Labour's EU 'reset' BEGINS - as MPs issue warning Brexit at risk

Brexit-hating lefties blasted by John O'Sullivan over Covid lockdown

Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives suffered defeat at this year's General Election because they "lost touch with conservatism", it has been claimed.

Labour wiped out the Tories after 14 years with a landslide win for the left-wing party, with Sir Keir Starmer taking the helm as Britain's new Prime Minister.

Speaking to GBN America, Political Commentator John O'Sullivan claimed that the Conservatives lost the election due to a lack of "conservatism", more specifically surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

When asked by GBN America Correspondent Steven Edginton why he believes the Tories suffered such a huge loss in the election, O'Sullivan said: "I think they lost because they lost touch with conservatism, with its own history, and with its own supporters who remained Conservative when the party changed.

"And it did lose touch. It lost touch with conservatism on a number of important issues."

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Ministers to meet over ‘alarming rise’ in political intimidation 

Ministers and officials will hold talks next week following the “alarming rise” in intimidation and abuse of political candidates during the General Election campaign, the Home Secretary has said.

Yvette Cooper said there had been “disgraceful scenes” in some areas in the run-up to the July 4 vote as she announced she would chair a meeting of the Government’s “defending democracy” taskforce.

It comes as the Government’s adviser on political violence John Woodcock, a former Labour MP who now sits in the House of Lords as Baron Walney, said he feared it was “only a matter of time” before there is another serious attack on a politician unless more is done to address the safety of MPs.

Cooper said in a statement on Monday: “Political violence, intimidation and harassment have no place in our democracy.

“The recent General Election campaign demonstrated some of the great strengths of our democratic traditions, including a smooth and peaceful transition of power from one party to another, but during this campaign, we also saw an alarming rise in intimidation, harassment and abuse towards candidates, campaigners and volunteers from all parties which simply cannot be tolerated.

“Some of those incidents are now being investigated by police.

“The disgraceful scenes we saw in some areas during this election campaign must not be repeated.”

Wes Streeting faces Labour backlash over puberty blockers

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been left bracing for a backlash from Labour MPs over his comments about puberty blockers.

Streeting intends to stop children from accessing hormone blockers for good, subject to a legal hearing, by renewing a ban on the drugs rushed through in the final days of Rishi Sunak’s premiership.

Labour MPs Stella Creasy, Nadia Whittome and Zarah Sultana voiced opposition to the move.

Politicians need to respect each other more, says Shadow Foreign Secretary

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump shows the need for politicians to respect each other more, according to the Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell.

He told GB News: “It was, of course, an appalling act of violence and wickedness and I thought that President Biden put it very well from the Oval Office when he talked about the coarsening of debate.

“The fact is that we need to have a very close look at how we conduct our politics and the Speaker of the House of Commons in London made similar comments over the weekend, where he said that we need to respect our politicians more but that politicians need to respect each other more as well.

“I hope that on the back of the elections that we've just been through here where candidates of all parties, particularly women, suffered the most appalling acts of abuse and were often put in very frightening positions, I hope very much that we're going to have a sort of national debate now about how we clean that up, otherwise you just won't get good people coming into politics and that would be a tremendous loss for all of us and for democracy.”

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More than ONE THOUSAND small boat migrants have crossed Channel since Labour election victory

More than 1,000 small boat migrants have now crossed the English Channel since Labour came to power, GB News can exclusively reveal.

It follows the arrival of a further 370 migrants, who crossed illegally from France in seven small boats on Monday.

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JK Rowling in surprise backing of Labour trans policy after brutal criticism - 'A relief!'

JK Rowling praised Wes Streeting for confirming the Labour Government was committed to retaining the ban on puberty blockers for children.

The Harry Potter author described her "relief" at the decision, saying the Health Secretary had taken a "humane, considered" approach to the issue.

On Sunday the Labour minister had said on social media: "Children’s healthcare must always be led by evidence.

Medicine given to children must always be proven safe and effective first. I know there’s lots of fear and anxiety."

He added:"We don’t yet know the risks of stopping pubertal hormones at this critical life stage. That is the basis upon which I am making decisions.

"I am treading cautiously in this area because the safety of children must come first."

Streeting concluded: I know there’s lots of fear and anxiety. I am determined to improve the quality of, and access to, care for trans people."

Amid backlash to the statement from trans activists, Rowling gave her support to the Ilford North MP's decision.

She said: "It is a mark of how febrile and often vicious the discourse around child transition has become that this humane, considered [response] from Wes Streeting comes as such a relief."

SNP leave Starmer facing crunch vote over two-child benefit cap

The SNP's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has left Sir Keir Starmer bracing for a crunch vote over the two-child benefit cap,

Scotland's second-largest party, which lost dozens of seats to Labour on July 4, will table an amendment pledging to scrap the policy.

In a letter to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Flynn said: "The two-child cap is pushing thousands of Scottish children into poverty – and scrapping it is the bare minimum the Labour party government must do if it is serious about tackling poverty.

"I urge Keir Starmer to include it in his programme for government this week but, if he fails, the SNP will lay an amendment to abolish it immediately. It is shameful and it must go now."

Labour MPs opposed the policy when it was introduced by ex-Chancellor George Osborne.

However, Starmer refused to commit to scrapping the policy amid concern about national finances.

Immigration fuels biggest population rise since 1949

Immigration has fuelled the biggest rise in the population of England and Wales since 1949, the Office for National Statistics has claimed.

The population rose by almost 610,000 to 60.9 million between mid-2022 and mid-2023, the biggest increase since records began.

The ONS said the growth was largely down to record levels of net migration.

Net migration stood at 622,000 for the year to mid-2023.

Responding to the ONS' new data, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said: "The population of England and Wales rose by nearly 610,000 to 60.9 million last year.

"That is the biggest increase since records began."

David Lammy wants Israel-Hamas hostage deal in just days

David Lammy said he hoped to see a hostage deal emerge “in the coming days” and called for an immediate ceasefire and a rapid increase of aid into Gaza as he continued his visit to the Middle East.

During his first trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories as Foreign Secretary, he met with political leaders and families of hostages held in Gaza.

Speaking alongside Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday, Lammy said: “I hope that we see a hostage deal emerge in the coming days.

“And I am using all diplomatic efforts, indeed last week with the G7 nations and particularly with (US secretary of state Antony Blinken) Tony Blinken, pressing for that hostage deal.

“And I hope too that we see a ceasefire soon and we bring an alleviation to the suffering and the intolerable loss of life that we’re now seeing also in Gaza.”

Stamer hints at 'ambitious' agenda ahead of King's Speech

Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at pushing an "ambitious" agenda ahead of the King's Speech later this week.

The Prime Minister said: "The King’s Speech this week will set out my Government’s ambitious agenda to create wealth across the UK.

"We are hitting the ground running by bringing forward the laws we need to rebuild our country for the long-term. There is no time to waste. The work of change begins now."

MPs warn Starmer against watering down Brexit

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned not to unpick Brexit amid concern the Prime Minister could look to "reset" the UK's relationship with the EU.

Starmer will host 50 European leaders at Blenheim Palace to discuss migration, energy and democracy.

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith was among the MPs to urge Starmer against watering down Brexit.

He told The Sun: “We have left the EU and he pledged not to reverse it.

"They will want their pound of flesh for any new arrangements and that will look like entry through the back door. Beware the Greeks bearing gifts.”

The Prime Minister has insisted the UK will not rejoin either the Single Market or Customs Union.

Badenoch tipped to 'slay Reform dragon' as Tory attention turns to Sunak's successor

Ex-Business Secretary is best-placed to "slay the Reform dragon", a former Red Wall MP has claimed.

Alex Stafford, who lost his seat of Rother Valley by 998 votes, said the former Business Secretary was the candidate who “embodies Conservative values” and was the “clear front runner”.

Writing for The Telegraph, Stafford said: “It is essential she comes forward and throws her hat into the ring for the leadership of our party.”

Stafford narrowly missed out on returning to the House of Commons, with Reform UK picking up 7,679 votes.

Labour under pressure over two child benefit cap

Experts are urging the Labour Party to "abolish" the two-child benefit cap on benefit payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as soon as possible.

Research conducted by The Resolution Foundation found that the policy is set to push the majority of large families into poverty within the next five years.

Based on new DWP data, the think tank discovered 38 per cent of household with three children were affected by the imposed cap in April 2024.

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JK Rowling hails 'humane' policy on puberty blockers

JK Rowling's praise for Wes Streeting comes after repeated clashes between the best-selling author and the Labour Party on trans rights.

Less than two weeks before the General Election, Rowling criticised the party for "abandoning" women with its stance on the rights of transgender people.

"As long as Labour remains dismissive and often offensive towards women fighting to retain the rights their foremothers thought were won for all time, I'll struggle to support them," she wrote in the Times.

"For left-leaning women like us this isn't, and never has been, about trans people enjoying the rights of every other citizen and being free to present and identify however they wish.

"This is about the right of women and girls to assert their boundaries. It's about freedom of speech and observable truth."