Anyone whipping up violence online will face “the full force of the law”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as the Government warned action by social media firms to tackle inflammatory content “doesn’t go far enough”. Downing Street also condemned Elon Musk for claiming that “civil war is inevitable” in theContinue Reading
Hostile states may be amplifying social media posts on rioting in Britain, home secretary Yvette Cooper has warned. It comes just one day after as the government’s adviser on political violence and disruption, Lord Walney, warned that far-right actors are “almost certainly” being “aided and abetted by hostile states inContinue Reading
A senior member of Rishi Sunak’s shadow ministerial team has been branded “disgusting” after appearing to suggest that the far right riots sweeping the UK are the fault of Labour opposing the Rwanda deportation scheme. Shadow Welsh secretary Lord Byron Davies got caught up in an exchange on X/Twitter withContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer issued a stark warning to far-right thugs rioting in British towns and cities with a “guarantee” that they will face swift justice and “the full force of the law”. In a uncompromising statement to the nation, the prime minister minister told those behind the appalling scenes inContinue Reading
Hampshire Tory police and crime commissioner Donna Jones has stubbornly refused to back down over a controversial statement that appeared to justify the activities of the far right and riots up and down the UK. Ms Jones had said in the statement posted online on Saturday night that arresting thugsContinue Reading
A senior Tory has issued a statement on an official website, which appeared to justify some of the activities of the far right rioters in recent days. The statement by Donna Jones, the Tory police and crime commissioner for Hampshire, was a response to the rioting which has taken placeContinue Reading
Thousands of new parliamentary staff are at risk from crumbling buildings, fire, asbestos and vermin as the restoration of the Palace of Westminster remains in limbo. The massive turnover of MPs and their staff at the general election means many of those working on the estate are unaware of theContinue Reading
The boss of a major housebuilder has warned ministers of the real cost of achieving their ambitious housing targets. Rob Perrins, the chief executive of Berkeley Group, said his organisation welcomed the government’s plans to build 1.5 million new homes in five years. But in an article for The IndependentContinue Reading
Robert Jenrick made himself the leading candidate of the Tory right with a series of hardline policies designed to take on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK including bringing back the Rwanda plan. The former home office minister and communities secretary was surrounded by leading figures from the Tory right including formerContinue Reading
Comedy stars Ricky Gervais and Stephen Fry have called on the government to implement a law banning ticket sales for cruel animal attractions abroad, such as polar bears caged in 35C heat. The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act, which was passed under the Conservative government in September, bans British travelContinue Reading
