Keir Starmer brands Jeremy Corbyn’s response to anti-Semitism report ‘as bad as it gets’

Sir Keir Starmer has said Jeremy Corbyn’s response to a damning report on anti-Semitism in Labour was ‘just about as bad as you can get’. The Opposition leader said he was ‘disappointed’ when his predecessor claimed the issue had been ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’. It comes as the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has … Read more

HENRY DEEDES sees Boris Johnson on top form batting off the Opposition 

The Prime Minister was surprisingly jaunty… Keir Starmer’s brow crinkled with perplexity: HENRY DEEDES sees Boris Johnson on top form batting off the Opposition By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 23:56 GMT, 11 November 2020 Armistice Day in the Commons, where at PMQs Labour’s guns fell … Read more

Angela Rayner ‘shouts “Scum!” at Tory MP’ during coronavirus clash

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner was today accused of calling a Tory MP ‘scum’ after he claimed members of the opposition frontbench view coronavirus as a ‘good crisis’.  Speaking in the House of Commons the Conservative backbencher Chris Clarkson suggested senior Labour figures viewed the current outbreak as an opportunity to be exploited.  Hard-left Corbynite … Read more

Angela Rayner ‘shouts “Scum!” at Tory MP’ during coronavirus clash

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner ‘shouts “Scum!” at Tory MP Chris Clarkson’ in heated House of Commons clash over Covid – before she is slapped down by furious Deputy Speaker Tory MP Chris Clarkson said Labour frontbench view coronavirus as ‘good crisis’ Mr Clarkson appeared to be heckled by Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner He … Read more

Boris Johnson is to blame for 15,000 care home deaths, says Labour’s deputy leader

Angela Rayner last night accused Boris Johnson of ‘abandoning’ care homes to their fate as she blamed his ‘failure and incompetence’ for the thousands who had died.  In a stinging attack on the PM, Labour’s deputy leader – who was a care worker herself before she entered politics – lambasted him for reneging on his … Read more

Boris Johnson is to blame for 15,000 care home deaths, says Labour’s deputy leader

Angela Rayner last night accused Boris Johnson of ‘abandoning’ care homes to their fate as she blamed his ‘failure and incompetence’ for the thousands who had died.  In a stinging attack on the PM, Labour’s deputy leader – who was a care worker herself before she entered politics – lambasted him for reneging on his … Read more

Labour’s new deputy leader Angela Rayner blasts Matt Hancock

Labour’s Angela Rayner has taken fire at Health Secretary Matt Hancock after he criticised sunbathers for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. The newly-elected deputy leader of the opposition party, who has been self-isolating at her Ashton-Under Lyne property after presenting with COVID-19 symptoms, said while it was important people heed government warnings, social distancing rules needed … Read more