Day: December 12, 2016

    A former Cabinet minister was banned from Number 10 after criticising Theresa May for wearing a £1,000 pair of trousers, explosive text messages have revealed. Sacked education secretary Nicky Morgan was referred to as that woman in the messages from Fiona Hill, the Prime Minister’s joint chief of staff. Ms Hill had previously met with Ms Morgan and fellow Tory Alistair Burt and invited them to a meeting with Mrs May about their views on Brexit next week. But text messages obtained by the Mail on Sunday show that Ms Hill texted Mr Burt to tell him Don't bring that woman to No 10 again" after she spoke out about the premier's decision to pose in Amanda Wakeley-designed "bitter chocolate trousers. Ms Morgan, however, found out about the message and sent the aide a stinging r...

    A neo Nazi group set to be banned in the UK has been described by the Home Secretary as racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic. National Action will this week become the first group engaged in extreme right-wing activities to be proscribed under British terrorism laws. It means anyone who is a member or seeks support for the group faces arrest. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said: "I am clear that the safety and security of our families, communities and country comes first. So today I am taking action to proscribe the neo-Nazi group National Action. This will mean that being a member of, or inviting support for, this organisation will be a criminal offence. National Action is a racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation which stirs up hatred, glorifies violence and promotes ...

    Theresa May has refused calls to force all shops to close on Boxing Day, saying it is not the Government’s job to tell businesses how they should run their shows. MPs will hold a Westminster Hall debate on a petition with more than 140,000 signatures calling for a ban on all retail premises opening the day after Christmas, on the basis that it exploits low paid workers. The British Retail Consortium says Boxing Day has been a popular shopping day for years. UK shoppers spent £3.74 billion in the Boxing Day sales in 2015, according to research from VoucherCodes.co.uk and the Centre for Retail Research - a 6 per cent increase on 2014. Labour's Helen Jones, who chairs the Petitions Committee, said the current system of Boxing Day sales exploits lower paid workers and deprives...