UK Tory leadership race lurches into dangerous far-right territory

Peter Oborne reporting for the Middle-East Eye says, “Former cabinet minister Robert Jenrick, who has a history of Islamophobic remarks, has emerged as the frontrunner” The fact that this has happened to a party that has been a symbol of British political stability for two centuries should ring alarm bells with anyone who cares about […]

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From 35 foodbanks to 3,572 while the richest 1000 went from £284B to £1T. Via @riggs7sct@mastodon.scot

By: Matthew Brown

Readers with long memories will remember my post “All the (active) sites using Webmention that I find (sic) so far” – the May 2022 edition and then the June 2022 edition. This is that list but updated for March 2024 and put in some sort of logical order in a post with a grammatically improved […]

The Tories Lose Two More By-Elections

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Tory, George Freeman, boohooing that £118,300 is not enough money.

Tory MP George Freeman has quit his ministerial role because – get this – he says he can’t pay his mortgage on an income of “only” £118,300. That’s such a tiny amount that any of us would be hard-pressed to… Oh, wait, I meant to say most of us would love your income. Suck it […]

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Comment on Tory MP Peter Bone suspended from Commons for bullying by Say No To Tories

Just how many MPs have the Tories lost since the last election? North Shropshire: Tory MP Owen Paterson resigned after the standards watchdog found he…

Tory MP Peter Bone suspended from Commons for bullying

Well, there goes another one. MPs have voted to suspend Peter Bone from the Commons for six weeks after an investigation found he had bullied and was sexually inappropriate around a former member of staff. The move is likely to lead to a by-election in his Wellingborough constituency, a former Tory safe seat polling indicates […]

Tories lose some more: Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections ‘one of worst nights any government has endured’

The results from Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire represent one of the worst by-election nights that any government has had to endure. In Tamworth, the 23.9% swing from Conservative to Labour was the second highest in post-war by-election history. No government has previously lost so safe a seat – the Conservatives had a 42% majority in 2019 […]

The UK Faces a Steep Climb Out of a Deep Hole

Food shortages, moldy apartments, a lack of medical workers: The United Kingdom is facing a perfect storm of struggle, and millions are sliding into poverty. There is little to suggest that improvement will come anytime soon. The UK Faces a Steep Climb Out of a Deep Hole, spiegel.de

Dominic Raab resigns over bullying report [BBC]

Dominic Raab has resigned as justice secretary and deputy prime minister after an inquiry into allegations of bullying. The five-month probe, by a senior lawyer, was set up by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after complaints about Mr Raab’s behaviour as a minister. Dominic Raab resigns over bullying report, BBC

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Tory Government – The Tory government has bungled Brexit, crashed the pound, and given wads of cash to their chums. Out with the lot of them. <a href="https://tory-government.ispants.com/" rel="ugc">tory-government.ispants.com</a>

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