Jeremy Corbyn to speak at CND rally with Nicola Sturgeon in London

Jeremy Corbyn sparks fresh infighting in Labour by confirming he WILL speak at CND rally with Nicola Sturgeon
He will join SNP leader and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood at the rally
More than 9,000 people will march through central London on Saturday
Labour MPs criticise Corbyn's decision, saying it highlights party splits
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Jeremy Corbyn has sparked fresh infighting in the Labour party by confirming today that he will speak at an anti-nuclear weapons rally in London this weekend.
The long-standing unilateralist will join SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood and the Green party's Caroline Lucas at the 'Stop Trident' rally on Saturday.
The decision has caused anger from Labour MPs, who said it will further highlight the party's divisions at a time when it should be focussing on making the case for staying in the EU.
Mr Corbyn will rush back from the Yorkshire and Humber regional Labour conference to speak at the rally, which is being organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
More than 9,000 people are expected to attend the event, which starts at midday from Hyde Park and will end in Trafalgar Square.
The Labour party is deeply split over whether to renew Trident, Britain's nuclear deterrent.
Last month Mr Corbyn replaced the pro-Trident Maria Eagle with the firm unilateralist Emily Thornberry as Shadow Defence Secretary, putting her in charge of the review of the party's defence policy.
It has led to accusations that the 'open minded' review will be prejudiced in favour of backing an anti-Trident policy.

John Woodcock, the Labour MP for Barrow and Furness, where much of the work for the new submarines will take place if MPs give the go ahead for the renewal, said Mr Corbyn's decision to attend Saturday's anti-Trident rally was an unnecessary distraction for the Labour party.
He told MailOnline: 'Aside from being another sign that the 'open minded' review of defence policy is nothing of the sort, Jeremy's choice to speak at the CND rally just ensures another weekend of public focus on Labour's divisions over a policy we can't change when we should be holding the government to account and making the case to remain in the European Union.'

Jeremy Corbyn wants to change Labour's pro-Trident policy in time for the upcoming vote in the House of Commons on renewing the four submarines that carry the Trident warheads (one of which is pictured docked in Faslane, Scotland
Earlier this week Ms Thornberry caused jitters in her party and army chiefs by refusing to commit Labour to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence.
She backed a future defence policy increasingly based on capabilities dubbed 'geeks, spooks and thugs' - cyber experts, spies and special forces - as she questioned whether nuclear submarines would provide long-term value for money.
Ms Thornberry condemned cuts to the Army as a result of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), claiming it was now 'at its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars', while the Royal Navy's fleet had been reduced and the RAF was relying on 40-year-old Tornados.
But asked whether her policy review would include the commitment to meeting the Nato target of spending 2% of GDP on defence, she said: 'I can't say at the moment, I'm afraid. Also, a big question is what do you include in the 2 per cent?'
Ms Thornberry also outraged MPs in her party earlier this month when she compared Britain's state-of-the-art nuclear deterrent to World War Two spitfires.
It led to warnings by Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham that the party may never be able to resolve its differences on Trident as he urged his party to move on from its constant infighting on the issue.
Currently the party's policy is officially to support the renewal of Britain's nuclear deterrent and it survived an attempt by the leader to change the policy at the Labour party conference last autumn.
The leadership wants to change the party's policy in time for the upcoming vote in the House of Commons on renewing the four submarines that carry the Trident warheads, which is estimated to cost £31billion.
Mr Corbyn caused more fury last month when he recommended a middle-way option that would put Britain's nuclear submarines at sea without them carrying any nuclear warheads, arguing that this would avoid thousands of job losses.
It emerged last week that Labour is to consider replacing Trident submarines with a cheaper, aircraft-based nuclear deterrent.
The proposals, drafted originally for a Liberal Democrat think tank, will be considered by Ms Thornberry.
The plan would see nuclear submarines ditched and replaced with a new system of air-dropped nuclear weapons, a type of deterrent last relied on by Britain in the 1950s and 1960s.
Its supporters say it would save the taxpayer up to £13billion while taking Britain 'a step down the nuclear ladder'.
Backbench Labour MPs reacted with disbelief to the proposal, which comes just weeks after Jeremy Corbyn said he would like to deploy 'submarines without nuclear weapons'.
Defence analyst and former RAF intelligence reservist Toby Fenwick will brief Miss Thornberry as part of her comprehensive review of Labour defence policy, it was reported last night.
His ideas were first published by the CentreForum think tank ahead of the 2015 general election and are set to be looked at by the Lib Dems' own ongoing review of Trident.
It would see 135 new F35C Joint Strike Fighter 'stealth' planes adapted for 'dual use' to deliver B61-12 nuclear bombs, and operate from air bases and the UK's two new aircraft carriers.
The planes could not provide round-the-clock capability but could mobilise rapidly in the event of nuclear crisis.
Under his plan, four new submarines to replace Trident would not be ordered.

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith
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Survey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EU
Will join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leave
London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit side
Six Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU



Just under 150 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron and vote for Britain to leave the EU, a new survey has suggested.
It came as London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith became the latest Conservative to join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in campaigning for an EU exit.
Mr Goldsmith appeared to be leaning towards a voting for a 'Brexit' when earlier this month he labelled the Prime Minister's draft deal on EU reforms as 'not very impressive'.
At the time he said he was holding back his final verdict out of 'courtesy' to Mr Cameron but last night announced: 'My vote will be to leave.'
Meanwhile, a survey carried out by The Sunday Times revealed that at least 144 of the 330 Tory MPs oppose David Cameron's EU deal and will vote for the UK to leave.
Fifteen other ministers and whips said they wanted to leave, in addition to the six Cabinet Ministers, as well as 22 parliamentary private secretaries and 101 backbenchers.
The total number is far higher than predicted.
Today, justice minister Dominic Raab also revealed he is backing the Brexit campaign.
Writing in The Sunday Times, he said: 'The argument for staying in is based on a fear of standing on our own two feet.
'The case for a new relationship, outside, is built on the opportunities of being masters of our own destiny.'
Mr Raab is to join members of the Fresh Start group of Conservative MPs, including George Eustice and Andrea Leadsom, at a meeting in Westminster today.
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At least 30 MPs are expected to launch a new project to draw up plans for the UK outside of the EU.
Rebel Cabinet Ministers who want Britain to quit the EU have been warned of the risk it will trigger an economic disaster – and told they are playing into the hands of Vladimir Putin.
The claims were delivered yesterday at the first Cabinet meeting to be held on a Saturday for more than 50 years.
One by one, the six rebel Ministers who plan to defy David Cameron by campaigning for the UK to leave the EU told him to his face why his new, hard-fought deal with other member states was not good enough.

One by one, the six rebel Ministers who plan to defy David Cameron by campaigning for the UK to leave the EU, including Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Priti Patel and Iain Duncan Smith (l-r) told him to his face why his new, hard-fought deal with other member states was not good enough
They pledged they would not demand his resignation as Prime Minister if he loses – but rejected his last-minute plea to change their minds and support him.
However, they faced a backlash from Cabinet loyalists who rallied behind the Prime Minister.
Chancellor George Osborne painted a picture of doom and gloom in the wake of any ‘Brexit’.
‘We should bear in mind that the Governor of the Bank of England has said there will be a period of economic turmoil if we leave the EU,’ Mr Osborne said. ‘Sterling is at a low point right now and there will be economic shocks if we leave.’
He was backed by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, a one-time critic of Brussels, who banished rumours that he could join the rebels. Leaving the EU would put Britain’s security at risk, he said, adding provocatively: ‘There are no prizes for guessing which way Putin wants us to vote.’

Some experts say the Russian president is hoping Britain will leave the EU, prompting a collapse in the union that would make it easier for him to pursue his expansionist policies.
After Mr Cameron defended the deal he achieved in Brussels, he appealed to all Ministers to avoid personal attacks in the debate.
Then Justice Secretary Michael Gove led the way for the rebels. He told Mr Cameron: ‘It gives me no pleasure to say that I intend to vote to leave the EU – and I do it with a heavy heart.’ He praised Mr Cameron for doing a ‘brilliant job’ as PM and for calling the referendum, and said it was vital ‘we all stay together when it is over’.
However, Mr Gove continued: ‘The critical issue for me is that the EU has fundamentally changed in recent years; it is set on a particular course and it is not going to change. Ministers have lost so many powers. We cannot ignore it any longer.’
Commons Leader Chris Grayling told Mr Cameron: ‘Any suggestion that what we doing is critical of you or that your position is in doubt depending on the result of the referendum is totally wrong. We will all support you regardless – you will be Prime Minister come what may.’
The comments were greeted with ‘hear, hears’ around the table.
Veteran anti-EU campaigner Iain Duncan Smith started apologetically: ‘When I was leader I did my best to avoid banging on about Europe. Now I’m not leader I find I will be doing exactly that. I have not always been a “leaver” – but the EU has gone too far. I regret having to make this decision but the country requires it. We have to be unshackled and build relationships with other countries, not just Europe.’
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, a former aide to Margaret Thatcher, called for Britain to ‘recover the powers we have lost’.
Employment Minister Priti Patel said: ‘My experience in business is that organisations are only successful and efficient when they are accountable and flexible – and the EU is neither.’ And Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers added: ‘I made my mind up a long time ago: we must leave the EU.’
Mr Cameron ended with an emotional plea for unity: ‘We should have a good debate but it must be conducted on good terms. We need to remember we are all still members of a Conservative Government. This is my team and it is a team I love.’

Chris Grayling announces cross-party campaign to leave EU

Chris Grayling announces cross-party campaign to leave EU

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith http://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/at-least-144-conservative-mps-will-defy.htmlSurvey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EUWill join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leaveLondon mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit sideSix Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU

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Chancellor George Osborne (left) painted a picture of doom and gloom in the wake of any 'Brexit'. He was backed by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (right), a one-time critic of Brussels, who banished rumours that he could join the rebels
AT 12.23 PM SAYS 'I'M IN', BUT AT 13.05 GANG OF SIX USE BANNER TO PARADE THEIR DEFIANCE

John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel (left to right) attend the launch of the Vote Leave campaign
As soon as yesterday’s special Cabinet meeting had concluded, Michael Gove slipped out of the back entrance of Downing Street and headed for a rendezvous with the other five ‘Outers’. At the headquarters of the Vote Leave group, based in a tower block on the south bank of the Thames, the Justice Secretary posed with his fellow ‘freedom fighters’ – as they have been dubbed by admirers – as they clutched a signed campaign banner. They are:
1) JOHN WHITTINGDALE
The Culture Secretary is the last authentic Thatcherite in the Cabinet: in the 1980s he worked as her private secretary and has remained loyal to her ideology – including her Euroscepticism – since. An unlikely-seeming Meatloaf fan, Whittingdale was a tenacious chairman of the Commons Media Committee, where he subjected figures such as Rupert Murdoch to forensic interrogation. He is said to be thoroughly enjoying his portfolio, which includes a root-and-branch review of the BBC’s funding.
2) THERESA VILLIERS
The Northern Ireland Secretary is a Major’s daughter who is descended from Edward I. Along with Chris Grayling, the Commons Leader, she is understood to have spent the past six months agonising over whether to leave the Cabinet to campaign for an ‘Out’ vote. However, after a chat with Mr Cameron before Christmas, she was reassured she would be allowed to campaign from within the Cabinet – sparing the PM an awkward reshuffle. Her stance has caused controversy in Northern Ireland, with local politicians claiming an EU exit could stoke sectarian tensions.
3) MICHAEL GOVE
The Justice Secretary is the star name out of the six – and the one with the closest personal relationship to the Prime Minister. An ex-Times newspaper executive and author, who has been friends with Mr Cameron for more than a decade, he was part of the ‘kitchen cabinet’ who encouraged him to run for the Tory leadership. Throughout his Cabinet career, Gove has been Mr Cameron’s first choice to help him prepare for the weekly ordeal of PMQs, amusing No 10 staffers with his razor-sharp rejoinders in practice sessions.
Gove was a controversial reforming Education Secretary until moved to the Whips’ Office after private party polling suggested he was an electoral liability.
The move caused a ‘wobble’ in his and Mr Cameron’s friendship.

Mr Gove said he had wrestled with his conscience before announcing he would back Out but later posed with Vote Leave activists having deciding to make the leap away from his old friend Mr Cameron
4) CHRIS GRAYLING
Mr Gove’s predecessor as Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling is a long-term Eurosceptic. The Manchester United fanatic was deployed by the Tories as an energetic ‘attack dog’ during their long period in Opposition, harrying Labour – including the Blairs – over their personal business affairs. The 6ft 5in Leader of the House has a cool relationship with Gove, who has reversed many of his justice reforms.
5) IAIN DUNCAN SMITH
Few people were surprised by Iain Duncan Smith’s decision to back the Out campaign: the Work and Pensions Secretary has been a long-standing critic of the EU and supporter of tighter immigration controls. The former Scots Guards officer’s undistinguished period as Tory leader between 2001 and 2003 is remembered largely for the conference speech he gave in which he portrayed himself as ‘a quiet man’ who was ‘turning up the volume’. Duncan Smith has since rebuilt his reputation by becoming a crusading campaigner for social reform, which prompted David Cameron to put him in charge of the Government’s welfare shake-up.
6) PRITI PATEL
Priti Patel, who answers to Mr Duncan Smith as Employment Minister, is regarded by the former Tory leader’s team as the up-and-coming poster girl for Cabinet Eurosceptics. As the daughter of Ugandan immigrants who came to this country in the 1970s to seek sanctuary from Idi Amin, she says that the welcome they received here has instilled in her a fierce British patriotism. Patel, whose political heroine is Margaret Thatcher, started out in her Westminster career working for Sir James Goldsmith’s Eurosceptic Referendum Party in the 1990s, and sees her current stance as being consistent with her long-term political beliefs.

Cameron says Cabinet will strongly recommend staying in EU

Cameron says Cabinet will strongly recommend staying in EU

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith http://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/at-least-144-conservative-mps-will-defy.htmlSurvey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EUWill join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leaveLondon mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit sideSix Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU

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Jamie Oliver puts his north London Primrose Hill townhouse on the market for £12m

Jamie Oliver puts his north London townhouse on the market for £12million - £4.5m more than he paid for it
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Oliver, 40, paid £7.5million for the terraced property in Primrose Hill
Chef and wife Jools knocked through two houses to create family home
They were already planning to move when thieves broke in last year
Family is now moving to an £8.95million house in nearby Hampstead


Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is set to make a bit more dough after putting his north London townhouse on the market for £12million.
Oliver, 40, forked out around £7.5million for the property in desirable Primrose Hill, knocking through two adjoining houses to create a 10 bedroom family home.
But now the chef, who is thought to be worth £180million, could potentially net a sizeable profit with the house on sale for £11,950,000 as his family move to nearby Hampstead.

Oliver and wife Jools, 41, spent hundreds of thousands doing up the Primrose Hill double-fronted terraced property, which they bought in the 2000s, transforming it into the perfect family home for their four children, Poppy, 13, Daisy, 12, Petal, six, and Buddy, five.


As well as the 10 bedrooms, the house boasts six bathrooms and it comes as no surprise that there are three kitchens.
The first floor of the mansion boasts a 'wonderful' master suite which is made up of a large double bedroom, bathroom, two dressing rooms and a study.

Neighbours include A-listers such as Chris Evans, David Walliams and Sam Taylor-Wood.
Oliver, his wife and children were already planning to move out of the property when it was struck by burglars in October last year.
Thieves broke in and stole electrical goods while the family was away, with a neighbour calling 999 after spotting an open door. It is thought the thieves were able to get into the house via a garage.
The family was believed to have been staying at their country manor house in Oliver's home county of Essex at the time of the burglary.
The asking price for the property is £3 million more than Oliver's new home, a seven-bedroom property near Hampstead.
Oliver bought the historic home last year for £8.95 million and is in the process of being revamped to overhaul its 1970s-style interior.
The Grade II-listed house, which dates back to the 17th century, was marketed as having a beautiful interior, including 'wonderful' panelled rooms and a 'particularly fine' staircase, as well as period features, beautiful gardens and stunning views.
However, planning applications lodged with Camden Council revealed that the Olivers plan on re-fitting a guest ensuite bathroom and want to turn one of their seven bedrooms into a family bathroom.
The plans reveal the Olivers also want to take out arched openings to the kitchen and demolish partition walls which were installed by previous owners to create an existing bathroom and kitchenette.
The updated home will also include a play room, family room, wine cellar, and boudoir as well as storage areas.

His new neighbours are just as famous as those in Primrose Hill - with Kate Moss and George Michael living nearby.
The TV personality rose to fame as the 'naked chef' in the late 1990s with a cheeky-chappy persona and catchphrases such as 'pukka' before becoming one of the most high-powered restaurant bosses in the country.
He presides over a network of dozens of Jamie's Italian branches as well as a number of other restaurant formats and his cookbooks routinely top the best-seller lists.
Oliver also fronts Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast on Channel 4 with his friend, farmer Jimmy Doherty, and campaigns on a range of healthy eating issues, including childhood obesity and a potential sugar tax.

Raw Video: London Rings in the New Year

Raw Video: London Rings in the New Year


As millions gathered worldwide to ring in the New Year, tens of thousands of Londoners gathered on the banks of the River Thames near the London Eye Ferris wheel for the city's fireworks display. (Dec. 31)

UK students protest, US students apathetic

UK students protest, US students apathetic


Demonstrations in London descended into violent chaos today after 50,000 students took to the streets to protest higher university fees introduced as part of Britain's new austerity measures. Meanwhile, US students are paying much higher tuition costs, so why are students in America not taking to the streets to protest like their English counterparts? Student Activist Eugene Puryear believes the challenge for young Americans to reach the level of European protests.

British protest in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Exclusive

British protest in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Exclusive


Check out this exclusive footage of protesters in London supporting of death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal in front of the US embassy in the UK

19 kidnapped amid Afghan elections

19 kidnapped amid Afghan elections


Afghanistan's parliamentary elections on Saturday will be another key test for the embattled central government and observers are expressing concern about irregularities before the polls even open. Eighteen election worker and one candidate have already been kidnapped and taken for ransom by the Taliban. So who will come out and vote tomorrow? Jerome Starkey says that there has been a huge effort to drum up support for their respective party but people understand the risks of coming out to vote.