politicalite--2020-07-16--AGENT COB: Russia Handed Jeremy Corbyn Leaked Documents To ‘Swing’ Election

RUSSIA has been accused of handing Jeremy Corbyn top-secret leaked trade documents in an attempt to sway the 2019 General Election .
The shock revelation comes as the Russia Report is slowly released on Russian interference in UK elections .
The report says : “ It is almost certain that Russian actors sought to interfere in the 2019 General Election ” The Russia Report also claims that Russian trolls amplified leaked documents about the UK-US trade deal in which Corbyn tried to smear Boris Johnson claiming he would ‘ Sell off ’ the NHS to American big pharma .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the basis of extensive analysis , the Government has concluded that it is almost certain that Russian actors sought to interfere in the 2019 General Election through the online amplification of illicitly acquired and leaked Government documents.
” “ Sensitive Government documents relating to the UK-US Free Trade Agreement were illicitly acquired before the 2019 General Election and disseminated online via the social media platform Reddit.
” “ When these gained no traction , further attempts were made to promote the illicitly acquired material online in the run up to the General Election.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soviet-backed Communist secret police to spy on Britain according to bombshell revelations .
A former Czechoslovakian spy has claimed he was the UK Labour leaders “ handler ” during the height of the Cold War during the 1980s when Corbyn first became an MP .
The Sun reported in 2018 that Jan Sarkocy told Czech media “ he paid ” Codename “ COB ” Corbyn in return for information .
The former-spy , who was thrown out of Britain by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1989 , said : “ Corbyn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Sarkocy said the information provided by Mr Corbyn was “ rated in Moscow as the number one ” .
Jezza also had an escape plan to move to Soviet Russia if he ever got caught by the British .
The revelations come days after it was revealed that the hard-left Labour leader met with a communist spy at the height of the Cold War and passed on sensitive information .
According to secret files , the USSR-backed spies had a simple code-word for Jeremy Corbyn : “ COB.
” Czech State Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source as part of a spy file .
A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said : “ These claims are a ridiculous smear and entirely false .
The former Czechoslovak agent Jan Sarkocy ’ s account of his meeting with Jeremy was false 30 years ago , is false now and has no credibility whatsoever.
” “ His story has more plot holes in it than a bad James Bond movie.
” Former UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said at the time : “ Time and time again he has sided with those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about this country .
“ That he met foreign spies is a betrayal of this country .
He can not be trusted .
”

RUSSIA has been accused of handing Jeremy Corbyn top-secret leaked trade documents in an attempt to sway the 2019 General Election.
The shock revelation comes as the Russia Report is slowly released on Russian interference in UK elections.
The report says: “It is almost certain that Russian actors sought to interfere in the 2019 General Election”
The Russia Report also claims that Russian trolls amplified leaked documents about the UK-US trade deal in which Corbyn tried to smear Boris Johnson claiming he would ‘Sell off’ the NHS to American big pharma.
The Russia Report also reveals: “On the basis of extensive analysis, the Government has concluded that it is almost certain that Russian actors sought to interfere in the 2019 General Election through the online amplification of illicitly acquired and leaked Government documents.”
“Sensitive Government documents relating to the UK-US Free Trade Agreement were illicitly acquired before the 2019 General Election and disseminated online via the social media platform Reddit.”
“When these gained no traction, further attempts were made to promote the illicitly acquired material online in the run up to the General Election.”
AGENT COBS SOVIET CONNECTION
JEREMY Corbyn was paid by the Soviet-backed Communist secret police to spy on Britain according to bombshell revelations.
A former Czechoslovakian spy has claimed he was the UK Labour leaders “handler” during the height of the Cold War during the 1980s when Corbyn first became an MP.
The Sun reported in 2018 that Jan Sarkocy told Czech media “he paid” Codename “COB” Corbyn in return for information.
The former-spy, who was thrown out of Britain by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1989, said: “Corbyn was recruited. He also received money.”
Former British PM: Margaret Thatcher
Sarkocy said the information provided by Mr Corbyn was “rated in Moscow as the number one”.
Jezza also had an escape plan to move to Soviet Russia if he ever got caught by the British.
The revelations come days after it was revealed that the hard-left Labour leader met with a communist spy at the height of the Cold War and passed on sensitive information.
According to secret files, the USSR-backed spies had a simple code-word for Jeremy Corbyn: “COB.”
Czech State Security Archive: Jeremy Corbyn mentioned as a source as part of a spy file.
A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said: “These claims are a ridiculous smear and entirely false. The former Czechoslovak agent Jan Sarkocy’s account of his meeting with Jeremy was false 30 years ago, is false now and has no credibility whatsoever.”
“His story has more plot holes in it than a bad James Bond movie.”
Former UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said at the time: “Time and time again he has sided with those who want to destroy everything that is great about this country.
“That he met foreign spies is a betrayal of this country. He cannot be trusted.”


politicalite--2020-07-16--LEFTIE LOVE LETTER: Black Lives Matter Marxists MOURNED Death Of Fidel Castro

THE FAR-LEFT Marxist Black Lives Matter mob mourned the death of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro – who killed millions of his own citizens and held many in jail for expressing freedom speech and freedom of expression .
The Black Lives Matter global network took to Medium to profess Love for the brutal dictator who ruthlessley suppressed his own people and thier freedom of expression – just like the BLM mob do when right-wingers attack the left or Black Lives Matter with accusations of racism .
Despite achievements in Cuban social policy , Castro ’ s notorious 49-year socialist reign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights in the South American nation .
Amnesty International revealed that thousands of Cubans were held as ‘ prisoners of conscience ’ , and detained by Castro ’ s far-left government , simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression , association and assembly .
“ The state of freedom of expression in Cuba , where activists continue to face arrest and harassment for speaking out against the government , is Fidel Castro ’ s darkest legacy ” said one Cuban expert .
Fidel Castro also organised trials of members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of executions .
In response to international outcry , and amid accusations that many of the trials were unfair , Castro responded : “ Revolutionary justice is not based on legal precepts , but on moral conviction… we are not executing innocent people or political opponents .
We are executing murderers and they deserve it.
” The 2016 post by Black Lives Matter professing ‘ love ’ for the evil Dictator Fidel said : “ We are feeling many things as we awaken to a world without Fidel Castro.
” “ There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complicated by fear and anxiety .
Although no leader is without their flaws , we must push back against the rhetoric of the right and come to the defense of El Comandante.
” “ And there are lessons that we must revisit and heed as we pick up the mantle in changing our world , as we aspire to build a world rooted in a vision of freedom and the peace that only comes with justice .
It is the lessons that we take from Fidel.
” “ From Fidel , we know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by radical imaginings , which sometimes take root first among just a few dozen people coming together in the mountains .
It can be a tattered group of meager resources , like in Sierra Maestro in 1956 or St. Elmo Village in 2013.
” “ Revolution is continuous and is won first in the hearts and minds of the people and is continually shaped and reshaped by the collective .
No single revolutionary ever wins or even begins the revolution .
The revolution begins only when the whole is fully bought in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is never over.
” “ Revolution transcends borders ; the freedom of oppressed people and people of color is all bound up together wherever we are .
In Cuba , South Africa , Palestine , Angola , Tanzania , Mozambique , Grenada , Venezuela , Haiti , African America , and North Dakota .
We must not only root for each other but invest in each other ’ s struggles , lending our voices , bodies , and resources to liberation efforts which may seem distant from the immediacy of our daily existence.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ A final lesson is that to be a revolutionary , you must strive to live in integrity .
As a Black network committed to transformation , we are particularly grateful to Fidel for holding Mama Assata Shakur , who continues to inspire us.
” “ We are thankful that he provided a home for Brother Michael Finney Ralph Goodwin , and Charles Hill , asylum to Brother Huey P. Newton , and sanctuary for so many other Black revolutionaries who were being persecuted by the American government during the Black Power era .
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THE FAR-LEFT Marxist Black Lives Matter mob mourned the death of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro – who killed millions of his own citizens and held many in jail for expressing freedom speech and freedom of expression.
The Black Lives Matter global network took to Medium to profess Love for the brutal dictator who ruthlessley suppressed his own people and thier freedom of expression – just like the BLM mob do when right-wingers attack the left or Black Lives Matter with accusations of racism.
Despite achievements in Cuban social policy, Castro’s notorious 49-year socialist reign came at a massive cost to human rights in the South American nation.
Amnesty International revealed that thousands of Cubans were held as ‘prisoners of conscience’, and detained by Castro’s far-left government, simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression, association and assembly.
“The state of freedom of expression in Cuba, where activists continue to face arrest and harassment for speaking out against the government, is Fidel Castro’s darkest legacy” said one Cuban expert.
BRUTAL MURDERER
Fidel Castro also organised trials of members of the previous government in 1959 that resulted in hundreds of executions.
In response to international outcry, and amid accusations that many of the trials were unfair, Castro responded:“Revolutionary justice is not based on legal precepts, but on moral conviction… we are not executing innocent people or political opponents. We are executing murderers and they deserve it.”
The 2016 post by Black Lives Matter professing ‘love’ for the evil Dictator Fidel said: “We are feeling many things as we awaken to a world without Fidel Castro.”
“There is an overwhelming sense of loss, complicated by fear and anxiety. Although no leader is without their flaws, we must push back against the rhetoric of the right and come to the defense of El Comandante.”
“And there are lessons that we must revisit and heed as we pick up the mantle in changing our world, as we aspire to build a world rooted in a vision of freedom and the peace that only comes with justice. It is the lessons that we take from Fidel.”
“From Fidel, we know that revolution is sparked by an idea, by radical imaginings, which sometimes take root first among just a few dozen people coming together in the mountains. It can be a tattered group of meager resources, like in Sierra Maestro in 1956 or St. Elmo Village in 2013.”
“Revolution is continuous and is won first in the hearts and minds of the people and is continually shaped and reshaped by the collective. No single revolutionary ever wins or even begins the revolution. The revolution begins only when the whole is fully bought in and committed to it. And it is never over.”
“Revolution transcends borders; the freedom of oppressed people and people of color is all bound up together wherever we are. In Cuba, South Africa, Palestine, Angola, Tanzania, Mozambique, Grenada, Venezuela, Haiti, African America, and North Dakota. We must not only root for each other but invest in each other’s struggles, lending our voices, bodies, and resources to liberation efforts which may seem distant from the immediacy of our daily existence.”
The post closed off: “A final lesson is that to be a revolutionary, you must strive to live in integrity. As a Black network committed to transformation, we are particularly grateful to Fidel for holding Mama Assata Shakur, who continues to inspire us.”
“We are thankful that he provided a home for Brother Michael Finney Ralph Goodwin, and Charles Hill, asylum to Brother Huey P. Newton, and sanctuary for so many other Black revolutionaries who were being persecuted by the American government during the Black Power era.”


politicalite--2020-07-16--BAN BEGUM: Petition Launched To Stop ISIS Devil Bride Shamima Begum Entering UK

A PETITION has been launched to stop ISIS bride Shamima Begum from entering the UK .
Begum , now 20 @ @ @ @ @ to join so-called Islamic State as a teenager along with three other teens and ended @ @ @ @ @ the terrorist group ’ s fighters , even having children .
She was found in @ @ @ @ @ in Syria and said she wanted to return home to the UK , but former @ @ @ @ @ her bid and stripped her of British citizenship .
Ms Begum took legal action against @ @ @ @ @ the decision was unlawful because it rendered her stateless and exposed her to a real @ @ @ @ @ and degrading treatment .
Now a court has ruled that the ISIS fanatic should be @ @ @ @ @ UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship .

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A PETITION has been launched to stop ISIS bride Shamima Begum from entering the UK.
Begum, now 20 left the UK in 2015 to join so-called Islamic State as a teenager along with three other teens and ended up married to one of the terrorist group’s fighters, even having children.
She was found in 2019 in a Refugee camp in Syria and said she wanted to return home to the UK, but former Home Secretary Sajid Javid refused her bid and stripped her of British citizenship.
Ms Begum took legal action against the Home Office, claiming the decision was unlawful because it rendered her stateless and exposed her to a real risk of death or inhuman and degrading treatment.
Now a court has ruled that the ISIS fanatic should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship.


politicalite--2020-07-16--AY UP CHUCK: Northern Accents “Becoming More Similar” Say Boffins

NORTHERN accents are becoming more similar , research suggests .
Linguistics experts at the University of Manchester suggested the existence of a General Northern English accent among educated people in the north .
Accents from Liverpool and Newcastle still maintained their distinction , researchers added .
The University of Manchester study used machine learning to analyse speech patterns of people from major cities in the north , with learners unable to tell the difference between voices from Manchester , Leeds and Sheffield .
Dr Patrycja Strycharczuk said : “ I often hear statements like ‘ I ’ m from Liverpool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t have the accent ’ – however , there is very little systematic evidence that General Northern English really is a coherent variety , so that ’ s the question we asked ourselves .
“ It may seem as though local accents are dying out , but we believe we ’ re actually seeing a new variety becoming established – educated , urban and northern .
Northern accents , like those heard in Coronation Street , are starting to resemble each other , researchers say “ I think its prestige has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tempted to lose their accent if they ’ ve been to university or they do a lot of public speaking.
” Researchers found that some traditional features of the dialect were not present , but there was a distinctive northern features in the use of short vowels in words like ‘ glass ’ and ‘ bath ’ , and pronouncing ‘ crux ’ like ‘ crooks ’ .

NORTHERN accents are becoming more similar, research suggests.
Linguistics experts at the University of Manchester suggested the existence of a General Northern English accent among educated people in the north.
Accents from Liverpool and Newcastle still maintained their distinction, researchers added.
The University of Manchester study used machine learning to analyse speech patterns of people from major cities in the north, with learners unable to tell the difference between voices from Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield.
Dr Patrycja Strycharczuk said: “I often hear statements like ‘I’m from Liverpool / Manchester / Sheffield, but I don’t have the accent’ – however, there is very little systematic evidence that General Northern English really is a coherent variety, so that’s the question we asked ourselves.
“It may seem as though local accents are dying out, but we believe we’re actually seeing a new variety becoming established – educated, urban and northern.
Northern accents, like those heard in Coronation Street, are starting to resemble each other, researchers say
“I think its prestige has increased, and people are now less tempted to lose their accent if they’ve been to university or they do a lot of public speaking.”
Researchers found that some traditional features of the dialect were not present, but there was a distinctive northern features in the use of short vowels in words like ‘glass’ and ‘bath’, and pronouncing ‘crux’ like ‘crooks’.


politicalite--2020-07-17--ON THE BALL: Newly Unearthed Clip Shows Trump Exposing Prince Andrew in 2015

A NEWLY unearthed video from 2015 shows Donald Trump describing Jeffrey Epstein ’ s infamous ‘ pedo island ’ as an “ absolute cesspool ” and telling viewers to “ ask Prince Andrew.
” Trump made the comments during an interview with Bloomberg in response to news at the time that Virginia Roberts Giuffre had accused Epstein of coercing her into sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17 .
“ That island was really a cesspool , no question about it , just ask Prince Andrew , he ’ ll tell you about it – the island was an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there many times , ” said Trump .
Trump went on to add that the Clintons ’ relationship with Epstein could end up being a “ political problem ” for them .
While Donald Trump was once a personal friend of Jeffrey Epstein , he banned the billionaire pedophile from visiting Mar-a-Lago shortly after Epstein ’ s 2008 conviction .
Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre confirmed in unsealed court documents last year that she didn ’ t witness Trump involved with any of the girls and women groomed by Epstein .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t partake in any sex with us , but it ’ s not true that he flirted with me .
Donald Trump never flirted with me , ” said Giuffre .

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A NEWLY unearthed video from 2015 shows Donald Trump describing Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous ‘pedo island’ as an “absolute cesspool” and telling viewers to “ask Prince Andrew.”
Trump made the comments during an interview with Bloomberg in response to news at the time that Virginia Roberts Giuffre had accused Epstein of coercing her into sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17.
“That island was really a cesspool, no question about it, just ask Prince Andrew, he’ll tell you about it – the island was an absolute cesspool and he’s been there many times,” said Trump.
WATCH: TRUMP DESCRIBES EPSTEIN ISLAND
Trump went on to add that the Clintons’ relationship with Epstein could end up being a “political problem” for them.
While Donald Trump was once a personal friend of Jeffrey Epstein, he banned the billionaire pedophile from visiting Mar-a-Lago shortly after Epstein’s 2008 conviction.
Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre confirmed in unsealed court documents last year that she didn’t witness Trump involved with any of the girls and women groomed by Epstein.
“It’s true that he didn’t partake in any sex with us, but it’s not true that he flirted with me. Donald Trump never flirted with me,” said Giuffre.
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politicalite--2020-07-17--HOUSE OF HAUWEI: Chinese 5G Firm To Open High Street Stores in UK

CHINESE technology giant Hauwei has announced plans to launch three stores on UK high streets .
The move , which is expected to create more than 100 new jobs , comes just days after the UK Government said it will strip the firm ’ s infrastructure equipment from 5G networks by 2027 .
Huawei ’ s consumer arm said on Friday that the £10 million expansion plan shows “ the confidence we have in our future here ” following strong growth in its mobile phone business .
Last month , Huawei opened its first service centre site in Wembley , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the business open its first UK shop .
The retail store will open in the Olympic Park in Stratford in October , with plans to open a retail and service site in Manchester in February next year , it said .
Huawei said it will also open an “ experience store ” in London early next year .
The new stores will feature its full range of consumer products including smartphones , laptops , tablets , headphones , earbuds , smartwatches , fitness bands and speakers , it said .
The UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Madrid , Barcelona and Paris over the past 12 months .
Anson Zhang , managing director of Huawei ’ s UK consumer business group , said : “ We are excited to be making this strong commitment to the UK , and to be coming to the high street to deliver our innovative new devices and experiences direct to the millions of people who own and love our products .
“ We know that millions of people here in the UK love our products and we ’ re delighted we will now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can interact with our owners in a more personal way ” .

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CHINESE technology giant Hauwei has announced plans to launch three stores on UK high streets.
The move, which is expected to create more than 100 new jobs, comes just days after the UK Government said it will strip the firm’s infrastructure equipment from 5G networks by 2027.
Huawei’s consumer arm said on Friday that the £10 million expansion plan shows “the confidence we have in our future here” following strong growth in its mobile phone business.
Last month, Huawei opened its first service centre site in Wembley, London, and the expansion plan will see the business open its first UK shop.
The retail store will open in the Olympic Park in Stratford in October, with plans to open a retail and service site in Manchester in February next year, it said.
Huawei said it will also open an “experience store” in London early next year.
The new stores will feature its full range of consumer products including smartphones, laptops, tablets, headphones, earbuds, smartwatches, fitness bands and speakers, it said.
The UK store openings follow the launch of stores in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris over the past 12 months.
Anson Zhang, managing director of Huawei’s UK consumer business group, said: “We are excited to be making this strong commitment to the UK, and to be coming to the high street to deliver our innovative new devices and experiences direct to the millions of people who own and love our products.
“We know that millions of people here in the UK love our products and we’re delighted we will now have these new high street spaces where we can interact with our owners in a more personal way”.


politicalite--2020-07-17--FAKE FIGURES: Matt Hancock Orders REVIEW of Daily Death Figures for Covid-19

HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has ordered an urgent review into how Public Health England ( PHE ) calculates daily Covid-19 death figures .
It comes after researchers criticised “ statistical flaws ” in the way the deaths are reported across England , saying they are left looking far worse than any other part of the UK .
PHE ’ s figures feed into the daily death statistics published by the Department for Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) .
Data from Public Health Wales , Health Protection Scotland and the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency is also fed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government ’ s website , the review means it is “ pausing ” the publication of the daily death figure “ while this is resolved ” .
The daily DHSC data represents the number of reported deaths of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 , who have died in all settings .
But in a blog entitled “ Why no-one can ever recover from Covid-19 in England – a statistical anomaly ” , Professors Yoon Loke , from the University of East Anglia , and Carl Heneghan , from the University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed .
They argued that PHE looks at whether a person has ever tested positive and whether they are still alive at a later date .
This means anyone who has ever tested positive for Covid-19 and then dies is included in the death figures , even if they have died from something else .
“ PHE does not appear to consider how long ago the Covid test result was , nor whether the person has been successfully treated in hospital and discharged to the community , ” they said .
“ Anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died at a later date of any cause will be included on the PHE Covid death figures .
“ By this PHE definition , no-one with Covid in England is allowed to ever recover from their illness .
“ A patient who has tested positive , but successfully treated and discharged from hospital , will still be counted as a Covid death even if they had a heart attack or were run over by a bus three months later.
” The experts said this is the reason why PHE figures “ vary substantially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also said that about 80,000 recovered patients in the community are continuing to be monitored by PHE for the daily death statistics , even though many are elderly and may die of something else .
They concluded : “ It ’ s time to fix this statistical flaw that leads to an over-exaggeration of Covid-associated deaths .
“ One reasonable approach would be to define community Covid-related deaths as those that occurred within 21 days of a Covid positive test result .
“ In summary , PHE ’ s definition of the daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever had Covid at any time must die with Covid too .
“ So , the Covid death toll in Britain up to July 2020 will eventually exceed 290k , if the follow-up of every test-positive patient is of long enough duration.
” The experts said the issue relates to England because Scotland and Northern Ireland use a 28-day cut-off .
On the Government death statistics website for England , the issue is acknowledged , saying : “ Deaths are counted where a lab-confirmed positive coronavirus test result is reported in any setting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths reported here are caused by coronavirus.
” Other data on deaths , regarded by many experts as more reliable , is put out by the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) .
PHE said it could not be ruled out that Covid-19 was a contributory factor in some deaths .
Dr Susan Hopkins , PHE ’ s incident director , said : “ Although it may seem straightforward , there is no World Health Organisation agreed method of counting deaths from Covid-19 .
“ In England , we count all those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 test at any point , to ensure our data is as complete as possible .
“ We must remember that this is a new and emerging infection and there is increasing evidence of long-term health problems for some of those affected .
“ Whilst this knowledge is growing , now is the right time to review how deaths are calculated.
” Christina Pagel , a mathematician and professor of operational research at University College London ( UCL ) and a member of the Independent Sage group , said the way PHE calculates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goes on but she did not believe there had been a “ massive distortion ” .
She added : “ For Matt Hancock to suddenly be launching a massive inquiry is odd .
“ The Department of Health website says quite clearly how each country is doing its death calculations , so it shouldn ’ t be a surprise to him .
That ’ s what I find really odd .
”

HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has ordered an urgent review into how Public Health England (PHE) calculates daily Covid-19 death figures.
It comes after researchers criticised “statistical flaws” in the way the deaths are reported across England, saying they are left looking far worse than any other part of the UK.
PHE’s figures feed into the daily death statistics published by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Data from Public Health Wales, Health Protection Scotland and the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency is also fed in.
According to a note on the Government’s website, the review means it is “pausing” the publication of the daily death figure “while this is resolved”.
The daily DHSC data represents the number of reported deaths of people who have tested positive for Covid-19, who have died in all settings.
But in a blog entitled “Why no-one can ever recover from Covid-19 in England – a statistical anomaly”, Professors Yoon Loke, from the University of East Anglia, and Carl Heneghan, from the University of Oxford, said more robust data is needed.
They argued that PHE looks at whether a person has ever tested positive and whether they are still alive at a later date.
This means anyone who has ever tested positive for Covid-19 and then dies is included in the death figures, even if they have died from something else.
“PHE does not appear to consider how long ago the Covid test result was, nor whether the person has been successfully treated in hospital and discharged to the community,” they said.
“Anyone who has tested Covid positive but subsequently died at a later date of any cause will be included on the PHE Covid death figures.
“By this PHE definition, no-one with Covid in England is allowed to ever recover from their illness.
“A patient who has tested positive, but successfully treated and discharged from hospital, will still be counted as a Covid death even if they had a heart attack or were run over by a bus three months later.”
The experts said this is the reason why PHE figures “vary substantially from day to day”.
They also said that about 80,000 recovered patients in the community are continuing to be monitored by PHE for the daily death statistics, even though many are elderly and may die of something else.
They concluded: “It’s time to fix this statistical flaw that leads to an over-exaggeration of Covid-associated deaths.
“One reasonable approach would be to define community Covid-related deaths as those that occurred within 21 days of a Covid positive test result.
“In summary, PHE’s definition of the daily death figures means that everyone who has ever had Covid at any time must die with Covid too.
“So, the Covid death toll in Britain up to July 2020 will eventually exceed 290k, if the follow-up of every test-positive patient is of long enough duration.”
The experts said the issue relates to England because Scotland and Northern Ireland use a 28-day cut-off.
On the Government death statistics website for England, the issue is acknowledged, saying: “Deaths are counted where a lab-confirmed positive coronavirus test result is reported in any setting.
“This means that not all deaths reported here are caused by coronavirus.”
Other data on deaths, regarded by many experts as more reliable, is put out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
PHE said it could not be ruled out that Covid-19 was a contributory factor in some deaths.
Dr Susan Hopkins, PHE’s incident director, said: “Although it may seem straightforward, there is no World Health Organisation agreed method of counting deaths from Covid-19.
“In England, we count all those that have died who had a positive Covid-19 test at any point, to ensure our data is as complete as possible.
“We must remember that this is a new and emerging infection and there is increasing evidence of long-term health problems for some of those affected.
“Whilst this knowledge is growing, now is the right time to review how deaths are calculated.”
Christina Pagel, a mathematician and professor of operational research at University College London (UCL) and a member of the Independent Sage group, said the way PHE calculates data could become an issue as time goes on but she did not believe there had been a “massive distortion”.
She added: “For Matt Hancock to suddenly be launching a massive inquiry is odd.
“The Department of Health website says quite clearly how each country is doing its death calculations, so it shouldn’t be a surprise to him. That’s what I find really odd.”


politicalite--2020-07-17--SHOCK ROYAL WEDDING: Princess Beatrice Marries In SECRET Over Prince Andrew Scandal

PRINCESS Beatrice was forced to marry Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi during a ceremony in front of the Queen , after a planned wedding in May was postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak .
Beatrice , who is the eldest daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah , Duchess of York .
She is the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh ’ s granddaughter , Princess Eugenie ’ s older sister , and a cousin of the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex .
Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York was born fifth in line to the throne on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ninth in line to the throne , following the arrival of the Cambridge children and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor .
Beatrice is not a full-time working royal .
The 31-year-old has a full-time job at Afiniti , an artificial intelligence software firm , where she is vice president of partnerships and strategy .
According to Afiniti ’ s website , she is “ responsible for the management of the strategic Afiniti partnerships as well as company growth through unique initiatives and client development ” .
She has a number of royal patronages including Forget Me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Teenage Cancer Trust and the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre .
She hit the headlines with the unusual “ pretzel ” hat which she wore to William and Kate ’ s wedding in 2011 .
But she took it in good humour and auctioned the hat on eBay for charity , raising more than £81,000 for good causes .
She split from her long-term love Dave Clark in 2016 , after 10 years together .
What about her relationship with her sister Princess Eugenie ?
The sisters are extremely close – but once had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trainers .
Beatrice told British Vogue : “ We have the same size feet and both of us had identical pairs .
One pair got trashed and the other sister may have swapped them.
” Beatrice is also close to both her parents , who divorced when she was a child but remained friends .
She calls her mother , Sarah , Duchess of York , “ mumsy ” and her father papa .
The 35-year-old millionaire property tycoon , known as Edo , is the son of former Olympic skier Count Alessandro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a count himself , and has been a friend of the Yorks for some time .
His stepfather was Christopher Shale , a senior Tory and a close friend of former prime minister David Cameron .
He died from heart disease at the Glastonbury Festival in 2011 .
Yes .
Edoardo has a young son named Wolfie with his ex-fiancee Dara Huang .
Where did the couple meet ?
His family has known Beatrice for most of her life , being friends with the Yorks .
The princess is said to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Eugenie ’ s wedding .

PRINCESS Beatrice was forced to marry Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi during a ceremony in front of the Queen, after a planned wedding in May was postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Beatrice, who is the eldest daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York.
She is the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s granddaughter, Princess Eugenie’s older sister, and a cousin of the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex.
Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York was born fifth in line to the throne on August 8, 1988.
Beatrice is ninth in line to the throne, following the arrival of the Cambridge children and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.
Beatrice is not a full-time working royal. The 31-year-old has a full-time job at Afiniti, an artificial intelligence software firm, where she is vice president of partnerships and strategy.
According to Afiniti’s website, she is “responsible for the management of the strategic Afiniti partnerships as well as company growth through unique initiatives and client development”.
She has a number of royal patronages including Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, the Teenage Cancer Trust and the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre.
She hit the headlines with the unusual “pretzel” hat which she wore to William and Kate’s wedding in 2011.
But she took it in good humour and auctioned the hat on eBay for charity, raising more than £81,000 for good causes.
She split from her long-term love Dave Clark in 2016, after 10 years together.
What about her relationship with her sister Princess Eugenie?
The sisters are extremely close – but once had a massive fight over a pair of trainers.
Beatrice told British Vogue: “We have the same size feet and both of us had identical pairs. One pair got trashed and the other sister may have swapped them.”
And her parents?
Beatrice is also close to both her parents, who divorced when she was a child but remained friends.
She calls her mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, “mumsy” and her father papa.
And Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi?
The 35-year-old millionaire property tycoon, known as Edo, is the son of former Olympic skier Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi and Nikki Williams-Ellis.
He is a count himself, and has been a friend of the Yorks for some time.
His stepfather was Christopher Shale, a senior Tory and a close friend of former prime minister David Cameron. He died from heart disease at the Glastonbury Festival in 2011.
And Beatrice becomes a stepmother?
Yes. Edoardo has a young son named Wolfie with his ex-fiancee Dara Huang.
Where did the couple meet?
His family has known Beatrice for most of her life, being friends with the Yorks.
The princess is said to have begun dating Edoardo after meeting him again at Eugenie’s wedding.


politicalite--2020-07-17--ARISE SIR TOM! Captain Sir Tom Moore KNIGHTED By Queen

CAPTAIN Sir Tom Moore was personally thanked by the Queen for raising an “ amazing amount of money ” for the NHS as she knighted him for his efforts .
The national hero appeared humbled following his audience with the Queen and said he was “ absolutely overawed ” to receive the knighthood during the unique open-air ceremony at Windsor Castle .
In brilliant summer sunshine and with his family standing nearby , the head of state praised the Second World War veteran for collecting almost £33 million : “ Thank you so much , an amazing amount of money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has taken him from Mr to a Sir he said later : “ When you think that about four months ago I was just Tom Moore , now I ’ m Sir Tom Moore , no one could ever have believed that , in that time it would happen to me .
“ I ’ ve been really honoured that this should happen and I ’ m thrilled that it did happen , and thank you everyone who subscribed to the fund , I really appreciate it and thank you all very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to raise £1,000 by walking 100 laps of his garden in the village of Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire before his 100th birthday on April 30 .
But his efforts struck a chord with national feeling , and praise and donations flooded in , with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the veteran “ provided us all with a beacon of light through the fog of coronavirus ” and recommended he be knighted .
Answering questions from the press after the ceremony he said : “ I am absolutely overawed , this is such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Her Majesty as well , what more can anyone wish for ?
“ This has been an absolutely magnificent day for me.
” The veteran went on to say : “ To meet the Queen was more than anyone could expect , never ever did I imagine I would get so close to the Queen and have such a kind message from her , that was really outstanding , it was truly outstanding.
” The Queen appeared to warm to Sir Tom , who is from the same wartime generation as the monarch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ingram-Moore , son-in-law Colin Ingram , grandson Benjie and granddaughter Georgia .
In her first face-to-face royal engagement with the public since March , albeit with social distancing , she chatted to them for around five minutes taking in subjects from Princess Beatrice ’ s wedding earlier that day to the lockdown .
“ My granddaughter got married this morning , both Philip and I managed to get there – very nice , ” she revealed and after spending months shielding with the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor she asked : “ Have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Sir Tom took the media questions in his stride but when he was asked to reveal the personal message from the Queen he remained tight lipped .
“ No .
That ’ s between the Queen and I , ” he said .
“ I don ’ t think I ’ ll tell anybody what she said , it was just the Queen and I speaking privately and it was a great honour for me to be able to speak to her at all.
” Sir Tom said the Queen highlighted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She did mention the money and she thought it was a magnificent sum to raise.
” At the end of his press interviews Sir Tom quipped , “ Is that all ?
” after being told he had answered his last question .
And when a journalist said it was probably too hot for him in the sun , he looked down at his wartime medals and joked : “ All this metalwork reflects the heat.
” Sir Tom answered one last question to reveal he and the 94-year-old monarch had talked about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m 100 and I said to her ‘ well you ’ ve a long way to go yet ’ , so she ’ s alright , ” he said .
His daughter said the Queen had asked to see them as a family and she summed up the appeal of her father , adding : “ I think what happened is he became a beacon of hope , of positivity at a time that was super challenging for not just us but the whole country and in fact the rest of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having a traditional afternoon cream tea at a nearby hotel , following a whirlwind four months that had seen David Beckham visit the former Army officer and Sir Tom made an honorary colonel for his fundraising efforts .

CAPTAIN Sir Tom Moore was personally thanked by the Queen for raising an “amazing amount of money” for the NHS as she knighted him for his efforts.
The national hero appeared humbled following his audience with the Queen and said he was “absolutely overawed” to receive the knighthood during the unique open-air ceremony at Windsor Castle.
In brilliant summer sunshine and with his family standing nearby, the head of state praised the Second World War veteran for collecting almost £33 million: “Thank you so much, an amazing amount of money you raised.”
Reflecting on the journey that has taken him from Mr to a Sir he said later: “When you think that about four months ago I was just Tom Moore, now I’m Sir Tom Moore, no one could ever have believed that, in that time it would happen to me.
“I’ve been really honoured that this should happen and I’m thrilled that it did happen, and thank you everyone who subscribed to the fund, I really appreciate it and thank you all very much.”
Sir Tom had set out to raise £1,000 by walking 100 laps of his garden in the village of Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire before his 100th birthday on April 30.
But his efforts struck a chord with national feeling, and praise and donations flooded in, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the veteran “provided us all with a beacon of light through the fog of coronavirus” and recommended he be knighted.
Answering questions from the press after the ceremony he said: “I am absolutely overawed, this is such a high award and to get it from Her Majesty as well, what more can anyone wish for?
“This has been an absolutely magnificent day for me.”
The veteran went on to say: “To meet the Queen was more than anyone could expect, never ever did I imagine I would get so close to the Queen and have such a kind message from her, that was really outstanding, it was truly outstanding.”
The Queen appeared to warm to Sir Tom, who is from the same wartime generation as the monarch, and his family, daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore, son-in-law Colin Ingram, grandson Benjie and granddaughter Georgia.
In her first face-to-face royal engagement with the public since March, albeit with social distancing, she chatted to them for around five minutes taking in subjects from Princess Beatrice’s wedding earlier that day to the lockdown.
“My granddaughter got married this morning, both Philip and I managed to get there – very nice,” she revealed and after spending months shielding with the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor she asked: “Have you been shut up – been isolating?”
Sir Tom took the media questions in his stride but when he was asked to reveal the personal message from the Queen he remained tight lipped.
“No. That’s between the Queen and I,” he said.
“I don’t think I’ll tell anybody what she said, it was just the Queen and I speaking privately and it was a great honour for me to be able to speak to her at all.”
Sir Tom said the Queen highlighted the millions people had donated: “She did mention the money and she thought it was a magnificent sum to raise.”
At the end of his press interviews Sir Tom quipped, “Is that all?” after being told he had answered his last question.
And when a journalist said it was probably too hot for him in the sun, he looked down at his wartime medals and joked: “All this metalwork reflects the heat.”
Sir Tom answered one last question to reveal he and the 94-year-old monarch had talked about ages.
“She did mention I’m 100 and I said to her ‘well you’ve a long way to go yet’, so she’s alright,” he said.
His daughter said the Queen had asked to see them as a family and she summed up the appeal of her father, adding: “I think what happened is he became a beacon of hope, of positivity at a time that was super challenging for not just us but the whole country and in fact the rest of the world.”
The family later celebrated by having a traditional afternoon cream tea at a nearby hotel, following a whirlwind four months that had seen David Beckham visit the former Army officer and Sir Tom made an honorary colonel for his fundraising efforts.


politicalite--2020-07-17--WRITE OFF: Rishi Sunak Will Be Forced To ‘Write-Off’ Debt, Says Ex-Chancellor

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak may find “ words are for eating ” and be forced to reverse any opposition to writing off “ toxic ” Covid-19 debt facing companies , a former chancellor has said .
Lord Lamont of Lerwick applauded the “ bold ” measures taken by the Chancellor , although he warned that the “ difficult part is yet to come ” as Britain faces a “ tsunami ” of job losses .
He also insisted that lifting restrictions , such as social distancing “ when health considerations allow ” , would be better than any financial rescue package @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Finance Bill , which enacts measures contained within the March Budget , and the stamp duty holiday for buyers in England and Northern Ireland .
Lord Lamont said Mr Sunak does not need to act in the autumn to address the cost of his multibillion-pound measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic , but he does need to “ set out a timetable ” in order to show that “ long term the finances will be sustainable ” .
He told peers : “ There ’ s also another cloud approaching – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The longer restrictions go on , the greater this becomes .
“ Already in the US some banks have made huge provisions .
The new head of the OBR ( Office for Budget Responsibility ) warned of the possible need for a massive write-off of toxic Covid debt in order to stop the economy from stagnating .
“ The Chancellor has already rejected this but I fear he may find , as politicians so often do , that words are for eating .
“ The Chancellor has been bold , I applaud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet to come.
” Lord Lamont earlier warned that the job retention bonus ( JRB ) scheme , which involves paying a £1,000 bonus to firms taking staff off furlough , may “ partially postpone the cliff edge back to January ” .
But he said : “ It is difficult to believe we ’ re going to avoid a tsunami of job losses .
“ The hard truth is this – no Finance Bill , no fiscal stimulus , no monetary stimulus can entirely compensate for the effects of restrictions like lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Government ’ s £1.57 billion package of assistance for the arts was well received , although he noted : “ I doubt if it will result in theatres or concert venues putting on a single extra performance because most of the money will go on mothballing facilities because theatres need to sell something like three out of four seats .
“ In the meantim , e in South Korea , Phantom Of The Opera is selling to packed houses because social distancing does not exist in theatres .
“ What is true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sector in spades .
“ Financial support is fine , lifting restrictions is better and should be – when health considerations , of course , allow – the goal .
“ It ’ d be good if ministers could emphasise this more .
Instead , some ministers talk about social distancing being here to stay or face masks being here for the foreseeable future .
“ For an economy like ours , largely service and where services depend partly on human proximity , social distancing is not easily compatible with them .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) has said there ’ s no reason people shouldn ’ t work at home .
We have to consider the economic effects – on our offices , on the City of London , on the hospitality sector.
” Ulster Unionist Party peer Lord Empey said the streets in Westminster are “ largely empty ” and this is “ symptomatic of around the country ” .
He told the same debate : “ I think we need to get our act together and bearing in mind if there were to be a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in colossal difficulty.
” Conservative peer Lord Naseby agreed that people must return to work as it is “ the only way we ’ ll get back to normal life ” .
Contributing virtually , he said : “ In my judgment , now all employees should return to work both in the public and private sector and not stay at home .
“ I believe that all civil servants should stop working from home , all Parliament personnel should stop working at home and come in to Parliament , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We must , for their sake , reassure them they are going to be safe and they need to use public transport .
”

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak may find “words are for eating” and be forced to reverse any opposition to writing off “toxic” Covid-19 debt facing companies, a former chancellor has said.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick applauded the “bold” measures taken by the Chancellor, although he warned that the “difficult part is yet to come” as Britain faces a “tsunami” of job losses.
He also insisted that lifting restrictions, such as social distancing “when health considerations allow”, would be better than any financial rescue package.
His comments came as peers considered the Finance Bill, which enacts measures contained within the March Budget, and the stamp duty holiday for buyers in England and Northern Ireland.
Lord Lamont said Mr Sunak does not need to act in the autumn to address the cost of his multibillion-pound measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but he does need to “set out a timetable” in order to show that “long term the finances will be sustainable”.
He told peers: “There’s also another cloud approaching – that of private and corporate indebtedness.
“The longer restrictions go on, the greater this becomes.
“Already in the US some banks have made huge provisions. The new head of the OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) warned of the possible need for a massive write-off of toxic Covid debt in order to stop the economy from stagnating.
“The Chancellor has already rejected this but I fear he may find, as politicians so often do, that words are for eating.
“The Chancellor has been bold, I applaud him, but the difficult part is yet to come.”
Lord Lamont earlier warned that the job retention bonus (JRB) scheme, which involves paying a £1,000 bonus to firms taking staff off furlough, may “partially postpone the cliff edge back to January”.
But he said: “It is difficult to believe we’re going to avoid a tsunami of job losses.
“The hard truth is this – no Finance Bill, no fiscal stimulus, no monetary stimulus can entirely compensate for the effects of restrictions like lockdown or social distancing.”
Lord Lamont said the Government’s £1.57 billion package of assistance for the arts was well received, although he noted: “I doubt if it will result in theatres or concert venues putting on a single extra performance because most of the money will go on mothballing facilities because theatres need to sell something like three out of four seats.
“In the meantim,e in South Korea, Phantom Of The Opera is selling to packed houses because social distancing does not exist in theatres.
“What is true for culture is true for the commercial sector in spades.
“Financial support is fine, lifting restrictions is better and should be – when health considerations, of course, allow – the goal.
“It’d be good if ministers could emphasise this more. Instead, some ministers talk about social distancing being here to stay or face masks being here for the foreseeable future.
“For an economy like ours, largely service and where services depend partly on human proximity, social distancing is not easily compatible with them.
“Sir Patrick Vallance (chief scientific adviser) has said there’s no reason people shouldn’t work at home. We have to consider the economic effects – on our offices, on the City of London, on the hospitality sector.”
Ulster Unionist Party peer Lord Empey said the streets in Westminster are “largely empty” and this is “symptomatic of around the country”.
He told the same debate: “I think we need to get our act together and bearing in mind if there were to be a second spike, I think our economy would be in colossal difficulty.”
Conservative peer Lord Naseby agreed that people must return to work as it is “the only way we’ll get back to normal life”.
Contributing virtually, he said: “In my judgment, now all employees should return to work both in the public and private sector and not stay at home.
“I believe that all civil servants should stop working from home, all Parliament personnel should stop working at home and come in to Parliament, and the same applies to the private sector.
“We must, for their sake, reassure them they are going to be safe and they need to use public transport.”


politicalite--2020-07-18--TRUMP POLICE: President Sends in ‘Secret Police’ Force To Take On Antifa Anarchists

PRESIDENT Donald Trump was accused of sending in his own ‘ secret police ’ force into several U.S. cities to restore law and order amid growing unrest .
For the past month , the Marxist Black Lives Matter group has been causing severe unrest across America with rioting , violence and protests – highlighting the massive political divides in the United States .
Critics have described the Presidents move as “ authoritariand “ authorotarian ” but to his base the move will be welcome as many Trumpians have been calling for tougher action on what is becoming America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. city of Portland military officers with the word ‘ POLICE ’ on their camouflage uniforms have been ’ rounding up protesters ’ in unmarked vehicles and immediately sending them to court .
Oregon Public Broadcasting ( OPB ) reported that “ federal law enforcement officers have been using unmarked vehicles to drive around downtown Portland and detain protesters since at least July 14.
” “ Personal accounts and multiple videos posted online show the officers driving up to people , detaining individuals with no explanation of why they are being arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one person who was arrested by these officers , although never charged .
“ I am basically tossed into the van , ” Mark Pettibone told the broadcaster .
“ And I had my beanie pulled over my face so I couldn ’ t see and they held my hands over my head.
” He was taken to a building that he later discovered was a federal courthouse.
” “ It sounds more like abduction .
It sounds like they ’ re kidnapping people off the streets.
” The move by Trump to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and his ‘ secret police ’ is acting under the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act , that was signed by Barack Obama , which legalized the detention of Americans suspected of being terrorists .

PRESIDENT Donald Trump was accused of sending in his own ‘secret police’ force into several U.S. cities to restore law and order amid growing unrest.
For the past month, the Marxist Black Lives Matter group has been causing severe unrest across America with rioting, violence and protests – highlighting the massive political divides in the United States.
Critics have described the Presidents move as “authoritariand “authorotarian” but to his base the move will be welcome as many Trumpians have been calling for tougher action on what is becoming America’s new ‘civil war’.
WATCH: TRUMP SECRET POLICE ARREST PROTESTER
In the U.S. city of Portland military officers with the word ‘POLICE’ on their camouflage uniforms have been ’rounding up protesters’ in unmarked vehicles and immediately sending them to court.
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reported that “federal law enforcement officers have been using unmarked vehicles to drive around downtown Portland and detain protesters since at least July 14.”
“Personal accounts and multiple videos posted online show the officers driving up to people, detaining individuals with no explanation of why they are being arrested, and driving off.”
OPB quotes one person who was arrested by these officers, although never charged. “I am basically tossed into the van,” Mark Pettibone told the broadcaster.
“And I had my beanie pulled over my face so I couldn’t see and they held my hands over my head.” He was taken to a building that he later discovered was a federal courthouse.”
“It’s like stop and frisk meets Guantanamo Bay,” attorney Juan Chavez told OPB.
“It sounds more like abduction. It sounds like they’re kidnapping people off the streets.”
The move by Trump to take on Antifa terrorists is not illegal, and his ‘secret police’ is acting under the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, that was signed by Barack Obama, which legalized the detention of Americans suspected of being terrorists.


politicalite--2020-07-18--VILE: BBC News Presenter Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Offences

A BBC News presenter has pleaded guilty to 40 sex offences against adults and children .
Ben Thomas , 44 , admitted the crimes at Mold Crown Court on Friday .
They included sexual activity with a child , sexual assaults , indecent assaults , voyeurism and making indecent videos of children .
The ex-BBC Wales presenter committed the offences in north Wales , London , Shropshire and Romania over a span of 30 years .
The most recent crime was committed last year .
Thomas left his role at the BBC presenting a show aimed at young people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been based at Criccieth Family Church in Gwynedd until last year .
North Wales Police ’ s DC Lynne Willsher said : “ Ben Thomas ’ offending involved the serious sexual abuse of vulnerable young children by a religious leader .
“ It is an awful breach of the trust placed in him by the victims and their families , and I can not begin to imagine what impact the revelation of his offending has had on them .
“ As a result of this , his victims have been spared the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ North Wales Police are very grateful for the strength and courage shown by all victims and their families ; this has greatly assisted our investigation to ensure justice has been done today.
” “ I am also grateful to the Evangelical Church and their safeguarding team for their assistance during the investigation.
” Judge Niclas Parry warned Thomas he was going to be jailed for a “ significant ” amount of time when he is sentenced at the same court on 18 August .
ANTI-Licence fee group ‘ Defund the BBC ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to drum up support for the campaign to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence .
The group has raised over £30,000 since it ’ s launch is now asking Brits ‘ are you still paying ?
’ on massive billboards with the salary of top BBC earners such as Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker .
One has already been revealed in South East London .
Rebecca Ryan , Campaign Director of Defund The BBC , told Westmonster that : “ This is the first of hopefully many billboards that will be cropping up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more people chip in to help put an end to BBC harassment and intimidation.
” “ It ’ s not right that , in this digital age , people have to pay the BBC in order to watch Sky News on YouTube , and – just to add insult to injury – suffer ‘ Aunty ’ s ’ metropolitan groupthink along the way.
” “ The mainstream media are hoping that if they ignore Defund The BBC we will quietly disappear .
We call on everyone to chip in what they can , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – through billboards across the country – that we don ’ t have to pay to be insulted anymore .
”

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A BBC News presenter has pleaded guilty to 40 sex offences against adults and children.
Ben Thomas, 44, admitted the crimes at Mold Crown Court on Friday.
They included sexual activity with a child, sexual assaults, indecent assaults, voyeurism and making indecent videos of children.
The ex-BBC Wales presenter committed the offences in north Wales, London, Shropshire and Romania over a span of 30 years.
The most recent crime was committed last year.
Thomas left his role at the BBC presenting a show aimed at young people in 2015 to become a preacher.
He had been based at Criccieth Family Church in Gwynedd until last year.
North Wales Police’s DC Lynne Willsher said: “Ben Thomas’ offending involved the serious sexual abuse of vulnerable young children by a religious leader.
“It is an awful breach of the trust placed in him by the victims and their families, and I cannot begin to imagine what impact the revelation of his offending has had on them.
“Today in court, Ben Thomas has admitted perpetrating 40 sexual offences.
“As a result of this, his victims have been spared the harrowing ordeal of a lengthy trial.”
“North Wales Police are very grateful for the strength and courage shown by all victims and their families; this has greatly assisted our investigation to ensure justice has been done today.”
“I am also grateful to the Evangelical Church and their safeguarding team for their assistance during the investigation.”
Judge Niclas Parry warned Thomas he was going to be jailed for a “significant” amount of time when he is sentenced at the same court on 18 August.
DEFUND THE BBC
ANTI-Licence fee group ‘Defund the BBC’ has launched a UK-wide advertising blitz aiming to drum up support for the campaign to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence.
The group has raised over £30,000 since it’s launch is now asking Brits ‘are you still paying?’ on massive billboards with the salary of top BBC earners such as Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker.
One has already been revealed in South East London.
Rebecca Ryan, Campaign Director of Defund The BBC, told Westmonster that: “This is the first of hopefully many billboards that will be cropping up across the country, as more and more people chip in to help put an end to BBC harassment and intimidation.”
“It’s not right that, in this digital age, people have to pay the BBC in order to watch Sky News on YouTube, and – just to add insult to injury – suffer ‘Aunty’s’ metropolitan groupthink along the way.”
“The mainstream media are hoping that if they ignore Defund The BBC we will quietly disappear. We call on everyone to chip in what they can, so that we can let people know – through billboards across the country – that we don’t have to pay to be insulted anymore.”


politicalite--2020-07-18--WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Politician ‘Poisoned By Serb Prez’ Claims Serbia ‘SOLD Weapons To ISIS’

A SERBIAN Politician who was allegedly poisoned by Serbian forces on the orders of the President has made more damning allegations surrounding the ‘ corrupt regime ’ run by dictator Alexander Vucic .
Opposition leader Nikola Sandulovic made a slow recovery following his alleged arrest by Serbian Police amid the Coronavirus crisis .
Speaking exclusively to Politicalite following protests in Belgrade last week and he claimed that the Serbian government ‘ sold weapons to ISIS ’ .
He said that the “ chaos and protests ” that are happening in Belgrade are due to the dire economic situation in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the true state of affairs in the Eastern European nation .
The party leader told us that the Serbian people are hungry , scared and humiliated by the regime .
“ In Serbia you can feel the fear , the police are arresting ordinary people in the streets.
” Sandulovic who leads The Republican Party revealed : ” They [ the government ] put people in prison for up to 30 days without any reason.
” “ The repression is so hard that today secret police visited our party ’ s director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for interrogation to their station.
” ” This interrogation at the station was not official and there is no written evidence that he was with them “ They asked him what kind of information does the Republican Party hold about the organisers of the protests , how many members does Republican party have and what kind of international support our party has from other countries.
” “ What is happening today is that protest of exhausted Serbian people against Vucic ’ s regime turned to private war between the Minister of Police Nebojsa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aleksandar Vucic.
” The Republican boss also made damning claims that the Serbian Government sold weapons to ISIS .
“ These two people were close allies in selling weapons to ISIS , but after sharing the money and after very suspicious and sudden death off Stefanovic ’ s father they became angry enemies and each of them has different international support.
” said Sandulovic .
Sandulovic also claimed that Nebojsa Stefanovic , the ex minister of Police has the support from the part of the American administration which is against Donald Trump.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Vucic to come in power at first place.
” Earlier this year Politicalite revealed that Republican leader Sandulovic was ‘ arrested and poisoned ’ by Serbian Police after he spoke out about faulty Chinese Coronavirus tests .
Republican Party sources told Politicalite that Nikola ’ s health is “ getting better by the day ” .
Sandulovic , who is the leader of the opposition ‘ Republican party ’ in Serbia is well known in the Eastern European country and is said to be “ a huge opponent ” of current Serb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested and detained after he spoke out publicly about defective tests for the Coronavirus which Serbia imported from China .
Party sources claimed that the politician is also said to have “ revealed the truth about importing immigrants to Serbia at Serbian borders during the state of emergency and police hours.
” Serbian Republican Party sources told Politicalite last week that “ He was writing about Chinese narco-mafia and their [ alleged ] connection with the President Vucic , the way they transport drug and gold through Serbia to Europe.
” Sources also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overturned the decision on his house arrest and internet ban .
“ He is free again to go out and use the internet.
” “ The Judicial Council overturned a decision , claiming that they did not have the right to keep him in prison OR to put him under house arrest since he has never been convicted in the past .
” “ The court made many illegal steps , they kept him in prison at first for 48 hours.
” added the source .
The Republican Party added : “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge , as our party has very good cooperation all over the world , including the US and UK ” “ At the moment , he feels much better , he is very eager to go even harder against this corrupt government .
”

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WORLD EXCLUSIVE BY ‘ THE CAPTAIN’ IN BELGRADE
A SERBIAN Politician who was allegedly poisoned by Serbian forces on the orders of the President has made more damning allegations surrounding the ‘corrupt regime’ run by dictator Alexander Vucic.
Opposition leader Nikola Sandulovic made a slow recovery following his alleged arrest by Serbian Police amid the Coronavirus crisis.
Speaking exclusively to Politicalite following protests in Belgrade last week and he claimed that the Serbian government ‘sold weapons to ISIS’.
He said that the “chaos and protests” that are happening in Belgrade are due to the dire economic situation in the country.
He said little is known about the true state of affairs in the Eastern European nation.
The party leader told us that the Serbian people are hungry,scared and humiliated by the regime.
“In Serbia you can feel the fear, the police are arresting ordinary people in the streets.”
Sandulovic who leads The Republican Party revealed: ” They [the government] put people in prison for up to 30 days without any reason.”
“The repression is so hard that today secret police visited our party’s director at his home and took him away for interrogation to their station.”
” This interrogation at the station was not official and there is no written evidence that he was with them
today at the station.”
WATCH: Nikola Sandulovic Protests In Belgrade
“Like it didn’t happen”
“They asked him what kind of information does the Republican Party hold about the organisers of the protests, how many members does Republican party have and what kind of international support our party has from other countries.”
“What is happening today is that protest of exhausted Serbian people against Vucic’s regime turned to private war between the Minister of Police Nebojsa Stefanovic and the current President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic.”
The Republican boss also made damning claims that the Serbian Government sold weapons to ISIS.
“These two people were close allies in selling weapons to ISIS, but after sharing the money and after very suspicious and sudden death off Stefanovic’s father they became angry enemies and each of them has different international support.” said Sandulovic.
DEMOCRAT TIES
Sandulovic also claimed that Nebojsa Stefanovic, the ex minister of Police has the support from the part of the American administration which is against Donald Trump.”
“The same people that helped him and Vucic to come in power at first place.”
THE SERBRANOS
Earlier this year Politicalite revealed that Republican leader Sandulovic was ‘arrested and poisoned’ by Serbian Police after he spoke out about faulty Chinese Coronavirus tests.
Republican Party sources told Politicalite that Nikola’s health is “getting better by the day”.
Sandulovic, who is the leader of the opposition ‘Republican party’ in Serbia is well known in the Eastern European country and is said to be “a huge opponent” of current Serb President Aleksandar Vucic.
He was reportedly arrested and detained after he spoke out publicly about defective tests for the Coronavirus which Serbia imported from China.
Party sources claimed that the politician is also said to have “revealed the truth about importing immigrants to Serbia at Serbian borders during the state of emergency and police hours.”
Serbian Republican Party sources told Politicalite last week that “He was writing about Chinese narco-mafia and their [alleged] connection with the President Vucic, the way they transport drug and gold through Serbia to Europe.”
Sources also said that Serbia’s Judicial Council overturned the decision on his house arrest and internet ban.
“He is free again to go out and use the internet.”
“The Judicial Council overturned a decision, claiming that they did not have the right to keep him in prison OR to put him under house arrest since he has never been convicted in the past .”
“The court made many illegal steps, they kept him in prison at first for 48 hours.” added the source.
The Republican Party added: “The international pressure on the Serbian government was huge, as our
party has very good cooperation all over the world, including the US and UK”
“At the moment, he feels much better, he is very eager to go even harder against this corrupt government.”


politicalite--2020-07-18--BAN MEN! BBC Pundit Claims “All Men Make Women Feel Unsafe” In The Workplace – EXCLUSIVE

A LEFT-WING BBC Breakfast pundit and Guardian writer claimed that “ all men make all women feel unsafe within the media , news & justice system workplaces ” in a bizarre rant on social media .
Clark who has written extensively for The Guardian , The Independent and the New Statesman sent the now-deleted tweet saying : “ Dear men , please stop building societies , cultures , attitudes , legislation , media , news , networks & justice systems that make women everywhere unsafe and then lecture us because we ’ re concerned about it.
” Nicky is also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News , Channel 4 news , Radio 4 , Radio 2 , and several times on Radio 5 live .
In the tweet Nicky appears to be grouping all women in one category of unified victims , and all men into one category of the oppressor .
The contemporary Jonny Depp Amber Herd would situation directly contradicts this .
ANTI-Licence fee group ‘ Defund the BBC ’ has launched a UK-wide advertising blitz aiming to drum up support for the campaign to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence .
The group has raised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now asking Brits ‘ are you still paying ?
’ on massive billboards with the salary of top BBC earners such as Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker .
One has already been revealed in South East London .
Rebecca Ryan , Campaign Director of Defund The BBC , told Westmonster that : “ This is the first of hopefully many billboards that will be cropping up across the country , as more and more people chip in to help put an end to BBC harassment and intimidation.
” “ It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age , people have to pay the BBC in order to watch Sky News on YouTube , and – just to add insult to injury – suffer ‘ Aunty ’ s ’ metropolitan groupthink along the way.
” “ The mainstream media are hoping that if they ignore Defund The BBC we will quietly disappear .
We call on everyone to chip in what they can , so that we can let people know – through billboards across the country – that we don ’ t have to pay to be insulted anymore @ @

A LEFT-WING BBC Breakfast pundit and Guardian writer claimed that “all men make all women feel unsafe within the media, news & justice system workplaces” in a bizarre rant on social media.
Clark who has written extensively for The Guardian, The Independent and the New Statesman sent the now-deleted tweet saying: “Dear men, please stop building societies, cultures, attitudes, legislation, media, news, networks & justice systems that make women everywhere unsafe and then lecture us because we’re concerned about it.”
Nicky is also a contributor to BBC Breakfast, Sky News, Channel 4 news, Radio 4, Radio 2, and several times on Radio 5 live.
In the tweet Nicky appears to be grouping all women in one category of unified victims, and all men into one category of the oppressor. The contemporary Jonny Depp Amber Herd would situation directly contradicts this.
DEFUND THE BBC
ANTI-Licence fee group ‘Defund the BBC’ has launched a UK-wide advertising blitz aiming to drum up support for the campaign to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence.
The group has raised over £30,000 since it’s launch is now asking Brits ‘are you still paying?’ on massive billboards with the salary of top BBC earners such as Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker.
One has already been revealed in South East London.
Rebecca Ryan, Campaign Director of Defund The BBC, told Westmonster that: “This is the first of hopefully many billboards that will be cropping up across the country, as more and more people chip in to help put an end to BBC harassment and intimidation.”
“It’s not right that, in this digital age, people have to pay the BBC in order to watch Sky News on YouTube, and – just to add insult to injury – suffer ‘Aunty’s’ metropolitan groupthink along the way.”
“The mainstream media are hoping that if they ignore Defund The BBC we will quietly disappear. We call on everyone to chip in what they can, so that we can let people know – through billboards across the country – that we don’t have to pay to be insulted anymore.”


politicalite--2020-07-18--BRITAIN’S BIGGEST BUST CHARGES: Brum Trio Charged After NCA’s Operation Venetic

A TRIO from Birmingham arrested as part of National Crime Agency led Operation Venetic have been charged with drugs and firearms offences , after officers seized a sub-machine gun , drugs and cash .
Michael Earp , 29 , of Pear Tree Road , Shard End , Danyal Aziz , 26 , of Pelham Road , Stechford and Nicole Rhone , 26 , of Yardley Green Road , Bordesley , have all been charged .
Earp was detained by NCA officers on Friday 10 July at an address in Kings Norton and was charged with conspiring to possess drugs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was remanded to custody and appeared before Birmingham Magistrates ’ court today , Saturday 11 July .
He is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 10 August .
Aziz was arrested at his home address on 26 June , supported by West Midlands police , and was remanded to custody after being charged with conspiring to possess drugs , an automatic firearm and ammunition .
He is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 24 July .
Rhone was arrested on17 May at her home address , also supported by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possession of an automatic firearm and ammunition .
She was released on bail and is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 27 July .
Officers seized a Skorpian sub-machine gun from the address , as well as ammunition .
Officers have also seized approximately one kilo of drugs and about 40k cash as part of the investigation .
The investigation is part of Operation Venetic , which has so far seen more than 750 people arrested by law enforcement across the UK following the infiltration of an encrypted communications platform .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We know that high levels of violence and exploitation are linked to illegal drugs and firearms in the UK and pursuing the criminals behind this type of activity is our top priority .
”

A TRIO from Birmingham arrested as part of National Crime Agency led Operation Venetic have been charged with drugs and firearms offences, after officers seized a sub-machine gun, drugs and cash.
Michael Earp, 29, of Pear Tree Road, Shard End, Danyal Aziz, 26, of Pelham Road, Stechford and Nicole Rhone, 26, of Yardley Green Road, Bordesley, have all been charged.
Earp was detained by NCA officers on Friday 10 July at an address in Kings Norton and was charged with conspiring to possess drugs, an automatic firearm and ammunition. He was remanded to custody and appeared before Birmingham Magistrates’ court today, Saturday 11 July. He is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 10 August.
Aziz was arrested at his home address on 26 June, supported by West Midlands police, and was remanded to custody after being charged with conspiring to possess drugs, an automatic firearm and ammunition.
He is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 24 July.
Rhone was arrested on17 May at her home address, also supported by West Midlands police, and charged with possession of an automatic firearm and ammunition.
She was released on bail and is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 27 July. Officers seized a Skorpian sub-machine gun from the address, as well as ammunition.
Officers have also seized approximately one kilo of drugs and about 40k cash as part of the investigation.
The investigation is part of Operation Venetic, which has so far seen more than 750 people arrested by law enforcement across the UK following the infiltration of an encrypted communications platform.
NCA branch commander Adam Warnock said: “We know that high levels of violence and exploitation are linked to illegal drugs and firearms in the UK and pursuing the criminals behind this type of activity is our top priority.”


politicalite--2020-07-18--BBC BIAS ROW: Taxpayer-funded Reporter Brands Boris ‘Clown’, Demands He Resigns

A BBC News reporter openly branded Prime Minister Boris Johnson a ‘ clown ’ and called for the PM to be ‘ saked ’ in unearthed social media posts .
The revelations have brought further calls to ‘ Defund the BBC ’ by decriminalising non-payment of the hated fee .
Rianna Croxford made comments a year before joining BBC News in 2018 and now critics are arguing that the corporations journalists ’ views on Twitter are now risking the BBC ’ s required neutrality The BBC has said that Croxford ’ s ‘ opinions expressed are completely irrelevant ’ .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Community Affairs Correspondent made the comments in 2018 .
Daily Mail Online reported that in one tweet from May 2017 , she wrote : ‘ Boris Johnson on # mayvscorbyn tonight was an embarrassment – can ’ t believe he ’ s our foreign secretary.
’ The following month she tweeted : ‘ Oh Jeremy Corbyn has been chanted at the end of every May Ball this week.
’ In August 2017 , she posted an article by Left-wing columnist Owen Jones titled ‘ Please , Theresa , sack Boris Johnson .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ And in June that year she wrote : ‘ Why blame the Tory spin advisers ?
No amount of spin would have saved their dire manifesto policies : Dementia tax , fox-hunting , unpaid leave.
’ ho has worked at the corporation since 2018 , made a series of remarks on Twitter the previous year ANTI-Licence fee group ‘ Defund the BBC ’ has launched a UK-wide advertising blitz aiming to drum up support for the campaign to decriminalize non-payment of the TV licence .
The group has raised over £30,000 since it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ are you still paying ?
’ on massive billboards with the salary of top BBC earners such as Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker .
One has already been revealed in South East London .
Rebecca Ryan , Campaign Director of Defund The BBC , told Westmonster that : “ This is the first of hopefully many billboards that will be cropping up across the country , as more and more people chip in to help put an end to BBC harassment and intimidation.
” “ It ’ s not right that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay the BBC in order to watch Sky News on YouTube , and – just to add insult to injury – suffer ‘ Aunty ’ s ’ metropolitan groupthink along the way.
” “ The mainstream media are hoping that if they ignore Defund The BBC we will quietly disappear .
We call on everyone to chip in what they can , so that we can let people know – through billboards across the country – that we don ’ t have to pay to be insulted anymore .
”

A BBC News reporter openly branded Prime Minister Boris Johnson a ‘clown’ and called for the PM to be ‘saked’ in unearthed social media posts.
The revelations have brought further calls to ‘Defund the BBC’ by decriminalising non-payment of the hated fee.
Rianna Croxford made comments a year before joining BBC News in 2018 and now critics are arguing that the corporations journalists’ views on Twitter are now risking the BBC’s required neutrality
The BBC has said that Croxford’s ‘opinions expressed are completely irrelevant’.
Croxford, who is the BBC’s Community Affairs Correspondent made the comments in 2018.
Daily Mail Online reported that in one tweet from May 2017, she wrote: ‘Boris Johnson on #mayvscorbyn tonight was an embarrassment – can’t believe he’s our foreign secretary.’ The following month she tweeted: ‘Oh Jeremy Corbyn has been chanted at the end of every May Ball this week.’
In August 2017, she posted an article by Left-wing columnist Owen Jones titled ‘Please, Theresa, sack Boris Johnson. Britain needs leaders not clowns’. And in June that year she wrote: ‘Why blame the Tory spin advisers? No amount of spin would have saved their dire manifesto policies: Dementia tax, fox-hunting, unpaid leave.’
ho has worked at the corporation since 2018, made a series of remarks on Twitter the previous year
DEFUND THE BBC
ANTI-Licence fee group ‘Defund the BBC’ has launched a UK-wide advertising blitz aiming to drum up support for the campaign to decriminalize non-payment of the TV licence.
The group has raised over £30,000 since it’s launch is now asking Brits ‘are you still paying?’ on massive billboards with the salary of top BBC earners such as Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker.
One has already been revealed in South East London.
Rebecca Ryan, Campaign Director of Defund The BBC, told Westmonster that: “This is the first of hopefully many billboards that will be cropping up across the country, as more and more people chip in to help put an end to BBC harassment and intimidation.”
“It’s not right that, in this digital age, people have to pay the BBC in order to watch Sky News on YouTube, and – just to add insult to injury – suffer ‘Aunty’s’ metropolitan groupthink along the way.”
“The mainstream media are hoping that if they ignore Defund The BBC we will quietly disappear. We call on everyone to chip in what they can, so that we can let people know – through billboards across the country – that we don’t have to pay to be insulted anymore.”


politicalite--2020-07-18--CUT OFF AUNTY: Defund the BBC launches UK-Wide Billboard Campaign

ANTI-Licence fee group ‘ Defund the BBC ’ has launched a UK-wide advertising blitz aiming to drum up support for the campaign to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence .
The group has raised over £30,000 since it ’ s launch is now asking Brits ‘ are you still paying ?
’ on massive billboards with the salary of top BBC earners such as Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker .
One has already been revealed in South East London .
Rebecca Ryan , Campaign Director of Defund The BBC , told Westmonster that : “ This is the first of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up across the country , as more and more people chip in to help put an end to BBC harassment and intimidation.
” “ It ’ s not right that , in this digital age , people have to pay the BBC in order to watch Sky News on YouTube , and – just to add insult to injury – suffer ‘ Aunty ’ s ’ metropolitan groupthink along the way.
” “ The mainstream media are hoping that if they ignore Defund The BBC we will quietly disappear .
We call on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so that we can let people know – through billboards across the country – that we don ’ t have to pay to be insulted anymore .
”

ANTI-Licence fee group ‘Defund the BBC’ has launched a UK-wide advertising blitz aiming to drum up support for the campaign to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence.
The group has raised over £30,000 since it’s launch is now asking Brits ‘are you still paying?’ on massive billboards with the salary of top BBC earners such as Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker.
One has already been revealed in South East London.
See this on my way to work this morning. ??? pic.twitter.com/V9w2rr8wKM — PhilTB (@Phil_PTB) July 15, 2020
Rebecca Ryan, Campaign Director of Defund The BBC, told Westmonster that: “This is the first of hopefully many billboards that will be cropping up across the country, as more and more people chip in to help put an end to BBC harassment and intimidation.”
“It’s not right that, in this digital age, people have to pay the BBC in order to watch Sky News on YouTube, and – just to add insult to injury – suffer ‘Aunty’s’ metropolitan groupthink along the way.”
“The mainstream media are hoping that if they ignore Defund The BBC we will quietly disappear. We call on everyone to chip in what they can, so that we can let people know – through billboards across the country – that we don’t have to pay to be insulted anymore.”


politicalite--2020-07-18--KEIR BACKS BEGUM: Stripping ISIS Bride of UK Citizenship “Wrong” Says Starmer

LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that the move to to strip ISIS Bride Shamima Begum of her British citizenship was the “ wrong decision ” .
Starmer slammed former Home Secretary Sajid Javid after he stripped the ISIS fanatic of her British citizenship after she left the UK for Syria to join the extremist Islamic terror group .
Starmer , who was the former head of the Crown Prosecution Service told Sky News in 2019 : “ I think the decision by the Home Secretary was the wrong decision and I think it was a rushed decision.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left out of the count the interests of the newly born child who has tragically died.
” “ I think the Home Secretary should also have really looked at what powers were available to him to deal with the case as it came back.
” “ Our Terrorism Acts are very wide ranging now so if you commit an offence in another country you can be prosecuted back here in the United Kingdom.
” “ I think that we would find this was a wrong decision and a rushed decision by the Home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SHAMIMA Begum who is one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group ( IS ) – should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship , senior judges have ruled .
Begum , 20 , travelled to Syria in February 2015 and lived under IS rule for more than three years before she was found , nine months pregnant , in a Syrian refugee camp in February last year .
Then-home secretary Sajid Javid revoked her British @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month .
Ms Begum took legal action against the Home Office , claiming the decision was unlawful because it rendered her stateless and exposed her to a real risk of death or inhuman and degrading treatment .
In February , the Special Immigration Appeals Commission ( SIAC ) – a specialist tribunal which hears challenges to decisions to remove someone ’ s British citizenship on national security grounds – ruled the decision was lawful as Ms Begum was “ a citizen of Bangladesh by descent ” at the time of the decision .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not play any meaningful part in her appeal and that , to that extent , the appeal will not be fair and effective ” , but ruled that “ it does not follow that her appeal succeeds ” .
Ms Begum ’ s challenge to the Home Office ’ s decision to refuse to allow her to enter the UK to effectively pursue her appeal was also rejected .
On Thursday , the Court of Appeal ruled that “ the only way in which she can have a fair and effective appeal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United Kingdom to pursue her appeal ” .
Lord Justice Flaux – sitting with Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Singh – said : “ Fairness and justice must , on the facts of this case , outweigh the national security concerns , so that the leave to enter appeals should be allowed.
” The judge found that “ the national security concerns about her could be addressed and managed if she returns to the United Kingdom ” .
In its ruling , the court said : “ If the Security Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the evidence and public interest tests for a prosecution for terrorist offences are met , she could be arrested and charged upon her arrival in the United Kingdom and remanded in custody pending trial.
” Lord Justice Flaux also said : “ With due respect to SIAC , it is unthinkable that , having concluded that Ms Begum could not take any meaningful part in her appeal so that it could not be fair and effective , she should have to continue with her appeal nonetheless.
” He added : “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where a court or tribunal has said we can not hold a fair trial , but we are going to go on anyway.
” Ms Begum was one of three schoolgirls from Bethnal Green Academy who left their homes and families to join IS , shortly after Sharmeena Begum – who is no relation – travelled to Syria in December 2014 .
Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase , then 16 and 15 respectively , and Ms Begum boarded a flight from Gatwick Airport to Istanbul , Turkey , on February 17 2015 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syria .
Ms Begum claims she married Dutch convert Yago Riedijk 10 days after arriving in IS territory , with all three of her school friends also reportedly marrying foreign IS fighters .
She told The Times last February that she left Raqqa in January 2017 with her husband but her children , a one-year-old girl and a three-month-old boy , had both since died .
Her third child died shortly after he was born .

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LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that the move to to strip ISIS Bride Shamima Begum of her British citizenship was the “wrong decision”.
Starmer slammed former Home Secretary Sajid Javid after he stripped the ISIS fanatic of her British citizenship after she left the UK for Syria to join the extremist Islamic terror group.
Starmer, who was the former head of the Crown Prosecution Service told Sky News in 2019: “I think the decision by the Home Secretary was the wrong decision and I think it was a rushed decision.”
Kier added: “I think it left out of the count the interests of the newly born child who has tragically died.”
“I think the Home Secretary should also have really looked at what powers were available to him to deal with the case as it came back.”
“Our Terrorism Acts are very wide ranging now so if you commit an offence in another country you can be prosecuted back here in the United Kingdom.”
“I think that we would find this was a wrong decision and a rushed decision by the Home Secretary.” he told Sophy Ridge.
WHO IS SHAMIMA BEGUM?
SHAMIMA Begum who is one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group (IS) – should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship, senior judges have ruled.
Begum, 20, travelled to Syria in February 2015 and lived under IS rule for more than three years before she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp in February last year.
Then-home secretary Sajid Javid revoked her British citizenship on national security grounds later that month.
Ms Begum took legal action against the Home Office, claiming the decision was unlawful because it rendered her stateless and exposed her to a real risk of death or inhuman and degrading treatment.
In February, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) – a specialist tribunal which hears challenges to decisions to remove someone’s British citizenship on national security grounds – ruled the decision was lawful as Ms Begum was “a citizen of Bangladesh by descent” at the time of the decision.
The tribunal also found that she “cannot play any meaningful part in her appeal and that, to that extent, the appeal will not be fair and effective”, but ruled that “it does not follow that her appeal succeeds”.
Ms Begum’s challenge to the Home Office’s decision to refuse to allow her to enter the UK to effectively pursue her appeal was also rejected.
On Thursday, the Court of Appeal ruled that “the only way in which she can have a fair and effective appeal is to be permitted to come into the United Kingdom to pursue her appeal”.
Lord Justice Flaux – sitting with Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Singh – said: “Fairness and justice must, on the facts of this case, outweigh the national security concerns, so that the leave to enter appeals should be allowed.”
The judge found that “the national security concerns about her could be addressed and managed if she returns to the United Kingdom”.
In its ruling, the court said: “If the Security Service and the Director of Public Prosecutions consider that the evidence and public interest tests for a prosecution for terrorist offences are met, she could be arrested and charged upon her arrival in the United Kingdom and remanded in custody pending trial.”
Lord Justice Flaux also said: “With due respect to SIAC, it is unthinkable that, having concluded that Ms Begum could not take any meaningful part in her appeal so that it could not be fair and effective, she should have to continue with her appeal nonetheless.”
He added: “It is difficult to conceive of any case where a court or tribunal has said we cannot hold a fair trial, but we are going to go on anyway.”
Ms Begum was one of three schoolgirls from Bethnal Green Academy who left their homes and families to join IS, shortly after Sharmeena Begum – who is no relation – travelled to Syria in December 2014.
Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase, then 16 and 15 respectively, and Ms Begum boarded a flight from Gatwick Airport to Istanbul, Turkey, on February 17 2015, before making their way to Raqqa in Syria.
Ms Begum claims she married Dutch convert Yago Riedijk 10 days after arriving in IS territory, with all three of her school friends also reportedly marrying foreign IS fighters.
She told The Times last February that she left Raqqa in January 2017 with her husband but her children, a one-year-old girl and a three-month-old boy, had both since died.
Her third child died shortly after he was born.
Additional Reporting by PA Media