Union leadership contender who called for Priti Patel to be deported once claimed that patriotism – including flying the British flag – leads to racism Howard Beckett was accused of racism for calling for Priti Patel to be deported Labour suspended the union leadership contender amid criticism of the remarks It has emerged he claimed … Read more
Union leadership contender who called for Priti Patel to be deported once claimed that patriotism – including flying the British flag – leads to racism Howard Beckett was accused of racism for calling for Priti Patel to be deported Labour suspended the union leadership contender amid criticism of the remarks It has emerged he claimed … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK BARBAROSSA by Jonathan Dimbleby (Viking £25, 640pp) Moscow on a midsummer’s night in 1941 was a balmy place to be. For the discerning, there was Chekhov’s Three Sisters playing to full houses, while opera lovers had a choice between Rigoletto and La Traviata. Others fished for their suppers on the banks … Read more
Great royal occasions — and make no mistake, the funeral of Prince Philip was a very great occasion indeed — are always charged with historical meaning. For the senior members of the House of Windsor, this was above all a poignant personal farewell. I defy even the most strident republican to watch the footage of … Read more
Great royal occasions — and make no mistake, the funeral of Prince Philip was a very great occasion indeed — are always charged with historical meaning. For the senior members of the House of Windsor, this was above all a poignant personal farewell. I defy even the most strident republican to watch the footage of … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer insisted he is ‘very comfortable’ with displaying his patriotism today as he warned that ‘competence’ alone would not help Labour shrug off the spectre of Corbynism and win a general election. The Labour leader said he is on a ‘four-year journey’ to turn around the ‘worst loss since 1935’ as he faced questions … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer will tell Labour members that the party must rediscover its patriotism and ‘pride in Britain’ this week as he seeks to draw a line under the Jeremy Corbyn era. The Opposition Leader will use an online address to the virtual conference, which starts today, to warn that the party must do more … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer will tell Labour members that the party must rediscover its patriotism and ‘pride in Britain’ this week as he seeks to draw a line under the Jeremy Corbyn era. The Opposition Leader will use an online address to the virtual conference, which starts today, to warn that the party must do more … Read more