Labour briefing paper ‘outlines Corbyn plan to renationalise water companies’ May 5, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn would reportedly try to renationalise water companies if he came to power, according to leaked internal documents, in a plan which could see him pay up to £24bn less than their market value. Read more: Government ready to compromise with Corbyn through 'gritted teeth' The Labour leader's plans could cause pensioners, employees and [...]
Conservatives suffer huge blow in local elections as Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn vow to break Brexit deadlock May 4, 2019 With the results from all 248 councils in, the already significant losses suffered by both the Conservatives and Labour worsened and resulted in respective leaders Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn reaffirming their commitment to break the Brexit deadlock. The Tory party lost more than 1,334 councillor seats, as well as the control of 49 councils throughout the UK. [...]
Brexit bites: Tories and Labour suffer local election backlash amid deadlocked negotiations May 3, 2019 Voters expressed their frustration with Theresa May’s Conservative party and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour at the ballot box yesterday, it has emerged, as results continue to pour in across the UK. So far both major parties have accepted they have suffered a backlash over gridlocked Brexit negotiations, with representatives having made little progress in cross-party talks. [...]
It’s time to fix regulation and scrap socialism for the banks May 3, 2019 For too long, it has been possible for bankers to make massive profits while socialising losses through subsidies, deposit schemes, public ownership, and bailouts in times of crisis. This creates a moral hazard: bankers are encouraged by the regulatory regime to take on excessive risk, allowed to issue limited equity, and in case of a [...]
Corbyn’s past just keeps tripping him up May 2, 2019 The charge sheet is grim. He defended a mural depicting hook-nosed Jewish bankers playing monopoly on the backs of the poor. He claimed Israel exerts “unbelievably high levels of influence” over “the upper echelons of parts of the media”. He presides over a party struggling to deal with complaints of antisemitism among its members and [...]
From Bercow to Corbyn, Trump’s UK visit has exposed a nest of political hypocrites May 2, 2019 No sooner had the announcement been made that President Donald Trump would be making a state visit to the UK in June than a predictable flurry of criticism emerged from a group of the usual suspects. Leading this crowd of dissenters who have said that they will refuse to attend a state dinner with our [...]
Theresa May moves away from ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’ Brexit pledge May 1, 2019 Theresa May said she was talking in the “abstract” when she claimed “no deal is better than a bad deal” during a grilling over the Brexit stalemate. Appearing before parliament’s powerful Liaison Committee of leading MPs, the Prime Minister repeatedly refused to say whether she would back the UK leaving the EU without an agreement [...]
Labour party launches investigation into move to oust London Assembly member May 1, 2019 The Labour party is investigating alleged irregularities in an attempt by Jeremy Corbyn supporters to oust one of the only two black members on the London Assembly. Florence Eshalomi, the London Assembly member for Lambeth and Southwark, is facing a fight to retain her seat after Labour party members narrowly voted by 88 votes to 81 [...]
Jeremy Corbyn described antisemitic book as a ‘great tome’ May 1, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn is embroiled in another antisemitism row after it emerged he wrote the foreword to a book suggesting finance in Europe was controlled by Jews. Corbyn described JA Hobson's 'Imperialism: A Study' – originally published in 1902 – as a "great tome" when it was reissued in 2011. The book claims banking on the [...]
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido calls for biggest protests in country’s history May 1, 2019 Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for the “largest march” in the South American country’s history to take place today, the day after a dramatic coup attempt. Read more: See Venezuelan crisis first hand, Colombian envoy urges Maduro's UK backers Yesterday saw Guaido take to the streets of Venezuela’s capital Caracas alongside dozens of National [...]