Anti-lockdown activists were hauled away by police today as hundreds turned out for a protest in Parliament Square amid fears the country faces tighter restrictions as Covid cases continue to rise. Scotland Yard issued an open letter ahead of the event, urging people not to attend large gatherings over the last weekend before Christmas. Extra … Read more
Anti-vax army clash with police outside Parliament as ministers plunge London into Tier Three Thousands of protesters marched on Parliament Square after it became apparent London would be restricted Government placed the capital into draconian Tier 3 restrictions after infections rocketed in the past week The protest was organised by Piers Corbyn-linked StandUp X and … Read more
Iranian parliament backs plan to end nuclear inspections and start enriching more uraniaum after assassination of chief scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Draft bill calls on government to end UN inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities Government has said it considers the proposal ‘neither necessary nor useful’ Fakhrizadeh was assassinated on a major road outside Tehran on Friday … Read more
Israel faces FOURTH general election in two years as Benny Gantz says his power-sharing Blue & White party will vote tomorrow to collapse the current parliament Israel’s Alternate PM Benny Gantz says his party will vote to dissolve parliament Blue and White party currently in coalition with PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Comes after three bitterly-fought elections between … Read more
‘It’s disgraceful and un-British’: Tory MP Sir Charles Walker rages at police as they bundle spread-eagled elderly woman into a van for protesting outside Parliament Sir Charles called police ‘an outrage’ as he watched their arrest on Tuesday Later appeared in the Commons to demand the PM come down to ‘sort this out’ ‘This is … Read more
Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion protesters have draped a huge banner off the Houses of Parliament today as they called for reparations for slavery. At least three demonstrators, wearing hi-vis clothing, hung the large letter ‘to the People of the United Kingdom’ from scaffolding outside the building. The note demanded ‘an honest acknowledgement of the … Read more
Greta Thunberg says she is abandoning her Friday protests outside Sweden’s parliament due to the surge in Covid-19 infections Climate activist Greta Thunberg is moving her regular campaigning online ‘The situation is worsening, so therefore it’s back to #ClimateStrikeOnline for me,’ she announced on Twitter Thunberg has been skipping school on Fridays since 2018 to … Read more
Last order orders! Speaker Lindsay Hoyle bans the sale of alcohol in House of Commons bars from Saturday (so will peers axe the beers too?) Lindsay Hoyle announced the banning of alcohol from the House of Commons No alcohol will be served in the Commons for the ‘foreseeable future’ The new restrictions will not affect … Read more
Shamed former SNP politician Margaret Ferrier has vowed to keep her £80,000-per-year MP job despite widespread fury over an astonishing breach of coronations rules that saw her travel 800 miles across Britain while infected, claiming it was a ‘blip’. The brazen politician, 60, blamed ‘muddled’ rules after admitting she travelled from her Rutherglen constituency in … Read more
SNP Margaret Ferrier brushes off 800-mile round trip to Parliament with coronavirus symptoms as a ‘blip’ and blames ‘muddled’ rules as she clings onto £80,000-a-year job The politician is yet to resign from Commons despite being stripped of SNP whip Ms Ferrier, 60, has since said that Covid ‘makes you act out of character’ Scotland … Read more