Month: January 2025

Labour split exposed as Lisa Nandy slaps down calls for grooming gang inquiry

Labour’s civil war over whether there should be an inquiry into child sexual grooming gangs was further exposed this morning, after Lisa Nandy slapped down calls by senior party colleagues. The Culture Secretary rejected Andy Burnham’s intervention yesterday, after the Manchester…

Keir Starmer blasted for ‘massive hypocrisy’ over grooming gangs defence of Jess Phillips

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer has been slammed for “staggering hypocrisy” after complaining that Tories had failed to support his Labour colleague Jess Phillips – despite his own party accusing Rishi Sunak of being soft on child abuse. The Prime Minister…

Out of touch’ Starmer slammed for ‘smearing’ MPs demanding probe into grooming

Keir Starmer visited Epsom Hospital in Surrey today (Image: Getty) MPs have slammed “out of touch” Sir Keir Starmer for “smearing” people demanding a national inquiry into rape gangs which abused thousands of girls. Politicians from the Conservative and Reform parties…

Keir Starmer’s ‘far-Right’ smear of rape gang critics shows how we got into this mess

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Image: PA) Sir Keir Starmer is wrong to label demands for a national inquiry into the child rape gangs scandal as a “Right-wing bandwagon”. Politically-correct fears the issue would be exploited by so-called right-wing groups is exactly why so…

Wes Streeting and Keir Starmer’s NHS reform shamed by ‘broken’ nurse’s horror

Prime Minister Keir Starmer / Health Secretary Wes Streeting (Image: PA) It’s perishing out – and a glacial igloo inside for thousands of cash-strapped pensioners. Contagious bugs lurk around every corner. We’re going down like flies. The unluckiest will end up…

Keir Starmer to hold crisis talks with Emmanuel Macron ahead of Trump’s return

Sir Keir Starmer with French President Emmanuel Macron (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer will host French President Emmanuel Macron for dinner tomorrow as they brace for Donald Trump’s return as US President. The leaders, embroiled in separate spats with Elon Musk, will hold…

Brexiteer fury as Theresa May’s negotiator handed top job by Labour

Former Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins (Image: Getty) Brexiteers accused Sir Keir Starmer of plotting to drag Britain back into the EU after appointed a “Europhile” to run the Foreign Office. Sir Oliver Robbins, who led the botched Brexit negotiations while Theresa May was…

Moment David Lammy squirms as BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty grills him on migration plan

David Lammy was put on the spot over how much plans for a people smuggling sanctions regime will bring down small boat crossings. The Foreign Secretary did not give a figure when pressed multiple times on BBC Breakfast. Asked how much the proposals…

The solution to Rachel Reeves’ £2.7 trillion economic mess is staring us right in the face

Our chancellor needs to think a bit bigger and smarter (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves is a smart lady. She’s not just Rachel from accounts, she’s made it to become one of the most powerful people in Britain. And love her or loathe…

Angela Rayner pushes for huge change to migrant housing amid fury over hotel bills

Ministers fear migrants could still be housed in hotels by the next General Election (Image: Getty) Ministers have insisted the number of migrant hotels will fall despite fears asylum seekers could be housed in taxpayer funded rooms for another four years. Deputy Prime…