Labour faces calls to expel Diane Abbott again after 'dangerous' Nato remarks

Labour is facing calls to expel Diane Abbott once again after the newly-reinstated Labour MP made "dangerous" remarks about Nato.

Last Thursday, Andy Burnham brought the Mother of the House back into the party, with a formal warning over her second suspension, while a number of MPs cheered over the decision.

But the new Prime Minister is now facing criticism after Ms Abbott was accused of fuelling "pro-Putin propaganda".

The 72-year-old even branded Ukraine's defensive war against Moscow attack a "Nato campaign against Russia".

"The reason there is such a hue and cry about military spending now is not because Russian forces are in Ukraine; that happened well over four years ago," Ms Abbott wrote in the Morning Star.

"No, the reason for the outlandish claims about an imminent Russian invasion is simply because Trump demanded more military spending from Nato members…

"None of this is making us any safer. On the contrary. Russia is a major military power, but Nato is engaged in a war which is now striking deep into Russian territory, provoking widespread calls for retaliation against Nato countries."

She ridiculed the threat of Russia, insisting that claims the Kremlin would "sweep through" Europe soon was "not a serious proposition".

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Reform UK will launch 'largest military operation since WW2' to end small boat crossings if party wins next general election

Reform UK will launch what it describes as the "largest military operation since World War Two" to end small boat crossings if the party wins the next General Election.

Under the plan, dubbed "Operation Fortress," Nigel Farage would dispatch the Royal Navy to intercept every migrant vessel attempting to cross from France - then take them back to French or Belgian waters.

The party insists the scheme complies with "international law" and would serve both as a border security measure and a humanitarian initiative.

Zia Yusuf, Reform's home affairs spokesman, warned how Britain is "being invaded" and said both Tory and Labour Governments had "responded with a free ferry service and free hotels".

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Ministers' criminal records to be kept SECRET from British public

Ministers' criminal records will be kept hidden from the British public thanks to a tribunal ruling.

Under a ruling by the first-tier information tribunal, Britons will not be told which Cabinet members declared any past criminal convictions during their vetting process.

The tribunal sided with Whitehall against The Times last month when the newspaper tried to find out how many people in Sir Keir Starmer's Government disclosed criminal records as part of their appointment procedure.

It rejected the request on data protection grounds, as that information constituted criminal offence data - which Parliament has given "enhanced" legal protection.