How Angela Rayner could go from Labour’s trump card to their millstone

“She is the only politician from any party that working-class voters name as someone they like.” One is a wealthy, Oxford-educated lawyer from North London, the other is a scrappy, working-class Northerner who quickly gets into trouble for speaking his mind. We could be talking about Tony Blair and John Prescott here, but the description … Read more

Member of Parliament suspended for racist comments, claims anti-racism course about expenses

A Labor MP who was expelled from the party for racist abuse of a journalist has gone on to sue taxpayers for an anti-racism awareness course. The independent can reveal. Neil Coyle – who was welcomed back into the party by Sir Keir Starmer in May – set up a £295 unconscious bias course on … Read more

Keir Starmer acted on behalf of the extremist Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sir Keir led a legal team trying to overturn a German ban on the group – DAN KITWOOD/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE Sir Keir Starmer acted on behalf of an extremist Islamic group seeking to overturn a ban on its activities in Germany, The Sunday Telegraph has revealed. The Labor leader led a team of lawyers claiming … Read more