John Mills / JML John Mills has been campaigning to get Britain out of the EU for 40 years. Mills wrote a series of Eurosceptic economic papers that were much admired by the late Tony Benn, the socialist MP who came to loathe the EU. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn worked for Benn in the 1981 […]
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Theresa May pressures MPs to back Brexit deal while Jeremy Corbyn accuses the PM of plunging the country into crisis
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Theresa May has made a new year plea for MPs to back her Brexit deal. But her DUP partners in government warned that unless significant changes were made, they would vote against them. The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile, accused May of plunging the country into crisis and making a mess of […]
Labour furious over report that anti-Russia charity targeted Corbyn, receives govt cash
Labour politicians are outraged and calling for a probe after a report that a McCarthy style charity has received £2 million in government money and targeted Jeremy Corbyn, straying from tackling so-called Russian disinformation. The Institute for Statecraft, based in Scotland, initially seems to be a small organization which claims to counter alleged Russian propaganda […]
Jeremy Corbyn: If Theresa May can’t deliver Brexit, she must give us an election
REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Jeremy Corbyn has said that if Theresa May can’t deliver Brexit, then an election must be given. A second Brexit referendum could “stoke xenophobia”, so Corbyn maintains the best solution is to push for a general election. The news follows media polls that found 86 per cent of Labour members think voters […]
BBC News: 'Can I just answer that?' Labour MP Frank Field in clash over Jeremy Corbyn
McGovern, 36, was interviewing former Labour MP for Birkenhead Frank Field, 76, over his exit from the Labour Party on BBC Breakfast. A Labour spokesperson had told the BBC show Jeremy Corbyn “thanked Mr Field for his service to the party”, which led Steph to ask: “You’ve been a Labour MP for over 40 years, […]
Resignation matter or fake news? Attack on Corbyn over 'terrorist wreath laying'
The latest anti-Semitism story to hit Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn has polarised debate. His critics want him to resign immediately, while supporters are rushing to his defence, denying the accusations and crying ‘fake news.’ Photographs, taken in 2014 and published by the Daily Mail on August 11, show Corbyn holding a wreath at a service in […]
Arsenal FC supporter Jeremy Corbyn slams American tycoon’s full takeover of club
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at American billionaire Stan Kroenke’s plans to take full ownership of Arsenal FC, and declared his solidarity with the Arsenal Supporters Trust’s bid to thwart the proposals. Corbyn, an Arsenal fan, has added his voice to supporters’ anger at Kroenke buying the 30-percent stake of the club’s second-largest […]
ITV Good Morning Britain: John Prescott demands CHANGE in Labour as Corbyn faces the brink
As Jeremy Corbyn apologised this morning for his party’s handling of anti-semitism, former Labour MP John Prescott agreed the debacle had been “badly handled”. Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he said: “I don’t think we have handled the matter sufficiently. “Both through the executive and the PLP. We have real problems at the moment… but […]
ITV Good Evening Britain: Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid take on Jeremy Corbyn
Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid are staying up a little later than usual tonight as they leave the Good Morning Britain studio behind for a new venture. The breakfast duo will be taking on Good Evening Britain tonight at 9.15pm on ITV, following the England V Belgium World Cup game. Joining them in the hour-long […]
Lib Dems expect ‘strong second’ place finish in Lewisham East as anti-Brexit voters punish May and Corbyn
Getty Exclusive: The Liberal Democrats are expecting to hoover up anti-Brexit votes and finish second in Thursday’s by-election in Lewisham East. Canvassing seen by Business Insider suggests Sir Vince Cable’s party is going to leapfrog the Conservatives into second place and win a significant chunk of Labour voters. “The anti-Brexit message has got through to […]