Boris Johnson has been blasted for portraying “ugly and naked Islamophobia” after controversially comparing women wearing burkas to bank robbers and letter boxes.
"If the government hasn't secured a deal (on Brexit) by this autumn, we should force them to stand to one side," shadow chancellor John McDonnell told CityAM yesterday. With pressure mounting on Theresa May to deliver clarity on Britain's future outside Europe her position could soon become untenable if no agreement is ...
John McDonnell has sent early warning signs to London's financial sector saying he wants to "transform capitalism" and they had "better get used to it". The Shadow Chancellor pulled no punches in a strongly-worded interview with CityAM today. He said "we are sixth or fifth biggest economy in the world and yet at ...
The Conservatives have no way out of their own Brexit trap, Robert Shrimsley wrote in the Financial Times this week. Either they appease powerful party members crying betrayal over her attempts to shift negotiations into soft Brexit mode or she goes hard in spite of the well documented repercussions. It's ...
"Keeping Jeremy Corbyn away from No. 10 is an essential national endeavour" the Daily Telegraph thunders. The reliably Conservative newspaper took some time off from trumpeting Brexit to once again attack the Labour leader. These attacks are becoming more hyperbolic by the day. The Telegraph is trying to convince its ...
The Conservatives have been labelled con artists after running up mountains of debt in spite of austerity cuts at the same time as the rich significantly increase their wealth. Since the recession Britain's wealthiest have seen their net worth more than double while poverty has gripped the nation elsewhere. Food ...
In 2015 ahead of the Labour leadership election Jeremy Corbyn was a 200-1 outsider on the Betfair Exchange to win the contest. Without enough nominations to make the ballot the Islington North MP was written off by most of the media. His shock win sent shockwaves across the political spectrum that ...
More likely to pay more for a car, designer sunglasses or top of the range headphones to signal their status
Crime has surged while officer numbers have hit a record low, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. The results make for bleak reading for the Conservatives who after years of austerity cuts are starting to see the real impact on communities. The number of police officers hit a record ...