George Galloway, the former Respect MP who is seeking re-election in Bradford, has been accused of “petty threats” by his local brewery. The Bradford Brewery initially made a joke towards him, but was met with an angry response that culminated
Manchester, England – Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter Thursday night suggesting Nigel Farage and the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon won the UK leaders’ debate. The News International boss had historically been a Conservative but in recent years he has moved
Manchester, England – Nigel Farage called for an end to consensus politics on Europe, immigration and the NHS in the historic seven-way 2015 leaders’ debate. The UKIP leader shocked many when he complained that foreign HIV sufferers were able to
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Eastern Europeans are eight times more likely to be given a British passport than they would have been five years ago, according to research from Oxford University. Over 8,300 citizens of the eight former Communist states which joined the EU
A German police officer has been found guilty of murder for killing a man he met on an Internet chat forum devoted to cannibalism. The German news agency DPA reports the regional court in the eastern city of Dresden sentenced
The Liberal Democrat candidate for Vauxhall, South London, has admitted to making a pornographic “wrestling” film, taking an “a to z of drugs” and deliberately getting himself infected with HIV. Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett, 36, claimed his erratic behaviour was as a
Britain would be forced to scrap its independent nuclear deterrent as part of a deal to put Ed Miliband into Number 10, according to Nicola Sturgeon. The SNP leader confirmed her party would never vote to replace Trident and the
David Cameron has been given a huge advantage in Thursday’s leader’s debate, being drawn to stand on the far right, well away from the other main party leaders. Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage and Ed Miliband will all be bunched together
Comedian Noel Fielding is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police after he was heard telling guests at the Royal Albert Hall to “stab” Nigel Farage. Fielding made the comment as part of a “bizarre rambling joke” about racist teabags at
Shoppers in Bromley, South London, thought they witnessed a rare political act by a reigning Monarch, when a lookalike of HM The Queen was seen handing out UKIP leaflets. To make it all the more confusing Prince Philip’s double was
Nigel Farage is set to emerge as the winner from the seven-way leaders’ debate on Thursday with 8.9 million viewers tuning in, according to the political spread betting firm Sporting Index. The 2010 debates catapulted Nick Clegg into the national consciousness
Hollywood star Martin Freeman, famous for starring in The Hobbit, The Office and Love Actually, has appeared in a video endorsing Labour at the general election. The 43-year-old actor does not mention Ed Miliband in the video but does launch an
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been fined £180,000 after it sent thousands of confidential documents about BAE Systems to one of the investigation’s key witnesses. In the end the documents were found in a cannabis factory in East London.
Ed Miliband’s biggest donor has claimed Labour need to dump policies that “penalise” business and that the Conservatives are the best party at managing the economy in Europe. Dr Assem Allam, who has given £400k to Labour, said the party needed
With the general election officially starting on Monday Labour frontbencher, Douglas Alexander, has told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show his party would not specify which taxes they would raise if they win power. When he was asked whether Labour would announce
Some things never change. Disaffected voters in England are considering voting UKIP, Scots are sick of politics (as usual) and seek something else. All the parties in Wales are so awful that the people of the country have no idea
John Bercow was close to tears as Conservatives were narrowly defeated in their attempt to force him to face a secret ballot for re-election as Speaker in May. In the final four hours of the Parliament, retiring former Foreign Secretary William
MPs have demanded disclosure of all personal files compiled on them by undercover police officers while they were in Parliament. The call came during an urgent question in the House of Commons following revelations that police had kept a number
In 42 days the British public go to the polls in what is turning out to be the least predictable election ever. Uniform swings are out of the window, closely followed by the accepted two-party system. Here is our guide
An unemployed man from Blackburn has been convicted of making 15,000 obscene calls over a three-month period. Amjid Khan, 39, pleaded guilty to the offences at Preston Crown Court. The court was told he would pick strangers names out of
The emo-comedian Noel Fielding told an audience at the Royal Albert Hall to stab Nigel Farage, after a “bizarre rambling joke” about racist teabags. The event was held in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and even Frankie Boyle was
In the run up to the European referendum MPs have said they are “deeply concerned” about the way the BBC covers the EU. The European Scrutiny Committee claimed BBC bosses had tried to avoid giving evidence to them and when
It is strictly against the rules to cheer in the public gallery, but we can all privately admit that the temptation can prove too strong for some to resist. This was certainly the position David Cameron’s two children found themselves
The ‘wimin’ of the National Union of Students’ have launched a new campaign to make the world a better place; they want their members to use jazz hands instead of clapping. The plan was unveiled on the NUS Women’s group
A Labour frontbencher has attacked the Natural History Museum and M&S after they released a range of dinosaur t-shirts exclusively for boys. Chi Onwurah claimed the two were guilty of sexism because they had not produced alternative versions of the
David Cameron has announced he will not seek a third term as prime minister, even if he does win the election in May. In a move that may cause instability shortly before the campaign formally begins next week, he nominated
Ashya King, the boy whose parents took him out of an NHS hospital after doctors did not want him to seek private treatment is now cancer free. Brett and Naghmeh King were chased across Europe by the police and put
Theresa May has announced a package of measures to crack down on radical Islam, including a register of school governors and a review of Sharia Law. The Home Secretary warned those who did not want to join her partnership against
Sadiq Khan MP, the controversial Labour frontbencher, has been accused of attempting to use a “union stitch up” to secure his party’s nomination for Mayor of London. Mr Khan ran the campaign to get Ed Miliband elected Labour leader with
The Conservatives have launched a new attack ad against Alex Salmond and Ed Miliband. The film shows the former Scottish National Party (SNP) leader travelling to London to make Ed Miliband “dance to his tune”. It was posted on social
A Synagogue came under attack in London last night by an unknown group that smashed windows and had to be fought off with chairs. The incident is the latest incident in a string of anti-semitic attacks across Europe that have led many
The Conservatives have suspended their candidate in Dudley North after he was accused of trying to do a deal with the English Defence League. Afzal Amin reportedly supported the campaign against the new super Mosque in Dudley, and promised to
Nigel Farage’s hand could be significantly strengthened in any coalition negotiation by a deal with both main Unionist parties in Parliament. Earlier this week the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) announced an electoral pact, which
Whilst she is not on the ballots, Marine Le Pen is the focus of elections for more than 2,000 councils across France. Opinion polls rate Le Pen’s National Front Party the favorite versus the ruling Socialists and conservatives ahead of today’s vote.
Families of Iraqis killed by British soldiers during the war may be able to sue the taxpayer after a landmark ruling in the High Court. Around 1,200 families are affected by the decision, which puts the wounding or killing under
The Kremlin has announced the breakaway Georgian territory of South Ossetia is to be incorporated into Russia in a deal condemned by the international community. The move comes on the first anniversary of the annexation of Crimea and is being
The former French President, Nicholas Sarkozy, has proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves at Universities in the country. Sarkozy made the call on French TV, in order to head off the threat of the National Front at this month’s local
Nigel Farage appeared on BBC Daily Politics yesterday, as part of the programme’s coverage of the general election. The UKIP leader was treated to a top five list of some the most interesting moments of the party’s recent history, they
The independent body that oversees government financial decisions has revised up the estimate of how many people are expected to come to the UK through immigration. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) now says the total net migration into the
