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John McDonnell calls for cross party cooperation to tackle “racism, prejudice that sneak into politics”
But admits Labour too slow in tackling anti-Semitism within its ranks
London’s fourth knife murder probe in 24 hours arrests three teenagers
The 17-year-old victim was stabbing in West Kensington in the middle of the afternoon on Thursday
Watch – ‘Grow Your Own Brexit Survival Kit’ – to combat food shortages in event of no deal Brexit
An imaginative garden centre has released a Grow Your Own Brexit Survival Kit - to combat food shortages in the event of a no deal Brexit. Bosses at the centre have created a pack of 12 different vegetable seeds to plant, which can provide a year-round supply of nutritious food. The full kit is £34 and provides 12 packs of easy-to-grow seeds, including carrots, peas, lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, broad beans, spinach, kale and pumpkin. Credit;swns Paul Carmichael, the retail general...
James O’Brien calls out media for double standards over Tory Islamophobia scandal
James O'Brien said "we live in a country that is utterly upside down" after a spate of Tory Islamaphobia cases went largely unreported in the media. Fourteen members of the Conservative Party have been suspended this week over Islamophobic comments made on Facebook, and last night Baroness Warsi, the Conservative Party’s first female Muslim minister, called for an independent inquiry into "institutional" Islamophobia in the party. The Muslim Council of Britain previously attacked the party for being unable to deal with...
Tory peer warns failure to address islamophobia risks damaging party in next election after report that BAME voters feel unwelcome in Conservative Party
we are slowly becoming a party which the Runnymede Trust report last week showed is not a welcome place for Black Asian and Minorities people
Chancellor accused of using knife crime crisis to blackmail MPs over Brexit
Philip Hammond has been accused of using the knife crime crisis to blackmail MPs over Brexit after he told media there would be cash to deal with the issue if MPs backed Theresa May’s agreement with the EU. Another teenager was stabbed to death on the streets of London yesterday, bringing the number of people knifed to death in the UK this year to at least 28. The victim, described only as being in his late teens, was stabbed in the...
Massive scaffolding construction toppled over onto busy London street outside one of capital’s main hospitals
The incident happened outside the Royal Free Hospital.
Sex workers across Britain are set to go on strike on Friday to improve their working conditions
Hundreds of prostitutes across the country are set to walk the streets on Friday night to protest unfair and dangerous conditions.
Victim dies three days after being stabbed in London’s West End
The victim, 37, was stabbed in Soho, central London, in the early hours of Sunday