A flamboyant gallery and club owner who claims to support the MeToo movement has been accused of sexually harassing a string of female employees. Alex Proud, 50, who is married with three children, is the self-promoting founder and boss of the Proud Group entertainment chain in London. Last year he publicly declared his support for … Read more
Tories raised £37million in big donations in the run-up to the election almost FOUR TIMES more than Labour – as parties racked up a record £113million in gifts in a single year Electoral Commission released donations figures for last three months of 2019 Tories racked up over £37m in large gifts compared to nearly £10m … Read more
Alastair Campbell should be allowed to rejoin Labour, says Keir Starmer: Leadership hopeful claims ex-No10 spin doctor was treated worse than party activists facing anti-Semitism allegations when he was expelled by Jeremy Corbyn’s allies Keir Starmer has suggested Alastair Campbell should be able to rejoin Labour Leadership frontrunner says ex-No10 spin doctor had made ‘huge … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn is to blame for the Liberal Democrats’ dire general election results, acting leader Sir Ed Davey claims as he says the ‘fear factor’ of a Labour government pushed voters towards the Tories Lib Dems had a woeful general election as party lost one seat, ending with 11 MPs Jo Swinson lost her seat … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn did not make any major mistakes in the catastrophic election campaign and simply fell victim to a ‘vile smear campaign’ over anti-Semitism, Ken Livingstone claimed today. The former London mayor said Mr Corbyn, whose party was dramatically put to the sword by the Tories, was persecuted for being a ‘genuine Socialist’. Mr Livingstone … Read more
Many eyes are naturally fixed on Labour’s disastrous electoral performance. But the Lib Dems’ self-immolation was no less spectacular. Here was a party which began the campaign at almost level-pegging with Labour in the polls. The self-satisfied Jo Swinson, leader since July, insisted she could be Prime Minister, though some of us could not stifle … Read more
Humiliated Liberal Democrats are cast into political wilderness with Jo Swinson losing her seat amid catastrophic losses for the pro-Remain party An inquest into Jo Swinson has begun after the Lib Dems secured just 11 seats By 3.45am she lost the East Dunbartonshire seat to SNP’s Amy Callaghan by 149 Sir Ed Davey and Baroness Sal … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has admitted she ‘got overexcited’ after she was filmed celebrating wildly when the Scottish National Party claimed the Westminster seat of Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson. In one of the moments of the General Election night, the SNP leader pumped her fists in the air and roared her approval after her party’s candidate … Read more
‘Yes, get in!’ Moment Diane Abbott is told by her aide that Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has lost her seat Labour MP was at count for Hackney South and Shoreditch in East London Jo Swinson was ousted in East Dunbartonshire by the SNP’s Amy Callaghan Diane Abbott reacted to news by enthusiastically whispering: ‘Yes, get … 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
Chukka Umunna has lost his battle for a City of London seat despite a 13 per cent Remain-fuelled swing to the Liberal Democrats. The former Labour MP and Change UK founder came second behind Conservative Nickie Aiken in the battle for the Cities of London and Westminster constituency, losing by 3,953 votes. Mr Umunna, a … Read more
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has clung on to his seat despite a pro-EU backlash in his Remain-backing constituency seeing his vote share cut dramatically. The battle for Surrey’s Esher and Walton seat had been billed as a potential ‘Portillo moment’, following Michael Portillo’s shock defeat in 1997 when Labour’s Stephen Twigg sensationally ousted the sitting … Read more
Jo Swinson is predicted to LOSE her seat after disastrous showing for the Liberal Democrats and their anti-Brexit election campaign Ms Swinson has small majority of 5,339 in Scottish seat of East Dunbartonshire Leaves her vulnerable to an SNP landslide which could see the party net 55 seats Liberal Democrats went into election with 21 MPs, … Read more