Author: Laura Robinson
Rishi Sunak accuses Keir Starmer of putting women and girls at risk with a U-turn on trans self-identificationBy David Churchill Chief Political Correspondent and Kumail Jaffer Political Reporter Published: 17:17 EDT, 15 August 2023 | Updated: 20:28 EDT, 15 August 2023 Rishi Sunak yesterday accused Sir Keir Starmer of putting women and girls at risk with yet another U-turn over self-identification for trans people.It came after the Labour leader used an event near Glasgow to say that he would not have blocked the SNP’s proposed gender recognition reforms.Brought forward under former First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, they would…
When he was cleared of criminal charges last month, double Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey celebrated with drinks at the Groucho Club and later a dinner with theatrical titan Trevor Nunn.However, it can be revealed that many of his peers who lionised Spacey when he was artistic director of the Old Vic from 2004 to 2015 have since distanced themselves from the actor – who explained away the sexual assault allegations by saying that he was just a ‘big flirt’ (an explanation accepted by the jury).Not one of the figures who were in his London clique has been willing to speak up…
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Can Suella succeed where other Ministers have woefully failed?By Mail on Sunday Comment Published: 18:06 EDT, 5 August 2023 | Updated: 18:07 EDT, 5 August 2023 Aren’t you very weary of Government promises to solve the problem of illicit migration into this country? The Mail on Sunday certainly is, and we are sorry to have to return to the topic. But we feel we must.For more than ten years the Conservatives’ immigration policy has been as convincing as one of those recorded messages that trills, ‘Your call is important to us. One of our representatives will…
Legal watchdog is set to enjoy greater powers to punish rogue lawyers after the Mail’s undercover investigation revealed firms offering to submit false asylum claims in exchange for thousands of poundsBy Daily Mail Reporter Published: 17:16 EDT, 4 August 2023 | Updated: 17:28 EDT, 4 August 2023 A legal watchdog could be given greater powers to monitor and punish rogue lawyers following an undercover investigation by the Mail.The Legal Services Board (LSB) announced it will review the tools available to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to probe lawyers suspected of wrongdoing.The LSB said this could include increasing the maximum financial…
Aberdeen-based Paddington rail station boss who earns £300,000 claims £10,000 a year on expenses to FLY to different UK stations rather than take the trainNetwork Rail boss Michelle Handforth claimed £10k for 72 flights to UK stationsBy Oliver Price Published: 19:22 EDT, 29 July 2023 | Updated: 08:01 EDT, 30 July 2023 The Scotland-based boss of Paddington train station in London who earns £300,000 a year flies hundreds of miles to other UK stations rather than take the train, a report has claimed.Michelle Handforth, who lives in Aberdeen, claimed almost £10,000 in the last financial year for 72 flights to stations…
The current wave of shoplifting is especially frightening. It is not some invented panic. And others close to me have witnessed it in recent days. Crucially, even the dimmest criminal has now realised that there is no real law in this country.The problem has many causes. I do not think actual suffering is one of them. The old morality of this country has broken down.In the miserable 1930s, when millions lived in such deprivation that it would make modern young people gasp to see, theft of any kind was extremely rare. At the same time, the police have almost entirely…
Keir Starmer faced fresh calls last night for him to try to delay the expansion of London’s clean air zone.Senior Tories said he should ‘get off the fence’ and force the capital’s mayor Sadiq Khan to protect motorists set to pay the Ulez levy.The High Court yesterday backed the extension of Ulez into outer London – a move that could lead to similar schemes elsewhere in Britain.Sir Keir has refused to say whether the zone should expand, claiming it is not a ‘simple political decision’. He remained silent after yesterday’s court ruling.Rishi Sunak last night led MPs and campaigners asking…
Tory Mayor of London hopeful Susan Hall says a ban on new petrol and diesel cars ‘is not going to happen’Tory London mayor candidate Susan Hall pressures PM on petrol & diesel car banBy Daisy Graham-Brown Published: 17:15 EDT, 27 July 2023 | Updated: 10:50 EDT, 28 July 2023 The Tory hopeful taking on Sadiq Khan to be Mayor of London has said a government ban on new petrol cars ‘is not going to happen’.Susan Hall, who was chosen last week as Conservative candidate for London mayor, yesterday became the latest senior Tory to pile pressure on Rishi Sunak to…
No regal Rumba (or Queenly Quickstep) this year, after plans to host the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing at Buckingham Palace were shelved, again.The King and Queen — both Strictly fans — had mooted the idea last summer and the Beeb were mustard-keen, but in the end, there just wasn’t enough time to pull off the spectacle for the 2022 show. And following the death of HM The Queen and King Charles’s Coronation, the plans have once again been put on the back burner.Sources at the BBC confirm it won’t be happening and royal sources add that there’s been no falling…
During ‘Pride Month’ in 2021, Sir Keir Starmer recorded a video addressed to the LGBT+ community.The Labour leader boasted: ‘We’re committed to updating the GRA [Gender Recognition Act] to introduce self-declaration for trans people.’Fast forward two years and Anneliese Dodds, Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, has unequivocally backtracked on this controversial policy, which would have allowed any biological male to self-identify as a woman.In a Guardian article on Monday outlining Labour’s new approach, Dodds — who has refused to submit to questioning from the media about this policy shift — wrote that ‘sex and gender are different’.She…