Government reviewing response to ‘unacceptable’ Russia hack, says minister July 17, 2020 The UK is reviewing its response to Russian-backed attempts to steal coronavirus vaccine research, security minister James Brokenshire said this morning. Yesterday the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a statement in conjunction with counterparts in the US and Canada saying that hacking group Cozy Bear had been attempting to steal Covid-19 research from institutions [...]
Starmer and the City: Labour’s battle to win back the trust of UK business April 6, 2020 After what feels like the longest three months in history, the Labour Party finally has a new leader. Sir Keir Starmer trounced his leadership rivals to win a commanding majority, leaving no doubt about his mandate to recreate the party in his own image. The former human rights lawyer is now tasked with the job [...]
Sadiq Khan says voters ‘got it right’ by rejecting Labour January 5, 2020 Sadiq Khan has said voters “got it right” by consigning Labour to its worst electoral defeat since 1931 and that the party did not deserve to win. The mayor of London criticised the Labour leadership for the party’s landslide defeat last month, citing concerns about antisemitism, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership and the overall policy direction as [...]
Jeremy Corbyn says a second Brexit referendum is ‘not an option for today’ November 18, 2018 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has distanced himself from calls for a second referendum, saying it was an "option for the future" but not one for "today". Speaking to Sky News, Corbyn said his party would vote against the draft withdrawal agreement because it failed to meet Labour's six tests, one of which is that it must [...]
Jeremy Corbyn refuses to hold talks with May about Brexit until she rules out ‘no deal’ January 16, 2019 Brexit was plunged into fresh chaos on Wednesday after Jeremy Corbyn refused Theresa May’s invitation for a meeting to thrash out how to break the deadlock among MPs. The Prime Minister made the offer after her government survived a vote of no confidence by MPs, saying she wanted to work with opposition leaders to end the [...]
ITV pulls the plug on Brexit debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn December 7, 2018 ITV has joined the BBC in pulling out of hosting this weekend’s proposed Brexit debate, with the Conservatives and Labour again unable to agree on how to structure the televised debate. ITV said it “invited the Prime Minister and leader of the opposition to appear in an ITV programme this Sunday evening, and we have been [...]
General Election 2019: Ex-Labour MP Ian Austin urges ‘decent’ people to vote Conservative November 7, 2019 Former Labour MP Ian Austin has urged voters to back the Conservatives this election, claiming Jeremy Corbyn is “completely unfit” to be Prime Minister. The Dudley North MP, who resigned from the party earlier this year to sit as an independent, said “decent, traditional” voters should back Boris Johnson in December’s General Election. He lambasted [...]
Rebecca Long-Bailey fired from shadow cabinet over ‘antisemitic’ tweet June 25, 2020 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has sacked Rebecca Long-Bailey as shadow education secretary after she retweeted an article that was deemed antisemitic. Long-Bailey was removed by the shadow cabinet today after she reposted an article that claimed the US policeman that killed George Floyd had learnt the tactics in Israel. Actress Maxine Peak made the [...]
Labour has ‘a mountain to climb’ to get back into power, review finds June 19, 2020 A new review into the Labour party’s disastrous performance in the last election has said that the party has a “mountain to climb to get back into power in the next five years”. The review, which was carried out by organisation Labour Together, slammed the party’s showing in December, saying: “The strategy was inadequate, the [...]
Coronavirus: Parliament to shut down for four weeks March 25, 2020 Parliament will be suspended from tonight for at least four weeks in response to the government’s new coronavirus measures. The House of Commons is set to pass an emergency bill today that will bring forward the beginning of Easter recess by one week. It comes after some MPs were reportedly concerned that it was a [...]