‘It’s time for Boris to go’ says new Lib Dem MP in victory speech

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• Tory MPs furious at Boris for ditching Red Wall talks for another trip to Kyiv Boris Johnson visited Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday (PIcture: AFP)Tory MPs have accused Boris Johnson of snubbing the North for another trip to see Volodymyr Zelensky just days before a crucial by-election. The Prime Minister was reportedly travelling up on a train to Doncaster yesterday morning when he decided to travel to Kyiv at the last minute. He met with Ukraine’s president Zelensky and offered a major training programme for his forces. One MP said he was ‘furious’ Johnson decided…
• How old is Boris Johnson and how many kids does the Prime Minister have? Boris Johnson has a lot to be thankful for this birthday (Picture: Joe Giddens – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Boris Johnson is celebrating his birthday today – June 19 (which also happens to be Father’s Day) – and this year probably gives the Prime Minister more reason to celebrate than most. Mr Johnson has recently survived a vote of no confidence from his party following the Partygate scandal, with Sue Gray’s report proving damaging to the PM’s reputation. The PM was in…
• Boris accused of giving ‘pay rises to bankers and pay cuts to nurses’ Nurses are in line for a below-inflation rise that effectively amounts to a cut (Picture: PA)Boris Johnson did not deny claims he is planning to scrap limits on how much wealthy city bankers can earn as he clashed with Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs. The Labour leader confronted the prime minister over reports that he wants to get rid the cap on fat cat bonuses while calling for a pay restraint for everyone else. According to the i newspaper, No 10…
• ‘You come up with the most remarkable twaddle’: GMB’s Richard Madeley shot down after asking rail trade unionist Mick Lynch if he’s a Marxist To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Good Morning Britain’s Richard Madeley has been slammed by rail trade unionist Mick Lynch for asking him if he is a Marxist. Train passengers are being hit by major disruption due to the largest strike by rail workers for 30 years, with much of Britain having no passenger trains for the entire day. Rail, Maritime and Transport  (RMT) general secretary Mick joined…
• Emmanuel Macron projected to lose majority in French National Assembly The French president was re-elected less than two months ago but will now find it hard to push his agenda through (Picture: AFP)French President Emmanuel Macron is set to lose his parliamentary majority less than two months after being re-elected. Projections this evening based on partial results show that his alliance is set to get the most seats in the final round of the parliamentary election – but lose its majority. They show that Mr Macron’s candidates would win between…
• Here’s how close LA County races lined up after Friday’s primary election results update Chris Cossey of Sylmar votes at Dodger Stadium’s polling place on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Polling places for in-person voting in the 2022 Primary Election begin opening on Saturday, May 28, 2022. (File photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Lance Ray Christensen moved to 43,241 votes ahead of George Yang in the race for the second spot in the November ballot for state superintendent of public instruction. Christensen has 653,061 votes (11.9%) to 609,820 for Yang (11.1%). Incumbent Tony…
• Are Democrats and Republicans becoming more polarized, less moderate? Gary Hatch, Deseret News Where is the center of politics? In a time when party orthodoxies are morphing, it can be hard to tell. President Joe Biden classified Republican lawmakers on a scale of “MAGA” to “ultra-MAGA” in recent speeches, using the acronym of former President Donald Trump’s campaign hat to describe the party’s far-right wing in Washington. “This is not your father’s Republican Party, this is a MAGA party,” Biden said at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser. The “ultra-MAGA…
• SC Dem seeks age limit for 'geriatric' politicians Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit for South Carolina politicians — a cap that would cut off the 75-year-old incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster — and making a veiled argument that even fellow Democrats like President Joe Biden are staying “in office way past their prime.” “Our country and our state are being run by a geriatric oligarchy, people who stay in office way past their prime," Cunningham says in a campaign video, provided Wednesday to The…
• SC Dem seeks age limit for 'geriatric' politicians Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit for South Carolina politicians — a cap that would cut off the 75-year-old incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster — and making a veiled argument that even fellow Democrats like President Joe Biden are staying “in office way past their prime.” “Our country and our state are being run by a geriatric oligarchy, people who stay in office way past their prime," Cunningham says in a campaign video, provided Wednesday to The…