Boris Johnson faces investigation by Electoral Commission that the Tories are trying to AXE

Boris Johnson is facing an investigation by a watchdog the Tories have been trying to axe, having long accused the organisation of being biased and unfairly targeting pro-Brexit campaigners. The Electoral Commission’s critics are now seeking to have it abolished and replaced after a series of scandals including its lengthy investigation of numerous Vote Leave … Read more

Boris Johnson faces investigation by Electoral Commission that the Tories are trying to AXE

Boris Johnson is facing an investigation by a watchdog the Tories have been trying to axe, having long accused the organisation of being biased and unfairly targeting pro-Brexit campaigners. The Electoral Commission’s critics are now seeking to have it abolished and replaced after a series of scandals including its lengthy investigation of numerous Vote Leave … Read more

Race commission chair Tony Sewell defends report after backlash

The chair of the government’s race commission today dismissed ‘ridiculous and offensive’ claims that it downplayed the ‘evil’ of the slave trade. The long-awaited study was branded a ‘whitewash’ yesterday as it concluded there is little evidence of institutional racism in Britain.  Factors such as geography, family influence, socio-economic background, culture and religion were found … Read more

Scrap ‘unhelpful and redundant’ term BAME, racial disparity commission tells Boris Johnson 

The term BAME is ‘unhelpful and redundant’ and should be scrapped, Boris Johnson’s racial disparity commission will suggest in a report. The acronym – which stands for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic – overshadows the fact that people from different ethnic groups have varying life experiences and should not be grouped together in one category, the … Read more

Hard-left ‘vaccine sceptic’ Toyin Agbetu resigns from Sadiq Khan’s statue commission

Sadiq Khan’s review of London’s statues and street names linked to Britain’s colonial past received a major blow today after a hard-left crusader he appointed to his ‘diversity’ taskforce quit following allegations of racism and anti-Semitism. Toyin Agbetu has admitted he jumped before being pushed, accusing critics of ‘Afriphobia’ and conspiring with Priti Patel’s Home … Read more

Hard-left ‘vaccine sceptic’ Toyin Agbetu resigns from Sadiq Khan’s statue commission

Sadiq Khan’s review of London’s statues and street names linked to Britain’s colonial past received a major blow today after a hard-left crusader he appointed to his ‘diversity’ taskforce quit following allegations of racism and anti-Semitism. Toyin Agbetu has admitted he jumped before being pushed, accusing critics of ‘Afriphobia’ and conspiring with Priti Patel’s Home … Read more

Can my letting agent charge me another 7 per cent commission?

PROPERTY CLINIC: Can my letting agent charge me another 7% commission to rent my buy-to-let flat to the same tenant after a year? Always check the contract with your lettings agent before you sign it The contract sets out what payments are due and when, so there is transparency By Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: … Read more

STEPHEN ROBINSON: Is Commission President Ursula von der Leavin’? 

Her rise to the presidency of the EU Commission was confirmation of the old maxim that you only ascend the heights of Brussels politics after first proving your incompetence at home – and the six years Ursula von der Leyen served as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s defence minister were widely considered a disaster. But yesterday even … Read more

STEPHEN ROBINSON: Is Commission President Ursula von der Leavin’? 

Her rise to the presidency of the EU Commission was confirmation of the old maxim that you only ascend the heights of Brussels politics after first proving your incompetence at home – and the six years Ursula von der Leyen served as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s defence minister were widely considered a disaster. But yesterday even … Read more

Germany’s vaccine commission says AstraZeneca jab should only be used for under-65s

German scientists will not recommend the AstraZeneca jab for over-65s because they believe there is not enough evidence about whether it works on the elderly, they announced today.   A day before EU regulators are expected to approve the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, a German commission said there was ‘insufficient data to assess the efficacy of the vaccine for persons aged … Read more