Labour calls for review of Russia Today’s UK TV licence July 22, 2020 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for state-backed broadcaster Russia Today (RT) to have its TV licence reviewed on the back of fresh warnings about Kremlin interference in the UK. Starmer called on Boris Johnson at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) to “stop the spread of Kremlin-backed disinformation”, adding that the UK’s High Court [...]
Jeremy Corbyn needs to change the Labour party to solve the ‘crisis for its soul’, says Tom Watson February 24, 2019 Tom Watson has said Jeremy Corbyn must change to resolve the "crisis for the soul of the Labour party” that has escalated with the loss of nine MPs to the Independent Group. Labour's deputy leader warned that the party's approach to tackle anti-semitism in the party had "very patently…not been adequate", and that the loss of nine [...]
British Gas to acquire council energy supplier Robin Hood September 4, 2020 British Gas owner Centrica has today announced that it will acquire council energy supplier Robin Hood’s customers for an undisclosed amount. As a result of the sale, which will complete on 16 September, 250 staff will lose their jobs, the Telegraph reported. Robin Hood’s 112,000 residential customers and its 2,600 business customers will be transferred [...]
Labour’s Anneliese Dodds extends public olive branch to City of London November 17, 2020 Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has today made overtures to the City of London, telling a virtual conference that Labour wants to work with the financial services sector and prevent it from “turning inwards…[and] eschewing responsibility”. Dodds, speaking at a virtual conference for the TheCityUK advocacy group, said Labour understood the value the sector has to [...]
Labour draws level with the Conservatives in new polling August 30, 2020 Labour has clawed back a 26-point poll deficit to draw level with the Conservatives, after a number of policy U-turns and PR disasters for Boris Johnson’s government. New polling from Opinium/The Observer has Labour and the Tories at 40 per cent of the vote, just five months after Johnson had given his party a 26-point [...]
Jeremy Corbyn: Brexit will go ahead if Labour win a snap election December 22, 2018 Leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn has said that Brexit would go ahead if Labour won a snap election in the New Year. Corbyn has insisted he would try and secure a better deal with Brussels should Labour take power but refused to rule out a second EU referendum. "My proposal at this moment is [...]
Jeremy Corbyn urges MPs to bring down May’s ‘zombie government’ in no confidence vote January 16, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has urged MPs to trigger a general election as he attacked Theresa May’s “zombie government” for being unable to secure a Brexit deal. The Labour leader hit out at the Conservative’s record in power as he moved a motion of no confidence against the government in the Commons. Corbyn claimed the electorate should [...]
Report to show Russia tried to interfere in Scottish and Brexit referendums July 19, 2020 A long-delayed report on Russian interference into UK politics is expected to show the Kremlin tried to influence the results in both the Brexit and Scottish independence referendums. The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) will release the Russia report next week before parliament rises for a six-week summer break. The report comes as it was [...]
Jeremy Corbyn accused of calling Theresa May a ‘stupid woman’ at PMQs December 19, 2018 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of calling Theresa May a "stupid woman" during Prime Minister's Questions today, as calls mounted for him to apologise. The Prime Minister was mocking Corbyn during a clash over the government's Brexit deal, at which point he was caught on parliamentary cameras muttering words to himself. Speaker John Bercow was [...]
Labour MP Ian Austin quits ‘broken’ party, saying he cannot ask people to vote for Jeremy Corbyn February 22, 2019 Ian Austin has quit the Labour party this morning, in another blow to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. However, the Dudley North MP said he does not plan to join the Independent Group, an alliance of 11 Labour and Tory MPs who have abandoned their parties citing a “failure of British politics”. Read more: Eighth MP quits Labour [...]