Shadow home secretary Chris Philp came out swinging at Deputy PMQs, torching Starmer for “smearing” those demanding a national inquiry into rape gangs as “jumping on a far-right bandwagon” chasers. With Starmer skipping the session, it was left to Rayner to take the heat…
Philp hammered Labour over foreign criminals avoiding deportation thanks to the Human Rights Act – pointing to a Zimbabwean paedophile being allowed to stay in the UK because he might face “hostility” at home. He blasted:
“Why did the government side with foreign criminals and not the British public?”
Ouch…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”