Politics

Today Mr Trump criticised much of the UN's work including; the Iran deal, the human rights council, the international criminal court, OPEC, multilateral trade agreements, migration compacts and foreign aid arrangements. His speech seemed to be playing to a domestic political audience, rather than to the rest of the world. Donald Trump's second-ever address to the UN was then met with laughter by the audience. He said: “One year ago I stood before you for the first time in this grand...

Sir Keir Starmer’s comments over Brexit may have come as a surprise to Corbyn’s office, after he said that “nobody is ruling out Remain.” Starmer was given a standing ovation after his comments. Speaking to the Labour Party conference, Sir Keir said that if Labour could not secure a general election “we must have other options”. He continued: “That must include campaigning for a public vote. “It is right that Parliament has the first say but if we need to...

GMB general secretary Tim Roache, today told Labour conference the Prime Minister must put Brexit proposals to a public vote. The union leader added if Theresa May can’t get a deal that works for working people she must step aside. ​Mr Roache made the comments and as he moved Moving 'Composite Motion 5 - Brexit' at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool today. Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary, said: “If Theresa May is so confident in achieving a deal that working people, our...

Former Sunderland manager and England player Peter Reid targeted Tory Brexiteers at a People's Vote rally in Liverpool this weekend.  The celebrated footballer labelled Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Jacob Rees-Mogg as "absolute dopes" for the way they misled the public in the 'Leave' campaign. Speaking to his native Liverpudlians outside the iconic Liver Building on the bank of the Mersey he also asked for people to think about our children in deciding the country's future relationship with Europe.  He said: "The...

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the Labour Conference he would end the profiteering of privatised water and set up a new publicly owned water system that puts control back in the hands of the people. GMB, the union for water industry workers, has welcomed an announcement. The Union is running the campaign to Take Back the Tap and return the water industry into public hands  The campaign is supported by six pledges to water industry workers, including investment, health and safety,...

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Both workers and businesses will thrive under Labour Party plans to force large firms to give workers shares in the company, a Warwick Business School professor has said. John McDonnell set out proposals to make large corporations give workers shares worth up to £500 each year as part of a radical shake up that looks to broaden ownership in our economy.  In his main party conference speech, the shadow chancellor set out plans for "inclusive ownership funds" as well as...

Len McCluskey says Labour will not take lessons from “professional racists” at the Daily Mail and The Sun in a strongly-worded retaliation speech today. Speaking at the 2018 Labour Party Conference the Unite union boss attacked claims that Jeremy Corbyn is racist. This morning The Mail led with an anti-semitism smear on its front page as the annual conference convened for the second day in Liverpool, putting the Labour leader at the heart of another racism storm. It claimed a...

“I wouldn’t even rape you” he tweeted to Jess Phillips, during a 2016 campaign of trolling threatening tweets against the Birmingham Yardley MP.