Trump Twitter lash at ‘crazy’ Republican Philadelphia commissioner for calling his fraud claims ‘fantastical’, claims pre-elections polls that showed him losing by massive margin were ‘possibly illegal’ and boasts he’ll win Wisconsin ‘We win,’ Trump said of Pennsylvania, where he trails Joe Biden by neary 50,000 votes He went after a local election official who … Read more
A Portland City Commissioner who is currently pushing to carry out a $18million cut to the city’s police department and said most 911 calls are unnecessary called the cops on her Lyft driver earlier this month following a dispute about an open window. Jo Ann Hardesty was allegedly angered when the driver, Richmond Frost, refused to … Read more
Philadelphia’s lone Republican city commissioner has described as ‘deranged’ the accusations of voter fraud being made by the White House, as he revealed his staff had been receiving death threats as Donald Trump attacks their integrity. Al Schmidt, one of three city commissioners charged with overseeing elections, told 60 Minutes that he was shocked at the … Read more
Police chiefs have warned that Christmas family celebrations will be broken up by officers if they flout lockdown rules. David Jamieson, the West Midlands police and crime commissioner, said officers will investigate reports of rule-breaking over the festive period. The West Midlands are currently under Tier 2 restrictions, meaning people cannot mix with any other … Read more
New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK has made an emotional visit to the scene where custody officer Matt Rantana was shot dead, ahead of an inquest later today. Bede Corry joined Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to pay his respects at Croydon Custody Centre in London, where New Zealand-born Sgt Ratana was killed … Read more
Britain needs a ‘Nightingale moment’ for school pupils with extra funding for teachers and remote-learning in case of second lockdown, argues children’s commissioner Anne Longfield said schools need a rescue package on a par with the economy She called for more money for a possible return to remote-learning over winter More than £35billion has been … Read more
EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan is to resign after attending a golf dinner with 80 people, in breach of Ireland’s Covid lockdown rules. A spokesperson for the senior Irish politician told broadcaster RTE he was stepping aside. He has been under intense pressure after attending an Irish parliamentary golf society dinner in the west of Ireland … Read more
The EU’s trade commissioner Phil Hogan has been told to ‘consider his position,’ by the political leaders of Ireland after he attended a golf dinner with more than 80 people a day after tighter Covid-19 restrictions came into place in Ireland. Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar have recalled the Dail, Ireland’s parliament, early … Read more
The deputy commissioner of the Met Police says the officers who stopped MP Dawn Butler in a car did not know she was black because the windows were tinted. Sir Steve House today threw his support behind the police officers after the Labour MP accused them of racial profiling when the BMW in which she … Read more
Schools must be kept open ahead of pubs or shops in any future coronavirus lockdown, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned. In a major intervention, Anne Longfield said children had been treated as an ‘after-thought’ in the first lockdown and insisted they must be at the heart of future plans. She said schools should … Read more