Politics

Frank Field has said he will not trigger a byelection and will "fight any attempt at expelling me in every way I can" from the Labour Party. Field recently resigned the party whip claiming the party was suffering from bullying and also that antisemitism was rife. The Birkenhead MP said he would fight any attempt to expel him from the Labour party. He said “I now have what may become a major legal dispute with the Labour party over my continuing...

With parliament about to restart and Boris Johnson’s blonde ambition clearly irking since he had to resign as Foreign Secretary, today’s Telegraph carries a striking portrait photo and a warning to Theresa May that her Brexit plan would spell “victory for Brussels.” “We have gone into battle waving the white flag,” despaired the ex-Foreign Sec in what much of Westminster wrote off as another cynical attempt at a leadership bid. BoJo bemoaned that the impossible Irish border situation / customs...

Brexit could see Scotland edge towards independence and Northern Ireland close on reunification with Ireland, a new poll has revealed. Just 43 per cent of Scottish voters said they would vote for Scotland to remain part of Britain after Brexit, according to a study by Best for Britain and Our Future Our Choice. The research showed Brexit is also harming support for the union in Northern Ireland, where a majority would back a united Ireland.  Only 39 percent would vote...

By David Rosenberg David Rosenberg is a writer, educator and tour guide, whose family helped faced down fascism as Jewish immigrants in the East End and he now conducts radical historical walks of the East End of London There is a queue of people waiting patiently in line: long forgotten Labour and Conservative figures, one-time respected journalists who have gone sour, barely repentant former racists and warmongers… Now former Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, has reached the front of the queue....

Chris Hobbs is a former officer of the Metropolitan Police who served for 32 years including targeting gang crime on Operation Trident   It is a sad fact of life that when responding to stabbings or shootings in London, police officers are very often on the scene before paramedics.  A recent example was the horrific gang stabbing of four teenagers in Camberwell which left one of the victims disemboweled. While the hands of police officers are frequently bloodied when tryng to save lives,...

Panasonic has become one of the first global companies to lay the blame of a decision to move their headquarters to Europe directly on the doorstep of Brexit. The Japanese technology giant announced today that it will move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October as Brexit approaches. The aim is to avoid potential tax issues linked to the UK's decision to leave the EU, said Panasonic Europe's chief executive Laurent Abadie. It comes as several other...

British expats are being urged to “Brexit proof” their finances in the case of a no deal, with possible disruption to pensions and insurance. According to warnings from the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisation the estimated 1.8 million British expats living in the EU should consider reviewing their personal financial strategies as ‘no-deal’ Brexit looks increasingly likely. The warning comes after British Prime Minister Theresa May claimed that a no-deal Brexit “wouldn’t be the end of the world,” as...

Theresa May was asked “What did you do to help the release of Nelson Mandela?” ahead of her visit to Robben Island yesterday. The prime minister came under scrutiny over her stance on apartheid as she prepared to visit a prison that held captive political campaigners during a period of institutionalised racial segregation in South Africa. Channel 4’s Michael Crick asked whether May protested apartheid or whether she towed the party line at the time which viewed Nelson Mandela as...

If it’s her awkward dance moves in a Cape Town school that cause embarrassment as Theresa May kicks off her tour of Africa, it’s a welcome distraction from a more awkward dance to the tune of her party – bitterly divided on the consequences of a No Deal Brexit. Shuffling from side to side ( as some suggested - “doing the Maybot” ) drew attention away from her awkward two-step with the reality of what is negotiable with the European...