s caging of hens

Animal rights activists in chicken masks cage themselves in supermarket trolleys Animal rights activists donned chicken masks and caged themselves in ASDA supermarket trolleys today to protest Noble Foods’ use of cages for hens. Oxford-based Noble Foods, the UK’s biggest egg company, produces over 60 million eggs a week and owns well-known brands such as The Happy Egg Co. and Big and Fresh. Drawing attention to the plight of these sensitive, intelligent animals, The Humane League UK staff and volunteers...

The Brexit referendum tracker has just taken a huge swing

There's been a huge swing in Brexit sentiment over the past few months, a referendum tracker has revealed. The number of people who think we were wrong for voting for Brexit has jumped significantly while the number of people thinking the opposite has plummeted. Just 42 per cent now think we were right to leave the European Union, with 47 per cent saying we were wrong. That marks a 5 point split - the biggest gulf there has ever been....

Liam Fox convenes new board of trade – and he’s the ONLY member

Liam Fox has announced a new board of trade with just one member - himself. Announcing the board today the Department for International Trade said it would “ensure the benefits of free trade are spread throughout the UK”, naming more than a dozen advisers to the body including former ministers and business leaders. However, the Secretary of State for International Trade is the only official member of the board and would be its chair. To put that into context, a...

David Lammy MP backs call to break ‘us and them’ divide between youth and police

The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, head of the recently released Inquiry into Racial Disproportionality and the Criminal Justice System, was among leading speakers at the ‘Ubuntu* Police and Youth Engagement Symposium,’ hosted by the Tutu Foundation UK at the House of Lords on Tuesday 10th October. The event reviewed the interim findings of an external evaluation of the ‘Ubuntu* Police Youth Roundtable Project,’ an initiative aiming to diffuse tensions in high crime areas by encouraging positive dialogue between the...

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