Month: September 2024

I was in the room for Labour Party conference – here’s why it felt like a wake

Labour’s first conference as the governing party in 15 years felt more like a wake than a celebration. Ministers and members arrived at Liverpool docks in wet and windy conditions that chimed with the mood. Just 80 days into power…

Tories mock Keir Starmer for ‘struggling’ on £170k salary despite getting free heating

Sir Keir Starmer has been brutally mocked by the Conservative Party for “struggling” on “just” £170,000 in a “pokey” flat with “free heating”. In a social media post from the Tories the Prime Minister was ridiculed for accepting thousands of pounds worth of gifts, including for…

Keir Starmer faces crunch vote as union demands winter fuel payment U-turn

Sir Keir Starmer faces a showdown with unions tomorrow after being accused of “picking the pockets” of pensioners by axing the winter fuel payment. Unite, which will stage a demonstration at Labour’s conference in Liverpool on Monday, is set to force…

Bridget Phillipson looks set to implode as she’s asked about Taylor Swift freebie

Bridget Phillipson looked as if she was about to implode while being quizzed about her accepting free tickets to a Taylor Swift concert. The Education Secretary squirmed and at times appeared to smirk as she sought to shake off taking the freebie to…

Angela Rayner could face bombshell investigation over one controversial freebie

Angela Rayner is facing potential hot water over a donation that saw her use a of luxurious £1.8 million apartment to celebrate New Year in New York. Angela Rayner arriving at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool (Image: PA ) Speaking…

Taxpayers fork out £68,000 for Angela Rayner’s ‘vanity photographer’ as pensioners freeze

As the Labour Party continues to shoulder criticism amid a sea of scandals including scrapping the winter fuel payment for all but the poorest pensioners and the PM himself having accepted numerous high value freebies – the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner hasn’t walked away unscathed after it…

Labour already predicted to lose next election, poll predicts

The majority of the public already expect Labour to lose the next election, new polling shows. The survey found 60% believe Sir Keir Starmer’s party will be ousted in 2029, while half think he will not still be Prime Minister then….

Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts are just the beginning, warns Tom Tugendhat

Broken promises and cronyism – all while preaching a better way of doing politics during their Conference season. Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat (Image: Getty) You’re going to have to be really rich or rely on a Labour donor before you…

Jill Biden sparks huge backlash by leading White House cabinet meeting: ‘Who is running the country?’

First Lady Jill Biden has sparked outrage after she spoke at the first White House cabinet meeting in a year. President Joe Biden convened his Cabinet on Friday for the first time since last October and was joined by the First Lady who spoke about women’s…

How Kamala Harris is playing woman of the people on key issue to win votes… then behaving VERY differently in private

She has launched her presidential campaign on a platform of taking on corporate wrongdoing and clamping down on billionaires. But in practice, Kamala Harris is seeking advice from the same big business leaders she claims to be raging against. The vice president…