Local election bloodbath: Furious Tories turn on Boris Johnson as Labour’s victory train rolls into Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnet May 6, 2022 The Conservative Party has lost all major London authorities to Labour and suffered setbacks across England as Boris Johnson faces a backlash from local Tory leaders. Labour has taken control of Westminster City Council in London for the first time since its creation in 1964. The Conservative Party has also lost control in Wandsworth, considered [...]
D-Day for Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer as polls are now open: All you need to know about the 2022 local elections May 5, 2022 Millions of Brits around the country will go to the polls todayfor the 2022 local elections. Voters will be choosing local representatives in England, Scotland and Wales and there will also be an election for the Northern Ireland Assembly. Polling stations have just opened and close at 10pm. When will the results be announced? After [...]
Labour backs suspension of MP Liam Byrne from Commons over bullying complaints April 28, 2022 Labour has backed the suspension of one of its MPs from the Commons over bullying complaints, following an investigation by a Parliamentary committee Liam Byrne could face two days out of parliament following a probe by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. The panel upheld a complaint against the MP by a former member of his [...]
Basic Instinct sexism row: Daily Mail hits back with old Angela Rayner comments and rebuffs Commons Speaker April 27, 2022 The Daily Mail published comments made by Labour’s Angela Rayner in a light-hearted political podcast in January in which she discussed comparisons between her attire and behaviour in the Commons and a scene in the movie Basic Instinct featuring Sharon Stone. On comedian Matt Forde’s The Political Party, Ms Rayner said she was “mortified” by [...]
Tory MP criticised after saying conviction of colleague for sexual assault on teenager was a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’ April 12, 2022 The Conservatives have reacted furiously after a former government minister branded the conviction of an MP for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, a “dreadful miscarriage of justice”. Crispin Blunt MP caused outrage with a statement saying he was “utterly appalled and distraught” by the conviction by jury of his “friend and colleague” Imran Khan. Khan, [...]
Starmer brands Tory response to rising cost of living ‘pathetic’ as windfall tax on energy firms rekindled April 1, 2022 Boris Johnson’s government’s response to energy price rises has been “pathetic”, as he rekindled Labour’s bid for a one-off windfall tax on oil and gas firms in a bid to reduce bills. This comes after millions of households were plunged into fuel poverty today caused by the uplift to the cap on energy bills sending [...]
Birmingham gets its first black MP as Paulette Hamilton wins Erdington by-election for Labour March 4, 2022 Paulette Hamilton overcame personal tragedy to become the country’s newest MP by winning the Birmingham Erdington by-election for Labour. The Labour candidate’s father died at the start of the campaign and she thanked party leader Sir Keir Starmer for his “endless support” during the emotional by-election contest. The victory saw her increase Labour’s vote share [...]
Labour suspends Neil Coyle’s whip over racism allegations February 11, 2022 The Labour party has suspended Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, as a result of racism allegations. “The Labour Party expects the highest standards of behaviour from all our MPs and we take allegations of this sort very seriously,” said party spokesperson. “Accordingly the Chief Whip has has now suspended the Labour whip [...]
Labour MP Jack Dromey dies suddenly aged 73 January 7, 2022 The shadow minister, who had held the seat of Birmingham Erdington since 2010, has passed away in his constituency this morning, aged 73.
100 Tory seats at risk: Voters abandon Boris Johnson en masse as Keir Starmer makes Red Wall comeback and leads nationwide January 2, 2022 A majority of Brits doubt Boris Johnson will be Prime Minister this time next year, as Keir Starmer has won voters’ hearts back in the Red Wall, according to a new poll. The Deltapoll survey of the 57 constituencies the Tories gained in the 2019 General Election, most of which could be considered part of [...]