Tom Watson’s former driver defects to Tories
Sandwell councillor Bill Gavan applies to join Conservatives Sandwell councillor Bill Gavan, who acted as former MP Tom Watson’s driver, has applied to join the Conservatives. If his application is […]
Tag Archives: sexism
Journalist ‘forgot’ Labour’s great women front-benchers – stood vs Diane Abbott in 2010 general election
Guardian columnist also claimed Corbyn needs “suitable female pet” Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore has published an anti-Labour article in which she claimed Labour has a ‘shortage of women’ in Corbyn’s […]
Excl: Enfield councillor who failed to pass panel now dep to leader who oversaw altered papers to let him stand
Storm in Enfield continues – and effects of ‘irregular’ selection process seen at highest levels of council. When challenged, council leader admitted panel interview results had been altered A series […]
Labour First trainer suspended for Thornberry ‘gang rape’/’beheading’ tweets referred to ultimate disciplinary body
Former Labour First trainer Ian McKenzie was suspended after complaints including tweets calling Shadow Foreign Secretary Thornberry ‘too old for ISIS’ and discussing her prospects for beheading or selling as […]
Warley Labour FB page promotes anti-Lab candidate. Spellar hangs up when invited to condemn
Warley Labour page congratulates independent candidate and smears Labour’s Warley constituency sits in the Sandwell heartland of right-wing Labour in the West Midlands, which has seen some of the worst […]
Deselected councillor defended by Watson refuses to apologise for calling female colleague “gutter wench”
Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson went on record this week attacking the deselection of a number of councillors in his West Midlands borough of Sandwell, after Labour’s National Executive Committee […]
Lewis denies refusing to speak to Labour re harassment complaints. Alleged victim criticises resignation
Bury South MP Ivan Lewis has quit the Labour Party. He was under investigation by the party over allegations of sexual harassment. Buzzfeed last year said it had spoken to […]
BBC: “Marr treated Shami like any other political guest”. This video suggests otherwise
The BBC’s Andrew Marr caused controversy – and considerable outrage – on Sunday morning when he aggressively jabbed his notes toward her face and angrily told her he was as […]
Councillor: “Watson made my life a misery. What’s his problem with independent Labour women?”
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has rightly been pilloried this evening after a ludicrous interview in which he claimed that the party’s general secretary, Jennie Formby, had “staked her career […]
Tory MEPs’ vote to DEFEND Hungary’s ‘sovereign’ right to be racist should worry us all
European Parliament members (MEPs) have voted in favour of a motion of censure against Hungary and its premier Viktor Orbán for the country’s behaviour toward asylum seekers and minority groups […]