Open letter signed by 30 millionaires tells Chancellor ‘we can afford to contribute more’ 30 millionaires have signed an open letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak asking him to tax the rich.  The group, who define themselves as “UK wealth holders”, have called on the Chancellor to tax them because they can afford it. They said: […]

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It’s Green Party conference, but climate isn’t the main agenda

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After Dominic Cummings’ branded Sir Keir Starmer a ‘total dud,’ PoliticsJOE spoke to former and current Labour advisers to find out if they agree

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Covid has killed more people in four weeks than the flu did in two years In the past four weeks, there have been 3,688 covid-related deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive test. Across 2018/19, a total of 2,821 deaths in England and Wales from influenza (flu) were recorded by the Office of National […]

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The Government doesn’t want to adopt ‘Plan B’, but aren’t we already doing it? The Government’s Covid strategy is suddenly looking a bit Craig David. In less than Seven Days we’ve gone from Covid stats spiking Monday, NHS chiefs pushing for ‘Plan B’ Tuesday, government rejecting the calls Wednesday (but putting the onus on the […]

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Police confirm a 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Conservative MP, Sir David Amess A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Sir David Amess and the preparation of terrorist acts, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed on Thursday. Police have named the suspect as Ali Harbi Ali. Over the weekend, […]

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Britain’s covid infection rate is climbing – and the NHS is extremely concerned  On Monday there were more daily deaths than on the same date last year – at which point, England had just entered the tier system and was heading for its second lockdown.  NHS chiefs on Tuesday called for the government to take […]

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Life is returning back to normal, and so are the Coronavirus case levels The UK has recorded 223 Covid deaths – within 28 days of a positive test – in the biggest daily jump since March. A further 43,738 coronavirus cases were also recorded, according to figures released on Tuesday that represent the previous 24-hour […]

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The Birmingham GP has been sent home from work due to stress Soumitri Chakraborty moved to England in 2010 with her husband. They’d married in India, and decided to start their life together in Birmingham.  For eight years Soumitri practised medicine in the NHS, qualifying as a family GP in 2019.  Everyday she sees 30 […]

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Former NHS GP says if National Highways care about safety, they will slow motorway traffic down In a statement to the High Court, Dr Diana Warner will ask for the motorway speed limit to be slowed to 10mph to protect the safety of Insulate Britain’s protestors. According to a press release sent Tuesday October 19, […]

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‘He was potentially the best Father of the House we will now never have’ Tory MP Mark Francois has paid a fitting tribute to his best friend, Sir David Amess, in the House of Commons. Leading the backbench tributes, he paid homage to the man who taught him “everything he ever learned about how how […]

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‘This news is just so horrific, and utterly, utterly heartbreaking’ The widower of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was murdered in an attack in 2016, has slammed the killing of Sir David Amess, saying it is “as cowardly as it gets”, as tributes began to flow in for the Conservative MP. Brendan Cox said of […]

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Update: Sir David Amess has now been confirmed dead Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, has been stabbed multiple times at a constituency surgery. The Tory MP for Southend West was holding a surgery at the Belfairs Methodist Church, in Leigh-on-Sea. A man reportedly ran into the church on Eastwood Road North just before 1pm and […]

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Everyone’s favourite traffic wardens have written to the Prime Minister, pledging to halt disruption to Britain’s roads Having spent five weeks making an absolute mess on our motorways, endangering their lives, and those of others, Insulate Britain, it seems, has finally come to its senses. Well, temporarily. BREAKING: #InsulateBritain have suspended their direct action campaign […]

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced the night tube will reopen; but is it safe? London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed the Night Tube will start running again on 27th November. The Night Tube will resume on the Central and Victoria lines from late November. Transport for London failed to maintain the service since […]

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The children have been told to share their toys The foreign secretary and deputy PM have been embroiled in a bitter row over…a stately home. Chevening House, a Grade 1-listed, 115-room country house in Kent is traditionally awarded as a grace-and-favour country getaway for the foreign secretary. Liz Truss replaced Dominic Raab as foreign secretary in […]

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The former Health Secretary has been appointed UN special envoy to help Covid recovery in Africa The face of the UK’s fumbled Covid response, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, has been handpicked for a job in Africa – helping it bounce back from Covid. There’s been 211,853 Covid deaths in Africa, to September 30, and […]

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The controversial mechanism was introduced to get Boris’ ‘oven ready’ Brexit deal over the line Everyone’s favourite advisor has claimed the Prime Minister never understood his Withdrawal Agreement with the EU until it was over the line.  Dominic Cummings, famous for “testing his eyesight” during the pandemic, says the government always planned to “ditch” parts […]

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Met arrested thirteen people over the past 12 months for drug possession  Parliament might be the home of democracy, but it’s also apparently a crime hotspot.  A freedom of information request submitted by The Sun found 202 crimes had been committed on the Westminster estate over the past year.  Two drug dealers have been arrested […]

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Cummings put the boot into his old boss It’s been a minute since Dominic Cummings made headlines. But the Prime Minister’s former adviser couldn’t help himself on Tuesday when the perfect opportunity arose to put the boot into Boris – yet again. Responding to a report by a group of cross-party MPs calling the government’s […]

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St John’s Ambulance have asked the Tory to stand down as commander of the charity Tory MP, James Gray, is facing calls to resign after confusing Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, and Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi. The two senior cabinet members have been Gray’s colleagues for over a decade.  The MP for North Wilshire, who is […]

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Cabinet Secretary, Steve Barclay, has appeared on multiple breakfast shows where he has refused to apologise for the Government’s handling of the Covid response.  A Commons report published by a group of MPs has described the government’s early response to the pandemic as one of the worst public health failures in UK history. Key findings […]

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One way to avoid hefty charges on your heating bill is to jet somewhere hot. Leading by example, the PM has been enjoying a few days of respite in Marbella After the Covid pandemic, and petrol panic that gave way to an energy crisis, rising food prices, and cuts to Universal Credit – it’s no […]

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Study shows one in five pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid symptoms gave birth prematurely  The NHS is urging expectant mothers to get their jabs, after a study revealed a worrying rise in unvaccinated women being admitted to hospital with severe Covid. Since July, one in five Covid patients receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) […]

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Starmer said Universal Credit ‘traps people in poverty’ Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has said his party would scrap Universal Credit altogether.  Speaking on BBC Breakfast this morning (October 8), Starmer said: “What we would do in the long term is actually replace Universal Credit, because one of the problems with the system we’ve got […]

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Show your support for Insulate Britain – or lack of it Tom Cridland, who has been designing sustainable fashion since 2015, was so disgusted by Insulate Britain’s recent protests, he’s created a range of clothing boasting the slogan: ‘F*ck Insulate Britain’. For £69, you can be the proud owner of a sustainable jab at the […]

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Belgium could be moving toward a four-day working week The Belgium government has agreed to a vote on proposals to introduce a countrywide four-day working week.  All parties have agreed “in principle” that employees should be entitled to more flexible working but the plans don’t include a reduction of hours.  Employees will be expected to […]

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Conservative MP for Old Bexley & Sidcup, James Brokenshire, who had been suffering from lung cancer, has died aged 53, his family has said. The former Tory Minister was diagnosed in 2018. A statement from his family said James died peacefully at Darrant Valley Hospital yesterday evening with family members by his side. His family […]

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Sir Peter Bottomley is just the pits! The Tory MP under fire for saying surviving on £82,000 a year is “really grim” voted to cut welfare and benefits almost 50 times over a four-year period. Sir Peter Bottomley, the longest-serving MP in the house of commons, was roasted Thursday for pushing for a 22 per […]

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Calls to reinstate London’s night tube have been answered Sadiq Khan has hinted that the night tube may return in the coming weeks in the aftermath of two horrific murders in London and as a petition to bring it back surpassed 80,000. The London Mayor confirmed to JOE on Thursday that a long-awaited announcement on […]

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The Prime Minister has been speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester It’s the final day of the Tory party conference in Manchester. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been speaking early this afternoon, setting out his vision for the year ahead. If you didn’t catch it, here’s what you missed: Priti’s Police and Crime […]

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Six Million people woke up poorer on Wednesday, as government cut £20 uplift to Universal Credit 5.5 million families woke up £1040-a-year worse off as their universal credit was cut. While they were sleeping, the secretary of state for work and pensions was doing karaoke. pic.twitter.com/8OSEN5lwNc — PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) October 6, 2021 ‘I’ve had the […]

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‘How can you learn a job on Zoom? Young people must return to the office or risk being gossiped about by their colleagues, the Prime Minister has said. Boris Johnson’s comments come after Conservative MP Jake Berry on Monday urged civil servants to return to the office, joking at a Tory conference fringe event: “We have […]

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