Poland’s ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting “thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa.” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the referendum question in a video published on social media at the weekend. The video contains images of burning cars and violence on the streets of […]
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Six people have been confirmed dead, and over 50 have been rescued after a migrant boat capsized in the Channel this morning. The small boat is believed to have had difficulty at around 5 am on Saturday due to severe adverse weather conditions before being rescued around 5 miles from Calais. Five French ships, two
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Welsh Secretary David TC Davies had been accused of creating a ‘hostile environment for Gypsies and travellers’ after he sent out leaflets to his constituents asking if they wanted a traveller/gypsy campsite next to them. However, after a short investigation, the Police will take no further action against Davis. The MP had been defended by
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On Monday 7 August the first migrants were moved to the Bibby Stockholm barge amid concerns about the barges’ suitability and safety. Up to 500 men aged 18-65 will be housed on the barge while they await the outcome of their asylum application. The floating accommodation block was docked off the Dorset coast nearly three
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Eddie Izzard has announced he is aiming to stand as the Labour candidate in Brighton at the next general election. The 61-year-old said: ‘Labour needs a candidate that can inspire many thousands to become our friends and allies in the fight for a fairer-greener-cleaner planet’. Izzard, originally from nearby Bexhill-on-sea, said of Brighton: ‘Support this
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Robin Harper has resigned his life membership of the Scottish Green party as he believes it has ‘lost the plot’. Mr Harper, who was the UK’s first Green parliamentarian, quit in a letter to co-leader Patrick Harvie. The 82-year-old served as a Lothians MSP between 1999 and 2011 and was co-convener of the party from
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Teachers, governors and pupils are leaving a ‘toxic’ primary school in droves over allegations of ‘commonplace’ racism, bullying and serious failings. St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, has lost around a third of its pupils as parents pull their children out amid a plethora of concerns. At the centre of all the controversy
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American Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell freezes mid-sentence and stares vacantly for around 20 seconds during press conference! The 81-year-old approached the podium and began speaking before appearing to lose his train of thought and trailing off with a drawn-out “uh”. He then appeared to stare vacantly into space for around 20 seconds, before his
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Police Scotland is at the centre of a human rights storm after a woman was assaulted during a women’s rights event in Aberdeen. Julie Marshall said she was punched in the arm and head at a rally organised by Women Won’t Wheesht. The man responsible received a recorded police warning, sparking anger from campaigners about the leniency
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According to the latest official figures, the number of people living in temporary accommodation in England has hit a 25-year high. Almost 105,000 households were in temporary accommodation, including more than 131,000 children, on 31st March this year. This figure is 10% up on the same day last year, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing
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