Video: Bercow ‘owns’ Hammond – and entire govt – hilariously
Chancellor Philip ‘Hapless’ Hammond received a surgical – and very funny – put-down from Speaker John Bercow in the House of Commons today after setting himself up perfectly for it, […]
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Labour could call confidence vote as DUP abstain – on Budget votes
The DUP has said it is abstaining on every finance bill vote tonight in order to fire a warning shot across the Tories’ bows that they are close to abandoning […]
Principled Crouch resignation over delayed betting terminal cut underscores govt shambles
Sports minister Tracey Crouch has resigned from the government over a delay imposed by Chancellor Philip Hammond to cuts to maximum stakes on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT) – often […]
John McDonnell and THAT tax comment – the real story
The mainstream media – abetted as usual by a selection of the ‘usual suspects’ among right-wing Labour MPs – have attempted to make mischief and distract from the flop of […]
Video: reaction of MPs to WASPI women protest shows why Establishment is afraid
1950s-born women have suffered insult on top of injury in the course of their WASPI (Women Against State Pensions Age Increase) campaign to restore pensions stolen from them by Tory […]
Excl: Hammond ‘misspoke’ with 650,000 new homes #Budget2018 promise (video)
Chancellor Philip Hammond made a point of ‘hamming it up’ for the Tory gallery during his budget speech this afternoon, pausing frequently to allow clearly pre-planned cheers and cries of […]
Famous SKWAWKBOX ‘gammon’ meme proposed as new ‘Brexit 50p’ design
Philip Hammond’s promise to issue a Brexit-themed 50-pence piece has sparked considerable sarcastic amusement, with wags quipping that he could repurpose the pound coin as that’s what it will be […]
Labour’s 10 Universal Credit demands ahead of Hammond’s #Budget2018
A statement by the Labour Party has outlined ten ’emergency demands’ the party is making of the Tories on Universal Credit (UC) ahead of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget speech this afternoon. […]
New videos cut ground from under Hammond’s #Budget18 speech before he opens his mouth
Comment A new video by EL4C – made by the same film-maker behind the recent Labour party political broadcast that rattled the Establishment so much with its powerful message that the […]
MPs to attend ‘Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ to highlight “systemic flaws” in economy
Liverpool Labour MP Dan Carden is set to host a performance of Robert Tressell’s classic of working-class literature The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in Parliament. The performance will be timed with […]