Angela Eagle has had to admit that far from having the support of the majority of Labour MPs, she has effectively been dumped as her colleagues have rushed to nominate the little known Owen “Owen Who?” Smith. When Owen Smith ...
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MPs vote on Trident tonight: will UK get WMD?
In a clear case of “do as we say, not as we do” the UK Government will tonight ask MPs to agree the UK should obtain Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) thousands of times more deadly than those Tony Blair ...
Read More »Boris goes to Luton Airport
Luton is a wonderful place – made all the more delightful by its renowned airport, which is so iconic there’s even a song about it and it played a leading role in a memorable advert for Campari. But it’s not ...
Read More »Turkey: will military coup succeed?
Reports coming out of Turkey far into the night indicate only that the picture is still very confused. Many of the reports are tweets from eyewitnesses: although these give an immediate picture of episodes happening on the ground, it is hard ...
Read More »Military stage coup in Turkey
Shortly after 9pm tonight, Friday, 16th July 2016, a section of the Turkish military released a formal statement announcing that it had taken control of the Turkish state from the elected Government and had taken state power for itself. Matters ...
Read More »Theresa May promises “social justice”: take cover now!
She didn’t quote St Francis of Assisi, but in every other way Theresa May sounded – as she set the scene for her premiership – like Margaret Thatcher. It wasn’t the obvious comparison – of the second woman Prime Minister ...
Read More »Labour right re-runs SDP experiment as JC brings in the Second 11
Labour MPs having a hissy fit over their leadership is nothing new. The 18 Labour MPs who have resigned from the Shadow Cabinet in the last 48 hours are following in the footsteps of those who have done it all ...
Read More »Breaking news: Corbyn sacks Hilary Benn “leader of the lemmings”
Events are unfolding fast in both the Tory and Labour Parties in the aftermath of the EU referendum result. The Tories are about to enter a leadership contest. Divided already by the referendum campaign, they will now prolong the division ...
Read More »Britain: betrayed
The official declaration of the referendum result came at 7.20am. Buckle your seatbelt, find a helmet, hide under the kitchen table – it’s going to be a very rough ride. Nigel Farage is delighted. Boris Johnson is delighted. Michael Gove ...
Read More »Get your brolly – go vote “remain”
One look at the faces of those leading the “exit” campaign should be enough to convince you to rush out and vote “remain”. Look at them: Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Ian Duncan Smith and… wait for it… Nigel Farage. Would ...
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