Paul Knaggs
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
Police to investigate Downing Street lockdown parties
The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into parties held in No 10 during the coronavirus pandemic.
Commissioner Cressida Dick said they were looking into "potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020.
Boris Johnson told the Commons he welcomed the investigation as it would "give the public the clarity it needs" over the allegations.
His spokesman also...
Boris Johnson had birthday bash during lockdown
Downing Street has admitted that staff gathered inside No 10 to celebrate Boris Johnson's birthday when the first Covid lockdown was still in place.
ITV News reports up to 30 people attended the June 2020 event, sang Happy Birthday and were served cake.
No 10 said staff had "gathered briefly" to "wish the prime minister a happy birthday", adding that he had...
Tory minister resigns in anger over Covid fraud
A Conservative minister in the House of Lords has resigned attacking the government's handling of fraudulent Covid business loans.
Lord Agnew of Oulton accused the Treasury of having "no interest in the consequences of fraud to our society".
Last year, the National Audit Office criticised the government for failing to put in measures to prevent people exploiting Covid schemes.
He was updating...
The appeal has allowed Julian Assange to appeal to the Supreme Court
The High Court of Justice in London on Monday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can seek permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court on a point of law.
Assange is charged with publishing swaths of US military records and diplomatic cables which US authorities claim put lives in danger.
What was the decision?
The court agreed to a request from Assange's lawyers arguing...
Mandatory vaccinations for NHS workers set to be put on hold as warnings from Royal College of GPs say it will lead to chronic staff shortages
Calls come to stop compulsory Covid vaccines for NHS staff or risk shutting down the NHS
Mandatory vaccines for NHS staff could be pushed back by half a year, it was revealed last night, following nationwide protests over the requirement and amid demands by Tory backbenchers to drop the rule entirely.
Boris Johnson is said to be considering ‘kicking it down...
Black Books, Child Abuse, Threats and Rumour: The Secrets of the Whips
Whips – whether Tory, Labour or Lib Dem – have long inhabited a secret, often dark, world at Westminster, one that no one has ever seriously called into question.
The House of Cards is a 1990 British political thriller television serial in four episodes, set after the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It...
Tory/Labour MP Christian Wakeford claims ‘The Tories made me do it’ is not an accepted excuse: Bury South party members demand by-election
Claiming the Tories made me do it, doesn't take away from the fact Christian Wakeford has been a rank Tory for over 20 years. Nobody made him do or say a thing, he chose the conservatives because they best reflected his worldview.
Before entering politics, Mr Wakeford worked for a telecommunications firm having studied politics at Lancaster University. He is...
Rachel Reeves says losing Labour members ‘is a good thing’ as the party continues to shed its socialist credentials
It's a Party of business, not the people.
Labour’s membership has crashed with up to 200,000 leaving the party since Sir Keir Starmer became leader, according to an NEC member.
At this point, Labour members must feel like they are in the world of Winston Smith. The Newspeak constantly vibrating off the walls, emphasised with that Labour vocal trait of...
Sir Keir Starmer ‘not in favour’ of nationalising energy companies saying models like EDF with its profits of around 70 billion a year don’t work.
Starmer is no Attlee, there will be no nationalisation.
Starmer is not there for the people, the many, only for the few.
Starmer rejected Nationalisation just as Blair did, even though Starmer made that pledge for state ownership in his leadership contest, he now claims state ownership is not nationalisation, Weasley words from a real barrister. He also made the claim...
Unite the Union steps in to oppose mandatory Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment in the NHS in England
Unite the union made a statement saying: "As a health trade union representing over 100,000 workers in the NHS, Unite has strongly encouraged our members to be vaccinated through our “Get a jab campaign”. Despite this, Unite, believe the vaccination programme should not be mandatory in order to be deployed in the NHS for patient-facing employees.
Ahead of the parliamentary...
