Day: November 12, 2023
Emma Hayes’ Chelsea beat Everton to cement top spot in WSL as Man City slip up
November 12, 2023Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Chelsea shrugged aside the attention surrounding Emma Hayes’ impending departure with a 3-0 win at Everton to consolidate their lead at the top of the Women’s Super League. Jessie Fleming’s opener […]
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Pro-Palestine march: Braverman says streets ‘polluted by hate’ as she doubles down on criticism of protesters
November 12, 20231699809623 Braverman says streets ‘polluted by hate’ as she doubles down on criticism of protesters Suella Braverman has said the streets of London are “polluted by hate, violence and antisemitism” as she doubled down on her criticism of pro-Palestinian protestors despite the violent targeting of police by far-right thugs that she has been accused of […]
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Braverman doubles down on calls for crackdown on pro-Palestine protests
November 12, 2023Suella Braverman has doubled down on calls for more action to be taken against pro-Palestine protesters. The home secretary last week failed to get marches banned over the remembrance weekend, after the Metropolitan Police said it had the resources to manage the hundreds of thousands of people who turned up – as well as far-right […]
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Seven charged with variety of offences following Saturday’s London demonstrations
November 12, 2023Seven people have been charged with a range of offences following marches through London on Saturday. Officers made 145 arrests during the pro-Palestinian demonstration and counter-protest by far-right groups. Charges relate to offences including assault, possession of weapons, criminal damage, public order, inciting racial hatred and possession of drugs. Those charged range in age from […]
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Police want to speak to these people over Armistice Day train station incidents
November 12, 2023The British Transport Police (BTP) has released CCTV images of four men and one woman they want to speak to in relation to incidents at London train stations on Armistice Day. Footage of a number of incidents at railway stations has circulated online since the protests and counter-protests on Saturday. BTP released images of four […]
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Shapps accuses Labour of ‘playing politics’ over Braverman protest comments
November 12, 2023Grant Shapps has accused Labour of “trying to play politics” over far-right protests in London, blamed in part on Suella Braverman’s rhetoric, as ministers began an apparent defence of the beleaguered home secretary. Following the violent scenes around the Cenotaph on Saturday, where far-right groups fought officers in what was billed a counterprotest to a […]
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A full list of all the London Christmas Market opening dates to know for 2023
November 12, 2023It’s now November, which means two things. First off, Michael Buble and Mariah Carey are probably defrosting somewhere. And secondly — Christmas Markets are coming. With all the mulled wine you can drink and all the mince pies you can eat, Christmas markets are the perfect place to get you in that festive mood. There’s […]
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Ofcom chairman: Our job is not to stop broadcasters from employing politicians
November 12, 2023Baron Michael Grade, chairman of Ofcom (Richard Kendal/RTS) PA Media The job of Ofcom is not to tell broadcasters who to employ, including politicians, the media regulator’s chairman has said. A host of politicians including former cabinet minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and current Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson host current affairs programmes on GB News. […]
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Sadiq Khan calls for Braverman sacking after clashes at London protests
November 12, 2023Sadiq Khan has urged Rishi Sunak to sack Home Secretary Suella Braverman after accusing her of riling up the far-Right following a day of violence in the capital. The Mayor of London said violent clashes involving counter-protesters were a “direct result” of the Home Secretary’s words, after she accused the Metropolitan Police of bias towards […]
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Shapps declines to say Braverman will be Home Secretary for another week
November 12, 2023Grant Shapps and Suella Braverman (Stefan Rousseau/PA) PA Archive Grant Shapps failed to back Suella Braverman’s survival as Home Secretary for another week as she remained under fire for stoking tensions ahead of Armistice Day protests. The Defence Secretary said “a week’s a long time in politics” when asked whether his Cabinet colleague will stay […]
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