Nigel Farage today defended Donald Trump's retweets of extremists Britain First and told the BBC's Andrew Marr: "I've done more than anyone else to stop the rise of the far right in this country." "I did it by taking away those people who were going and voting for the BNP ...
Leaders of Britain First aren't welcome in their own home, neighbours say, because they are an EMBARRASSMENT. Neighbours slammed Britain First leaders Jayda Francen and Paul Golding today, the day after three of their hate messages were retweeted by Donald Trump. Fransen, 31, from Penge, south east London, gained notoriety ...
“Don’t worry; I can pour it myself, thanks.” Billy Bragg whispers politely to the waitress attempting to top up his glass. We are in a hotel in Newcastle about to talk about his new album Bridges Not Walls, politics, patriotism, socialism, Brexit, his stint in the army, and everything in ...
Carole Cadwalladr more than any other journalist has pursued the sinister funnel of money and connections between fixers involved in the Trump and Brexit campaigns, including Leave.EU, Ukip and their backer Arron Banks. She has written about Russian meddling and fake social media accounts spreading disinformation just before the Brexit ...
Following legal action by HOPE not hate, Nigel Farage has withdrawn claims that Britain's largest anti-racism organisation pursued "violent and undemocratic means". The result is a major victory for HOPE not hate, which took Mr Farage to court for the unacceptable comments he made on LBC radio on 20 December ...
Thank you for that fantastic welcome and thank you for inviting me here today. I want to begin by saying that today’s “Socialists Together” conference is a great initiative, and when Gianni Pittella invited me to speak, I was very glad to accept. I want to thank everybody from all ...
Two more defeats this week for the Tories mean they're down 10 council seats since June 8. Eight by-elections took place this week with Labour defending five seats and the Conservatives defending three. Hucknall North (Ashfield) went to an independent with a swing of +51.1 from the Tories. The Liberal Democrats ...
The Conservative party conference in Manchester has been under intense police security and subjected to large protests, but inside the ring of steel, Tory MPs are still mouthing off with their reactionary views. It was the turn of South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay to step up and make a statement ...
Labour jumped from fourth to first in Halton-with-Aughton and from third to first in Thetford Priory in a huge night of council by-elections. The party won Halton-with-Aughton (Lancaster) for the first time ever with a gain of +18.0. They edged out the Green Party and the Conservatives who picked up 27.2 per cent and ...