Labour MP has whip suspended after Gaza comment in Holocaust Memorial Day post

Labour MP Kate Osamor has had the Labour whip suspended while she is investigated for saying Gaza should be remembered as a genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day.

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Sunak's allies believe Tories likely to lose two upcoming by-elections

Allies of Rishi Sunak say they believe the Tories are likely to lose both by-elections in two weeks time, as they continue to face down plotters trying to bring down the prime minister.

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Conservatives don't deserve to win election, says former Tory heath secretary

FORMER Conservative Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell has said that the Tories don’t deserve to be re-elected because theGovernment has “simply failed” over the past 14 years.

Dorrell, who served in John Major’s cabinet, told GB News: “The issue is what the Conservatives have done in their 14 years in power and the lack of any clear view about how to re-build many of the things that have gone wrong with this country during the period that they've been responsible.

“The public services, the National Health Service, the education service, the police service, the Prison Service, our relationship with our major trading partners on the continent of Europe, that is the legacy of a group of people who have simply failed.

“And the reason they won't be re-elected is that they don't deserve, in my view, to be re-elected.”

In a discussion with Pip Tomson, he said: “It's true that the pandemic made life more difficult in the health service, which I followed closely, and in many other respects.

“But the way the Government handled the pandemic we now see, as the public inquiry reveals, what was going on…a Government that simply wasn't doing the job as effectively as we're entitled to, expect as voters and taxpayers to see senior people behave when they're responsible for the lives of people who rely on those services.”

He added: “No Prime Minister calls an election which they know they're going to lose. I think the truth is that the election campaign has already started. The only thing left to be decided is the date of the end of it.

“That'll be as late as Rishi Sunak will set that, as late as he can to give himself as much chance as he can to recover the position of the Conservatives.”

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Sadiq Khan's attempt to shift the blame is getting tiring - and now the Mayor is running out of time, says Susan Hall

It’s been eight painful years since Sadiq Khan took over at City Hall. Eight long years that he’s been responsible for the Metropolitan Police. And what do we have to show for it?

Londoners have watched as crime has skyrocketed on his watch, violent crime, and knife violence especially. So, it was galling this week to see Labour trotting out lines they didn’t even seem entirely convinced of, attempting to talk tough on crime, whilst their own Mayor achieves nothing.

It was reported here on GB News that crime rates across the city have soared, and Khan has opted to blame others (again) rather than act himself.

For so many years he has tried to talk tough but failed to be tough. It wasn’t that long ago that he blamed violent phone robberies on people having ‘attractive phones’. I mean, really!

And this week murders in our city tragically topped one thousand – what was Khan doing? Talking about Brexit. I could hardly believe it. The gall of the man, to rabbit on about Remain, when the city he is meant to be running is falling apart in front of our eyes.

Our great city is a tragic example of what happens when you have a man at the top who has checked out of the job he is meant to be doing. Whilst we grapple with the consequences of escalating violence, Sadiq Khan seeks to shift the blame, and it’s getting wearisome.

Instead of shouldering responsibility for the escalating violence that is spilling out into the streets every day, he insists on pointing the figure of blame at everyone but himself. Why? Because he knows he’s out of answers, and he knows he is running out of time.

Londoners are tired of a mayor whose hollow promises and unwillingness to confront the reality of his failures are having a direct negative impact on everyone’s safety. The phrase "tough on crime" has become a hollow slogan when uttered by our mayor. An echo that rings hollow when faced with grim facts – over one thousand people have been murdered in our city since he took control.

It’s a reminder of Khan’s abject failure to deliver on the very promises that propelled him to office.

Londoners deserve a mayor who not only talks tough but is tough. A mayor that translates those words into action, that invests in and backs our police, and gives them the political support to get knives off our streets, break up the gangs, and sort this out.

When I ran Harrow, a London borough in the north of our city, we saw crime drop and became one of the safest boroughs in London, where people had trust and confidence in our local police. Why? Because I stepped up. Community Champions, a scheme I rolled out borough-wide, stepped in and worked with our communities to address their worries at the street level.

When I entered the London Assembly, I watched in horror as Sadiq tore the police apart. He shut down police stations. He forced our police into a ‘basic command unit’ structure, removing local policing and replacing it with a centralised structure that placed multiple boroughs under the same unit.

I have argued that this was the wrong approach, time and time again. As Mayor, it is an argument I will win. It’s a fight we will win. We will take the fight to the gangs of criminal thugs that plague our city, and smash them apart.

Sadiq Khan’s eight years in office have been marked by a legacy of broken promises and skyrocketing crime rates, leaving us grappling with the consequences of his inaction and incompetence.

The time has come for a change. A decisive move that places the police on the front foot, ending the posturing that has been personified by this mayor and gets stuff done.

I will be more stick than carrot – a leader who is unafraid to implement direct measures to ensure the safety of Londoners. We need a return to a well-executed stop-and-search policy, because swift and targeted interventions are essential to getting knives off our streets.

I will strike the right balance between civil liberties and public safety, and bring an end to Khan’s lenient ‘hands-off’ approach. Londoners need a mayor who is unafraid to make tough decisions, someone who understands that the safety of our communities should not be sacrificed at the altar of political correctness.

Tough times call for tough measures, and it's high time we prioritise the security of our neighbourhoods over the mayor's rhetoric.

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A lack of meaningful action has consistently undermined Sadiq Khan's rhetoric on crime. We deserve a mayor who can transform words into deeds and will roll up their sleeves and work tirelessly to address the root causes of crime in our city.

It is time to demand real results.

In calling for tougher action, it is crucial to remember that the objective is not punitive but preventive – to create an environment where crime is deterred, communities are safer, and residents can go about their lives without fear.

It's about sending a clear message to criminals: we will no longer tolerate your actions, you will fear the police, and the public shall no longer fear you.

The choice is clear: London deserves a mayor who delivers, not one who just talks tough.

I will be that Mayor.

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Are we in for one of the 'dirtiest' election campaigns ever? | Adam Boulton

There was general agreement at the Institute for Government's Annual conference last week that it would be a good thing for Britain if this year's election campaign is not "dirty".

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'Need for new leadership' at Post Office as chairman ousted, business secretary says

The business secretary has said she "felt there was a need for new leadership" at the Post Office as it was announced its chairman is being forced out of the role.

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WATCH: Joe Biden has VERY tough time reading from giant teleprompter

Joe Biden has gone viral yet again as he bumbled through his speech in Wisconsin.

The 81-year-old visited the Badger State to discuss infrastructure investment in the Rust Belt.

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