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Sadiq Khan dropped a major hint about his future political ambitions this morning, refusing to deny he has his eye on No. 10 Downing Street. Speaking to American news outlet CNBC, the London Mayor suggested he could do a better job as PM than his mayoral predecessor Boris Johnson. Asked whether he wants a fourth term in City Hall, “I'm enjoying being the mayor of London. I think I've got the greatest job in the world. Is only about a year ago where I won that historic record breaking mandate, so let’s wait and see.” Asked whether he could “see...

Charged with "causing fear" to someone or other a year ago, criminal proceeding to commence right after release. He supposedly was leading the South Port riots from Spain. Transcript linked below video.

The UK is on the brink of political chaos, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government arresting farmers, protesters, and even voters accused of "non-compliance" with Labour's increasingly unpopular policies. This crackdown began with Labour's new inheritance tax crackdown on farmland, forcing families to sell off their land just to pay the taxman. Over 300 farmers and protesters have been arrested, many without charge. Videos of tearful mothers, elderly landowners, and young agricultural workers being handcuffed and dragged away are now flooding social media, sparking outrage across the country. King Charles, known for his quiet diplomacy, has reportedly warned the Prime...

The Israeli government is exposing a malicious Deep State plot by the domestic security forces to bring down the Netanyahu government, similar to the US Deep State campaign against Donald Trump 2016-2024. At the center of the plot is the head of the Shin Bet security service Ronen Bar, who refuses to leave his post after being fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Observers had been mystified by the massive security failures of the vaunted Israeli secret service on October 7, leading to antisemitic conspiracy theories claiming Israel actually was responsible for the horrific terror attacks taht killed over 1200 people....

London -- Keir Starmer hailed the contributions of British Sikhs across all walks of life in the UK in his Baisakhi greetings from 10 Downing Street on Sunday. Having hosted a special reception earlier this week to mark the festival symbolising the birth of the Khalsa, Starmer posted a video on social media showcasing the festivities along with his Baisakhi message. “It’s really fantastic to be able to come together and to celebrate the contribution of British Sikhs to our nation, and what a contribution that is and has been and will be into the future,” said Starmer. “From across...

Parliament has been recalled for a rare Saturday sitting to pass an emergency law aimed at saving British Steel's Scunthorpe plant from imminent closure. Sir Keir Starmer said the legislation would allow ministers to "take control" of the Lincolnshire site and stop its Chinese owner from closing its blast furnaces. The move opens the door to a full nationalisation of the company at a later stage, with the prime minister saying "all options" remained on the table. Talks have been taking place this week to keep production going at the firm, after owners Jingye said its blast furnaces were "no...

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are actively considering nationalising British Steel in an escalation of plans first revealed in the Guardian last year. The prime minister said all options were on the table to secure the future of the Scunthorpe plant, which is owned by the Chinese firm Jingye and employs about 3,500 people. The possibility of nationalisation was first revealed in December but discussions have taken on fresh urgency with US tariffs and talks about a financial support package to move to less polluting technology having faltered. The government has now been forced to consider more drastic options, ranging...

Keir Starmer has spoken of how he personally “likes and respects” the US president, Donald Trump, and understands what he is trying to achieve. The prime minister made the comments in an interview with the New York Times, saying: “President Trump has a point when he says there needs to be a greater burden borne by European countries for the collective self-defence of Europe.” He said it was a critical moment for the UK and it would not be right to pick either Europe or the US to side with. “Churchill didn’t do it. Attlee didn’t do it. It’d be...

The justice secretary has called for the scrapping of planned changes which would make the background of offenders from minority groups a bigger factor when deciding whether to jail them. Shabana Mahmood called for the Sentencing Council to reverse course, after the Conservatives accused Labour of overseeing "two-tier justice", in which prison sentences are less likely for ethnic or faith minorities. On Wednesday, the council - which is independent but sponsored by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) - published new guidelines for judges aimed at avoiding bias and cutting reoffending. But Mahmood said she would write to its leaders to...

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has cemented its lead in the polls and has begun to pull ahead of the Westminster establishment parties, according to a survey from YouGov. Just over seven months after the leftist Labour Party swept to power in the UK following the collapse of the neo-liberal “Conservatives”, Nigel Farage’s insurgent sovereigntist-populist Reform party has begun to entrench itself as the preferred party of the British voter. According to a poll conducted this week from top survey firm YouGov, Reform UK has increased its lead over other parties and now stands clearly on top at 27 per cent,...

More than half of Britons back sending UK troops to Ukraine, a poll found. Nearly six in ten (58 per cent) told the YouGov survey that they either 'strongly' support or 'somewhat' back UK troops being deployed in the event of a ceasefire deal. Barely a fifth said they opposed such a move. The poll found a variation between voters, however. While 67 per cent of Tory voters said they backed deploying UK troops, just 44 per cent of Reform UK supporters did. Labour supporters closely resembled Tory voters, with 66 per cent backing the move, while 70 per cent...

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he would seek a strong trade relationship with the U.S. after President Donald Trump suggested he would slap Europe with tariffs after he hit America’s biggest trading partners — Canada, Mexico and China — with import taxes. Starmer spoke to reporters while hosting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at his country estate on the eve of a mission to improve relations with the European Union. “In the discussions that I have had with President Trump, that is what we have centered on, a strong trading relationship,” he said. “So it...

VIDEOThe best thing about the yearly World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland is the exposure of the fools and hypocrites there by Rebel News of Canada. While most of the other news outlets serve as not much more than dutiful PR machines for the WEF agenda there, Rebel News shows us what is REALLY happening. For example Rebel News exposed Greta Thunberg at Davos as nothing more than a giggling airhead who is helpless without her handlers telling her what to say. This year, one of the people exposed by Rebel News at Davos was the Keir Starmer loving...

“We’re not a government that governs by social media”, insists spokesman for UK’s left-wing government as new announcements on tackling child rape grooming gangs comes after weeks of intense scrutiny and anger on social media. Widespread anger and scrutiny of Britain’s now decades-long scandal of “Pakistani-heritage” organised child rape gangs in regional towns and cities organically emerged on social media over Christmas and the New Year, and was latterly boosted by X-owner Elon Musk. On Thursday this week, the UK’s left-wing government went further than it ever has before in announcing new action on the scourge, but quickly moved to...

UK prime minister Keir Starmer is facing increasing pressure to reverse his stance on a full public inquiry into Pakistani rape gangs, as Labour MPs have started to break ranks by demanding a thorough investigation into the failings of authorities in handling the issue. Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham—one of the towns that experienced substantial levels of abuse—has called for a national inquiry to restore public trust in local councils and law enforcement. She emphasised that only a full investigation into these systemic failures could properly address the magnitude of the problem.

The historic "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom is being threatened by Elon Musk's open criticism of the UK government's toleration of "Asian grooming gangs." The scandal has been underway for decades as Muslims have been treating infidel youngsters as the sex slaves the Quran says they should be. Girls as young as 12 years old are enticed by gifts of candy, food, taxi rides, and drugs. They are gang-raped until they are "too old"--usually around 18 years of age--and then discarded. Current Prime Minister Keir Starmer headed the Crown Prosecution Service during most of this...

I miss the old pre-cardiac Mark Steyn Show because I felt we provided a useful alternative to the third-rate gossip about who's going to be next week's Lord Privy Seal that passes for news coverage in a dying Britain. So, instead of my usual as-I-said-twenty-years-ago routine, here's a moment from the as-I-said-a-mere-two-and-a-half-years-ago files. This focuses on just one case - that of a girl called Samantha. Not Samantha from Rotherham or Samantha from Telford (who will be my honoured guests on April's Mark Steyn Cruise), but Samantha from Oldham. That every town in England appears to have a gang-raped Samantha...

Labour and Green unanimous "NAY!" to a national inquiry. Reform, Tory and UK unanimous "AYE!" and Mahyar Tousi reads out their names, gives a special kudos to Rupert Lowe's speech at 7:10 for his absolutely spot-on speech, including prosecuting officials who took part in the cover-ups, deporting perps, complicit family members who knew, and full inquiry into all questions, which triggered the Labour MPs big time. Priceless speech. Transcript linked to video.

Labour MPs tonight voted down a Tory demand for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. It was voted down by 364 votes to 111. The House of Commons opposed a call, fronted by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, for a fresh probe into historical child sexual exploitation. Chris Philp MP, Shadow Home Secretary, hit out at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling and accused the premier of using 'his supermajority in Parliament to block a national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal'. It came amid a furious political row over the issue, which has seen pressure piled on Sir Keir...

Labour has been forced to apologise after using a song which describes the 'drugging of young girls' to soundtrack a party TikTok video featuring AI-generated animals. The bizarre 34-second clip, entitled “Labour’s plan to change Britain as animals”, appeared on the Government’s official TikTok account on Sunday. It showed a variety of giant computer-generated animals with text explaining the government's pledges - a video soundtracked by two songs, one being Portuguese track 'Montagem Coral' by DJ Holandathe. When translated, the track - which has become popular on social media - has lyrics that read: "Go, naughty young girl, relaxing. "Go...