[Cyclist]

And we slide further into the darkness...

Individuals could be stripped of their British citizenship without warning under a proposed rule change quietly added to the nationality and borders bill.

Clause 9 – “Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship” – of the bill, which was updated earlier this month, exempts the government from having to give notice if it is not “reasonably practicable” to do so, or in the interests of national security, diplomatic relations or otherwise in the public interest.


Critics say removing citizenship, as in the case of Shamima Begum, who fled Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in Syria, is already a contentious power, and scrapping the requirement for notice would make the home secretary’s powers even more draconian.,,,

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... out-notice

It builds on previous measures to strip British-born dual nationals (who are mostly from ethnic minorities) of citizenship and to do it while they are abroad, measures used mainly against British Muslims. It unapologetically flouts international human rights obligations and basic norms of fairness.”

[Nigredo]

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/corbyn-legal ... liverpool/

Not often I find myself on Magic Grandad's side these days but this tasteless Tory twattism leaves me no choice.

[kreuzberger]

Good on Jeremy Corbyn! Especially at a time when everybody is getting their knickers in a twist about online abuse. It is high time that these fuckers were called to account and made to pay.

[Crabcakes]

Apparently his account was hacked for a prank.

Funny how often that happens at precisely the point something libellous occurs.

[mattomac]

They really do think people were born yesterday

[Malcolm Armsteen]

They really do think people were born yesterday

Exactly. They think they are clever and the rest of us are stupid.

Dunning Kruger - did she die in vain?

[Bones McCoy]

spivvy Schapps on the radio this morning.
Explaining how the Government's new rail "promises" are far better than H2S.

[Boiler]

spivvy Schapps on the radio this morning.
Explaining how the Government's new rail "promises" are far better than H2S.

They're better than stink bombs, or are they going to sepia-tone the promises?

[Boiler]

This is shameful, but what do you expect?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59386059

A Conservative MP has told the BBC she has been "sent to Coventry by some" after accusing the prime minister's father of touching her inappropriately.

Last week, Caroline Nokes told Sky News that in 2003 Stanley Johnson had smacked her "on the backside about as hard as he could".

Asked about the claim, Mr Johnson said he had "no recollection" of Ms Nokes.

[Boiler]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-59391582

A Conservative councillor has agreed to pay "substantial" damages and legal costs to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for posting a defamatory tweet.

Paul Nickerson has also apologised for the doctored tweet which showed Mr Corbyn at the scene of the Liverpool bomb attack.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council member has resigned from the local Conservative group.

Mr Corbyn said the damages would be donated to charity.

Mr Nickerson said he had taken "full responsibility" for the fake photo, which showed Mr Corbyn laying a poppy wreath near the burning taxi outside Liverpool Women's Hospital.

[Cyclist]

Apart from having to be in possession of a very sick mind to think that tweet would be acceptable, it shows that the skeletons in Corbyn's closet haven't been forgotten. The gutter press have already published a real photo which appears to show Corbyn laying a wreath on an Arab terrorist's grave. That paved the way for Nickerson's tweet.

[Cyclist]

Are we getting close to peak Tory yet?

HM Revenue and Customs has struck a deal to relocate tax officials into a new office complex in Newcastle owned by major Conservative party donors through an offshore company based in a tax haven, the Guardian can reveal.

The department’s planned new home in the north-east of England is part of a regeneration scheme developed by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) entity controlled by the billionaire property tycoons David and Simon Reuben.

The deal will see officials at the government department responsible for preventing tax avoidance working from a site owned by a subsidiary of a company based in a secretive offshore tax jurisdiction.

The Reuben brothers, their family members and businesses have donated a combined £1.9m to the Tories. Earlier this week, the brothers are reported to have shared a table with Boris Johnson at an exclusive Tory party fundraising dinner.

On Tuesday, officials including the Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay announced HMRC had agreed the 25-year lease with one of the Reuben brothers’ companies.

The brothers are the second richest family in the UK, according to the Sunday Times’s rich list. David Reuben’s son, Jamie, is a close ally of the prime minister and has served as a Tory party treasurer. He has donated more than £750,000 to the party since Johnson entered Downing Street.

The Reuben family has built a significant presence in Newcastle in recent years and is part of the controversial Saudi Arabia-led consortium that acquired Newcastle United football club in October.

Company filings show the family has frequently used BVI companies to hold its UK business interests, which include a luxury London property portfolio and a string of racecourses.

A spokesperson for HMRC said the office complex in Newcastle is owned and will be developed by a UK company, Reuben Brothers (Newcastle) Limited. However, Companies House filings show the company’s sole shareholder when it was incorporated earlier this year was Taras Properties Limited in the BVI.

Taras Properties first acquired the site in 2013 and transferred ownership of the land to the UK company in June this year for £10m, according to Land Registry records. The BVI company owns multiple large plots of land in central Newcastle in the area surrounding HMRC’s planned offices...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -tax-haven

Why am I not surprised by this?

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I don't know what to say - this is just taking the piss now.

[The All New KevS]

To be fair, they did steal the Tardis originally...

[Cyclist]

BBC-bashing gorn maaad!

[Tubby Isaacs]

Did he work with Shaun Bailey before?

[Spoonman]

Surprise, fucking surprise!

HMRC to relocate to Newcastle office owned by Tory donors via tax haven
Exclusive: Deal is part of north-east regeneration scheme developed by property tycoons David and Simon Reuben

HM Revenue and Customs has struck a deal to relocate tax officials into a new office complex in Newcastle owned by major Conservative party donors through an offshore company based in a tax haven, the Guardian can reveal.

The department’s planned new home in the north-east of England is part of a regeneration scheme developed by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) entity controlled by the billionaire property tycoons David and Simon Reuben.

The deal will see officials at the government department responsible for preventing tax avoidance working from a site owned by a subsidiary of a company based in a secretive offshore tax jurisdiction.

The Reuben brothers, their family members and businesses have donated a combined £1.9m to the Tories. Earlier this week, the brothers are reported to have shared a table with Boris Johnson at an exclusive Tory party fundraising dinner.

On Tuesday, officials including the Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay announced HMRC had agreed the 25-year lease with one of the Reuben brothers’ companies.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -tax-haven

[Arrowhead]

To be fair, they did steal the Tardis originally...

I really wasn’t a fan of Caroline Flint and her Brexit posturing in the lead up to GE2019, but I’d be delighted if she - or indeed any female candidate - wins back Don Valley from this prize doughnut.

Also pleased to see that video is already closing in on 2M incredulous views

[Watchman]

To be fair, they did steal the Tardis originally...

White Ribbon UK is the leading charity engaging with men and boys to end violence against women. White Ribbon Day is 25th November when thousands of people take action and raise awareness to prevent violence before it starts.

Well, what an interesting day to make that comment!

[The Weeping Angel]

Yeah a lot of the 2019 from the Tory side really are bottom of the barrell.