The government’s latest update confirms that free TV licences will not be restored for all pensioners, despite a fast‑growing campaign calling for the £180 annual fee to be scrapped once people reach retirement age. The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) says there are ‘no plans’ to bring back universal free TV licences forContinue reading “Pensioner TV Licences Updated By Government”
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Amid Soaring Energy Prices, Reeves Warns Middle-Income Families Won’t Get Help
Rachel Reeves will make it clear that middle-class people won’t receive government support for their soaring energy costs. The Chancellor is expected to make clear that any bailout will be targeted rather than universal as she responds to the Middle East situation. In a Commons statement, she will also outline plans to prevent price ‘gouging’.Continue reading “Amid Soaring Energy Prices, Reeves Warns Middle-Income Families Won’t Get Help”
Will Keir Starmer’s Shambles Hand Farage The Keys To No 10?
Nigel Farage will now gear Reform up to be prepared in case Labour’s descent into chaos initiates a snap general election. In a speech this afternoon, Mr Farage will lay out his intentions for his front-bench team and urge party members to be prepared to cast ballots before the end of the year. While there are expected toContinue reading “Will Keir Starmer’s Shambles Hand Farage The Keys To No 10?”
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”
Anger As Sir Keir Starmer To Approve Chinese Mega-Embassy
Keir Starmer was accused of ‘kowtowing’ to China as he is poised to approve its ‘mega’ embassy. It is understood that the Prime Minister will announce a decision next month despite warnings over national security. It comes in the same week as MI5 cautioned MPs about a security threat from Chinese spies aiming to penetrate Parliament. Reports that Sir KeirContinue reading “Anger As Sir Keir Starmer To Approve Chinese Mega-Embassy”
Jailed Over Russian Bribes
Russia is seeking to bribe Britain’s MPs to undermine our democracy, police warned today, as the former head of the Reform UK party in Wales was jailed for taking cash to back Putin’s allies. Nathan Gill was imprisoned for over 10 years today after receiving tens of thousands of pounds in bribes to give speeches, interviews, andContinue reading “Jailed Over Russian Bribes”
MARCH FOR REMIGRATION
At a far-right demonstration, police and protesters clashed as opposing factions engaged in combat. On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered outside Manchester Piccadilly station in Manchester as members of the far-right Britain First party were ready to march into the city. Crowds packed the streets of the rally, waving St George’s flags and Union Jacks.Continue reading “MARCH FOR REMIGRATION”
Angela ‘Two Homes’ Rayner
Angela Rayner has been accused of using national security laws to hide the fact that she has the option of three bathrooms in her taxpayer-funded grace-and-favour home. The Deputy Prime Minister’s officials refused to answer a Parliamentary question about the number of bedrooms in her London residence in Admiralty House, for security and operational reasons’. However, the Conservatives have discoveredContinue reading “Angela ‘Two Homes’ Rayner”
‘Home Office Doesn’t Know How Many Foreign Workers Work Illegally After Visas Expire’
The Home Office fails to collect ‘basic information’ on foreign workers including whether they carry on working illegally in the UK at the end of their visas, MPs have warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found the department ‘does not know’ how many foreign visa holders leave the country when they are supposed to. A damningContinue reading “‘Home Office Doesn’t Know How Many Foreign Workers Work Illegally After Visas Expire’”
Activists Support Transgender Cinderella
Labour MPs have shown support for an activist group which promotes ‘transgender Cinderella’ books to primary school children. Pop’n’Olly, which visits classrooms to teach gender ideology, welcomed politicians to a Parliamentary drop-in event which it said was sponsored by Nadia Whittome MP. Kim Leadbeater, Paul Davies, Darren Paffey, and Stephen Doughty, the Foreign Office minister, were among the LabourContinue reading “Activists Support Transgender Cinderella”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 