If you think Boris Johnson has had a torrid few days, spare a thought for poor Sir Keir Starmer. His week started when the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) governing body voted to ban a number of hard-Left organisations. The controversial decision had the backing of Starmer. The groups …
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“We are fast approaching the stage of ultimate inversion: the stage where government is free to do as it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission,” read the quote, which Buck posted to Twitter on Sunday along with the caption, “There’s always an Ayn Rand quote.” While the …
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The bill, proposed by the Conservative government and headed for a second reading in the House of Commons this week, would amend existing laws safeguarding free speech on university campuses by allowing guest speakers to sue the universities if they are denied a platform over political views. It would also …
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Being unwilling to pay Mr Murdoch to see over his wall, I have no idea what photographs of me Labour councillors in the Batley and Spen constituency are circulating on WhatsApp, but they’re unlikely to be happy snaps in the eyes of Sir Keir Starmer, the beleaguered leader of the …
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Khan was pronounced winner of 55.2% of the mayoral vote on Saturday, besting Conservative Shaun Bailey’s 44.8%. While the margin of victory was comfortable, it wasn’t the landslide that he appeared to be headed for as recently as a couple of months ago, when polls showed him leading by a …
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Hartlepool is a coastal town in northeastern England with a fascinating history. Out on its headland, the Heugh Battery Museum bills itself as the only World War I battlefield in Great Britain. A nearby plaque marks the spot where the first shell from a leading German battle cruiser struck at …
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Tory candidate Jill Mortimer came in first with 51.88%, beating her Labour opponent, Paul Williams, by almost 7,000 votes. She will be the first Conservative MP from the area since 1974. Hartlepool has been long considered part of Labour’s ‘Red Wall’ – a set of loyal strongholds in northern England. …
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The UK government is facing mounting opposition from backbench MPs and members of the Labour Party over plans to use Covid vaccine passports to fully reopen the country’s economy. On Monday, Boris Johnson refused to deny reports that the measure was set to be introduced and, a day later, Vaccine …
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Lord Peter Mandelson is not a name that will resonate beyond the UK, but he is one of Britain’s most infamous spin doctors. The type of character who has seemingly exerted an extended sphere of influence without it ever being clear exactly what he does. He arrived into the Labour …
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We need to talk about Keir Starmer, the latest incarnation of the ever-present middle-class white man – this one is even a knight of the realm – who leads the Labour Party. It is incredible now to think the Labour Party came out of the trade union movement a 100 …
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