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Paul Knaggs

Paul Knaggs
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Editor, founder, Labour Heartlands, Citizen journalist. LeFT wing political refugee. Fighting a constant struggle with dyslexia that's overcome with a burning desire to speak out against the corrupt political system and the social injustices it creates. Advocate for Free speech and open, accountable, democracy. #GTTO

Man kills himself after attacks on UK migrant processing centre in Dover

immigration centre
A man threw petrol bombs at a new British immigration border force centre in Dover, England. He then drove off and killed himself, according to a photographer present at the scene of the incident The attacker, a white man in a checked shirt, drove up to the centre in a white SEAT sports utility vehicle at around 1120 GMT. He...

Antonio Gramsci: Now is the time of monsters

Antonio Gramsci
Thought for the day... "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters." -Antonio Gramsci

Energy Crisis: European Energy Giants Report ‘Obscene’ Profits as Millions Face Cold and Hunger

Energy Giants
Shell profits are “obscene” – especially at a time when millions are struggling Energy supply is just one big cash machine Energy giants Shell and Total have reported massive profits as sky-high energy prices fuel a devastating cost-of-living crisis across the continent, with families struggling to afford heat and electricity as the winter months fast approach. Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the...

Boris Johnson out for 60

Boris Johnson out
Boris Johnson will not stand in the Conservative leadership race, leaving Rishi Sunak very likely to enter No 10. The former prime minister had not formally declared but he had told supporters he wanted to run, drumming up backing from seven cabinet ministers – Jacob Rees-Mogg, James Cleverly, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Nadhim Zahawi, Alok Sharma, Simon Clarke and Chris-Heaton Harris. Johnson has...

Tory MP says he’s Sunak’s 100th supporter

Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is believed to have become the first Tory leadership candidate to have amassed sufficient support to make it to the ballot of Conservative colleagues. The former chancellor’s supporters said on Friday night he had received nominations from 100 Tory MPs to pass the threshold required way ahead of Monday’s deadline. Tobias Ellwood claims to be Rishi Sunak's 100th supporter...

Labour MP Christian Matheson resigns over sexual misconduct

Chris Matheson Sir Keir Starmer
Labour MP Christian Matheson has quit after a parliamentary watchdog recommended he be suspended for "serious sexual misconduct". Two allegations of sexual misconduct against Mr Matheson by a former member of his staff have been upheld. The MP for Chester allegedly invited her on a "sexually motivated" private trip abroad, the report said. He admitted he had committed a minor breach of...

Liz Truss Resigns after 44 Days of Chaos now the Tory Buzzword to stave off a general election will be Stability.

Tory leadership race
Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister, firing the starting gun on another Conservative leadership election. In her resignation statement outside Number 10, Truss said the leadership election will take a week. That week will see the coronation of a new Tory Prime minister, the bookies have Rishi Sunak odds on favourite but of course, Penny Mordaunt will be seen as...

Russian jet ‘released missile’ near RAF aircraft during patrol over Black Sea

breaking news
A missile was released from a Russian jet fighter near an unarmed RAF plane on a routine patrol over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has said. Ben Wallace said it happened on 29 September and that Russia has acknowledged the incident took place in international airspace. Russia said the incident was a "technical malfunction". The British defence secretary called it "potentially...

Fracking Chaos from Tory MPs as Labour motion to force vote on bill is defeated

Chaos-tory-fracking
A Labour motion that would have forced a vote on a bill to ban fracking has been defeated amid farcical scenes in the House of Commons. MPs have rejected Labour’s motion to allocate Commons time to consider banning fracking, in a vote initially designated by the Tory whips as a “confidence motion” in Liz Truss’s government. Labour’s motion was defeated by...

Documentary ‘Ithaka’: The fight to free Julian Assange premiers at Human Rights Film Festival Berlin

Julian Assange Ithaka
Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, was in Berlin for the German premiere of the documentary where he talked about the latest developments surrounding his imprisoned son. The first scene of the documentary "Ithaka," which celebrated its German premiere at the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin, shows police carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of the Embassy of Ecuador in London and into a high-security...
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