This is the moment a migrant was caught trying to smuggle himself out of Britain in the back of a lorry, pleading with police: ‘I just want to go back to France!’ At the Port of Dover ferry port in Kent, the man was seen leaping out of a truck as it was being checked byContinue reading “Migrant Jumps From Lorry At Dover Port”
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Nigel Farage Reveals His Home Was Firebombed
Arsonists targeted Nigel Farage by pushing a firebomb through the letterbox of his home, the Reform Party leader has revealed. Farage, 62, said the petrol bomb fortunately burnt out before causing any significant damage during the incident last year. He has marked the event as an ‘outright arson attempt’. Farage recalled how the attack, which came at the beginningContinue reading “Nigel Farage Reveals His Home Was Firebombed”
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”
Builders Use “Swift Bricks” And “Garden-Grabbing”
Labour has disclosed additional sweeping changes to England’s planning rules as ministers scramble to build a promised 1.5 million new homes within five years. Under what is declared to be the most significant planning shake-up in more than a decade, ministers said thousands more homes will be built faster in every region. The Government said itsContinue reading “Builders Use “Swift Bricks” And “Garden-Grabbing””
Kemi Badenoch Criticises Young People
Kemi Badenoch pledged to change the UK’s welfare culture while lashing out at young people who refuse to work because they think it is “beneath them.” The Conservative leader, who worked in McDonald’s as a youngster, said too few were willing to work their way up ‘from the bottom’ as she did. This morning, she saidContinue reading “Kemi Badenoch Criticises Young People”
Post Office Closures Will Hit Rural Areas Hardest
Labour has acknowledged that proposals to cut the number of post offices in half will disproportionately affect the elderly in rural regions. It says ‘nearly half’ of all those nationwide are no longer profitable and subsidies are unsustainable, meaning almost 6,000 of the 11,500 risk being scrapped. Part-time ones, which open a few days aContinue reading “Post Office Closures Will Hit Rural Areas Hardest”
POLL OF THE DAY: Should Keir Starmer Be Ousted As Prime Minister?
Following the humiliating dismissal of Lord Mandelson, Keir Starmer is dealing with growing discontent from both political rivals and members of the Labour Party. New Labour architect Mandelson was dramatically sacked from his position as US ambassador on Thursday after the emergence of emails to notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, describing him as his ‘best pal’. ManyContinue reading “POLL OF THE DAY: Should Keir Starmer Be Ousted As Prime Minister?”
Keir Starmer Sidelines Rachel Reeves
Keir Starmer sidelined Rachel Reeves as he strengthened his hold on economic policy through a significant reorganisation of the government. The Prime Minister recruited the Chancellor’s deputy and senior tax adviser to join his staff, and he appointed his own economic expert as a sign that he intends to oversee the autumn budget personally. TheContinue reading “Keir Starmer Sidelines Rachel Reeves”
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”
The future of the Right is being shaped … in London’s most exclusive clubs
The future of Right-wing politics in Britain is being decided on the cigar terraces of Mayfair. As the opinion poll surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK shakes the foundations of the Conservatives, power-brokers from both parties are cutting deals and war-gaming defections on adjoining tables in the capital’s most salubrious salons. The Tories have been defined asContinue reading “The future of the Right is being shaped … in London’s most exclusive clubs”