An organised protest will see thousands descend on London on Remembrance Day in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has now condemed the planned march as “provocative and disrespectful”. With November 11th dedicated to remember the nation’s war dead, many are concerned the protests will disrupt commemorations. Mr Sunak said: “I have asked the Home Secretary to […]

41 U.S. ports will be improved under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) to strengthen the nation’s supply chains. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $653 million funding to help grow capacity and increase efficiency at coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports. A significant portion of domestic and international U.S. commerce moves by water. […]

A new ‘Party of Islam’ has been rejected by the Electoral Commission over concerns it did not comply with election law, among other reasons. Days after Hamas’ attack on Israel at the start of October, the body responsible for monitoring political parties revealed that an application for a new “Party of Islam” had been submitted to them. The application sparked […]

A Labour MP has been mocked for a “surprising” written parliamentary question on pensions. Justin Madders, who represents Ellesmere Port and Neston, tabled a question to the Work and Pensions Department on how many people claiming Pension Credit were born after April 2016. But you must be aged at least 66 in order to be eligible for the benefit and […]

Kay Burley challenges Sadiq Khan over ULEZ expansion Sadiq Khan’s controversial ULEZ expansion is raking in around £715,000 a day. A new report by Transport for London (TfL) revealed 57,200 drivers paid the £12.50 daily charge on an average day in the first month after the boundaries were redrawn. On average 2,696 fines a day are being issued which are […]

BBC slammed by Conservative MP Lee Anderson Lee Anderson has explained why he marched out of a showdown between Tory MPs and the BBC’s Director-General last night, amid widespread fury about the broadcaster’s coverage of Hamas and migrants. Tory MPs failed to hide their contempt for the BBC at the crunch meeting with the Director-General of the BBC in Parliament. […]

Rishi Sunak on Gaza hospital attack findings Hard-left Labour MP Zarah Sultana has been fact-checked over an Israel social media post. The Coventry South MP took to X, formerly known as Twitter, following a blast at a Gaza hospital earlier this month. She blamed an Israeli airstrike for the deadly incident at the Al-Ahli hospital, where hundreds of people are […]

Leading Brexiteer Steve Baker has said the EU referendum should have required a 60 percent vote to leave. The Northern Ireland Office minister acknowledged his side would have failed under a supermajority. But he said such a threshold would have removed the issue of politicians not accepting the result. Mr Baker told the 65th plenary of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly […]

Brexit Britain is set to sign trade deals covering 146 million Americans after forging agreements with individual US states. President Joe Biden’s administration has shown little interest in an over-arching accord – but the UK has instead signed a series of “mini trade deals” on a state-by-state basis. Deals have so far been agreed with six of the 50, with […]

If there is a crumb of comfort to be found for Rishi Sunak and his party, it is in the fact that not very many 2019 Conservative voters have actually switched to supporting Labour. What seems to be going on is that about half the Tory vote across Britain has simply gone on strike. When people go on strike there […]