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Corbyn ‘DID say stupid woman’: Lip-readers agree on what the Labour leader mouthed to Theresa May

Jeremy Corbyn was yesterday accused of lying to Parliament after he denied calling Theresa May a ‘stupid woman’ in the Commons. Lip-readers said the Labour leader muttered ‘stupid woman’ during a televised exchange with the Prime Minister. Mr Corbyn claimed he had said ‘stupid people’ and refused to apologise. Almost every lip reader consulted by politicians and journalists this afternoon agrees that Jeremy Corbyn called Theresa May a ‘stupid woman’ under his breath at PMQs. Experts said the shape formed by the lips for the letter ‘W’ was impossible to…

Sierra Leone: President Julius Bio Address National on corruption

His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio in commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day, 9th December, 2018 Corruption in all its forms has a cost and it has real human victims when critical infrastructure like hospitals and schools are not built and when citizens are denied their rights and equitable access to service delivery. Credible foreign and local investors whose investments create good-paying jobs for citizens avoid corrupt countries. Corruption also stalls economic development, compromises ethical conduct and national values, and violates the fundamental rights of citizens. Above all, corruption undermines democratic…

Buhari Eulogises Swiss Govt for Returning Nigeria’s Looted Funds

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the gratitude of the federal government to the government and people of Switzerland for the returning stolen Nigerian funds, which he said would help in resuscitating the country’s economy. Acknowledging the gesture when receiving Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Mr. George Steiner, at the Presidential Villa, the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, in a press statement said, President Buhari described the return of the stolen funds and interventions in the crisis in…

END OF MACRON: French president faces NO CONFIDENCE vote TOMORROW – France in chaos

Mr Macron’s leadership is hanging by a thread after the Yellow Vest protests posed the most formidable challenge yet to his presidency. Leftist MEPs said Thursday’s vote is the result of 18 months of fiscal injustice and called on the French president to “radically change direction”. The Paris protests which erupted on November 17, were focused on denouncing a squeeze on household spending brought about by Mr Macron’s taxes on diesel, which he said were necessary to combat climate change and protect the environment. Emmanuel Macron was forced to climbdown…

Ruth Davidson Backs Theresa May ahead of confidence vote

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said Theresa May has her “full support” ahead of a vote on the prime minister’s future. Ms Davidson, who is on maternity leave after giving birth last month, tweeted that Mrs May has “cojones of steel”. Ten of her 13 Scottish Conservative MPs – including Scottish Secretary David Mundell – have said they will back the prime minister in the confidence vote. The position of the remaining three MPs is not yet known. They include Ross Thomson and Douglas Ross, who have both been…

Theresa May vows to fight her leadership sit with everything she got

Theresa May vowed to fight with ‘everything I’ve got’ today after a Tory no-confidence vote was dramatically triggered – and will be held within hours. The PM said she would not give up after Eurosceptics secured the 48 letters from MPs needed to force a ballot that could end the PM’s time as leader. In a defiant speech on the steps of Downing Street, she warned Brexit would need to be delayed beyond March 29 if she loses and Jeremy Corbyn might end up in power. I have devoted myself…

Corbyn joins opposition leaders to call for ‘meaningful’ Brexit vote

The leaders of Westminster’s opposition parties have joined forces to urge Theresa May to allow amendments to the government’s “meaningful vote” on Brexit – which could lead to a People’s Vote. Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, the SNP’s Ian Blackford, Lib Dem Sir Vince Cable and Plaid Cymru’s Liz Saville Roberts used a joint letter to the prime minister to seek assurances over the “meaningful vote” on the Brexit agreement. Recent interventions from Government ministers have suggested that you and your government may seek to limit or constrain the process on the…

Brexit negotiations ‘in the endgame,’ says UK Prime Minister Theresa May

UK Prime Minister Theresa May declared Brexit negotiations were “in the endgame” Monday night, but warned that clinching a deal was “immensely difficult.” Addressing leaders of London’s financial district, where anxiety is mounting about the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit, May said that an agreement would not come “at any cost.” “Any deal must ensure we take back control of our laws, borders and money,” she said. “It must secure the ability to strike new trade deals around the world.” Michel Barnier, the chief European Union negotiator, earlier that…

Obasanjo refers to Atiku as ‘President to be’ as Bishop Oyedepo, others join peace meeting

Atiku was at Obasanjo’s residence for “a peace and fence-meeting which was attended by top clergymen in the country – Referring to Atiku as President-to-be, Obasanjo advised him to always give adequate places in his administration to youth and women The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar may have gotten the nod of his former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, October 11, as he seeks to be Nigeria’s president in 2019. Atiku arrived Obasanjo’s home at about 1:12 p.m Thursday afternoon, accompanied by PDP national chairman, Prince…

Atiku, Secondus in a closed door meeting with Obasanjo The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar is presently in a meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Presidential Library in Abeokuta. Atiku who arrived the venue at exactly 1.7pm was accompanied by the National Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus, former Governor of Rivers State, Liyel Imoke, Former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, Senator Ben Bruce among others. The purpose of the meeting may not be unconnected to the Presidential ambition of the former Vice…