Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tonight threw his weight behind a hard-Left plan to prevent schools from re-opening at the start of June. The Islington North MP, 70, was the keynote speaker at an online rally organised by the Healthworker Coronavirus Activists Group. It is calling for a ‘day of action’ on May 28, followed by … Read more
For a moment, imagine you live in a country where Labour won the last General Election and is now masterminding a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. That scenario is certainly in the minds of opponents of Boris Johnson, who have spent the past two months complaining relentlessly about the Government’s handling of this unprecedented … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn‘s conspiracy theorist brother has been fined by police after spearheading an anti-lockdown protest, where he touted Donald Trump’s chloroquine as a Covid-19 cure. Piers Corbyn, 73, was seen carrying a sign which included the slogan ‘end lockdown now’ during the 40 person strong protest in the centre of Glastonbury, Somerset, on Sunday. Mr … Read more
A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn has today quit as Labour’s general secretary declaring it is the ‘right time’ to resign while new leader Sir Keir Starmer reshapes the party. Jennie Formby said that her two years in the role had been a ‘huge privilege’ and wished Sir Keir the ‘very best of luck’ in leading Labour … Read more
A Labour mayor has been expelled from the party after she said that Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus. Councillor Sheila Oakes, who is currently mayor of Heanor in Derbyshire, made the crass comments on social media. She said: ‘Sorry he completely deserves this and he is one of the worst PM’s … Read more
Boris Johnson heaped praise on Priti Patel at PMQs today despite fresh claims she bullied civil servants. Ms Patel was seated next to Mr Johnson for PMQs as he voiced ‘confidence’ in her and said she is doing an ‘outstanding job’. Challenged by Jeremy Corbyn on the issues, Mr Johnson said it was right that … Read more
‘What an earthquake we have created!’ cried a jubilant Boris Johnson after his stunning UK election triumph last night. Unusually, the British Prime Minister wasn’t either wildly exaggerating or speaking with forked tongue. Johnson’s victory was a genuinely seismic moment, and one whose forceful tremors will be felt most keenly across the Atlantic in America. Because … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn today vowed to stay on as Labour leader for months as his hard-Left faction fights to keep control of the party despite the disastrous election rout. The veteran MP dismissed calls to step down immediately after overseeing the most catastrophic Labour showing in a poll since 1935. Extraordinarily he also rejected the idea … Read more
Boris Johnson ordered Remainers calling for a second referendum to ‘put a sock in it’ today as he hailed his staggering election landslide. After laying waste to Labour’s ‘red wall’ of Leave-backing strongholds, the PM said he had been given a ‘powerful’ vote of confidence by the British people and would work ‘night and day’ … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg took his wife and 12-year-old son to his election count last night as he won his seat after being sidelined for most of the campaign. The Conservative minister was returned in North East Somerset with 50.4 per cent of the vote and an increased majority of 14,729 over Labour. His wife Helena and … Read more
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was a whiter shade of pale. Or at the very least grey. Ashen. I believe the la-di-da folk at posh paint firm Farrow and Ball term such a deathly pallor ‘Elephant Breath’. When the exit polls were announced shortly after 10pm, McDonnell was the one who’d drawn the short straw to … Read more
Boris Johnson is on track to secure a staggering landslide in the election battle tonight as Labour’s ‘red wall’ of Brexit-backing strongholds implodes. The hotly-awaited exit poll shows voters handing the Tories a massive 368 seats, with Labour languishing on 191 – down 71 on 2017 and the worst performance in modern history. The SNP … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted he is not too posh to win over working-class Labour voters – as he launched a savage attack on Jeremy Corbyn amid a frantic final election push. In an eve-of-poll interview with MailOnline, the PM questioned his opponent’s patriotism as he accused him of repeatedly ‘siding with our enemies’ and following … Read more