Jeremy Corbyn addresses ‘No War on Iran’ rally as people demonstrate against war around UK
Protesters say the situation in the Middle East remains ‘critical’ following the killing of Iran’s General Soleimani by a US drone.
Protesters say the situation in the Middle East remains ‘critical’ following the killing of Iran’s General Soleimani by a US drone.
Ahead of the debate, Labour’s Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer and Lord Alf Dubs, who fled from the Nazis on the Kindertransport to Britain when he was aged six, wrote to all Tory MPs calling on them to vote against the Boris Johnson’s “disgraceful” abandonment of the ‘Dubs' children.
Tory Brexiteer Suella Braverman even voted against the scheme – despite previously participating in it as a student.
The shadow Treasury minister said it was the party’s job to explain to voters its quest for better conditions was not a ‘mad socialist perspective’.
With the COP25 dubbed “a climate summit to forget”, the pressure is piling on PM Boris Johnson to deliver tangible results if London wants to be seen as a global climate leader.
Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips all secured the 22 MP and MEP nominations required to continue.
The Conservative Party spent nearly a million pounds on Facebook ads since October.
The increased number of breaks mean Boris Johnson will have to fewer sessions of Prime Minister's Questions.
The move could damage support for Rebecca Long-Bailey, who has tried to position herself as the standard bearer for the left.
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