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Dec 6, 2019 13:59
Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson have traded blows after the Labour leader produced what he says is an official UK govt document that proves the PM’s Brexit deal will have damaging effects for the UK, especially Northern Ireland.
- Boris Johnson compares leaked NHS dossier to ‘UFO photographs’
Boris Johnson has dismissed leaked documents purporting to show that his government put the NHS on the table in secret trade talks with the US, saying that the suggestion was akin to claiming that UFOs exist.Dec 5, 2019 18:06 - ‘Don’t really understand money’: Tory candidate heckled after saying disabled people should be PAID LESS than minimum wageA Tory candidate has been filmed at a hustings event being jeered after claiming those with learning difficulties shouldn’t be paid the minimum wage because “it’s about the happiness to work.”Dec 6, 2019 11:25
- ‘I watched friends being rescued’: Google ‘stumps’ social media with jovial cartoon marking devastating rains of 2015Google’s December 5 ‘doodle’ seems to have missed the mark by commemorating the UK’s heaviest single day of rainfall with a lighthearted animation which fails to acknowledge the death and devastation wreaked by the deluge.Dec 5, 2019 17:16
- Hugh Grant tweets own infamous LA mugshot as British actor faces down trolls angry at his anti-Tory election campaigningBritish actor Hugh Grant has responded to Twitter trolls outraged at his promotion of anti-Tory general election candidates by cheekily tweeting out a picture of his 1995 arrest with a sex worker in a Los Angeles police station.Dec 5, 2019 11:41
- ‘Cold hard evidence of Brexit harm’ or ‘nonsense’? Corbyn reveals secret report downplayed by PM JohnsonJeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson have traded blows after the Labour leader produced what he says is an official UK govt document that proves the PM’s Brexit deal will have damaging effects for the UK, especially Northern Ireland.Dec 6, 2019 13:59
- ‘Don’t really understand money’: Tory candidate heckled after saying disabled people should be PAID LESS than minimum wageA Tory candidate has been filmed at a hustings event being jeered after claiming those with learning difficulties shouldn’t be paid the minimum wage because “it’s about the happiness to work.”Dec 6, 2019 11:25
- Boris Johnson compares leaked NHS dossier to ‘UFO photographs’Boris Johnson has dismissed leaked documents purporting to show that his government put the NHS on the table in secret trade talks with the US, saying that the suggestion was akin to claiming that UFOs exist.Dec 5, 2019 18:06
- ‘I watched friends being rescued’: Google ‘stumps’ social media with jovial cartoon marking devastating rains of 2015Google’s December 5 ‘doodle’ seems to have missed the mark by commemorating the UK’s heaviest single day of rainfall with a lighthearted animation which fails to acknowledge the death and devastation wreaked by the deluge.Dec 5, 2019 17:16
- ‘Where’s the grilling you gave Jeremy Corbyn?’ TV breakfast show hosts slammed online for giving BoJo easy ride with ‘cosy chat’British TV breakfast show presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby received a brutal backlash on social media after a cuddly “selfie” pic with Boris Johnson went viral following the UK prime minister’s interview.Dec 5, 2019 16:50
- Farage suffers HUMILIATION as Brexit Party MEPs quit to back BoJo’s ToriesBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been dealt a hammer blow with just a week to go until polling day, after three of his MEPs, including Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister, Annunziata, resigned to back the Tories in the general election.Dec 5, 2019 13:55
- Hugh Grant tweets own infamous LA mugshot as British actor faces down trolls angry at his anti-Tory election campaigningBritish actor Hugh Grant has responded to Twitter trolls outraged at his promotion of anti-Tory general election candidates by cheekily tweeting out a picture of his 1995 arrest with a sex worker in a Los Angeles police station.Dec 5, 2019 11:41
- Princess Anne shrugs as Queen gestures to come greet the Trumps in comical viral videoQueen Elizabeth II and her daughter Princess Anne have been caught on camera having a brief funny falling out, as the British royals welcomed US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania to a NATO reception at Buckingham Palace.Dec 4, 2019 17:09
- ‘Surely they swarmed the buzz?’ Extinction Rebellion brutally mocked after ‘bee’ activists glue themselves to Lib Dems’ busExtinction Rebellion (XR) climate change activists dressed up as bees and glued themselves to the Liberal Democrats' election bus – which happens to be electric – leading to ridicule and a flurry of bee-based puns on Twitter.Dec 4, 2019 13:51
- ‘Woke PC nonsense’: BBC presenter bans ‘offensive’ Christmas song ‘Fairytale of New York’, prompting social media backlashA BBC radio presenter has caused consternation online after tweeting that he will no longer play the iconic Christmas song “Fairytale of New York,” by The Pogues, because the lyrics make him feel uncomfortable.Dec 4, 2019 11:39
- 100 London firefighters deployed to battle Travelodge blaze, dozens evacuated (PHOTOS, VIDEO)Roughly 100 firefighters from multiple stations across the local area were deployed to a West London hotel as parts of at least five floors were consumed by fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning.Dec 4, 2019 08:05
- Who’s the bigger Russian agent, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn? Depends who (and when) you ask!Britain’s election is fast-approaching and that can mean only one thing; the race is on to cast anyone and everyone in the role of secret Russian agent. One minute it’s Boris Johnson, the next it’s Jeremy Corbyn. Can you keep up?Dec 3, 2019 20:28
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