Politics

Not for the first time, Margaret Hodge has opened her mouth and put her foot in it. The woman who was entirely perplexed by the rise of the BNP in her own constituency turns out to be equally confused about ...

In a move somewhat eclipsed by other news in the closing days of the referendum campaign, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi woke up and realised she was – again – in the wrong camp. The Conservative peer had declared herself a Brexit ...

As pressure mounts from a handful of parliamentary has-beens to try to persuade Labour to ditch its greatest current asset, Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters have begun a petition to show their confidence in him. It’s gaining more and more signatures every minute – ...

During the referendum campaign, the “leave” side promised that the £350 million per week savings they calculated the UK could make from leaving the EU should be spent on the NHS. By the early morning of the day after the ...

Tower Hamlets residents are to fall victim to even more Tory austerity sanctioned by Labour Mayor John Biggs, this time as he passes on 100% of government cuts to health services. In a low profile Public Health mini-budget, Mayor Biggs ...

Many eyebrows were raised when Labour’s John Biggs became mayor of Tower Hamlets but then refused to resign as a member of the London Assembly. Each position was a full-time job, and holding two full time jobs at the same ...

The All-Party Parliamentary Corporate Responsibility Group (APCRG) last week announced the companies shortlisted for its 2016 National Responsible Business Champion award. And Jim Fitzpatrick, Labour MP for Poplar & Limehouse, was delighted that his nomination – of the Canary Wharf ...

Hackney North MP Diane Abbott spoke up in favour of the effectiveness of UK aid on Monday. She told the House of Commons: “I saw evidence of the drought that is sweeping across eastern and southern Africa. Anyone who says ...

UK politicians came up with a variety of responses to the Orlando hate-killings. They all expressed shock and extended sympathy to those directly affected. Only some went further and spoke out against the hate crime and expressed solidarity with the ...

Marie Curie, a charity which supports people with a terminal illness, has released a new report on the discrimination which Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) people face at the end of their lives. Too often they cannot be open ...