David Lammy steals slogan from Joe Biden as he paints picture of Labour's global plans
David Lammy steals slogan from Joe Biden as he paints picture of Labour's global plans
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has seemingly taken enormous inspiration from a slogan used by Joe Biden after the 46th President defeated Donald Trump in 2020.
Lammy, who also voiced his pride at becoming Foreign Secretary, appeared to adopt the slogan "Britain is back".
The decision came just days after the Tottenham MP met Biden alongside Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Responding to his own victory in 2020, Biden said: "America is back."
Throughout his speech, Lammy claimed "Britain is back" on several occasions.
Lammy said: “For 14 long years the Conservative Party abandoned our values, tearing up climate commitments, threatening to leave the European Convention on Human Rights. On my first weekend as Foreign Secretary, when I travelled to Germany, to Poland, to Sweden, in less than 48 hours, I was proud to say Britain is back.”
He added: “When the Labour Government hosted 45 European leaders at Blenheim Palace to reset our relationship with Europe, we said Britain is back. When we restored the funding to UNRWA for their work in Gaza, what did we say, conference? Britain is back.
“And when we stood up for international law when it was not easy, what did we say? Britain is back. In my first four months I’ve visited 10 countries, engaged 20 world leaders and over 40 foreign ministers. And what did I tell them? Britain is back.
"We will seek a new, broad ambitious UK-EU security pact on shared threats that we face, enshrining a new geopolitical partnership because Britain is back. A leading nation in Europe once again.”
Lammy's decision to take inspiration from Biden comes decades after the 46th President poached some ideas from ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock.
During his unsuccessful 1988 White House campaign, Biden was accused of plagiarising a speech delivered by Kinnock which spoke in detail about the former MPs working-class background in Wales.
'Israel could face further sanctions,' Lammy claims
'Israel could face further sanctions,' Lammy claims
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has claimed Israel could face further sanctions after the Government suspended part of its arms trade.
Lammy told a fringe event that he was "deeply" concerned by "escalatory behaviour" in the Middle East.
He said: “I’m deeply, deeply worried by the growing violence and settler violence that we see in the West Bank.
”I’m in discussions with G7 partners, particular European partners on that. I’m not announcing further sanctions today, but that is kept under close review.”
Diane Abbott completely IGNORES anti-Jewish hate at event focused on ending antisemitism and Islamophobia
Labour MP Diane Abbott completely ignored antisemitism at an event aimed at ending all forms of racism.
The Hackney North MP failed to mention the discrimination faced by Jews in a message read out at a Stand up to Racism talk organised on the fringes of the Labour Party's national conference in Liverpool.
The veteran MP criticised "increased racism" impact on "Black and Asian people in this country as well as Muslims" in Britain but did not mention discrimination faced by Jews.
Angela Rayner takes fresh partygate swipe at Tories just HOURS after being forced to grovel over Labour donations row
Angela Rayner
PADeputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has taken a fresh swipe at the Tory Party over partygate just hours after being forced to grovel about the row engulfing Labour around donations and gifts.
Rayner, who thanked a former trade union colleague who introduced her, received more than £2,000 worth of clothes from Labour donor Lord Alli.
She also came under fire after declaring a visit to Lord Alli's New York pad on holiday.
Sir Keir Starmer, who receives a salary of £160,000, is at the centre of the row after it was revealed he pocketed £107,000 in gifts since 2019.
Despite the pressure facing Labour's top team, Rayner appeared to take a dig at the Tories over the partygate scandal which brought down Boris Johnson.
Addressing delegates, Rayner said: "We won because we had the courage to change our party, the discipline to make hard decisions, and the determination to remain united And now, change begins.
“Even now, especially now, there will be no complacency. Don’t forget where they did - partygate, Covid contracts, lies, division, scapegoating and the unfunded tax cuts for the rich that crashed our economy. Don’t forget any of it.
“The Tories failed Britain and tried to cover it up. A crater in the heart of Britain’s economy, a puncture in the pocket of every working family and a £22 billion black hole, and not as much an apology, let alone an acceptance, from the Tories.”
However, her comments came just hours after she conceded she understood why people were "frustrated" about the scandal engulfing Labour.
“I get that people are frustrated, in particular the circumstances that we’re in, but donations for gifts and hospitality and monetary donations have been a feature of our politics for a very long time.
“People can look it up and see what people have had donations for, and the transparency is really important.”
She added: “I get that people are angry, I get that people are upset.
“I think the transparency is there so people can see that. Now, if there is a national debate about how we fund politics and how we do that, and I hear that people are frustrated with that, but we have a system at the moment that says if you get donations, that has to be declared and the rules have to apply to everybody.
“I think that is correct so people can see where you’ve had donations and where that potential influence is so that people can see the transparency.”
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Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, claimed behind the riots “lay some very nasty racism and nasty Islamophobia” which he blamed on “mainstream politics”.
The trade unionist added that it had been "sadly, unfortunately, occasionally by Labour politicians".
Speaking at the Morning Star's fringe event, Wrack said: "We need to call that out and challenge it.
"But the other side of those riots is again a deeply worrying concern to our movement, because those riots also fed off a lack of hope and a lack of future in many communities in de-industrialised parts of the country where there are no decent jobs, or prospects of decent jobs, where there are no decent homes, or prospects of these homes where public services are falling apart and have done because of the decimation of the past 14 years.”
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Starmer's approval suffers hammer blow as Farage surges past PM
Starmer's approval suffers hammer blow as Farage surges past PMPA/OpiniumSir Keir Starmer's honeymoon period as Prime Minister appears all but over as a new opinion poll puts Nigel Farage well-ahead of the Labour leader on net approval.
Opinium put the Prime Minister's net approval at -26 per cent, one point behind Rishi Sunak on -25 per cent.
Starmer had registered a positive net approval rating of 19 per cent after pulling off a landslide victory on July 4.
However, Starmer is now trailing his main rivals as suffering a 45 per cent slump.
The Prime Minister's approval collapse comes following a number of controversial measures, including axing Winter Fuel Payments for 10 million pensioners and releasing convicts early to free up prison space.
Farage, who yesterday concluded Reform UK's annual conference in Birmingham, saw his net approval stand at -12 per cent.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey registers the strongest net approval at three per cent.
'Don't forget what they did!' Rayner slams Tories for 'failing' Britain
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Addressing delegates, Rayner said: "We won because we had the courage to change our party, the discipline to make hard decisions, and the determination to remain united And now, change begins.
“Even now, especially now, there will be no complacency. Don’t forget where they did - partygate, Covid contracts, lies, division, scapegoating and the unfunded tax cuts for the rich that crashed our economy. Don’t forget any of it.
“The Tories failed Britain and tried to cover it up. A crater in the heart of Britain’s economy, a puncture in the pocket of every working family and a £22 billion black hole, and not as much an apology, let alone an acceptance, from the Tories.”
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Starmer moans he hasn't had a holiday since becoming PM
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He admitted in a newspaper interview that he was frustrated at not having a summer holiday.
James O'Brien 'incites violence and hatred against me', says Nigel Farage
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Farage was speaking days after O'Brien, 52, had suggested in a LBC broadcast that Farage, 60, was in part to blame for inflaming tensions after the Southport killings last month.
The Reform UK leader was being interviewed for Chopper's Political Podcast at his party conference where he had said that people were welcome in the UK if they supported British values of tolerance.
Asked about how he would convince critics like O'Brien who say "stokes division", Farage took aim at the LBC presenter, saying: "I think he's someone that incites violence."
GB News is all set up for the first full-day of Labour's 2024 conference
GB News is all set up at the ACC
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GB News is all set up for the first full-day of the Labour Party's 2024 conference in Liverpool.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has joined Camilla Tominey this morning.
The People's Channel will be providing more and more coverage over the next few days.
Education Secretary confirms £14,000 donation funded 'birthday event' and another 'reception'
Bridget PhillipsonPAEducation Secretary Bridget Phillipson has confirmed gifts worth £14,000 from Lord Alli were used to fund a birthday bash and separate reception.
She said: "I was turning 40, I thought it was a good opportunity to get people together in a professional context.
"So, it was journalists, trade unionists, education people, MPs and shadow cabinet."
Phillipson added that the second event was held "also again for lobby journalists, for people in the education world as part of a reception".
The Education Secretary stressed that this was in a "work context" and claimed the events were declared "transparently".
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