Author: Miles Donavan

Recognition alone is not enough. Britain must also take concrete steps to defend those who cling to life there and pursue justice for the dead Andy McDonald is the Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Two weeks ago, the Prime Minister posed for photographs with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, a man who asserted there are “no innocent civilians in Gaza” and signed artillery shells destined to drop and kill children.Let’s call this out for what it is. Herzog is guilty of inciting genocide. But as I write, Britain is poised at long last to recognise the State of Palestine, overdue…

This week the government continued with proposals to push through two key pieces of legislation which will have a significantly positive impact. The Labour government continues to change the country for the better after 14 years of Tory rule, which decimated public services and led to higher levels of poverty and inequality. This week the government continued with proposals to push through two key pieces of legislation which will have a significantly positive impact. The Hillsborough Law which was introduced to Parliament will force public officials to tell the truth during investigations into major disasters, while the government also took…

The current approved office budget for the mayor is £115,000 per year, but the Reform mayor wants it more than doubled Reform UK mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Andrea Jenkyns has asked for a £147,000 a year increase in her office budget so she can employ more people.  Currently, the approved office budget for the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority (GLCCA) is £115,000. But that’s not enough for Jenkyns, who wants to more than double the figure “reflecting additional staff and overhead costs”, bringing the proposed total to £262,000. Jenkyns told the BBC she has “zero people in my…

The London mayor called out Trump’s ‘politics of fear and division’ and criticised him for talking down London Sadiq Khan has accused Donald Trump of talking down London after he said that the London Mayor had done “a terrible job” on crime and called him “a disaster” on immigration, which he has no control over as mayor. Speaking to a GB News reporter on Air Force One before he flew back after his state visit last night, Trump launched into a bizarre tirade against Khan.  The US President claimed Khan was “among the worst mayors in the world” and said…

Bridget Phillipson has become the first candidate in the race to be Labour’s next deputy leader to secure the nomination of affiliated trade unions. Bridget Phillipson has become the first candidate in the race to be Labour’s next deputy leader to secure the nomination of affiliated trade unions. Phillipson has received nominations from both USDAW and Community Union. The National Executive Council of retail trade union Usdaw decided to nominate Bridget Phillipson for deputy leader, with USDAW general secretary Joanne Thomas describing Phillipson as a ‘long term friend of our union’. In a statement, Thomas said: “Bridget is a long-term…

Elon Musk reposted the image to his millions of followers An image that has been shared thousands of times online has almost certainly been made using AI, according to FullFact. The photo shows people waving union jack flags against the backdrop of what appears to be the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and has been circulating widely online following Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest last Saturday. Elon Musk, who made a speech at the rally via video link, has also reposted the AI-generated image on X. The AI image being shared following the ‘Unite the…

“This is the last thing anyone wants” Two senior figures involved in the formation of Your Party have released a damning statement following a chaotic day within the party. The former Labour MP Beth Winter and the former PCS union general secretary Mark Serwotka have said they are ‘shocked and appalled’ by the day’s events. Earlier today (September 18), an email was sent to people subscribed to Your Party’s mailing list saying that a membership portal had been launched, linking to a web page where supporters could sign up to join the party. Zarah Sultana shared the link to that…

“These developments are a blow for everyone who has put their hope in a real alternative.” Your Party has released a new statement following the chaotic events within the party today (September 18). In the statement, the party said the membership scheme launched by Zarah Sultana was “false”, and that the “unauthorised” email being sent to subscribers with the link to this scheme had been sent to the Information Commissioner’s Office. The statement from Your Party is the latest in a back and forth series of messages posted on social media throughout the day. After an email was sent to…

Your Party hasn’t formally launched, but it already has its first faction ‘Your Party’ – the new political outfit being founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana is yet to formally launch. Despite this, it now has its first internal faction, with the establishment of ‘Democratic Bloc’. According to its website, Democratic Bloc states that is a group of “socialists working together to ensure that the new left party is genuinely democratic and grassroots”. The group say they want to “form a network of activists who can collectively build and articulate democratic demands ahead of the founding conference of the…

The current cost is based on a discredited report funded by the private water companies. The government has tied itself in knots over the cost of nationalising water. Yesterday they released a statement that sees them doubling down on their dodgy £100 billion figure. There’s been some twists and turns along the way, and the government’s logic has not always stacked up. In February 2018 the Social Market Foundation (SMF) released a report which put the cost of nationalising the water industry at £90 billion. The report was funded by Anglian Water, Severn Trent, South West Water and United Utilities.  In April…