Sir Keir Starmer said he is prepared to align the UK even more closely with the EU, including the single market, if it is in the UK’s ‘national interest’. In some of his strongest comments yet about Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with Brussels under Labour, the Prime Minister said he would look at rules governing border checks. However,Continue reading “Starmer Prepares To Rip Up Brexit”
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Deputy PM David Lammy Claimed Almost £7,000 For Help With His Tax Returns
David Lammy has charged taxpayers nearly £7,000 for help with his tax return. The senior Labour MP used his Commons expenses to pay accountants’ fees 10 times before the practice was outlawed last year. Figures published by the Parliamentary pay body reveal that he first used public money for the service back in 2012, with a £936 claimContinue reading “Deputy PM David Lammy Claimed Almost £7,000 For Help With His Tax Returns”
Childhood Records To Be Wiped By David Lammy
Childhood criminal records could be wiped under plans being evaluated by David Lammy. To prevent individuals from being affected by minor crimes in the future, the Justice Secretary is considering streamlining the current system. It comes after evidence revealed that people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s still had transgressions of street fighting and bike theftsContinue reading “Childhood Records To Be Wiped By David Lammy”
Labour Minister Defends Plans To Scrap Juries
A Labour minister has justified proposals to eliminate juries in some situations by arguing that judges who have received diversity training will perform “well.” Following claims by Labour MPs that judges could be prejudiced, Baroness Levitt said she had ‘confidence in a professional judiciary’. The Lord’s justice minister told peers that the ‘judiciary is becoming more diverse’Continue reading “Labour Minister Defends Plans To Scrap Juries”
Prisoner Release Backfires On Lammy
David Lammy is encountering a Cabinet backlash over his ‘cowardly’ and ‘incompetent’ handling of a mistaken prisoner release. The Justice Secretary’s unwillingness to respond to questions in the House of Commons about the release of an Algerian national has drawn criticism from other ministers. Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was incarcerated at HMP Wandsworth for trespassing with the intentContinue reading “Prisoner Release Backfires On Lammy”
Taxi Driver Victim Of Assault
A taxi driver has claimed British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and his wife Nicola Green refused to settle a fare of almost £600 after he drove them more than 360 miles from Italy to a ski resort in France. The driver said he collected Lammy, 52 and his artist wife, 53, on April 10 at the town of Forli nearContinue reading “Taxi Driver Victim Of Assault”
David Lammy Pledged To Support Israeli PM Netanyahu After ICC Issued A Warrant For Gaza Crimes Against Humanity
After the Israeli Prime Minister was issued an international arrest warrant for “war crimes” in Gaza, Downing Street refused to rule out that Benjamin Netanyahu would be detained if he travelled to Britain. The International Criminal Court, which Foreign Secretary David Lammy last month said the UK ‘supports’, today issued warrants for Netanyahu and his former defenceContinue reading “David Lammy Pledged To Support Israeli PM Netanyahu After ICC Issued A Warrant For Gaza Crimes Against Humanity”
David Lammy Says Keir Starmer’s And Victoria Starmer’s Clothes Aren’t Taxpayer-Funded
Keir Starmer took thousands of pounds from a millionaire Labour donor to pay for designer suits because the taxpayer doesn’t pick up the bill, the Foreign Secretary suggested. David Lammy lamented that there was no public funding for the wardrobe of the Prime Minister, who is paid £166,000 a year, or his wife Victoria in the same way as thereContinue reading “David Lammy Says Keir Starmer’s And Victoria Starmer’s Clothes Aren’t Taxpayer-Funded”
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