Pro-Palestine protesters in VIOLENT CLASHES as police officers injured and 40 activists arrested

Pro-Palestine protesters in VIOLENT CLASHES as police
officers injured and 40 activists arrested

Dozens of pro-Palestine demonstrators were arrested late last night after activists clashed with police on Whitehall and outside Parliament. The Metropolitan Police were forced to act after the protest’s turnout “significantly exceeded the estimates of the organisers”, with protest group the Palestine Solidarity Campaign claiming over 10,000 people had come to demand a ceasefire in … Read more

General Election LIVE: Angela Rayner mocks and goads Tory MP after police drop investigation

General Election LIVE: Angela Rayner mocks and goads Tory MP
after police drop investigation

Angela Rayner has mocked the Conservative MP who contacted police amid a row over historic living arrangements. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) announced it was dropping the investigation into the Labour deputy leader after the MP for Bury North James Daly brought claims against her. Sharing a picture of the front page of the Mirror on … Read more

Zombie-style knives can be bought without ID checks, GB News reveals as Sadiq Khan slams delay to ban the blades

Zombie-style knives can be bought without ID checks, GB News
reveals as Sadiq Khan slams delay to ban the blades

“Zombie-style” knives can still be purchased from websites without ID checks, GB News can reveal. In a GB News investigation, we found two 20-inch blades with serrated edges and a sharp point were delivered without any online ID checks. When the zombie knives were delivered in person, the courier did not verify ID. It is … Read more

The problem with the Tories’ core vote strategy

The problem with the Tories’ core vote strategy

Photo by Alastair Grant-WPA Pool/Getty Images. No group has fared better under 14 years of Conservative government than pensioners. The triple lock (intended as a temporary measure when it was brought in by the coalition government) has ensured the state pension has steadily increased even as workers’ wages stagnated. Since it was introduced in 2011/12 … Read more

Team Sunak scores an own goal

Team Sunak scores an own goal

Photo by Aaron Chown / PA Images Politics and sport didn’t mix at Chesham United for a stumbling Rishi Sunak filmed showing he is as good at football as he is at politics. Most of the coaches, parents and young players boycotted the campaign stunt at the Buckinghamshire club, which is based in a constituency … Read more

POLL OF THE DAY: Should the BBC take action over 'inflammatory' comment about Nigel Farage? VOTE HERE

POLL OF THE DAY: Should the BBC take action over
'inflammatory' comment about Nigel Farage? VOTE HERE

Nigel Farage has today hit back on social media after a BBC presenter accused him of “customary inflammatory language”. The comment made by Geeta Guru-Murthy sparked dozens of comments calling for the presenter to be sacked. During his speech at the launch event for Reform’s Dover candidate, Farage said: “The wave – and I’m using … Read more

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters

pensioner

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts that the state pension will be higher than the tax-free personal allowance by 2027. The Conservatives’ latest pledge means that a pensioner’s tax-free allowance would also rise according to the rules of the triple lock, to halt the increasing numbers of pensioners who will be expected to pay … Read more