Don’t blame me for telling the truth about Putin’s war in Ukraine. Facing up the facts about the mistakes of the past has to be the first step towards the peaceful future we all want to see. In my BBC Panorama interview on Friday, Nick Robinson outrageously accused me of “echoing” Russian president Vladimir Putin’s […]
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has criticised celebrities who “used their platforms to cheer on” the transitioning of children, suggesting she would not forgive the film franchise’s stars even if they apologised. Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have both previously spoken out in support of transgender people following comments made by the author, 58. Her […]
UK home secretary James Cleverly has joined calls for former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson to apologise after his criticism of Sadiq Khan sparked a Islamophobia row. Mr Anderson doubled down on his criticism of Sadiq Khan as Rishi Sunak came under pressure to label his words as Islamophobic. Speaking to PA in San Francisco […]
Lee Anderson has doubled down on his criticism of Sadiq Khan and refused to apologise for remarks that sparked an Islamophobia row, which Rishi Sunak condemned as “wrong”. The former Tory deputy chairman on Monday admitted his original remarks were “clumsy”, but said saying sorry “would be a sign of weakness”. It came after the […]
A women’s group has described Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers’ comments to a female journalist as “demeaning” and warned they could encourage similar behaviour from football fans. During a BBC Sportsound radio interview following Sunday’s 3-1 win against Motherwell, Mr Rodgers was heard saying “good girl” following a line of questioning from the broadcaster’s reporter Jane […]
Lee Anderson has had the Conservative whip suspended following his widely criticised claim that London mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by “Islamists”, A spokesperson for the party’s chief whip Simon Hart said the decision had been made following the former Tory deputy chairman’s “refusal to apologise” for the remarks made on Friday. Pressure had been […]
Galway United have apologised after posting an image of a player holding a ‘Stop’ sign accompanied by the song ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’, despite him having been banned from driving for killing a father of two in a collision. Ed McCarthy was given a two-year suspended sentence and a seven-year driving ban after pleading guilty […]