Labour’s leader in Scotland Richard Leonard QUITS ahead of Holyrood elections in which party was expected to trail THIRD behind SNP and Tories By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:10 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 16:28 GMT, 14 January 2021 The Leader of Scottish Labour quit today just months before he was … Read more
Labour’s chief whip demands Jeremy Corbyn ‘unequivocally’ apologises for causing ‘distress and pain’ to the Jewish community by claiming the scale of anti-Semitism in the party was ‘dramatically overstated’ Nick Brown said Jeremy Corbyn caused ‘distress and pain’ to Jewish community An EHRC report found labour had broken equality law under his leadership Corbyn said scale of … Read more
What an extraordinarily dramatic, shaming moment this is. Extraordinary for British politics; shaming for the Labour Party; and in our lifetimes, at least, utterly without precedent. Even a few years ago, for one of the two great parties to cast out its own former leader, less than a year after he stepped down, would have … Read more
Labour faces Israel row as MP Stephen Kinnock says country’s actions are ‘tantamount to profiting from the proceeds of crime’ – just days before ‘damning’ antisemitism report is published Sources say Keir Starmer is infuriated with Stephen Kinnock for using Commons debate to accuse Israel of behaviour ‘tantamount to profiting from the proceeds of crime’ … Read more
A Tory MP today demanded that Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner apologise for branding him ‘scum’ during a heated debate in the Commons on the Covid-19 crisis. Chris Clarkson had suggested that senior Labour figures were viewing the coronavirus pandemic as a ‘good crisis’ to be exploited. Ms Rayner, a hard-Left Corbynite on the frontbench, … Read more
‘I miss meat’: Labour leader Keir Starmer reveals he has been a vegetarian for years for health and environmental reasons but admits he still pines for bacon sandwiches and chicken curry Told Sky’s Ridge on Sunday that he has been a vegetarian for many years He said that his wife Victoria was also one but … Read more
Angela Rayner last night accused Boris Johnson of ‘abandoning’ care homes to their fate as she blamed his ‘failure and incompetence’ for the thousands who had died. In a stinging attack on the PM, Labour’s deputy leader – who was a care worker herself before she entered politics – lambasted him for reneging on his … Read more
Labour’s Diane Abbott reveals she TURNED DOWN a spot on Strictly Come Dancing because she ‘doesn’t have natural rhythm’ Diane Abbott has revealed she turned down a spot on Strictly Come Dancing Former shadow home secretary said she did not have the skill to go on the show Ex-Labour MP Jacqui Smith is among the … Read more
As the Labour MP for Leicester West, one might expect Liz Kendall to spend this week focusing on her constituents, many of whom must be deeply concerned about the implementation of a second lockdown in the city. Well, don’t hold your breath. For this Thursday, Kendall, who ran unsuccessfully for the Labour leadership in 2015, … Read more
Labour’s Keir Starmer OVERTAKES Boris Johnson to become the nation’s favourite to be prime minister as Downing Street is rocked by coronavirus and Tory donor ‘cash-for-access’ row Sir Keir is now on 37 per cent, with Mr Johnson on 35 per cent, Opinium found Won plaudits for swift action on alleged anti-Semitism by sacking Corbynite … Read more