BBC dismisses Question Time Abbott abuse scandal
The BBC has been accused by several members of its Question Time audience – including one who works for an MP – of mockery and abuse toward guest Diane Abbott during […]
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Cleverly gets roasted for #IDanielBlake arrogance
Tory MP James Cleverly was recently voted by the readers of a Tory magazine as one of the party’s top social media performers – which says rather more, given his […]
#JC4PM2019 hashtag skyrockets – but ‘blocked’ from trending by Twitter
A hashtag to start the new year with a resolution to see Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street has rocketed to huge levels – but appears to have been […]
Adonis’ Christmas Twitter jamboree sums up Planet PV
Comment Peer Andrew Adonis is one of the arrogantly-titled “people’s vote” (PV) campaign’s main figureheads – and he entered the Christmas period by announcing: 4.5 million children are living in […]
Excl: Labour to table Urgent Question re Tory public funds for smears
As a result of a written parliamentary question put by Labour MP Chris Williamson, the news broke this weekend that the government used public money to pay a private company of former […]
Successful Angela Smith no-confidence motion – full text
On Friday night, ‘centrist’ Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Angela Smith received a 27-20 – a good turn-out for a delegate-based CLP – vote of no confidence from her CLP (constituency […]
Tory chair Lewis gets owned by locals for SureStart jibe – it’s both hilarious and tragic
Tory chair and Great Yarmouth MP Brandon Lewis showed typical Tory arrogance yesterday with a dismissive comment about a large attendance of local people to protest against Tory-controlled Norfolk County […]
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 […]
Excl: NUJ ‘subverts democracy’ to ‘bully’ Mendoza out of Black History Month lecture
NUJ’s black members (BMC) invited Canary editor Kerry-Anne Mendoza to deliver Black History Month lecture NUJ ‘chapel’ at Guardian/Observer ‘chapel’ protested Mendoza invitation NUJ’s NEC voted to ask BMC to […]
Ealing council leader censured by Labour campaign body for by-election call
Ealing council leader Julian Bell has long faced unrest from many of his councillors, narrowly defeating a leadership challenge in May over his housing arrangements. Arrangements for the selection of […]