Mayor Mike Johnston names leaders for Denver airport, human services

Phil Washington will continue to run Denver International Airport and Denver Human Services will get a new leader if the City Council approves two nominations announced Wednesday by new Mayor Mike Johnston. The nominations, coming nearly two months after Johnston took office, are his first to fill cabinet-level department positions. Last month, he appointed Denver developer Susan Powers to lead […]

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Bankrupt councils Labour chiefs gave £800m liability a zero risk rating

Labour chiefs at the now ‘effectively bankrupt’ Birmingham City Council were warned in advance that the authority could face equal pay claims estimated at ‘between £300m and £800m’ after more than 3,000 GMB members sued the council for its allegedly discriminatory pay policies. The huge liability has been a key reason behind the council’s declaration that it could not balance its books and was […]

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Caribbean nations to demand £15.6 trillion in slavery reparations from Britain

GB News: Royal expert ‘hits out’ at study Britain and fellow imperial European countries are set to be hit with a demand for trillions in reparations, in the latest anti-colonial push. A group of Caribbean countries hope to begin negotiations with Britain, France, Spain and Denmark, demanding a combined figure of $33 trillion (or £26 trillion) from the economies. The […]

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Starmer skewered over Angela Rayners pledge to scrap union strike laws

Angela Rayner addresses TUC gathering The Tories have accused Angela Rayner of “committing to Labour’s union paymasters” after the firebrand politician vowed to repeal anti-strike legislation. The deputy Labour leader set out the opposition’s plan for a new deal for workers as she addressed the TUC Congress this morning. Ms Rayner promised to ditch the Government’s anti-strike laws within the […]

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Furious Jeremy Hunt demands Labour deletes Tory tax ‘lie’

Jeremy Hunt discusses tackling problems with inflation Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today accused the Labour party of political dishonesty over a new attack ad published to Twitter. The Labour Party, which is increasingly using controversial social media adverts to grab attention, posted an eye-catching black and yellow graphic reading: “The Tories have let slip their secret plan to raid wages […]

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Remoaner group who handed out EU flags at BBC Proms named and shamed

EU flags being waved during Rule Britannia at BBC proms The group responsible for sabotaging the Last Night of the Proms has put out the begging bowl so it can do more outrageous stunts. Thank EU for the Music took to social media to boast about their stunt at the annual patriotic musical event to bring to an end the […]

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Desperate remainers blasted after hijacking Proms with sea of EU flags

EU flags being waved during Rule Britannia at BBC proms Tory MP Michael Fabricant blasted “desperate” Remainers who are already planning to hijack next year’s Last Night of the Proms with EU flags. Campaign group Thank EU For The Music handed out a van full of free Brussels flags outside the Royal Albert Hall in London ahead of Saturday’s concert. […]

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Rishi Sunak warned he’ll lose millions of votes if he scraps triple lock

Rishi Sunak was warned millions of votes are at stake if he “betrays” older voters over the triple lock. The Prime Minister insists he will keep the guarantee in place until the next election but is refusing to commit to making it a manifesto promise. Figures out tomorrow (Tuesday) are tipped to increase the state pension by as much as […]

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India goes crazy for Rishi Sunak despite Narendra Modi ‘double snub’

The UK’s leader, basking in a warm reception, set his sights on bolstering global ties while keeping Britons at the forefront of his mind. Eyebrows were raised when Mr Sunak’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly relocated from the latter’s residence to the G20 summit itself. A whirlwind 20-minute tête-à-tête followed, covering a myriad of topics, including a […]

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