Day: June 26, 2017

    Theresa May has been warned that her ‘grubby £1.5bn deal’ with the DUP could threaten the peace process. The Prime Minister struck a deal with DUP leader Arlene Foster earlier today to prop up her minority Government. The deal struck in 10 Downing Street 18 days after the June 8 General Election also saw the Conservatives formally ditch plans to abolish the triple-lock protection for state pensions and means-test the winter fuel payment during this Parliament. The agreement has been greeted with widespread anger, with Gerry Adams, the leader of Sinn Fein, warning it will threaten the Good Friday agreement. The price of today’s DUP-Tory deal is DUP support for continued Tory austerity and cuts to public services, he said. It provides a blank cheque for a Tory Brexit which t...

    Echo WS The Mayor of Liverpool has explained what he said to Theresa May to provoke this grimacing reaction. The Prime Minister was pictured pulling a disgusted face and looking to the skies during a visit to the city for Armed Forces Day. The funny snap was widely shared on social media and many people saw it as an opportunity to take part in an impromptu caption competition. But one plucky twitter user just decided to ask Mayor Joe what he had said to elicit the gurning response, the Liverpool Echo reported. Joe Anderson tweeted a message, suggesting that the cause of the PM’s discomfort may have been his mentioning her Labour rival Jeremy Corbyn , or merely just that she didn’t like his sense of humour. He said: Thousands singing Oh, Jeremy Corbyn at Glastonbury, but ca...

    Jeremy Corbyn has said he will be Prime Minister in six months, according to the founder of Glastonbury Festival. Michael Eavis also said the Labour leader suggested he would scrap Britain's Trident nuclear defence as soon as I can. Somerset Live quoted Mr Eavis telling festival-goers at a Q and A what Mr Corbyn said to him backstage, before delivering a speech on the Pyramid Stage to rapturous applause. He said Mr Corbyn told him he would be PM in six months. Mr Eavis said he then asked the Labour leader when he was going to get rid of Trident, and Mr Corbyn replied: As soon as I can. But a Labour source said Mr Eavis appeared to be paraphrasing a conversation with Mr Corbyn. The future of Trident has been a major source of tension within Labour since Mr Corbyn assumed th...