British Politics

THE UK INFLATION rate in the month of May rose up to 2.9% – perilously close to the psychological barrier of 3%. This is a big increase on the April rate of 2.7% – both way above the Bank of ...

THE NHS IS one of the first organisations to feel the cold wind of Brexit breezing through its corridors. Last July, 1,304 nurses from the EU registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) – the first, necessary, step towards ...

Mike Gapes, newly re-elected Labour MP for Ilford South, has set jaws dropping across his constituency and beyond – as he denies that the “Jeremy Corbyn effect” was a factor in his re-election. A number of constituents and ordinary voters ...

LONDON HAS returned a swathe of Labour MPs – with all the seats in East London staying red. Bethnal Green & Bow (Tower Hamlets) saw a high turnout by local standards, with Rushanara Ali netting an enormous 42,969 votes. The Tories ...

CLLR OLIUR RAHMAN entered the political field in Tower Hamlets as long ago as 2004 – since when, he told a press conference on 31st May, he’s been batting for the community. Fellow councillors lined up to give witness that ...

JEREMY CORBYN has announced that he will be appearing in person on the TV General Election debate to be held this evening. Corbyn had initially indicated that he would not appear on the TV debates, as Theresa May had refused ...

THE GENERAL ELECTION is becoming ever closer – according to most of the opinion polls. But opinion polls aren’t always right – what else can we use to test the parties’ popularity with the punters. In terms of national party ...

IT SEEMS THAT one disgruntled Tube traveller has taken matters into their own hands and balanced out a train advertisement. The original advertisement was for The Telegraph, and offered a free trial of the newspaper for 30 days. It pointed ...

AS YOU MAY have heard, polling day is 8th June! This may seem a long way away, but there’s only ten days to go. Now the Stun Your Gran Facebook page is having a drive to remind voters – particularly ...

SHADOW HOME SECRETARY Diane Abbott has backed Labour’s plans to increase frontline staff to make communities safer while also defending democratic rights and civil liberties. Diane Abbott has represented the north of Hackney in the House of Commons since 1987 – ...