Diane Abbott was given the Labor whip back, but declined because she would have had to undergo anti-Semitism training. The independent has been told. An investigation into the long-serving black MP has been ongoing since her suspension last April over an article she wrote about Jewish people, with pressure mounting on the party over why … Read more
Cate Blanchett has been accused of “total disregard” during the construction of her eco-home in Cornwall – which has ‘ruined holidays’ and cost a neighbor £60,000. The Lord of the Rings star, 54, and her husband, playwright Andrew Upton, 57, bought the £1.6million cottage in Mawgan Porth four years ago and have since demolished the … Read more
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
Home Secretary James Cleverly has signed a new treaty with Rwanda in a bid to save Rishi Sunak’s thwarted deportation plan. A contingency plan B is also planned soon, as Mr Sunak tries to argue that Rwanda is a safe country to send migrants to following his government’s defeat at the High Court. Senior Tory … Read more
Tory minister Penny Mordaunt has sparked anger after mocking a plan aimed at slowing Scotland’s drug deaths crisis to “score cheap points” in a row with the SNP. Warning that undermining proven health interventions ‘costs lives’, experts spoke The independent accused Ms Mordaunt of “crushing on a group of people who are among the most … Read more