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Danny Baker sacked over “racist” Tweet about new royal baby

Radio host Danny Baker has been fired by the BBC after tweet regarding the birth of the royal baby. Baker, 61, seemingly mocking Meghan Markle's racial heritage with an image of two people holding hands with a monkey dressed in a suit. The radio star posted it, moments after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed their son, with the caption: "Royal baby leaves hospital." Baker's tweet received a huge backlash on social media. He confirmed his firing from the BBC on Twitter, writing: "Just...

Brexiteer hails ‘unprecedented’ crowd at Peterborough rally – gets reminded of this

A prominent Brexiteer has been ridiculed after hailing unprecedented crowds at a recent Peterborough rally – only to be reminded of the numerous times political events have attracted significantly more people. Guido Fawkes reporter Tom Harwood took to Twitter to boast about the crowd at the Brexit Party rally this week. He said: “Peterborough rally for the Brexit Party. When was the last time British politics saw something like this?? Astonishing. They’re doing three rallies a week!” But he was...

Political parties urged to embrace veganism to meet Paris targets

Major political parties are being urged to include veganism at the centre of food and farming policies after declaring a national climate emergency. The Vegan Society is imploring politicians to “translate this announcement into action” by adopting policies that encourage plant-based diets, offer vegan food in public sector canteens and support farmers in moving away from farming animals. Formal letters signed by the charity’s chief executive have been sent to the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, UK Parliament, the Scottish National...

No manifesto, no elected politicians, no transparency – but gets a chair on BBCQT

BBC Question Time has been criticised for inviting Nigel Farage to speak on tonight’s show. The Brexit party leader will join Fiona Bruce for a debate in Northampton as UK political parties gear up for the European Parliament elections at the end of the month. Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, Shadow Economic Minister Jonathan Reynolds and Anna Soubry MP will also be participating in the discussion. But despite having no manifesto, no MEPs, no MPs and no transparency with...

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