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PM wades in after David Tennant says Kemi Badenoch should ‘shut up’ during LGBT Awards rant
The Doctor Who star suggested at an awards show he wanted a world where the equalities minister “doesn’t exist any more”,
Julian Assange walks free from court and embarks to Australia
The WikiLeaks founder has appeared in court in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands and pleaded guilty to one charge.
Royal Mail postman filmed writing ‘racists’ on Reform UK leaflets
It comes as Nigel Farage ramped up his row with former prime minister Boris Johnson over his feelings towards Vladimir Putin.
Assange’s release is a ‘victory’ for journalists around the world
The International Federation of Journalists and the National Union of Journalists welcomed Assange’s release from prison.
£1.4bn of PPE destroyed in ‘most wasteful government deal of the pandemic’
"The money lost could have been used to pay the salaries of 37,000 nurses. This is the worst example of waste I have ever seen" - Wes Streeting.
Tommy Robinson arrested in Canada on suspected immigration offence
The 41-year-old had spoken at an event in Calgary on Monday.
John Oliver delivers rousing NSFW pre-election plea to Brits
"On July 4th, Britain has a chance to wash itself clean of 14 miserable years of Conservative rule, and it’s a chance it simply must take."
Julian Assange freed from prison
In a statement posted on X, the official WikiLeaks account said Assange left Belmarsh Prison, in south east London, on Monday and flew out of the UK.
Suit jacket worn by Farage at Lebedev’s garden party comes back to haunt him
The Reform UK man wore the same pin striped suit jacket as he bemoaned the Daily Mail for collaborating with the Kremlin.