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Jacob Rees-Mogg’s home & car vandalised…leaving a dildo on his vehicle

The Tory MP and his family are away on holiday in New York and have become the victims of vandalism to their property. The culprits spray-painted abuse ‘posh scum’, ‘shut up and die’ and ‘****head’ across his windows and garage of his home in West Harptree, Somerset. They also stuck a purple dildo on his wife’s Land Rover. Continuing the sexual theme they also threw condoms onto the lawn that leads up to his family home. His maid discovered the...

Affordable homes on green belt ‘a lie’, say campaigners

Plans to redevelop parts of the Green belt have been slammed by a campaign group. The Government hope to build over 450,000 homes on land previously part of the green belt. However, The Campaign to Protect Rural England have said that these new sites will not, in most cases, offer “affordable” housing. CPRE argues that more brownfield sites should be used instead of the protected green belt area. The CPRE's director of campaigns and policy, Tom Fyans, said: "We are...

Branson pockets £2bn in NHS cash over five years

Richard Branson's Virgin Care has been awarded almost £2 billion in NHS England contracts over the past five years. The Guardian analysis revealed Branson's firm has "quietly become one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers" after scooping reams of government contracts. In one year alone, the company’s health arm, Virgin Care, won deals potentially worth £1 billion to provide services around England, making it the biggest winner among private companies bidding for NHS work over the period. And its services are...

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