New Labour peer suspended over alleged inappropriate behaviour | LBC
The suspension comes just weeks after Lord Joe Docherty was sent to the House of Lords by Keir Starmer
π¬π§ Starmer DURING 2024 election campaign :
βI will abolish the House of Lordsβ
π¬π§ Starmer AFTER 2024 election:
βIβll now stuff the House of Lords with another 62 Labour cronies and donors, including associates of Sex Offenders, and various corrupt sleazballsβ
www.lbc.co.uk/article/new-...
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Why are the SNP asking for both votes then?
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25.02.2026 12:17 β
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The SNP are doing a good job in Scotland despite the fiscal restraints from Westminster.
21.02.2026 09:43 β
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Is this for Scottish law too ?
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Revealed: UKβs secret plan to dump 22 nuclear submarines in Scotland
The UK government secretly planned to dump the radioactive hulks of 22 nuclear submarines in the sea off north west Scotland, documents released by the National Archives reveal.
A survey for the Mini...
Wake up Scotland Ffs
or remain wm dumping ground
UKβs secret plan to dump 22 nuclear submarines in Scotland
The UK government secretly planned to dump the radioactive hulks of 22 nuclear submarines in the sea off north west Scotland, documents released π
www.theferret.scot/nuclear-subm...
05.02.2026 00:19 β
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Ex-UK - Indy PosterBoy
Did you know that the UK Culture Secretary has announced Β£1.5Bn arts funding βto benefit all parts of the UKβ - except for Scotland? Westminster doesnβt care
Did you know that the UK Culture Secretary has announced Β£1.5Bn arts funding to "benefit all parts of the UK", except for Scotland? #Scotland #IndependenceIsNormal #Holyrood26 #SNP1SGP2
indyposterboy.scot/ex-uk/
24.01.2026 16:48 β
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π¨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 43,000 signatures! Letβs get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
20.01.2026 13:50 β
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I'm fed up with politicians jumping ship whenever it suits them. It's happening too often.
They should step down and an election should be called.
15.01.2026 17:01 β
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Absolutely disgusting
Shame on every MP who voted for this
14.01.2026 18:27 β
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@labourhame.com I'm sure Jakey would never do this again.
13.01.2026 15:45 β
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
12.01.2026 11:25 β
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Nigel Farage welcomes the experience Nadhim Zahawi brings to Reform.
Zahawi previously made tax payers pay to heat his stables and 'accidentally' paid millions less in tax than he should have. That experience?
12.01.2026 12:01 β
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11.01.2026 20:02 β
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11.01.2026 18:23 β
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Reform council that promised cuts delivers payday for party backer
Reform councils have increased spending and handed out a Β£30,000 contract to a company owned by a party supporter which was involved with 10 serious pollution incidents in 2024.
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Reform council that promised cuts has handed out a Β£30,000 contract to a company owned by a party supporter which was involved with 10 serious pollution incidents in 2024.
Investigation by @ollyhaynes.bsky.social:
https://goodlaw.social/kip5
07.01.2026 12:58 β
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Shortage of NHS stroke specialists resulting in thousands dead or disabled, say doctors
Exclusive: Lack of consultants in UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in time, say senior medics
Shortage of NHS stroke specialists in England resulting in death or disability.
Between 10,000 and 20,000 patients died or sustained a serious disability because of treatment delays.
Lives destroyed by fiscal rules, austerity, appeasement of the rich and forcing people to go private.
06.01.2026 07:57 β
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Did you know that the UK, which gets to spend all of Englandβs revenue as well as about 40% of the revenue of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, fails to balance its books or reduce its deficit? Meanwhile the Scottish Government, with very limited devolved powers, balances its books every year.π
01.01.2026 20:48 β
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UK government should end rail outsourcing βracketβ, says union
RMT estimates six cleaning, security and catering suppliers made Β£150m profits last year
UK govt should end rail outsourcing βracketβ.
Passenger services brought into public ownership in name only.
Privatised security and catering suppliers, Β£150m profits last year.
Rolling stock privatised, public purse to pay Β£3bn+ to lease it.
Lucrative rail freight remains privatised.
02.01.2026 07:41 β
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2025 generation round-up!
Wind power was the main producer with 29.7% of the year's generation (but I thought they didn't work?) π₯°
37.3% of the grid was powered from renewables vs 26.8% fossil fuels. πͺ
.... and the lights didn't go out π
Meanwhile nuclear came in at 11.8%
01.01.2026 09:11 β
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In the 6th largest economy, 103000 people died in poverty in 2024.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
01.01.2026 09:08 β
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Energy bills to rise on New Year's Day 'to fund nuclear in England', Ofgem says
Energy bills are set to go up on New Year's Day β and the watchdog Ofgem says funding nuclear projects in England is the reason why β¬οΈ
31.12.2025 21:45 β
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π¬π§british Labour in Scotlandπ¬π§
31.12.2025 06:52 β
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Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty' among working people
The Sharewear Clothing Scheme in Nottingham says demand is so high it is running out of clothes.
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
31.12.2025 08:45 β
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Scottish Tories splash Β£250k of taxpayer cash with firms run by ex-spin doctors
THE Scottish Tories have spent tens of thousands more in taxpayer cash to firms on media training by firms run by former party spin doctors ββ¦
Tories
splash Β£250k of taxpayer cash on media training
Tories have spent tens of thousands more in taxpayer cash on media training by firms run by former party spin doctors β bringing the total to nearly Β£250k in the last three years. π
www.thenational.scot/news/2572450...
30.12.2025 01:53 β
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Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
30.12.2025 08:24 β
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Bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles each year
New review finds people who drink tap water ingest only about 4,000 microplastic particles a year
Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
30.12.2025 08:00 β
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Where does he live ?
29.12.2025 15:01 β
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