Kemi Badenoch says she has instructed lawyers over a 94% council tax rise
Badenoch speaks regarding tax hike Kemi Badenoch says that she has instructed lawyers to see whether it can block the government funding cut that Tory-run Wandsworth blames for a proposed 94% council tax rise. The Conservative leader said the increase in the south-west London borough was “outrageous” but that “they’re not doing it because they […]
1 month ago
Newsnight could be axed next year as BBC hunts £500m of savings
A big development By the end of 2027 Newsnight could be off air, with staff on the programme fearing it will be the next casualty of the BBC’s drive to save £500 million. As the Mirror reported, employees have told The Sun that the show’s days are now numbered. Why Newsnight is in the firing […]
1 month ago
Tories demand apology after Joe Lycett mocks Liz Truss interview on Laura Kuenssberg show
Lycett has continued to laugh off the criticism, saying he plans to frame a Daily Mail report about the controversy Members of the Tory party have reportedly demanded an apology from the BBC after Joe Lycett mocked Liz Truss following her interview with Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday. The comedian sarcastically applauded Truss – who won […]
4 years ago
Newsnight replaces end credits with list of ministerial resignations set to Bittersweet Symphony
It comes as Brandon Lewis and Helen Whately both handed in resignation letters this morning Newsnight replaced its end credits with a list of all the ministerial resignations to have hit the prime minister following a turbulent few days in No10. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis became the latest MP to resign his role in […]
4 years ago
Conservative MP says deal leaving EU is ‘like a country becoming independent from an empire’
“It’s the EU that still seems to be in denial… the EU thinks somehow they should hang on to the right for their courts to carry on dictating laws in our own country” A pro-Brexit MP has said that the United Kingdom’s plans to leave the European Union is comparable to a “country becoming independent […]
6 years ago
Steven Seagal storms out of live BBC interview after being questioned over sex abuse allegations
The actor has been accused of rape Steven Seagal walked out of a BBC Newsnight interview last night after being question over sexual assault allegations made against him. Host Kirsty Wark asked him about the multiple misconduct and assault allegations he faces, including from Jenny McCarthy and Portia de Rossi. “In terms of your life […]
8 years ago