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Watching Nigel Farage and David Cameron debate Brexit is like opening a DC comic to find the Joker taking on Lex Luthor – they’re both so deeply flawed and thoroughly unpleasant characters you don’t care who wins. Tonight, neither was convincing and neither connected. Charmless and churlish, Farage is like one of those contrarian relatives you desperately try to avoid ...

In an event at the Shard in central London tomorrow, the new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will argue that the Tories are too divided to win this referendum and so Labour now has a ‘monumental and historic responsibility’ to deliver a victory for remain on the 23rd of June. The new Mayor of London will join Alan Johnson, Yvette ...

Some teachers are beginning their careers in primary schools with as little as a few hours training in some subject areas, MPs have heard. The Education Select Committee heard how the brevity of initial teacher training in England meant continuous professional development was vital. But much of it focused on new regulatory requirements and curriculum shifts, rather than subject areas. ...

In this holy month of Ramadan, Muslims in the UK, Bangladesh and across the world, will sacrifice the day-to-day luxuries that so often we take for granted; and will pray for people in need and fast to show devotion to God. It’s also a time to reflect and help those living in extreme hardships. Bangladesh has a rich tradition of ...

Leaving the EU would detonate a bomb under the British economy, David Cameron has said as he joined with Labour, Lib Dem and Green politicians to argue that the leave campaign was being reckless with people’s futures. The prime minister appeared with Harriet Harman, Natalie Bennett and Tim Farron to talk about the risks of Brexit and challenge the leave ...

It’s the holy month of Ramadan – a time when mosques open their doors, community centres welcome in their neighbours, and even churches and synagogues offer up their spaces as Muslims break their fasts – and people of all faiths and none are often asked to join. Coventry Cathedral is holding its own multi-faith iftar. In Manchester, they’re combining an ...

Sadiq Khan today told Londoners he would be using Ramadan to “get out there and build bridges” between the capital’s different communities. The Mayor, a practising Muslim, said he hoped that the holy month would help “break down the mystique and suspicion” that existed around his  religion. In a message to mark the start of  Ramadan, he said it was ...

European migrants coming to the UK will have to prove that they can speak good English and be subject to an Australian-style points system if Britain votes to leave the EU, according to Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Priti Patel. The three leading Conservative out campaigners, who all sit in David Cameron’s main or political cabinet, have issued a joint ...

Cllr Khales Uddin Ahmed has been appointed in as the new Speaker and Cllr Sabina Akhtar has been appointed as Deputy Speaker in the AGM of Tower Hamlets Council held on 18th May. They will carry out their duties for 2016/2017 financial year. The Mayor’s cabinet have not seen any changes. Cabinet members for the last financial year will be ...

On Monday 23rd May 2016, Councillor Syeda Amina Khatun MBE was appointed as the Deputy Leader of the Sandwell Council and Councillor Steve Eling was appointed the Leader. Councillor Syeda Amina Khatun MBE is a Labour councillor in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Councillor Khatun was the first Bangladeshi woman to be elected in the Midlands region in 1999 and was ...