Jim Waterson
This Is What Saudi Lobbying Of British Politicians Looks Like. It Involves A Lot Of Potted Crab.
Hamper diplomacy.
Jim Waterson
Pro-Corbyn Websites Are Reconsidering Their Relationship With This Max Mosley-Backed Press Regulator
The likes of Skwawkbox and Evolve Politics are members of Impress, the press regulator funded by Max Mosley's family trust. Now that Labour says it will no longer accept donations from Mosley, some pro-Corbyn sites are reconsidering their membership.
Jim Waterson
9 Things To Know About Ben Bradley's Tweet Libelling Jeremy Corbyn
The Conservative MP made a costly mistake when he alleged Jeremy Corbyn was paid by Czech spies – and accidentally set a new social media record.
Jim Waterson
The Daily Telegraph Says Jeremy Corbyn Is "Creepy" And Compared Him To "An Old-School Soviet Stooge"
The Labour leader had attacked Britain's right wing newspapers in a video on Tuesday, promising his followers "change is coming". Now they're going all in on him.
Mark Di Stefano
UKIP Is Facing Financial Ruin Over Legal Bill
The party can't currently afford to pay its leader – and now has to pay a large legal bill after one of its MEPs libelled three Labour politicians.
Jim Waterson
The Government Has Spent £600,000 On An Online Extremism Detector, But No Major Websites Are Signed Up
Even the developers of the software admit it won't be deployed across Facebook, Twitter, or Google.
Mark Di Stefano
This Pro-Saudi Tory MP Was Paid £15,000 For His Work On A Conference Criticising Qatar
Daniel Kawczynski, a strong defender of Saudi Arabia, took the money from the organisers of a Qatari opposition conference, which he also spoke at. He told the audience he was only attending to learn more from the individuals taking part.
Jim Waterson
Donald Trump Tweeted About The "Broke" NHS After Nigel Farage Appeared On Fox & Friends
The tweet came minutes after Farage popped up on American TV.
Mark Di Stefano
Facebook's News Feed Changes Have Britain's Political Parties Running Scared
One political strategist said: "It may just be that Facebook's way around all this is just 'pay us cash'."
Jim Waterson
Labour Will Try To Force The Government To Publish Its Secret Brexit Analysis
Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer will use a vote on Wednesday to compel ministers to release the economic projections leaked to BuzzFeed News.
Jim Waterson
All The Times The Brexit Minister Warned MPs Against Trusting Government Forecasts
Steve Baker was called to the House of Commons after the government's economic projections for Brexit were leaked to BuzzFeed News. He used the opportunity to criticise the accuracy of economic projections.
Jim Waterson
A German Man Has Given Jeremy Corbyn A Rare Book Worth £7,000
Corbyn has decided to donate the first edition copy of J.S. Mill's On Liberty to a library.
Jim Waterson
Donald Trump Will Finally Visit The UK Later This Year
But the president won't get a full-blown state visit hosted by the Queen.
Jim Waterson
One Of The Men Who Organised The Presidents Club Event Has Lost His Government Job
David Meller has stepped down from his job at the Department for Education.
Jim Waterson
UK Government Denies Failing To Protect Nuclear Scientist Stabbed To Death In Suspected Kremlin Hit
The British government has denied that it failed in its duty of care towards a state scientist who was found stabbed to death after his research helped connect the Kremlin to a high-profile assassination on British soil.
Heidi Blake
This Is How UKIP Is Imploding In Fun And Innovative Ways
Henry Bolton is having the year from hell.
Jim Waterson
Two Labour MPs Will Be Investigated Over Sexual Harrassment Claims
The accusations were made against Kelvin Hopkins and Ivan Lewis.
Hannah Al-Othman
Peer Blames UK Government For Death Of State Scientist Stabbed In Suspected Kremlin Assassination
A member of Britain’s House of Lords has accused the UK government of failing to protect a top nuclear scientist after BuzzFeed News revealed his death was a suspected Russian hit.
Heidi Blake
The 100 Funniest Tweets About UK Politics In 2017
We're all still alive. Just.
Jim Waterson
Damian Green Has Been Sacked By Theresa May
The prime minister asked Green to resign after a Cabinet Office inquiry concluded he had broken the ministerial code.
Jim Waterson
