Warning for Keir Starmer as Green leadership hopefuls say they’re open to a pact with Jeremy Corbyn’s new party – who boast of 600,000 sign-ups
Sir Keir Starmer has been sent a warning shot after the Green Party‘s leadership hopefuls opened the door to a pact with Jeremy Corbyn‘s new left-wing outfit. Zack Polanski, dubbed an ‘eco-populist’, said it would be ‘madness to not at least be curious’ about…
Asylum seekers handed almost one million NHS ‘free passes’ in the last five years
Asylum seekers have been handed almost one million NHS ‘free passes’ in the last five years, official new data reveals. The HC2 certificates give Britons on low incomes the right to free health services that most people would have to pay for….
Anti-migrant protesters face off with counter demonstrators in Southsea as disquiet grows over asylum seeker hotels across the UK
Anti-migrant demonstrators faced off against anti-racism counter-protesters this evening outside a hotel on the south coast used to house asylum seekers. Protesters gathered outside the Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea, Hampshire, on August 1, waving flags and calling for the hotel’s…
Trump demands UK pharmaceutical giants to lower drug costs sparking fears NHS could pay the price if they refuse
Donald Trump has demanded UK pharmaceutical giants lower prices for America and suggested charging others to make up the difference. He said if they didn’t, the US would deploy ‘every tool in our arsenal’ to protect families from ‘continued abusive drug…
The secret Labour plot to silence migrant hotel critics: Whitehall internet monitoring unit complains to social media giants over posts criticising asylum seekers, immigration and two-tier policing
A secretive Whitehall unit complained to US tech giants about social media posts criticising asylum hotels, immigration and ‘two-tier’ policing, it has emerged. Officials working for Technology Secretary Peter Kyle warned TikTok about videos with ‘concerning narratives’ and claimed they were ‘exacerbating…
Controversial BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty could face investigation after string of complaints relating to her ‘hard’ and ‘bullying’ tone following claims she fostered ‘toxic’ work atmosphere
Presenter Naga Munchetty could face an investigation from BBC bosses after she was accused of bullying a junior colleague. The BBC Breakfast host, 50, has been placed ‘under review’ while bosses consider escalating complaints to a formal investigation, The Sun reports. A source said higher-ups had…
France to PAUSE all evacuations of Palestinian asylum seekers from Gaza pending outcome of anti-semitism investigation
France has paused its programme to receive Palestinians fleeing conflict-torn Gaza. The suspension is pending the outcome of an investigation into how a student accused of sharing antisemitic posts was allowed into the country, the French foreign minister said on Friday. The…
Cost of sickness benefits set to rise by more a third, says budget watchdog – as increasing numbers of Brits signed off work for mental health conditions including anxiety and depression
The cost of sickness benefits is set to surge by more than a third by the end of the decade, forecasts show. Health and disability handouts will rise from £65.7billion this year to £90.9billion by 2028-29, the Office for Budget Responsibility…
Brits shouldn’t be signed off work for anxiety and depression, says former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
Former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt fears society is ‘over medicalising’ the impact of normal traumatic events – and warned against signing people off work with anxiety and depression. The Tory grandee, who held the role between 2012 and 2018, spoke out as the Government…
British families of Hamas hostages blast Keir Starmer’s plan to recognise Palestinian state that they claim will leave loved ones ‘rotting in dungeons’
Keir Starmer‘s recognition of Palestine will not help the hostages still held in Gaza and is likely to leave them ‘rotting in Hamas dungeons’, relatives said last night. British families say they were told that the release of those still in the hands of…