Politics
Major study of 200k Brits reveals Remain would win in second referendum
The majority of Brits would vote to remain in the EU if another referendum were held next week. A major UK-wide survey of more than 200,000 people revealed that a significant majority want the UK to stay in the European single market and believe Britain will be economically worse off outside the EU. The findings come as Prime Minister Theresa May faces growing pressure to concede on her so-called Brexit "red lines" of leaving the single market and customs union. Almost...
This is Jeremy Corbyn’s passionate speech delivered on same day as Theresa May’s heartless statement on immigrants
Video footage of a speech given by Jeremy Corbyn in the House of Commons has been revealed after Theresa May's heartless statement on immigrants that was made on the same day went viral. Speaking in parliament in October 2013 the then Home Secretary May said "we can deport first and hear appeals later" in relation to immigration to Britain. She said: "There are some who seem to think that the right to family life should always take precedence over public interest...
Theresa May’s ‘Hostile Environment’ immigration policy compared to ‘Nazi Germany’ by her own ministers
Coalition head of civil service says Theresa May's anti-immigration policies were 'reminiscent of Nazi Germany' for Tory colleagues Jeremy Corbyn blames Theresa May for "hostile environment", saying her government is "both callous and incompetent" Theresa May says decision to dispose of Windrush 'registration slips' when she was Home Secretary was taken by Labour in 2009 Half an hour later her spokesman backtracks, says it was an "operational decision" by UK Border Agency Michael Gove claims UK is "the most immigration friendly...
Theresa May: “We can deport first and hear appeals later”
A leaked transcript from 2013 has revealed a shocking admission from Theresa May about the handling of immigrants in the UK. The government has come under a barrage of criticism following revelations about the Windrush Generation. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said it is "an absolute scandal that the Home Office doesn’t even know how many people they have wrongly deported", adding that the Prime Minister is directly responsible for creating a hostile environment as Home Secretary which has contributed to...
Government’s preferred Brexit scenario will leave UK public finances £615m worse off a week
The UK's public purse will be £615 million lighter a week under the government's preferred Brexit scenario, King's College research has revealed. A far cry from the promised £350 million windfall that the Leave campaign promised, new analysis has revealed that even if the government gets its preferred option of a “bespoke deal” that would mean about £40 billion more in annual public borrowing than under the status quo by 2033/34. That equates to £615m per week, or 22 per cent of...
Just 6 Labour MPs voted against the 2014 Immigration Act that caused the Windrush Scandal – no prizes for guessing who they were
“If we descend into a UKIP-generated xenophobic campaign, it weakens and demeans all of us and our society, and we are all the losers for that."
Aid workers describe the despair of Syria’s displacement camps
Aid workers in Syria say the situation for the families in the camps is "tragic" with serious doubts cast over the effectiveness of US-led strikes in ending the conflict in the region. According to workers in Northern Syria, who have been talking to families who have fled the country’s war zones, the scale of the task facing aid workers in Syria is daunting. Disaster relief agency ShelterBox and its partners have mounted their longest and largest aid programme ever – helping...
Sending £1bn Royal Navy ship order overseas “Betrayal of May’s Red, White and Blue Brexit”
Shipyards in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea and Spain now eyeing up critical defence contract, GMB investigation reveals GMB, the union for shipbuilding workers, today said in the aftermath of the blue passports fiasco, Ministers must reverse their decision to put a crucial £1 billion order for three new military support ships out to non-UK bidders. New Fleet Solid Support ships are needed to service the UK’s £6.3 billion Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and their strikeforce of new...
Anti-Semitism is a problem across British society, MPs just confirmed it
Last night a general debate on anti-Semitism took place in the House of Commons. A debate which really ought not be necessary in 2018. Anti-semitism should have been consigned to the dustbin of history a long time ago. But sadly, it was necessary. Anti-Semitism is a problem across British society. According to data from Campaign Against Anti-Semitism 2016 saw the highest number of anti-Semitic crimes ever recorded, a 45% increase since 2014. Much of today’s debate focused on anti-Semitism...