Gary Lineker hits back at Tory MP's 'dangerously provocative' Nazi claims
Wednesday, 15 March 2023 Gary Lineker has hit back at a Tory MP who made "dangerously provocative" claims that the BBC presenter had called northern voters "racist bigots".
Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, says that "Tory MPs have put intolerable pressure on the BBC because they don't like the criticism of their government policy" before urging the broadcaster to put Gary Lineker back on air saying he "should be able to express his views". Report by...
Speaking in Essex, Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer outlines his plan to reform the NHS. He says the health service is one of the country's "greatest privileges" but warns that he does not believe it can survive another five years of Conservative government. Report by Rowlandi. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says we need to think about the local election “in the context in which it took place”, citing covid, the war in Ukraine and the cost of Living as reasons for conservative losses. She says the prime minister should “continue to listen to the British public” saying the main issue for voters is the cost of living. The Conservatives lost 1060 seats and 48 councils in Thursday’s local elections; a worse outcome than predicted by the party. Report by Nelsonr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives have suffered losses across England as results from the local elections continue to come in. More than 8,000 seats have been contested in 230 local authorities, with mayoral elections in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough. Labour and the Liberal Democrats have made significant gains, with Sir Keir Starmer’s party seizing control of Medway for the first time in 25 years, and the Lib Dems taking Windsor and Maidenhead from the Conservatives. This year’s local elections were the first to require voters to bring photo ID, and the Electoral Commission says some people were turned away from polling stations. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey has claimed "time's up" for Rishi Sunak and his "appalling" Conservative government as he celebrated his party's gains in the local elections. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted his party is making progess in "key battlegrounds" in the local elections, adding he isn't detecting a landswell of movement towards Labour. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Russia Fires More Missiles , at Ukraine.
On the eve of Victory Day, the celebration of the defeat of Nazis in WWII, Vladimir Putin increased attacks on Ukraine.
On the eve of Victory Day, the celebration of the defeat of Nazis in WWII, Vladimir Putin increased attacks on Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was the most extreme aerial attack the country has endured since Russia first attacked in February 2022, CBS News reports.
Zelensky marks Victory day with a promise that
"all the old evil that modern Russia is bringing back will be defeated, just as Nazism was defeated.".
CBS News reports that
all of the 35 drone missiles fired by Russia were intercepted by Ukraine's air defenses.
According to authorities, there have been no reported deaths so far, but several people were injured by falling shrapnel. .
According to authorities, there have been no reported deaths so far, but several people were injured by falling shrapnel. .
In anticipation of Ukraine's spring counteroffensive, Russia has been firing missiles across various Ukrainian cities for over a week.
As Russia continues to seemingly struggle with ammunition shortages and tensions within the defense ministry.
Ukraine has bolstered its forces with
help from the U.S. and others.
Its counteroffensive may prove
pivotal in the outcome of the conflict.
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Israel came to a standstill for two minutes on Tuesday morning, as the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day siren wailed to commemorate the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II.
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Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper responds to the BBC's Gary Lineker's likening of the new migrant bill to Nazi Germany saying; "I don't agree with what he said or think it was the right thing to..
When asked for his reaction to the BBC's Gary Lineker's likening of the migrant bill to Nazi Germany, Robert Jenrick says they were "wrong and inflammatory". The immigration minister calls on Lineker..