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A senior union chief has called for Angela Rayner to replace Sir Keir Starmer as she accused the Prime Minister of leading the party into a heavy election defeat to Reform UK.General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) Maryam Eslamdoust has said it was “time Labour had a woman leader” as she took aim at the Prime Minister. While Ms Eslamdoust is not the first union leader to call for the Prime Minister to step down, she is the first to directly call for Ms Rayner to replace Sir Keir. She told The Guardian: “The Tories have had…
A source close to King Charles claimed on Thursday night that the monarch made no financial contribution to the £12million settlement paid to Virginia Giuffre by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.Buckingham Palace sought to distance the King from the payout, rejecting claims that he provided £1.5million towards the total sum.Mrs Giuffre had accused the former duke of having sex with her when she was 17, alleging she was trafficked to London by Jeffrey Epstein.Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing and stated he had no recollection of meeting her.King Charles insider denies monarch contributed to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor settlement | GETTYAndrew paid an undisclosed amount,…
Former Prime Minster Tony Blair’s think tank has urged Keir Starmer’s Government to abolish the windfall tax imposed on oil and gas companies and lift its prohibition on fresh North Sea drilling licences.A sharply critical report from the Tony Blair Institute contends that Labour’s clean energy strategy is steering Britain down the wrong path, with the Energy Profits Levy discouraging investment in the sector.Tone Langengen, the TBI policy adviser who authored the paper, argues ministers should reconsider the exploration ban to safeguard supply chains.The levy, standing at 38 per cent, was first implemented by the previous government in May 2022…
Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill is set to join Championship club Blackburn Rovers, initially on a joint role until the end of the season. Northern Ireland face Italy in a World Cup play-off semi-final in March and then either Wales or Bosnia-Herzegovina in a final or friendly, depending on the result in Bergamo.O’Neill would be involved for both matches and the World Cup finals, should Northern Ireland qualify against the odds.He could then take over as manager at Ewood Park on a permanent basis. Former Northern Ireland midfielder Damien Johnson will take charge with O’Neill at Blackburn until the end…
Asylum seekers are set to be ordered to leave a 16th-century manor house under Labour’s crackdown on migrant hotel usage.The Grade II-listed Madeley Court manor house in Telford, Shropshire, will be one of four asylum hotels to be shut, with 800 asylum seekers set to be moved.Serco, a Home Office contractor, operates the accommodation, which is considered to be one of the most luxurious and offers £150-a-night rooms with four-poster beds.The 50-bedroom hotel has been housing asylum seekers for more than four years, but Serco plans to close down it and three others it operates by April 19.Migrants residing in…
After joining Ipswich from Everton in January 2023, Broadhead netted eight goals in 19 league appearances to help fire the Tractor Boys to promotion from League One.He scored 13 league goals in the 2023-24 campaign as Kieran McKenna’s side gained promotion into the Premier League, ending the club’s 22-year absence from the top-flight.”They were in League One at the time and my ambition was to play in the Premier League with that club, and we did it,” said Broadhead.”It was really good for me and my career so I’m just thankful for that.”We had the same team, near enough, from…
The cause of death of a man who died on the grounds of a school in Wolverhampton has been revealed following a police investigation.West Midlands Police confirmed that the death of Neil Thompson, 45, was accidental.”Our thoughts remain with his family who have been kept updated throughout,” said a police spokesman.The 45-year-old was previously described by family as “a beautiful son, brother, father… and very much loved in the community of fishing.”They added: “His love for life and funny stories touched the lives of so many people.”Searches of the surrounding area and CCTV took place to establish his cause of…
MPs will debate changing the law on holding by-elections if an MP switches allegiance following a series of defections from the Tories to Reform UK.The petition, which surpassed 128,000 signatures, surged after Newark MP Robert Jenrick and Romford MP Andrew Rosindell crossed the floor to Nigel Farage’s party.Almost 1,000 people signed the petition in Suella Braverman’s constituency of Fareham & Waterlooville, with just over 500 backing automatic by-elections in Danny Kruger’s seat of East Wiltshire.The debate, which will be opened by Liberal Democrat MP Dr Roz Savage, will take place at 4.30pm on March 16.Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is expected…
But Norris said: “A lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. Formula 1 changes all the time. Sometimes it’s a bit better to drive, sometimes not as good to drive.”But we get paid a stupid amount of money to drive so we can’t really complain in the end of the day.”It’s a challenge, but it’s a good, fun challenge for the engineers and the drivers.”It’s different. You have to drive it in a different way and understand things differently and manage things differently.”But I still get to drive cars and travel the world and have a lot of fun, so,…
Sir Keir Starmer was forced to issue an unprecedented ministerial direction after civil servants refused to approve a redundancy payout of more than £260,000 for dismissed Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald.Senior officials declined to authorise the payment, arguing there was no “clear and compelling” case for removing the country’s most senior civil servant. The Prime Minister overruled them, concluding his working relationship with the 57-year-old had become untenable.Sir Chris had been in post for less than a year, having been appointed by Sir Keir himself. Under his contract, he was entitled to one month’s salary for every year of service…