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The man was ‘experiencing a psychotic episode at the time’, the CPS confirmed.

‘I’m happy and not missing the experience of being with men.’

Lee Anderson’s ugly words shame Britain The Guardian says A week after the devastating fire that consumed Grenfell Tower in June 2017, I joined a march of silence from the library in Ladbroke Grove to Grenfell Tower. Nothing prepared me as I raised my eyes to look at the terrible and shocking black shell of the tower, as though transplanted from hell’s own landscape – an unsightly and menacing frame, a blind, burnt, blackened towering box, its empty glassless windows a shocking indictment of negligence and all that is morally ugly in our society. I am haunted by that image,…

Lee Anderson’s vile anti-migrant comments pose this question: do we want politics like this? The Guardian says Does it matter if Lee Anderson, the deputy chair of the Conservative party, thinks disgruntled asylum seekers should​ “fuck off back to France​” and says so?​ “If they don’t like barges then they should fuck off back to France,” Anderson said. “These people come across the Channel in small boats … if they don’t like the conditions they are housed in here then they should go back to France, or better, not come at all in the first place​.” He was speaking to…

Diane Abbott says migrants ‘f****d off to bottom of sea’ after Lee Anderson remark The Independent says MP Diane Abbott has prompted outrage by tweeting that migrants had “indeed f****d off” – to the bottom of the sea, as she posted about a shipwreck in which 41 people died. The former shadow home secretary later deleted her tweet, which was a reference to Tory MP Lee Anderson’s use of the f-word about migrants. But it prompted indignation on social media, and some commentators called for Ms Abbott to face sanctions. Her tweet was branded “obscene” and “revolting”. Rishi Sunak has…

Tory MP Lee Anderson’s ‘f*** off back to France’ comment shows government trying to distract from failings, says Labour’s Yvette Cooper Sky News says Labour has accused the government of ramping up divisive rhetoric to distract from failures on immigration after it backed Lee Anderson’s “f*** off back to France” comment. Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, told Sky News the remarks were “clearly wrong” and that instead of promoting division, ministers “should be getting on with sorting the problems out”. Tory deputy chairman Mr Anderson made the comment about asylum seekers after it emerged about 20 of them were…

Virgin Galactic: British man flying to Space along with a mum and daughter An 80-year-old British former Olympian will be on a rocket plane, due to fly from New Mexico, into space. Aberdeen student Anastasia Mayers and her mother Keisha Schahaff will also be onboard, The pair won tickets in a Virgin Galactic flight competition.  Jon Goodwin will become the second person with Parkinson’s disease to go to space.  The mission will be seen as another test of how viable space tourism is.  The launch window for the Virgin Galactic 02 flight opens at 08:30 local time (15:30 BST). It…

Halifax joins rivals in cutting mortgage rates Halifax is poised to make significant reductions to interest rates on select fixed mortgage options, potentially alleviating financial strain for some homeowners. The largest mortgage provider in the UK will implement rate cuts of up to 0.71 percentage points starting Friday. Notably, a five-year fixed mortgage package will now be priced at 5.39%, down from its previous rate of 6.10%. Similar moves have been made by other lenders such as HSBC, Nationwide, and TSB, who have also adjusted their rates. The recent uptick in mortgage rates can be attributed to the Bank of…

It’s back on supermarket shelves.

Err, not quite the reaction he was hoping for…