Author: Miles Donavan

MPs could be heard saying “it’s absolutely disgraceful” and “shame” in response to Kemi Badenoch’s weaponisation of the issue at PMQs Kemi Badenoch tried to weaponise the grooming gangs scandal at Prime Minister’s Questions again today. The Tory leader questioned Keir Starmer over the resignation of four survivors from the government’s grooming gang panel this week. Quoting one survivor, Fiona, Badenoch said: “‘Being dismissed and contradicted by a minister when you’re telling the truth takes you right back to that feeling of not being believed all over again. What’s the point of speaking up if we’re just going to be…

The former PM has earned over £500,000 from second jobs since the 2024 election Former Tory prime minister Rishi Sunak has taken another new job – this time as a business columnist at the Sunday Times.  Sunak, who is still the MP for Richmond and Northallerton, has taken on an array of jobs outside Parliament. This comes despite his promise to spend more time in the “greatest place on Earth”, his constituency, during his final appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions as Tory leader. The former PM will write a weekly column in the business section of the paper, starting this…

“I think this is the single most disgusting thing since Robert Jenrick last opened his mouth.” LBC presenter James O’Brien has slammed Tory MP Katie Lam over her disgraceful comments calling for large numbers of legally settled families to be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”. Not only are the comments utterly disgraceful, showing how far the Conservative Party has fallen but also demonstrate how the Tory party are far from being a party of law and order and how it now normalises the rhetoric of the far-right. Lam made the comments during an interview…

“It seems Mr Jenrick’s latest policy idea is to out-Reform the Reform Party by policing what women wear.” Hardline Tory Robert Jenrick has made more divisive comments, this time stating that he would ‘probably’ ban the burqa. During a TalkTV call-in yesterday, Jenrick was asked if he would ban the burqa and halal meat.  Jenrick has become the first Tory shadow cabinet member to openly back a burqa ban. “I probably would ban the burqa,” he said. Jenrick was reminded that Reform’s Sarah Pochin made similar comments recently. “You’ve also seen Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, say in the…

‘I’m surprised that the honourable gentleman has the gall to come here and talk about national security…’ A Labour minister has slammed Nigel Farage for using ‘talking points right from the Kremlin’ as the pair clashed over national security in the Commons. Farage who has previously expressed admiration for Russian dictator Putin, clashed with Labour minister Stephen Doughty, over the government’s decision to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius. Under the deal, the UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on…

‘Reform is ridiculous they want to house Asylum Seekers in Gibraltar which is one of the most densely populated places on the planet.’ Reform MP Sarah Pochin has said that her party will not rule out sending asylum seekers to Gibraltar and the Falklands. In a Westminster Hall debate yesterday, Pochin said Reform refused to rule out relocating asylum seekers to the tiny remote British overseas territories. Labour MP Luke Charters questioned Pochin on this, saying: “When we’re looking at and interrogating Reform UK’s plans, they’re talking about the use of British overseas territories.” Charters said that “as someone who…

The Labour government is spending more than Boris Johnson on levelling up in its first year in office, investing £2bn more, new analysis has revealed. The Labour government is spending more than Boris Johnson on levelling up in its first year in office, investing £2bn more, new analysis has revealed. The New Statesman reports: “In its first year in office, Keir Starmer’s government has invested £2bn more than Johnson did in his first year – with £4.5bn allocated to regional investment programmes in Labour’s first year compared with £2.5bn spent in the equivalent period under Johnson – according to new…

There’s a lot that the Reform candidate doesn’t seem to want voters to know about him Llŷr Powell is Reform UK’s candidate for the Senedd by-election in Caerphilly this Thursday (23 October). Why is there a by-election and what’s at stake? The by-election was triggered after the constituency’s Labour Senedd member Hefin David sadly died unexpectedly. Currently Reform has only one Senedd member, Laura Anne Jones, who recently defected from the Tories. Jones says Reform is “not ruling out” abolishing the Welsh Parliament (Senedd).  A recent Survation poll indicates it is neck and neck between Reform (42%) and Plaid (38%) in…

‘Cranks like Katie Lam don’t get to define what our culture should be or which of our friends and neighbours should be deported…’ Tory party MP Katie Lam has been condemned for using some of the most divisive language yet when it comes to immigration, after she claimed that large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”. Not only are the comments utterly disgraceful, showing how far the Conservative Party has fallen but also demonstrate how the Tory party are far from being a part of law and order…

“If they can’t stop swearing and bullying then I’m afraid they’re not responsible enough to run Kent.” Pressure is mounting on Reform’s Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran to resign after a video showed her swearing at colleagues in a meeting. In a letter to Nigel Farage, Labour MPs said that Kemkaran is “clearly not up to the job”. This comes after a damning video was leaked to The Guardian over the weekend. The recording showed Reform council leader telling councillors who disagreed with her decisions to “f***ing suck it up”. Asked by BBC journalist Michael Keohan on Monday whether…