Politics
Corbyn turns down invitation to state banquet with Trump
The Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, joins Lib Dem chief Vince Cable and Commons Speaker Jon Bercow in declining to attend a state banquet to honour the US President Donald Trump. The Leader of the Opposition said: "Theresa May should not be rolling out the red carpet for a state visit to honour a President who rips up vital international treaties, backs climate change denial and uses racist and misogynist rhetoric. "Maintaining an important relationship with the United States does...
Tommy Robinson has already broken electoral law – for the most bizarre reason
Tommy Robinson has violated electoral law just 24 hours after he announced he will run for MEP in the North West of England. The far-right independent candidate was told by police to stop handing out free burgers and hot dogs to supporters at a rally because free food is paramount to “bribing voters”. Sky News reports suggest around 300 supporters turned up to hear Robinson at a “Family BBQ” held in Wythenshaw, where he told crowds that he was entering...
Tommy Robinson says he’s standing in EU Elections
Tommy Robinson will stand as an independent candidate in the upcoming EU Elections. The outspoken public figure posted a message on his website saying he will fight against the "Islamification of Britain". He also took a swipe at Nigel Farage, whose Brexit party is odds-on favourite to win the most votes in the elections, calling him "just another millionaire stockbroker who looks down at the working classes". The far-right extremist, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, launched his website today, the final...
Government refuses public inquiry into 2016 EU Referendum misconduct
The Government has responded to a petition “To establish a Public Inquiry into the conduct of the 2016 EU Referendum,” insisting there are no plans for an inquiry. The response by the Cabinet Office insists that electoral offences “are investigated thoroughly by the appropriate agencies,” but adds “this Government wrote to every household prior to the referendum, promising that the outcome of the referendum would be implemented… This Government stands by this commitment.” The petition is over half way having...
Ann Widdecombe joins Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party
Former shadow home secretary Ann Widdecombe is returning to politics to join Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party. Declaring the former UKIP man the “most successful politician since Margaret Thatcher” she told the Daily Express that the public needs to send “a very clear message” that we expect the vote to be “respected” as she joined the Brexit Party ranks. She said the "last thing" she wanted was "a full-on return to the political fray" but she felt it necessary to re-affirm...
All change for Change as Ali Sadjady steps down
Ali Sadjady has decided to step down from the list of potential candidates put forward by Change UK following revelations that he made derogatory comments about Romanians. The Independent's Europe Correspondent Jon Stone published an article yesterday bringing to light comments by Mr Sadjady in 2017 in which he said: "When I hear that 70% of pick pockets caught on the London Underground are Romanian it kind makes me want Brexit". He also posted a tweet in the aftermath of...
Labour takes clear lead across 10 Westminster polls
The Labour Party has put clear water between itself and rival parties, taking a lead in 10 Westminster polls. According to the latest voting intention Jeremy Corbyn’s party has an average lead of five percentage points over Theresa May’s Conservatives. The latest polls, conducted by ComRes, ORB and YouGov, give Labour a +10, +3 and a +1 lead respectively. Other polling houses put Labour up by as much as nine points, with Hanbury giving them 40 per cent of...
Boris Johnson’s sister to stand in EU elections for anti-Brexit party
Rachel Johnson, sister of Boris, is to stand in the European elections for anti-Brexit party, Change UK. Change UK, originally the Independent Group, has also signed up ex-BBC journalist Gavin Esler to stand during the June vote. The party used the We The Curious science centre in Bristol for its election launch, after receiving more than 3,700 applications from people willing to stand in the upcoming vote. Heidi Allen, the former Tory MP and now Change UK member, described the...
Diane Abbott caught drinking M&S ‘tinny’ on London Overground – Twitter reacts
The ‘train tinny’ has been hailed a British institution in defence of Diane Abbott after the shadow Home Secretary was photographed drinking an M&S mojito on a London Overground train. Abbott apologised after pictures emerged of her drinking on a TFL train yesterday afternoon. Boris Johnson banned alcohol on London services in 2008 when he was mayor of London. At the time he said: "I firmly believe that banning the drinking of alcohol on London's public transport will create a...