Archie And Lilibet May Never See The King Again

King Charles may never reconnect with his grandchildren Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet since Prince Harry refuses to bring his family to the UK, sources fear.

The Duke of Sussex declared last week that he will not travel to Britain with his wife Meghan due to security fears of a knife or acid attack from a ‘lone actor’.

Royal experts told The Mail on Sunday that the statement means the King will become ‘more and more remote’ from the children in an ‘incredibly sad situation’.

King Charles last saw Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, in June 2022 when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Due to his legal dispute with the Government over the loss of his taxpayer-funded protection, Prince Harry, 39, has returned to the UK multiple times since then without his wife or kids.

In keeping with his ongoing assault on British journalism, he implied that an assailant might be motivated by anything they came across in a tabloid.

In an ITV interview, the Duke of Sussex appeared to confirm that he would travel solo in future: ‘All it takes is for one lone actor who reads this stuff to act on what they’ve read. And whether it’s a knife or acid, these are things that are genuine concerns for me. It’s one of the reasons why I won’t bring my wife back to this country.’

When asked if the recent cancer diagnoses of both his father and sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, had made him reconsider his legal battles against the press, the Prince tersely replied that they were ‘two completely different things’.

Harry claimed his fight against the press has been ‘a central piece’ in the breakdown of his relationship with his family, stating: ‘For me, the mission continues, but it has caused… part of a rift.’ 

But that divide is about to widen into a chasm in the eyes of King Charles and the Sussex children.

‘It would be great to think that at some point soon the King would get to visit the grandchildren that he has seen very little of, but he is 75 and still not in the best of health,’ said Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine.

‘A visit to America is unlikely to be a high priority now, given the other demands on his time.

‘It’s an incredibly sad situation that few would have predicted even five years ago.’

Royal author Margaret Holder added: ‘It is very difficult for the monarch to travel as a private person. All kinds of diplomacy would have to be involved to get the King into California to see the children.

‘So if the children can’t come here and the King can’t go there, you are looking at a situation where you’ve got a grandfather, who is undergoing cancer treatment, becoming more and more remote.’

Behind Palace walls, there is frustration about suggestions that King Charles ‘could solve’ the rupture by returning Prince Harry’s police protection. But that power lies exclusively with RAVEC, the Home Office committee that oversees royal security.

Many families have families who live abroad and for some, they don’t get to see their grandchildren at all. The only means of communication they have is via video chat or phone call, but the King has cancer, so it wouldn’t kill the Home Office to allow security for Harry and his family just this once.

On the other hand, Harry chose to take his family overseas, that was his choice, so shouldn’t he pay for his own security? Perhaps he should! I mean, how do other celebrities cope? They don’t have state-funded protection, they hire and pay for their own.

I Would Like To Welcome You To Drugland

Residents of a chic beach resort favoured by celebs and hipsters claim that drug use has plagued the area ever since Londoners came there.

Following a performance at the town’s Dreamland venue, a poor batch of MDMA killed a 17-year-old schoolgirl and hospitalised 21 others. This incident prompted Margate residents to speak out about the drug problem in the popular coastal tourist destination.

Emily Stokes, 17, died after a suspected MDMA overdose during a drum ‘n’ bass gig on June 29 at Dreamland, which has now been dubbed by some locals as ‘Drugland’.

Twenty-one more children became sick following drug use suspicions; one of them was placed in an induced coma.

Locals are horrified by the tragic episode, and some are pushing for Dreamland’s licensing to be cancelled.

The location of the event is the site of an amusement park that dates back to 1880 and was revitalised in 2015 following decades of decline.

Its regeneration is part of Margate’s transition to an arts hub for former Londoners which has breathed new life into the 60s seaside resort.

However, some long-term locals and regular visitors have said that the trendiness of Dreamland and its events have brought harmful drugs to their doorstep.

Veteran Margate Ray Voss, 78, who has been a resident of the seaside town since 1966, criticised the invasion of former Londoners.

He said: ’60 or 70 per cent of the people who came down here take drugs.

‘When you walk around you can smell it. They smoke cannabis.

‘It’s bad when the gigs are on at Dreamland too. It’s more like Drugland, Margate.’

Since she was six years old, Liz Hammocks, now sixty-two, has lived in Margate and has spent the last twenty years managing businesses in Thanet.

She said: ‘We definitely can smell a lot more weed all the time. Sometimes we are standing here and it just wafts through the shop.

‘I think it’s due to the more artsy people who are coming down.

‘Years and years ago, this was a very posh area. It had Russell & Bromley along the high street and all that.

‘But then it all dropped when the package holidays became a thing.

‘And then the London councils have sent down the people they don’t want here – so it’s kind of the dropped from here.’

But Liz added: ‘But to be fair, I wouldn’t say the town is worse than it was 10 or 20 years ago. We can’t blame the DFLs (Down From London) for it.’

Retired painter and decorator Colin Goodman, 66, said: ‘Whenever you get a concentration of people like in Dreamland – you get an increase in drugs, you get an increase in crime and an increase in violence.

‘It’s the same across the whole country.

‘And people say that it’s a good thing because of the money – but the council keeps the money to themselves.

‘Us people on the outskirts rather than the old town don’t get our bins collected.

‘You couldn’t pay me to be a young person today with all the peer pressure they get with drugs.’

Former pub manager Dean Temple, 37, said that the venue’s renewed popularity was bound to lead to an increase in drug-taking.

Dean said: ‘It’s the law of attractions. You are going to have drugs there because it attracts young people.

‘I ran pubs for many years and the police would always come in if we played garage music and say that it attracts drugs.

‘It attracts the people that are more likely to be involved with drugs. Young people who are maybe between jobs and are bored are much more likely to be involved with that sort of thing.

‘And gigs attract those sort of young people.

‘But Dreamland has been a great thing for Margate too.’

Jane Smith, 41, runs the Olympia café in the Kent seaside hotspot.

She said: ‘Kids will do whatever they want.

‘But they should have separate teenager and adult events so security knows what to do and how on it to be.

‘I’ve been to gigs up there. I went to go see Madness in Dreamland recently and it was a good time but people were smoking weed and that – it’s not right that kids should be around that.’

Amanda Harris, 51, and Poppy Preston, 49, visit Margate from their homes in Essex and London for gigs and holiday jaunts.

They denied that drug use had increased as a result of the influx of so-called DFLs.

Perhaps people have rose-tinted glasses on because Margate has always been a pretty rough area.

It was said, ‘Since Londoners moved down.’ Londoners have been visiting and retired to Margate since the dawn of time.

Margate lacks industry, has a history of drug abuse, and poor jobs, and is not trendy.

Margate is no different from any other town in that it has always been like this, with its positive and negative points.

To Open The Olympics, Celine Dion Fought Every Day

Celine Dion is seen having a terrible seizure in one of the scariest images from her highly-watched documentary on Amazon Prime.

Stiff Person Syndrome is an uncommon and chronic neurological illness that causes painful spasms that cause the body to become inflexible.

That beautiful voice, familiar to millions worldwide, is heard wailing in despair.

There is no better way to commemorate the start of the Paris Olympics than with a gold medal-winning performance by the 56-year-old singer, who has overcome illness two years later with the same tenacity and resolve as any elite athlete.

Her victorious comeback to the stage at the opening ceremony on Friday night in the French capital raised public concerns that one of the world’s most well-known singers may never again pursue her career due to her incurable autoimmune condition.

But as anyone who watched the documentary ‘I Am: Celine Dion’ will know, even when her health was at its lowest, leaving her struggling to move and even to sing, the star refused to give up.

‘If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk, I’ll crawl. But I won’t stop,’ she said during one of her darkest moments.

With an intense desire to return, Dion has been getting physical and voice treatment every day for the past three months. She is fighting against a very uncommon illness that only affects one person in a million and was first diagnosed in 1956.

As recently as April, she told French Vogue that she didn’t know when she would return to the stage but added: ‘There’s one thing that will never stop, and that’s the will. It’s the passion. It’s the dream. It’s the determination.’

Words like these will surely resonate with the hundreds of world-class athletes who are set to compete for medals in the next two weeks.

The Olympic motto Citius, Altius, and Fortius—Faster, Higher, Stronger—might even have been written for the Canadian star, who has battled miscarriage, infertility, IVF, and bereavement, as well as ill health.

No wonder the French were so desperate to have her in Paris on Friday night, dressed in Dior, belting out the iconic Gallic song ‘La Vie En Rose’ in a voice millions of fans feared they would never hear again. Who better to embody the Olympic spirit and light up the greatest sporting event in the world?

Until the final minute, Dion’s major role in the opening ceremony remained a secret. In an interview with TV channel France 2, President Macron declined to say whether or not she would be performing, even after she was photographed in Paris earlier this week.

It was definitely worth seeing Celine Dion through to the very end. She knocked it out of the ballpark, especially what she’s had to go through, and it was amazing to hear and see; it brought me to tears, and I hope that she continues to improve.

She was so brave to make the comeback, especially on such a big stage. It could have all gone wrong, but she was sensational, and she set an example for those suffering in life from autoimmune diseases.

She is a true professional and deserves our utmost respect! This woman has lived 100 lifetimes. She is beautiful, courageous, and resilient, and she performed a flawless performance at the Olympics.

Bravo, Celine. C’est fantastique!!

Kamala Harris Endorsed By Obama’s

Michelle Obama, the first lady, and former President Barack Obama have both formally backed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

Early on Friday morning, the Harris campaign unveiled a video featuring the presumed Democratic presidential nominee accepting a call from the political power couple, revealing their endorsement of her.

Harris flew to Indianapolis on Wednesday to speak to the Zeta Phi Beta sorority, and that’s where the video was shot.

The announcement of the endorsement was postponed, a Democratic official told DailyMail.com, so as not to interfere with President Joe Biden’s Wednesday night speech in the Oval Office.

‘Kamala!’ the brief clip begins, with President Obama’s distinct voice coming over the VP’s cell phone. ‘Hey there!’ chimes in Michelle.

As Harris walks through the event venue towards her SUV, she gushes, ‘Ohh hi, you’re both together. It’s good to hear you both.’ 

‘I can’t have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala, I am proud of you,’ Michelle says. ‘This is going to be historic.’ 

‘We called to say, Michelle and I, couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,’ the former president chimes in. 

There were significant doubts as to why the Obamas delayed endorsing Harris as other prominent Democrats lined up.

The Democratic official told DailyMail.com that the former president wanted to do something ‘more than a statement.’ 

Before the endorsement announcement, the Trump campaign propagated the story that Obama was not happy with how the party was uniting around Harris and that Harris had secured the nomination on Monday night with enough delegates supporting her.

‘There is a strong sense by many in the Democrat Party – namely Barack Hussein Obama – that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot beat President Trump, and they are still holding out for someone “better,”‘ said Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung Thursday night.

The broader intent of the statement was to say that Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, would not finalize a debate schedule until ‘Democrats formally decide on their nominee.’

The Democratic nomination process, which will take place virtually ahead of the Chicago convention, will wrap up by August 7. 

In the short video, Harris told the Obamas she was looking forward to seeing them out on the campaign trail. 

Michelle has not yet attended a campaign event, even though the former president supported Biden by attending some expensive fundraisers, including the notorious one with George Clooney.

The Democrats will vote for anyone who ticks their boxes whether incompetent or not, and there seems to be a lot of arms-twisting going on.

In her capacity as an independent, Kamala Harris never got a single vote. Having received less than 1% of the popular vote and no delegates in the 2020 primary, she was compelled to withdraw right away. Now, she is running for president without obtaining a single vote. The founding fathers of America would be turning in their graves.

Almost every member of her team resigned, and it appears that the woman cannot get along with anyone. People’s unity is the task. She has demonstrated her inability to collaborate and bargain with individuals on both sides of the issue, but then what would America’s founding fathers have to say about Donald Trump inciting an insurrection to try and overthrow a democratic election?

It appears that the Westminster style of administration, in which the party choose the leader rather than the people, has been embraced by the Democratic Party.

The Basildon KFC Worker, Who Was Due To Lose Life Support, Wakes Up Despite The Odds

A “miracle” Essex woman who was due to have her life support turned off after taking an overdose due to alleged bullying has “defied all odds against her” and is now awake and conscious, her family has said. Emma Price, 32, from Basildon, has been in the hospital after her family found her unresponsive at home.

Emma was placed on life support and was receiving round-the-clock care due to her serious condition, and last week doctors believed she was brain dead and were due to switch off her life support on Monday (July 22).

However, in a remarkable turn of events, the decision to end the life support was delayed, and on Wednesday (July 24), Emma’s family confirmed she had woken up and recognised them. The family said she has managed to breathe on her own for periods of time and has managed some facial expressions and limited movements, such as squeezing someone else’s hand.

The family said it would be “many, many months” or even years until Emma may be able to leave the hospital, but said she is “moving to recovery and no longer just surviving.” In an update shared with EssexLive, her brother Jamie Price has thanked all their friends and loved ones for the enormous support shown so far and to the medical teams who got her to the hospital and continue to provide ongoing treatment.

Mr Price said: “Emma is now awake and conscious. She can remember us. She is aware of what happened. She wasn’t aware where she was or how long she had been there. She is communicating via head movements and some limited facial expressions. Such as rolling her eyes back.

“Her left side has limited movement of her left arm. She can touch her face. Touch her nose with a fist. She cannot do fine movements such as finger to nose yet. Medical teams have been giving respite from her ventilator and I’m pleased to report that on more than one occasion she has breathed for herself over 30 minutes.

“She still has infections on her lungs. And the world on her shoulders for recovery. I’m pleased to say as a family that we are moving towards recovery. And no longer surviving.”

Mr Price said it is “far too early to tell” for sure if Emma will be able to return home but the family “remain hopeful”. He continued: “We hope that as time progresses Emma’s recovery can continue to be positive. Defy all odds against her. And live a happy healthy life. However and wherever that may be. She has a photo of her and her dog, which she keeps extremely close to her. Her passion for animals has not stopped.”

Mr Price said that his sister “wants to live”. He added: “I want to thank you truly from the bottom of my heart for everything you continue to do. And have done in aiding my sister’s miracle. Just five days ago I was in a room with doctors preparing to turn off my sister’s life support with my family. An impossible decision.

“I hope this brings some happiness to your life today that a miracle really did happen. And you are all part of this. Please find happiness knowing you are making a difference to the people around you. And you’re cared for. Wanted and loved by all.”

Mr Price said the money raised on the family’s GoFundMe page will be used to support any needs Emma may have moving forward, and “not a penny” will be spent until this is known.

Emma had told her family that she was being overworked while other staff members did nothing and that she caught them talking about her behind her back. She said she was told she was “causing trouble” and would regularly come home crying from the stress of being overworked.

Emma, described by her parents as a “bubbly, kind-hearted person”, had been working at KFC for eight years when she was subject to the alleged bullying which began in the latter half of 2023. The family previously expressed their anger that KFC had told them they would carry out an internal investigation – but that the firm had not asked about Emma’s condition.

A KFC spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with Emma and her family at this difficult time. Maintaining a working environment that is safe and inclusive for all team members is essential for us as a business. These allegations are being taken extremely seriously and an urgent investigation into the matter is already underway.”

Emma’s family has expressed gratitude to the NHS and the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust for their support.

Sadly, most businesses—big or small—never stand by you if you report bullying at work; they are only there to defend their interests. There are no protections for their staff, and most HR will placate that person, but do nothing about it except backstab them and label them a troublemaker.

Most businesses and companies have a list of rules that they must abide by, they’re called ‘terms and conditions’. The trouble is those ‘terms and conditions’ aren’t for them, they are for you, the employee.

Although we believe HR’s role is to safeguard employees, in reality, it is to safeguard the business.

Emma’s situation should not have been allowed to continue, and HR should have stepped in and done a full assessment. This poor lady must have been very desperate to have taken her own life, and this should not have happened!

Profits From The Crown Estate Boost The Monarchy By £45 Million

Rising Crown Estate income will provide the monarchy with an extra £45 million in funding.

Jumping to more than £130m, the taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant will increase by 53 per cent for 2025/26 compared to the previous year, as Crown Estate profits have risen to £1.1 billion.

The Sovereign Grant supports the official duties of the royal family, with the boost coming with the news that royal engagements’ costs went up by £300,000 despite a cutback in commitments amid the illness of the King and the Princess of Wales.

Officials said this increase will be used to help fund the final stages of the 10-year, £369m renovation of Buckingham Palace.

Legislation in 2026/27 will review the boost to keep funding of the royal family at a ‘more appropriate’ level, a Palace spokesman added.

A National Audit Office report on Tuesday revealed that the Palace renovation – expected to be completed on time and within budget – has been well managed but structural damage and the discovery of asbestos, which led to increased costs, ‘could have been foreseen’.

The General Election caused a one-month delay in the release of Buckingham Palace’s annual accounts, which this year covered the first full fiscal year of the King’s reign. The accounts were finally released on Wednesday.

The rundown of royal finances – from April 1 2023 to March 31 2024 – covers the months following the King and the Princess of Wales’s double cancer diagnosis, with both away from public-facing duties from January onwards.

But the accounts also span a time of celebration, with coronation and festivities celebrating the crowning of the King and Queen in May last year.

Sir Michael Stevens, Keeper of the Privy Purse, described the coronation as a ‘glorious moment in our national story’ but added: ‘If that was the high point in a royal calendar that would contain many subsequent moments of significance on the public stage, then there were also moments of personal challenge for the family at home, which have affected this year’s report in a rather different way.

‘In the early part of 2024 came the sad news that both His Majesty the King and the Princess of Wales would be withdrawing from public-facing duties temporarily, to prioritise their treatment and recovery from cancer.

‘This inevitably impacted on the number and nature of engagements that had been planned – though may I say how encouraging it is to see the King back performing so many public duties and, more recently, the princess similarly well enough to join the King’s Birthday Parade and the men’s Wimbledon final.’

The Sovereign Grant report revealed the royal household will take delivery of two new helicopters in 2024-25 to replace the existing 15-year-old ones.

All money raised by the Crown Estates, right or otherwise. This takes the shape of a government grant that covers expenses related to staffing, travel, state visits, royal residences, public appearances, and official entertainment.

The King does, however, receive funding from investments, rentals, and land ownership.

The State, not the King personally, is the rightful owner of the Crown Estates. Our assets are hereditary possession of the Sovereign held in right of the Crown. This means they belong to the Sovereign for the duration of their reign, but cannot be sold by them, nor do revenues from the assets belong to them.

Doesn’t it make you feel warm inside as you battle to make ends meet?

We are now like a modern-day version of Game of Thrones where we have to accept royalty and accept that they’re better and more worthy than the rest of us.

Keir Branded ‘Sir Kid Starver’ After Suspending Seven MPs Over The Two-Child Benefit Cap

As he prepares for his first questioning at the PMQs, Keir Starmer is already finding it difficult to control the enraged labour infighting.

Just two weeks after securing his historic victory, Sir Keir will face criticism from the dispatch box after being thwarted by seven MPs in a vote on the two-child benefit cap.

However, the harsh action taken by the premier to suspend the group, which included well-known left-wingers John McDonnell, Richard Burgon, and Rebecca Long-Bailey, caused a stir within his own party.

One of the rebels put on ice for six months, Zara Sultana, suggested this morning that Sir Keir had treated the situation like a ‘macho virility test’. She declared she had ‘slept well’ after voting to scrap the limits on handouts for big families.

A Corbynite campaign group branded him ‘Sir Kid Starver’ on social media, while even supporters warned that he is sitting on a ‘timebomb’.

Despite ministers hinting that they will move to ditch the two-child cap as soon as possible, a further 40 Labour MPs abstained on a King’s Speech amendment tabled by the SNP.

The result was never in doubt, as the Commons voted 363 to 103, a majority of 260, to reject the amendment, with Sir Keir holding a sizable working majority of about 180.

Permission will have been granted to some of those who missed the division, but others are believed to have purposefully avoided participating.

Ms Sultana told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that she did not regret her decision. 

‘I slept well knowing that I took a stand against child poverty that is affecting 4.3 million people in this country and it is the right thing to do and I am glad I did it,’ she said.

She said she saw the email on the way home from the vote last night saying she had had the whip removed.

‘I look forward to many bills that will be coming forward in this government, including nationalising rail, the new deal for working people, but I was also very honest that we should go further; we can make a real difference to people’s lives,’ she said.

‘And when you’ve got anti-charity campaigners, think tanks and trade unions saying that the key driver for child poverty in this country, which is the sixth largest economy in the world, is the Tories’ two-child benefit cap, then it is a moral imperative on the Labour Party to scrap that and do everything that they can to make sure that not a single child has to live in unnecessary hardship and poverty.’

Asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme for her view on Sir Keir, Ms Sultana said: ‘I’m not interested in playing up to this macho virility test that seems to be what people are talking about. It’s about the material conditions of 330,000 children living in poverty.’

Pressed on whether she meant Sir Keir had viewed the situation as a macho test, Ms Sultana said: ‘This isn’t a game; this is about people’s lives.’

One Labour MP told Politico they were worried about the ruthlessness of the response, saying it was ‘not a good timebomb to be too casual about, whatever your mandate looks like now’. 

Former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said she could not vote for ‘personal reasons’, but was ‘horrified’ at the action taken against the rebels. 

Speaking ahead of the vote, Mr McDonnell, who was shadow chancellor under Jeremy Corbyn, confirmed he would back the SNP’s amendment.

He said, ‘I was in Parliament in 2015 when it [the cap] was introduced, and I condemned it and voted against it then. It’s really iniquitous; it’s forced large numbers of children into poverty and caused real hardship.

‘I don’t like voting for other parties’ amendments but I’m following Keir Starmer’s example, as he said, put country before party.

‘So I’m putting lifting children out of poverty before party whipping. 120 different organisations have called for the scrapping of the two-child limit, and they comprise of community groups, religious groups, churches, trade unions, and many in my own community.

‘I think it’s a dreadful measure that the Conservatives introduced and we could lift anywhere up to 400,000 children out of poverty just by this one measure.’

In the end, he was joined in rebelling by Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain, Rebecca Long-Bailey, and Zarah Sultana.

These days, the majority of families are made up of immigrants, and the patriarch and their respective religions force them to have children. If this is the case, then their patriarch and religious leaders should pay for those children.

But then you have other scenarios such as life changes, divorce, widowhood, redundancy, life-changing injury or even illness. None of us can foresee the future, but our government are allowing children to suffer.

Parties that compete for power often make promises to the populace that they will carry out, even though they never plan to. The public is duped, and Keir Starmer succeeded in tricking them by appearing reasonable for a while to gain power.

Two-Child Benefits Cap Could Be Axed

As Keir Starmer confronts his first Labour revolt, ministers have hinted that the two-child benefits cap may be removed soon.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall insisted the government must ‘do the sums’ before confirming that the policy will be ditched.

The Prime Minister has been working extremely hard to quell mounting resentment among his own supporters over his unwillingness to remove the limitations on family assistance distributions. Before making a commitment, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is emphatic that the public finances must stabilise.

A King’s Speech amendment might force a vote on the matter, albeit Labour has a massive 180-point working majority, so there’s no chance of losing.

On a round of interviews, Ms Kendall warned that things could not be changed ‘overnight’.

She told Times Radio: ‘We were elected on the promise that we would only make spending commitments that we know we can keep and we are facing a dire inheritance from the Tories.

‘I’m not into a wink and a nudge politics.

‘I’m not going to look constituents in the face and tell them I’m going to do something without actually having done the sums figuring out how I’m going to pay for it, figuring out how we transform opportunity for those children, not just in terms of their household income, which is essential, but about having sustained improvements to helping people get work and get on in work, more childcare, early years support, sorting out the dire state of people’s housing.

‘It’s got to be part of a much bigger approach.’

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said yesterday that the Government would look at lifting the cap as ‘one of a number of levers’ to tackle child poverty.

But she warned it would be ‘very expensive’ to reverse the policy as Labour battles with ‘really tough’ public finances.

Around 20 Labour backbenchers have already pledged to support an amendment to the King’s Speech demanding the Government ‘abolish’ the cap.

Ex-chancellor George Osborne imposed a two-child benefit cap that prohibits parents from obtaining child tax credit or universal credit for a third or subsequent child born after April 2017.

Before becoming PM, Sir Keir said he would ditch the two-child limit ‘in an ideal world’ but added that ‘we haven’t got the resources to do it at the moment’.

The Resolution Foundation has calculated that abolishing the two-child limit would cost the Government somewhere between £2.5billion and £3.6billion in 2024/25 but said such costs are ‘low compared to the harm that the policy causes’.

The problem that we have is the NHS is overrun, and now has its issues. We are lacking in school places, we are lacking in infrastructure, and we are short on housing stock, but yet our government encourage immigrants to enter our country, have loads of children, and then tell the good British people that if we have the cheek to have more than two children we will not get child benefits for them.

We are being outbred by our guests, and now the good British people can’t afford housing or acquire council housing because there is not enough housing stock and more and more British citizens are choosing not to have any children at all, and our government have allowed this to happen, but it has to stop!

First Time Ultra-Orthodox Jews Have Been Drafted Into Israel’s Army

Amid concerns that the Middle East war may worsen, Israel has called up ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the armed forces for the first time.

The Israel Defence Forces have sent draft notices to call up 1,000 men from the devout Haredi community to bolster the army’s ranks—the first of 3,000 to be conscripted in the coming weeks.

It comes after the Supreme Court of Israel ruled that men who identify as ultra-Orthodox could no longer be excused from military duty, breaking a deal that had existed since Israel’s founding in 1948.

The move comes amid heightened tensions in the region after the IDF carried out air strikes on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, a day after a drone launched by the group hit Tel Aviv.

Conscripting ultra-Orthodox men is a contentious issue in Israel and the Haredi leadership fiercely resists any effort to draft young men, with some rabbis even urging anyone who receives call-up orders to burn them.

A large number of ultra-Orthodox Jews feel that military service is incompatible with their way of life. These Jews typically attend yeshivas or religious schools.

However, with Israeli troops still fighting in Gaza more than nine months after the Hamas terror attack on October 7, there has been growing pressure from the army and secular Israelis to spread the burden of military service.

By law, Israeli residents must enlist in the military at the age of eighteen and serve for at least 24 months. Since October 7, around 300,000 of these individuals have been called up for reserve service.

The government has said it will have to extend military service for conscripts and reservists to meet the country’s security needs.

The IDF said anyone ignoring multiple draft orders could be prevented from leaving the country or even face jail.

It follows a Houthi drone attack on a Tel Aviv apartment block on Friday that left a 50-year-old man dead and eight other people injured.

Speaking on Saturday evening after the attacks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would defend itself ‘by all means’.

Israel responded by launching a series of airstrikes in Yemen—the first time it has struck the country directly—which Houthi-linked news outlets said killed six people and injured more than 80.

Israeli forces said they intercepted a ballistic missile fired yesterday in retaliation.

While all Israelis should help to defend their nation, dealing with ultra-Orthodox Jews can be challenging. They have so far done everything to resist, so it’s about time they put in some graft like the rest of their country.

Ben Gurion came up with an exemption plan that was somewhat of a Faustian bargain.

Although the nation was established on secular principles, it retained the traditional cultural practice of Judaism. allowing the Orthodox, who at the time suited the majority, to pray and preserve their religion while everyone else fought to defend and establish the nation.

They essentially outsourced religion to the orthodox custodians.

The number of orthodox people has increased throughout time, and they have all had a large number of children. As a result, they are now a greater burden on the welfare state and have significantly increased political power.

They are no longer a small minority in their demographic, and it now seems that the rest of Israel is no longer prepared to subsidise their way of life. This has been brewing for a long time, and there are many roles that they could perform that would not contradict their way of life.

Biden Stepped Aside For What Reason?

Despite weeks of crisis talks and dozens of Democrats calling for him to step down, Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw was made at the last minute.

The 81-year-old president was spending time alone at his $3.4 million vacation house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, when he received polling data indicating he was no longer able to defeat Donald Trump.

At that point, they wrote a letter stating that he should resign to protect the Democratic Party’s future.

Millions of dollars had been withheld from him by donors, the number of Democrats urging him to withdraw was increasing daily, and polls indicated that his prospects of defeating Donald Trump were diminishing following his appalling performance in the debate.

Jill Biden was there when her husband eventually made the historic call, giving in to mounting pressure. However, a spokeswoman for the First Lady said it was the president’s judgement alone and confirmed he made it late.

‘Down to the last hours of the decision only he could make, she (Jill Biden) was supportive of whatever road he chose,’ the spokeswoman said. ‘She’s his biggest believer, champion, and always on his side, in that trusted way only a spouse of almost 50 years can be.’ 

What ultimately motivated Biden to take the drastic step that surprised most of his reelection campaign staff and some members of his White House staff is the question at hand.

On Saturday evening, Biden summoned to his side two men who have been there since his political start: advisers Steve Ricchetti and Mike Donilon. They have been with him through the best of times—his first years as a senator—and the worst of times—the death of his son, Beau Biden, in 2015.

Already with the president and the first lady were their closest aides, Annie Tomasini and Anthony Bernal, who they refer to as ‘family.’

Donilon and Ricchetti were the ones who delivered the shocking new information that would influence Biden’s decision.

Following the debate, they released the results of the most recent internal campaign polling, which indicated he was no longer able to defeat Trump.

Biden’s decision was made soon after, and he asked Ricchetti and Donilon to start drafting a letter and to begin the process of how to make a public announcement, DailyMail.com confirmed. The president also began telling his family.

Biden had previously insisted that he would only step aside if he was shown polling that proved Kamala Harris would fare better than him against Trump or if he developed a ‘medical condition’. In the end, it was the first of those developments that sealed his fate.

It seems that the media are falling over themselves to talk about Joe Biden’s bravery and the sacrifice that he’s making as he saves democracy from Donald Trump. I’m guessing his bravery didn’t extend to informing his team or addressing the nation. No, of course not; it was a letter that was written by someone else.

America has to exercise extreme caution when it comes to Donald Trump, who holds admiration for Vladimir Putin, and Tucker Carlson, who seems to think that living in Russia is preferable to living in the US, and Trump believes he’s the King of the Castle.

Saving democracy from Trump is like saying “I will save your soul from God by giving you the devil.”

The woke media should also take a bow out of their profession because dishonest media is a useless media, and to the masses that matters.

Joe Biden has now stepped aside, but what one has to remember is that old men do not always accept that they’re too old to do some things and therefore they find it hard to bow out gracefully. He is an old man and also a human being, and this announcement is that of an old man reluctantly agreeing with those around him.

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