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Badenoch And Phillipson Clash In Extraordinary Commons Bust-Up

Badenoch And Phillipson Clash In Extraordinary Commons Bust-Up

Published by Sam Flores

Kemi Badenoch and Bridget Phillipson during prime minister’s questions in the Commons Kemi Badenoch accused Bridget Phillipson of “destroying children’s lives” during an extraordinary bust-up after prime minister’s questions. The pair clashed after several Labour MPs confronted the Tory leader in the Commons. Badenoch had earlier been reprimanded by Speaker Lindsay Hoyle after she called Phillipson, the education secretary, a “spiteful class warrior” for adding VAT to private school fees. A Tory source said: “Labour MPs confronted Kemi, including Bridget Phillipson. Kemi replied: ‘I will never stop fighting you. You’re destroying children’s lives’.” An ally of Phillipson told HuffPost UK: “Badenoch has once again disgraced herself.  “She and her putrid party can’t stand working class women who do well.  “If standing up for the 94% of kids in state schools makes Bridget a spiteful class warrior then she’ll wear it with pride.” The Conservative leader stunned many within the Labour Party with her visceral attack on Keir Starmer and his most senior ministers in the Commons today. Speaking during Starmer’s first PMQs since he announced …

Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns After Spending Bust-Up With Keir Starmer

Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns After Spending Bust-Up With Keir Starmer

Published by Sam Flores

Keir Starmer and John Healey last year. Defence secretary John Healey has resigned following a bust-up with Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves over spending on Britain’s armed forces. In a blistering letter to the prime minister, he said he had been left with “no other option” after disagreement over the government’s long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP). As well as Starmer, he also accused the chancellor of blocking his pleas for more money for the Ministry of Defence. He revealed that No.10 and the Treasury wanted to increase defence spending from 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year to just 2.68% in 2030 – well short of the 3% Healey wanted. It is understood that worked out at an extra £13.5 billion – less than half of the £28bn Healey had been asking for. Healey said: “This new era for defence required further investment through the Defence Investment Plan. “The excellent and extensive cross-government work that completed in January – overseen by you, me and the chancellor – confirmed the scale of the challenge and the …

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Shia LaBeouf formally charged after Mardi Gras bust-up

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Shia LaBeouf formally charged after Mardi Gras bust-up

Published by Sam Flores

The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office charged LaBeouf with three counts of simple battery, according to court records filed in New Orleans on Thursday, and obtained by New Orleans news station WWL. All three of the misdemeanour counts stem from LaBeouf’s alleged altercation with several people on Mardi Gras on 17 February. LaBeouf was first arrested after the alleged confrontation and was initially charged with two counts of simple battery, TMZ reported at that time. The Transformers alum was then arrested again and charged with an additional count of simple battery. Source link

I'm A Celebrity Bosses Address Reports About Adam Thomas And Jimmy Bullard Bust-Up

I'm A Celebrity Bosses Address Reports About Adam Thomas And Jimmy Bullard Bust-Up

Published by Sam Flores

Adam Thomas and Jimmy Bullard had it out during Tuesday’s instalment of I’m A Celebrity: South Africa The I’m A Celebrity drama just keeps on coming, with producers now responding to reports in the press surrounding the heated argument between Jimmy Bullard and Adam Thomas. In Tuesday night’s episode, the remaining I’m A Celebrity: South Africa contestants were told that for their next trial, they’d all be paired up, with their future in camp dependent on how they and their partner perform. Ahead of the challenge, Jimmy chose to pair himself up with Adam, but when the challenge actually got underway, the former footballer had a change of heart, effectively bringing both his and the soap actor’s time on I’m A Celebrity to an end. This sparked a big reaction from the Emmerdale star, who fumed: “Are you fucking taking the piss? I am in there getting covered in fucking ants!” Jimmy then urged his campmate to “calm down”, branding his reaction “pathetic”, as Adam continued. Eventually, it was decided that Adam should be allowed …

Steve Coogan on how his Irish identity drew him to an infamous bust-up | Ents & Arts News

Steve Coogan on how his Irish identity drew him to an infamous bust-up | Ents & Arts News

Published by Daniella Wilson

Steve Coogan says he doesn’t want to fully be part of the British establishment because you cannot “get rid of the history which weighs heavily on all of us”. The 60-year-old actor is of Irish heritage – his mother was born in Ireland and so were his paternal grandparents. He tells Sky News during an interview for his new film Saipan that his ancestry has shaped his view of the world for the better. Image: Coogan plays Mick McCarthy in Saipan Pic: Aidan Monaghan “I don’t feel fully like I want to be part of the British establishment because I feel like, you know, I’m not a royalist by any amount because I see them as a symbol of a sort of colonial approach to the world of which the Irish were nationally victims, historically, and that stuff matters in the way you view things. “It served me well, I think. I like the feeling of being outside the establishment and having an Irish heritage helps with that. I think it’s good creatively not to …