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‘Death sentence for telling the truth’: Fashion icon Joe Corré urges immediate action to prevent Assange’s extradition to US
Julian Assange is being persecuted for speaking the truth, and the UK public must mobilize to shield him from the 'death sentence' awaiting him in the United States, activist and Agent Provocateur co-founder Joe Corré told RT.
Nov 20, 2019 16:22
'Guardian journalists are Kremlin and Qatari agents': Russian tycoon trolls newspaper after ‘KGB agent' smear job
After a sensational headline in The Guardian dished the dirt on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s meeting with an “ex-KGB agent” in Italy, the Russian businessman involved has hit back, with some trolling accusations of his own.
Nov 19, 2019 22:46
Jesus would not get a UK visa under proposed immigration system, says Archbishop of Canterbury
If a point-based immigration system touted by PM Boris Johnson is introduced, the likes of Jesus would be turned down at the UK border, said Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, taking a thinly-veiled jab at the idea.
Nov 18, 2019 23:45
UK PM Boris Johnson thanks ‘wonderful people’ he met when campaigning, after several asked him to leave
Boris Johnson was all Twitter-smiles on Tuesday, thanking the “wonderful people” he met during the ongoing campaign for their support, light-heartedly erasing his recent encounters with critics from the memory.
Nov 19, 2019 17:35

‘Death sentence for telling the truth’: Fashion icon Joe Corré urges immediate action to prevent Assange’s extradition to US
Julian Assange is being persecuted for speaking the truth, and the UK public must mobilize to shield him from the 'death sentence' awaiting him in the United States, activist and Agent Provocateur co-founder Joe Corré told RT.
Nov 20, 2019 16:22
'P*** poor journalism': BBC political editor blasted for playing down Tories’ fake fact check fiasco
The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg has been torn asunder online, after calling for calm amid a wave of indignation over the Conservative Party posing as a fact checking organization on Twitter during an election debate.
Nov 20, 2019 16:15
'No evidence of meddling': Boris Johnson defends decision not to publish Russian influence report before election
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he has never seen “any” evidence of Russian interference in British democracy and defended his decision not to publish a parliamentary report into the subject before the December 12 election
Nov 20, 2019 14:31
Twitter says Conservative Party misled the public by rebranding as ‘factcheck account’ during election debate
The Conservative Party has been accused of misleading the British public by changing its Twitter to resemble an independent fact-checking organization during a televised election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.
Nov 20, 2019 10:03
‘Needs improvement’ vs ‘beyond reproach’: Corbyn and BoJo weigh in on monarchy in wake of Prince Andrew scandal
There are still unanswered questions in the wake of a shocking sex scandal that purportedly involved Prince Andrew, Jeremy Corbyn has said, following a disastrous interview in which the Duke of York denied the serious allegations.
Nov 20, 2019 08:01
'Guardian journalists are Kremlin and Qatari agents': Russian tycoon trolls newspaper after ‘KGB agent' smear job
After a sensational headline in The Guardian dished the dirt on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s meeting with an “ex-KGB agent” in Italy, the Russian businessman involved has hit back, with some trolling accusations of his own.
Nov 19, 2019 22:46
UK PM Boris Johnson thanks ‘wonderful people’ he met when campaigning, after several asked him to leave
Boris Johnson was all Twitter-smiles on Tuesday, thanking the “wonderful people” he met during the ongoing campaign for their support, light-heartedly erasing his recent encounters with critics from the memory.
Nov 19, 2019 17:35
BoJo vows to ‘come down hard’ on stabbing epidemic, adding police with more ‘stop & search’ power to UK streets
With elections approaching, the UK PM has rolled out his plan to fight knife crimes, which have skyrocketed over the last few years, promising harsher penalties for offenders and more powers for police – if Tories win.
Nov 19, 2019 15:21
Jesus would not get a UK visa under proposed immigration system, says Archbishop of Canterbury
If a point-based immigration system touted by PM Boris Johnson is introduced, the likes of Jesus would be turned down at the UK border, said Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, taking a thinly-veiled jab at the idea.
Nov 18, 2019 23:45
Gavin Williamson and Brussels sprouts: The recipe for killing a joke stone dead
One of the most marked effects of the Beowulf-length saga that is Brexit is that, just like the epic old English poem about a brave warrior who fights monsters on his way to becoming king, there's very little humor in the saga.
Nov 18, 2019 14:40
‘Car crash waiting to happen’: Union of UK academics says you can identify as any race & sex, gets slammed as ‘nonsensical’
Birth race and gender can be thrown out the window as far as the UK Universities and Colleges Union is concerned. The fact that you can just declare yourself black, disabled or female is not sitting well with many of its members.
Nov 18, 2019 11:30
Prince Andrew’s ‘I don’t sweat’ & ‘Pizza Express’ excuses trigger avalanche of memes as he denies Epstein sex scandal links
The Duke of York’s appearance on the BBC, in which he “categorically” denied allegations of sex abuse against a minor and “explained” his ties with Jeffrey Epstein, was a total train wreck according to skeptical online community.
Nov 17, 2019 01:33

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