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Whitney Cummings says Netflix cut Trump gag from Maher tribute
Comedian Whitney Cummings claimed that a joke she made about President Donald Trump was cut from Netflix’s broadcast of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor special honouring Bill Maher. Her claim adds to a wider pattern of complaints from comedians and entertainers about material being softened or removed when it targets Trump, feeding into…
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Burnham under attack for ‘unfunded’ tax cut pledge after vowing to tackle cost of living crisis
Andy Burnham has faced criticism over how he plans to fund his first major policy as prime minister – an £850m cut to VAT on electricity bills – after allies of ousted predecessor Sir Keir Starmer questioned whether the sums add up. The row emerged just as Burnham used his first cabinet meeting to declare…
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Boris Johnson claims Ed Miliband is to blame for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Boris Johnson has accused Ed Miliband of bearing responsibility for Vladimir Putin’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine, following Andy Burnham’s decision to appoint him foreign secretary. Johnson argued that Miliband’s role in blocking UK military intervention in Syria in 2013 emboldened Putin, framing the appointment as a poor choice that would please the Kremlin. The row…
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What Burnham’s record on rough sleeping reveals about his first pledge as PM
Andy Burnham used his first speech as prime minister to pledge that his government would “end rough sleeping” across the country, announcing £340m of additional funding to acquire homes and provide support “without delay”. The pledge echoes a similar promise he made in 2017 as Greater Manchester mayor, and his record there offers a mixed…
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Mace snubs Trump’s preferred Senate candidate, backs Ralph Norman instead
Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina is set to endorse Rep. Ralph Norman in the race to fill the US Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, breaking with President Donald Trump, who is backing a different candidate. The move is notable because it pits Mace publicly against Trump’s preferred…
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Labour’s cost of living czar quits after less than six months with warning to Andy Burnham that it’s ‘damn hard to get anything done’ in Government
Ed Miliband’s cost of living adviser has resigned from the role after fewer than six months, delivering a pointed warning to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham about the difficulty of achieving change within Government. The departure comes at a sensitive moment for Burnham, who has faced criticism over the handling of policy funding, including an…
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Socialists vs. the Senate
National Review editor Rich Lowry argues that the Democratic Socialists of America’s new programme represents a fundamental challenge to the US constitutional system. The programme calls for abolishing the Senate and replacing the presidency and Supreme Court with institutions subordinate to Congress, proposals Lowry characterises as revolutionary rather than conventional reform. Lowry focuses particularly on…
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‘Misleading voters’: Ossoff warns donors he’s falling behind despite leading Senate fundraising
Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia has been telling donors that his re-election campaign is falling behind and urgently needs more funding to keep its advertising on air, despite building one of the largest campaign war chests of any Senate candidate in the country. The appeal has drawn accusations from critics that Ossoff is misleading…