Politics

There will be no escaping in cyberspace for rogue and criminal letting agents and landlords in London, after tough-talking Mayor Sadiq Khan launched an online initiative to "name and shame" the money-grabbing miscreants. The popular Labour mayor announced the bold move after joining an enforcement raid in Newham to root out suspected criminal landlords. He also disclosed details of a Homes for Londoners property website that will list more affordable properties for people in the city to rent or purchase....

UKIP's first MP Bob Spink has denied electoral fraud following allegations he submitted false signatures on nomination papers. The former Essex MP appeared at Southend Magistrates' Court todayu alongside co-defendant James Parkin, 38. Spink, who defected from the Tories in 2008, denied a total of 14 offences relating to the local council elections in May last year. He was dressed in a black suit and blue and burgundy tie and shook his head as his charges were read out to...

Paranoid? She might well be. However, accusing the EU of trying to affect the UK election could be seen as an attempt to create hate figures, and rally nationalism across the UK, in, ironically, a cynical ploy to affect the UK election result. Exactly what she says the EU is trying to do. Is she battling for Britain or just to increase her majority in the House of Commons? May accused European politicians of making "threats" against Britain to try...

Reporters hit out at Theresa May during her visit to Cornwall today after local journalists were reportedly "shut in a room" and banned from filming her. The Prime Minister is touring the South West but local media was stopped from recording her while she visited an industrial estate. Reporters from the website Cornwall Live, which also has three weekly newspapers, were among those subjected to the ban. And the website's editor Jacqui Merrington revealed that reporters were only allowed to...

The Liberal Democrats chances of mounting a serious General Election challenge have been cast in doubt following revelations that they have already come a cropper in two seats. Following the announcement by Daisy Benson that she would run for the party in Yeovil, the LibDem candidate stood down because: “Although I’ve been preparing for the past year, this election unfortunately comes at precisely the wrong time for me. I’m just in the process of completing purchasing a house.” Yeovil is a key...

Brexit may be a topic that everybody has a strong opinion about right now, but with both major parties announcing that Brexit and an exit from the single market will take place if they win the newly announced June general election, it looks like the UK will definitely be leaving the EU and negotiating new trade agreements with other countries. Brexit is a difficult thing to predict the economic outcomes of, until we know exactly what the terms under which...

Translators always need to make sure that there are no inconsistencies, ambiguities or errors in their translations. So translating a politician who uses inconsistent, ambiguous and error-ridden language on a daily basis can be difficult. Translators and interpreters worldwide have suffered bigly thanks to the President of the United States. According to French translation expert, Bérengère Viennot, The professional challenges they face when it comes to translating Trump go far beyond his sometimes offensive rhetoric. Why is it so easy...

The Foreign Secretary said that voters should not feel sorry for the "mutton-headed old mugwump" as, he says, Mr Corbyn is a threat to the country and its security. He went on GMB this morning to explain where he got the strange phrase from. He said: "I think it was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." So the General Election campaign is already a farce, and it is only likely to get worse. Watch Video Here

Britain's super-rich are paying less in taxes than their cleaners, according to official figures. The latest release from the Office for National Statistics shows the poorest ten per cent of households fork out 42 per cent of their income in taxes – including VAT and council tax. Conversely, the richest ten per cent pay 34.3 per cent - according to analysis by the Equality Trust. Today’s figures also show that average income for the richest fifth of households is £84,700...