Politics

Labour stalwart Dennis Skinner outraged many on the left and remain camps this week when it was revealed that he had defied the Labour Party whip to vote with the Government on the EU Withdrawal Bill. Many took to social media to express their dismay and there were many shocked comments on our interview this week with the veteran MP nicknamed The Beast Of Bolsover. Right wing sections of the press such as The Sun and Daily Express wasted no...

The Conservative Party is to take control of a powerful Commons committee after a crucial motion was passed by a majority of just 19 late last night, giving them the ability to scrutinise Brexit legislation without wider parliamentary input. The motion, brought by Commons leader Andrea Leadsom, has been described by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as a way of rigging the parliamentary system after the Tories found a work-around for navigating the Brexit process with a minority government. Traditionally, minority governments do not...

‘Government con trick’ sees billions stripped from budgets to deny real-pay rise to lower-paid 55 per cent of workers GMB, the union for public sector workers, accuses Theresa May of ignoring the ‘forgotten’ three million public sector staff in a major new report today [September 13 2017). The majority of public sector workers – 55 per cent - including council workers, front-line school and police support staff, and civil servants are not covered by a Pay Review Body, For years,...

UPDATE: In a long and feisty debate on the Second Reading of the EU Withdrawal Bill, the opposition insisted that a Labour amendment was necessary to stop Brexit turning into a dangerous undemocratic power grab in which Theresa May and her ministers could reinterpret decades of human rights and EU legislation as they see fit. And without the debate and votes of parliamentary scrutiny that we are accustomed to in this country. The Labour amendment stated that “this House respects...

Jacob Rees-Mogg has come under fire after speaking out about his Christian faith and its teaching on abortion and same-sex relationships, but views could be as hypocritical as they are outdated. Despite some commentators coming out in support of the Conservative MP for sticking by his beliefs, others have been quick to point out how sanctimonious they really are. One such comment which has started to go viral on Twitter questions whether he really is a staunch believer given that...

A four-year enquiry has revealed that the practice of torture “habitual, widespread and deliberate” in Egypt. The conclusions were presented by members of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) after an investigation, triggered by Alkarama, unearthed a wide range of cases of violations in the North African nation. The inquiries are to be kept confidential until the committee releases its concluding report on June 23, 2017, but an initial report has been made public by Alkarama which is also publishing the voluminous documentation submitted to...

NHS Professionals is an NHS-owned solution to combating NHS staff shortages, supplying temporary staff to over 65 NHS Trusts across England. It plugs professional gaps while allowing 90,000 staff such as doctors, midwives, healthcare scientists, nurses to work flexible hours that suits them. And it works so well it even saves the NHS £70 million a year. And yet, Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt, in his rush to privatise every potentially profit-making part of the NHS decided to...

Voters with shorter life expectancy were more likely to plump for Donald Trump, according to new research. Ever since the business magnate became president of the United States experts have sought to understand how he defied the polls despite any political experience. Now a study has identified a direct link between decision making and the nation's growing geographic health gap. In areas with slowing, or declining, life expectancy most people chose Trump, the Republican nominee. But elsewhere, the majority picked...

Vince Cable today accused Theresa May of suppressing evidence proving that immigration has little effect on employment and wages, and hiding the benefits to the economy as Home Secretary. In a blistering attack on Theresa May in her first PMQs before the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill starts being debated in parliament, the LibDem leader said that Theresa May had covered up NINE reports that proved immigration had little adverse effect on wage and employment levels. The former coalition business secretary...