Excl: Miliband set to return to Shadow Cabinet in NHS or Defence role
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband is looking to return to a front bench position with the Labour party. Insiders say he wants a ‘big job he can get his teeth […]
Tag Archives: defence
Commons written response confirms Saudi pilots being trained in Wales
A written answer to a parliamentary question has revealed that the UK is training Saudi pilots at RAF Valley on the North Wales island of Anglesey/Ynys Mon. A question […]
Camden Momentum’s rebuke to national re smear response: “with every scalp taken, a new target will soon loom into view”
At the beginning of this month, the SKWAWKBOX strongly criticised the decision of the officer group of Momentum’s NCG (National Coordinating Group) to withdraw support from National Executive Committee (NEC) […]
Women in burqas? No, ban men in suits…
Boris Johnson has outraged right-minded people with his attack on Muslim women comparing them to letterboxes and bank robbers if they wear traditional garments. In spite of the obvious racism […]
Cruelty to rape victims and their children – Tories force almost 200 women claimants to ‘prove’ rape
Shocking figures released by HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs) today have revealed that 190 women were forced to fill in forms under the Tory government’s ‘rape clause’ legislation to ‘prove’ […]
Reynolds on his reasons for Israel visit
Front-bencher Andrew Gwynne has responded to criticism of his participation in a Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) delegation to Israel a few weeks after Israeli soldiers massacred over sixty protesters […]
Gwynne defends Israeli visit
Front-bencher Andrew Gwynne is one of several Labour MPs whose visit to Israel as part of a Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) delegation this week has attracted outrage in the […]
Video: Gav Williamson’s priceless faces as Madeley terminates interview for non-response
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was out of luck this morning. Under normal circumstances, Tory ministers expect a free ride when they appear on mainstream broadcasts – afforded an unchallenged opportunity […]
Right-wing men defending McKenzie’s misogyny show the dark heart of the right
Ian McKenzie, the Lewisham right-winger exposed tweeting vile comments about Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry, has been suspended from the Labour Party because of them. Before his misogynist tweets – […]
Woodcock’s self-defence exposes the hypocrisy of the Labour right
‘Semi-detached’ Labour MP John Woodcock has been suspended pending the investigation of ‘sex-pest’ allegations against him. Mr Woodcock is entitled to the presumption of innocence – and has claimed as […]