Category: UK Politics

Posts about politics in the UK

West Yorkshire Mayor Candidate Tracy Brabin Blocks Locals Who Ask Questions

Yesterday morning I spotted a random twitter post from a user who had been blocked for asking West Yorkshire Mayor Candidate Tracy Brabin (UK Labour) simple questions about a certain School Teacher in Batley.

Back then it was hovering at around 1600 to 2400 views through the day, and checking it again this morning it appears to have exploded to over 16,000 views.

Many of the comments below seems to suggest her performance on the job so far leaves much to be desired. Continue reading “West Yorkshire Mayor Candidate Tracy Brabin Blocks Locals Who Ask Questions”

Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries Quit UK Parliament

Friday saw 2 Members of Parliament from the Conservative Party quit with immediate effect.

There was a resignation from Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister and former Mayor of London, who quit after being hounded out of the PM job and his MP job for eating cake.

This was followed by the resignation of Nadine Dorries, a former cabinet member and former nurse. She was planning to resign at the next election, but Boris Johnson quitting seems to have expedited things.

Rumours were swirling that there may be others about to quit in order to give coup PM Sunak the finger. Continue reading “Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries Quit UK Parliament”