House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders have set up fast-moving floor votes that that will force House Republicans to cast votes both on President Trump’s fitness for office and on whether to remove him during his final days in power. On Monday morning, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) sought to call up a … Read more
Boris Johnson saw off his Tory critics tonight as MPs voted the latest strict lockdown measures into law. The Prime Minister saw off a small rebellion by backbenchers who accused him of launching an ‘assault on liberty and livelihoods’ as they warned lockdown will inevitably cause some people to ‘break’. But with Labour vowing to … Read more
Leaked hour-long phone call captures Trump demanding Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ‘find’ and ‘recalculate’ votes to overturn Biden’s victory and warns him he’s taking ‘a big risk’ if he doesn’t comply Trump demanded in an hour-long rambling call with Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State that he ‘find’ a way to overturn Joe … Read more
Around 840,000 private renters in England and Wales have built up rent arrears since lockdown measures began, according to new research. A survey of tenants for the National Residential Landlords Association, carried out by research consultancy, Dynata, suggested that seven per cent of all private renters had built arrears due to Covid. Whilst the average … Read more
Are you a smart cookie or a dumb waiter? Will you find our festive food quiz as easy as pie or a hard nut to crack? Snacks at the ready, and let’s get started. Use your loaf to discover whose goose is cooked and who is bringing home the crispy bacon. LOCKDOWN 1. Thousands started … Read more
Eton pupil is sent home after sending headmaster letter saying ‘parents, staff and boys have been shocked by your arrogance’ and demanding he RESIGNS Pupil accused the head of ‘arrogance, laziness and utter disregard for the school’ Letter was in response to the dismissal of Will Knowland over provocative video In video lecture, English teacher … Read more
Free speech row erupts at Cambridge as academics revolt over new rule demanding they be ‘respectful of the diverse identities of others’ The University of Cambridge is at the centre of a free speech row with lecturers Academics refused to back a rule which could mean they face disciplinary action for mocking people or ideas … Read more
Furious Corbynistas have accused Labour leader Sir Keir of reneging on a deal to allow Jeremy Corbyn to return as a party MP – as a hardcore of his supporters threatened a new rebellion. Allies of the former Opposition Leader claimed they had an agreement with his successor to return the party whip after he … Read more
Thailand appeared a country divided today as royalists rallied to cheer on the King while pro-democracy protesters raised a Hunger Games three-finger salute at an ant-monarchy rally. Royalists turned out in their thousands as Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and Queen Suthida opened a new extension of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) Blue Line in Bangkok … Read more
Johnny Depp fans launch petition demanding he be reinstated to Fantastic Beasts 3 after ‘stepping down’ from franchise… and 147,000 have already signed The Hollywood star was asked to step down from his role as Gellart Grindewald after his libel case against The Sun newspaper was summarily dismissed Depp, 55, had originally taken legal action after … Read more