Labour MP accused of renting out ant-infested flats with black mould | Labour
A newly elected Labour MP has been accused of renting out an apartment infested with black mould and ants. Jas Athwal, the MP for Ilford South, owns 15 rented apartments. BBC report. The report said that in one block of seven apartments, almost half of the residents said they had to regularly clean their bathroom […]
Labour failed to respond on time to people’s requests for their data, says ICO | Labour
The Labour Party has been criticised by Britain's data protection watchdog for failing to answer people who formally asked the party what information it holds about them. The backlog had grown after the party was hit by a cyber attack in October 2021 and was inundated with requests from the public. The party announced that […]
UK has once-in-a-generation chance to allow assisted dying, says Labour peer | Assisted dying
Labour Lords, who advocated for legal change, said Parliament faced a once-in-a-generation opportunity to give terminally ill people the choice whether to end their own lives. Charlie Falconer, a former Lord Chancellor who introduced the Bill in the House of Lords last month, said he had received assurances from Downing Street that the Bill would […]
Suspended Labour Politician Arrested Over Rally ‘Cut All Their Throats’ Vid
A Labour MP now suspended for calling for the throats of right-wing activists to be slit has been charged with inciting a violent disorder. Ricky Jones, 57, has been arrested and charged with inciting a violent disorder, the Crown Prosecution Service announced. The arrest follows the release of footage purportedly taken at a “Message of […]
Suspended Labour councillor charged with encouraging violent disorder | UK news
Suspended Labour MP Ricky Jones, 57, was charged with inciting a violent disorder after being filmed addressing a crowd at a protest in London on Wednesday night. Jaswant Narwal, lead prosecutor for the North London Crown Prosecution Service, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has given the Metropolitan police permission to prosecute Ricky Jones, 57, for […]
Labour is still in its ‘phoney’ period. Far tougher tests await in autumn | Martin Kettle
IIn Britain, in September 1939, it became known as the Phony War. Hitler invaded Poland and war was declared. But for months there was little military action. At home, the country was on a war footing. But this was not yet the decisive moment. That moment would come later, one that would last for years […]
Labour tries to attract clean energy contracts with record £1.5bn for auction | Wind power
A Labour government will increase the size of the summer grant auction by 50% to £1.5 billion, providing record amounts of funding to clean energy developers. The additional amount, compared with previously announced figures, means the total budget is seven times the amount obtained in last year’s tender, according to the government. The move is […]
Labour Gov’t Cuts Winter Energy Aid to Millions,, Preps Mass Tax Hikes
Britain’s new left-wing Labour government has announced plans to cut winter energy benefits for around 10 million pensioners while preparing huge tax increases to pay for a spending surge caused by mass immigration. The head of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, confirmed the new Labour government’s high tax, high spending policies in […]
UK Labour Kills Campus Free Speech Bill
Laws protecting freedom of speech at British universities following long-standing concerns about attacks on students with unorthodox views have been repealed by the New Left Labour government just days before they were due to come into force. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, due to come into force next month, will give protections […]
Labour defends Great British Energy plan amid concern over funding – UK politics live | Politics
