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New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has been gifted a big opportunity with Labour’s dire start
A new era
THERE are plenty of reasons to celebrate Kemi Badenoch becoming Tory leader.
Fierce intelligence. Courage. Firm principles rarely seen since Maggie Thatcher. A preference for levelling with voters over spin.
Not to mention her own calm bemusement at the reaction to her becoming the first black leader of a major UK party.
“It shows my country and party are places where it doesn’t matter who you are, what you look like . . . it’s about what the offer is,” she says.
“The best thing will be when the colour of your skin is no more remarkable than the colour of your eyes.” Well said.
Meanwhile Labour (exclusively led by middle-aged white men) has gifted her a big opportunity with its dire start.
And it is still plagued by extremist MPs such as Dawn Butler, who shared a Twitter troll’s rant that Kemi represents “white supremacy in blackface” and, incredibly, is a “victory for racism”.
Why does Keir Starmer still tolerate these hate-spewing halfwits?
A new error
IMAGINE if your car was twice as costly to run as the dealer advertised and, when challenged, they just said: We were wrong.
Before the election Rachel Reeves said Labour’s plans were fully funded and costed.
She said there could be no nasty surprises left by the Tories, since Government books are now open to all. She said no big tax rises would be needed.
Now, to justify exactly such increases, she claims £22billion of liabilities WERE hidden. Except that’s not what the OBR, on whose analysis she relies, says.
And a huge chunk of that “black hole” is to fund Labour’s own ideological choices, not inevitabilities.
Ms Reeves deserves credit for sparing working people a fuel duty rise.
But manifestos should be a genuine prospectus for Government. Voters are unlikely to forget Labour winning power then glibly confessing they were “wrong”.
We are now promised there will be no need for more tax rises. We trust the Chancellor will not want to get it wrong a second time.
Dislodge him
WHY is disgraced Prince Andrew being allowed to remain in the Royal Lodge as it crumbles into disrepair?
His long lease has strict conditions about regular renovations, rebuilding and painting inside and out.
From our pictures it is impossible to imagine he is not in breach of it. And it is hard to fathom how he could afford the upkeep, in enforced retirement, if the King has cut off his allowance.
Only the man’s monstrous vanity prevents him from taking up the offer of Harry and Meghan’s refurbished and secure former gaff Frogmore Cottage.
For the sake of the historic Lodge, it’s time the Crown Estate evicted him.
Shock pictures show Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge in disrepair with cracks & black mould amid King axing £1m allowance
THE Duke of York looks to have let his Windsor mansion go to ruin as his money problems pile up.
The 31-bed Royal Lodge appears in disrepair with cracks and black mould over the exterior walls.
Shocking pictures of the property emerged days after it was revealed King Charles has cut off his brother’s £1million-a-year allowance.
Prince Andrew, 64, spent an estimated £7million on repairs when he took on the Royal Lodge lease in 2003 following the death of the Queen Mother.
But now crumbling paintwork can be seen on outbuildings and the gatehouse.
The outside walls are also mouldy and falling away amid Andrew’s continuing financial woes.
It comes as King Charles prepares to make millions from a controversial mining operation, putting him at odds with environmental charities.
We previously revealed how 19th-century Grade-II listed Royal Lodge needs extensive repairs, costing £400,000 a year.
However, Charles, 75, has allegedly instructed the Keeper of the Privy Purse to completely remove financial ties with his scandal-hit brother.
A source told royal writer Robert Hardman: “The Duke is no longer a financial burden on the King.”
Andrew was stripped of his roles by Queen Elizabeth II after forking out millions of pounds to settle Virginia Giuffre’s sex claims case.
He denies any wrongdoing.
Hardman claims the late Queen would have reluctantly booted Andrew out of Royal Lodge and into the smaller Frogmore Cottage nearby if she were still alive.
As part of his Royal Lodge lease, Andrew must maintain the upkeep of the mansion – valued on the open market at £30million — which he shares with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
It boasts 40 hectares of woods and manicured lawns.
Sentry posts guard the grounds which include eight cottages and accommodation for police and security.
Andrew has so far resisted eviction efforts, citing his lease agreement, and rejected downsizing at Frogmore Cottage.
The Sun previously revealed a National Audit Office report confirmed Andrew paid £1million for a 75-year lease.
However, if he left in the first 25 years — before 2028 — he would receive compensation for his original payment on repairs, with that amount shrinking each year.
The report states: “The maximum compensation of just under £7million is subject to annual reductions over the first 25 years of the term of the lease, so that at the end of that period, there is nil compensation payable.”
The grounds also cover the All Saints Chapel where Queen Camilla attends Sunday services.
Prince William and wife Kate do not want to move into Royal Lodge with their family and Camilla is also not keen.
Inside bloody battle for White House as America goes to polls and Trump & Kamala Harris blitz through swing states
DONALD TRUMP and Kamala Harris made frantic final pushes for votes in swing states yesterday – as the US election remained too close to call.
With less than 24 hours until America decides on its next President, polls indicate the race for the White House is on a knife edge.
Of the seven battleground states likely to decide the outcome, Trump is edging ahead in Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia, according to the latest from the FiveThirtyEight polling aggregator.
Meanwhile, Harris is hanging on to slim one-point leads in Michigan and Wisconsin, but the candidates are virtually tied in Pennsylvania.
There was an upset in Iowa, where a typically rock-solid Republican stronghold saw Harris pull ahead in a shock poll from the typically reliable Des Moines Register.
But the former US President yesterday blasted the poll as “wrong” during a fiery rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
“They told me I’m down in Iowa – I don’t think so”, Republican Trump declared, before riling up the crowd with his trademark lines on immigration, election fraud claims and the economy.
Rural areas
Appearing on our Never Mind The Ballots US election special in New York, James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, highlighted the unpredictability of the race.
He said: “Our model has gone from a 68-per-cent chance of a Trump win last week to 60 per cent. So we are getting into that too-close-to-call territory.
“One of the big reasons for that is the poll that came out in Iowa by a very respected pollster. Is there a hidden Harris voter out there?”
But Mr Johnson still called Trump the “favourite” due to his strength in rural areas among white men.
Trump packed in rallies across North Carolina and Georgia on Sunday, while Harris zeroed in on Michigan, a key state that is viewed as a must-win for the Democrats.
Cheeky gag
It was the first day since last Tuesday that the two candidates did not campaign in the same state.
On Saturday, their planes shared a stretch of tarmac in Charlotte, North Carolina, where both held rallies.
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi gave his endorsement for Harris as he performed two songs at the city’s PNC Music Pavilion.
The Vice President then flew to New York City for a surprise appearance on TV’s Saturday Night Live comedy show.
Harris joined actress Maya Rudolph, who was dressed identically to the presidential candidate, for a sketch at a dressing room mirror.
Giving each other a pep talk, the pair said in unison: “Keep Kamala and carry on-a-la”.
They also took aim at Trump’s recent rally speeches, including wearing an orange and yellow safety jacket and a cheeky mic gag.
But the SNL appearance was accused of violating “equal time” rules governing political programmes, by the Federal Communications Commission.
Brendan Carr, a commissioner at the FCC and Trump appointee, said: “The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct — a broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election, unless the broadcaster offered equal time to other qualifying campaigns.”
Meanwhile, Hollywood’s big guns continued to line up for Harris over the weekend.
Actor Harrison Ford, 82, said in a dramatic black-and-white video: “I’ve been voting for 64 years, never really wanted to talk about it, but when dozens of former members of the Trump administration sound alarms, saying, ‘For God sake — don’t do this again’, you have to pay attention.”
Ford joined A-list Harris fans Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Eminem, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Comeback or historic win?
AS my plane taxied in to land at New York’s JFK Airport last month, my hunch was that Kamala Harris was on the brink of a historic victory.
After all, her only obstacle to becoming the first woman in the White House is sexist felon Donald Trump, who was labelled a “fascist” by his own former chief of staff.
Ex-prosecutor Harris had earlier trounced Trump in their only head-to-head television debate.
Two weeks and 3,000 miles later on America’s Pacific Coast, I have come to believe Trump is set to pull off the biggest recovery since Lazarus.
Why? Because every voter I spoke to already knows exactly the type of man Trump is – and what he will do if elected.
Like cable workman Herbert McKingley, 42, from Scranton, Pennsylvania, who told me his biggest worry is the US’s chaotic southern border.
The son of immigrants himself, Herbert trusts Trump on the economy and to slam shut a crossing where a record 2.2million people were apprehended in 2022.
Herbert is far from alone. One survey saw a record 26 per cent of black men say they’d vote for Republican Trump.
Down in another swing state, Arizona, rancher John Ladd, 70, says he knows where the former president stands on the economy and the border.
Harris has made her pitch to the US voters more on upbeat “vibes”.
But after flip-flopping with her views on fracking and the border, voters aren’t sure who she is and what she would do if elected to the Oval Office.
In the privacy of the polling booth, I believe enough undecideds will vote Trump to get him over the line.
Inside Hollyoaks legend’s holiday from hell at luxury Mexican hotel with NAILS in baby pool and wild racoons
HOLLYOAKS legend Kieron Richardson has endured a holiday from hell at a luxury Mexican hotel this week.
Kieron, 38, shocked fans as he claimed to have discovered nails in the baby pool, as well as wild racoons in the corridors.
Taking to Instagram with videos of construction work, with one crew hammering away close to swimming guests, the soap star blasted the establishment but refused to reveal its name.
He wrote in his caption: “I’ve been to Mexico and not stopped banging on about it,” followed by laughing emojis.
The actor continued: “I won’t name the hotel but if you recognise it I feel you!!!! ….. ps there were nails yes nails as in hammer and nails in the baby pool!
“Also the raccoon was what you had to pass in the corridor to get to your room like a bush tucker trial! Follow for more recommendations.”
Kieron also shared a photo of a damp ceiling, along with an image of a pool covered by a tarpaulin net and a sectioned-off area where a wall was being repainted.
The screen star, best known for playing Ste Hay on the Channel 4 soap, is dad to twins Chase and Phoebe in 2017.
However, he’s careful to keep his family life private and it’s unconfirmed whether they, along with his husband Carl, were with him on the trip.
In an interview with The Sun in 2021, Kieron insisted wouldn’t do a reality show featuring his children.
He had previously starred in a documentary about surrogacy alongside Carl but said he believed a family reality show would be “too exposing”.
The British Soap Award winner explained: “I put pictures online but that is probably all we would do.
“We did the surrogacy thing to help people because when we started, not many people had done it before so there were loads of questions I wanted answered.
“I feel like we did that and that is covered now.”
Asked if he would do a family reality show, he said: “No, I don’t think I would be up for that because I do like to have my private life. It’s too exposing.”
Kemi Badenoch slams Rachel Reeves for banging on about being first female Chancellor
KEMI Badenoch yesterday took aim at Rachel Reeves for banging on about being the first female Chancellor.
The new Tory leader said Ms Reeves’ milestone was a “very, very low glass ceiling” compared with what other women had achieved.
Her swipe came as she played down her own historic role as the first black leader of a major UK political party.
Asked whether she was pleased people were recognising her achievement, she told the BBC: “I think that the best thing will be when we get to a point where the colour of your skin is no more remarkable than the colour of your eyes or the colour of your hair.
She went on: “I find it astonishing Rachel Reeves keeps talking about how she’s the first female Chancellor which in my view is a very, very low glass ceiling in the Labour Party that she may have smashed.
“Nowhere near as significant as what other women in this country have achieved.”
The mum of three joined Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Liz Truss as leaders of the Tories on Saturday after beating Robert Jenrick in the battle to succeed Rishi Sunak.
Kicking off her first day in charge, Ms Badenoch ripped into Ms Reeves’ tax and spend approach, insisting her Budget would make Britain poorer.
But she said, for now, she was more focused on setting out her party’s principles rather than “throwing out policies”.
Last night, she made the first appointment of her Shadow Cabinet, naming Castle Point MP Rebecca Harris as the party’s chief whip.
Strictly’s Motsi Mabuse faces backlash after shocking viewers by calling out public as Sam Quek is sent home
STRICTLY’S Motsi Mabuse has faced backlash after shocking viewers by calling out the public as Sam Quek’s exit from the show.
The former hockey player became the sixth celebrity to leave the competition during tonight’s results show.
She followed hot on the heels of Dr Punam Krishan, who was voted off last week.
Sam was in the dance off against Montell Douglas, who had finished fourth on the leaderboard on Saturday night after Strictly’s first Icons Week.
The judges unanimously voted to save Montell, but during her explanation, Motsi appeared to take a swipe at the public for failing to vote for the two women.
Motsi said: “I would have to agree with Craig, both girls danced beautifully and it just feels like we’re losing girls and girls and I’m like ‘What is happening?’
“But when I compared the two dances, the Waltz and the slow Fox[trot], I am going to save Montell and Johannes.”
Strictly fans were outraged that the two women were in the dance off, but some felt the judges were to blame as much as the public.
Responding to Motsi’s comment, one wrote on X: “What’s happening Motsi is that you judges terribly over mark the men.”
Another added: “Well Motsi, if you want girls to stay , stop overmarking all the blokes…..which the judges are doing to certain boys week after week.”
A third tweeted: “So frustrating when the judges can’t mark properly as we then have the wrong people in the dance off & the wrong couple going home.
“Watching the smile fade off Sam’s face after she did well each week was infuriating when her male counterparts had mistakes ignored.”
Meanwhile a fourth shared: “Motsi sending out a subliminal message to get out the men? Not sure a judge should be doing that…
But others backed Motsi for ‘calling out’ the issue, with one writing: “Motsi despairing with the public for voting mediocre men through again.”
Another wrote: “CALL IT OUT MOTSI”.
A third added: “I love motsi she’s the only one who actually calls out what’s happening.”
Strictly Specials
- Movies Week – Each year the cast of dancers on the show perform spellbinding routines to an iconic movie soundtrack or hit song associated with the big-screen blockbusters. Previous films to have been featured include The Sound of Music, Bridget Jones’ Diary and Clueless.
- Musicals Week – In a similar vein to Movies, the cast perform routines inspired by hit stage musicals each year on the show.
- Halloween Week – Things take a seriously spooky turn as the show transforms into a haven for Halloween towards the end of October. With some bone-chilling costumes and sometimes terrifying routines, it proves to be a fan favourite week year-on-year.
- Blackpool Week – As the show hits Blackpool Tower, things get even more over-the-top. Huge props, backing dancers and extra special effects flood the ballroom for the extra special week.
However, another viewer was quick to point out that this series had started with less female celebrities than males anyway.
They wrote: “Losing Gorka and Nikita one week after the other feels like a real blow (although Motsi saying we’re losing all the girls…we only had 6 to begin with this series) (but no way should Montell have been in the DO!)”
Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.
King Charles set to make tens of millions from mining operation despite being patron of environmental charities
KING Charles is on a collision course with environmental charities he patronises over plans to make tens of millions from a controversial mining operation.
The monarch, 75, will score a bumper payday if the Woodsmith potash mine gets up and running.
The details emerged in an investigation into what the King and William earn from the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, which cash in from the NHS, military — and even toilets.
The proposed potash mine in North York Moors National Park would be the world’s largest.
But objections have come from two organisations that have the King as patron: the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
They say the project threatens tourism and wildlife habitats, warn of the impact from HGVs, and that potash mining could contaminate water supplies.
It was initially being run by Sirius, then bought by mining giant Anglo American.
There were plans for a 23-mile tunnel to send raw material for processing at Teesside, although it is unclear if that is still taking place.
The Duchy of Lancaster is still receiving £102,000 a year because of a 70-year lease with the mine.
If the mine gets up and running the King will boost annual earnings to £256,000 and collect a 2.5 per cent cut of mineral sales, expected to run into billions.
Charles’s income from the Duchy of Lancaster was £27.4million in 2023/24.
The Duchy of Cornwall made Wills £23million last year.
Both estates are exempt from corporation or capital gains tax.
Their income is separate from the taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant which pays for the King’s official duties.
Neither Charles nor Wills are legally obliged to pay income tax but both have offered to do so.
Charles also stands to make £4million from a deal for the rights to mine gypsum rock under land near the England team’s training ground at St George’s Park, Staffs.
The FA, of which Prince William is a patron, have previously objected, saying the mines could cause the pitches to collapse.
Last year the King asked for profits from a £1billion-a-year Crown Estate wind farm deal to be used for the “wider public good” rather than as a funding boost for the monarchy.
But the investigation, by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times, found Charles would still make at least £28million from wind farms due to a feudal right to charge for cables crossing land belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster.
The investigation claims the Duchy of Cornwall signed a £37million deal to lease Dartmoor Prison to the Ministry of Justice, and a deal to allow the Army to train on Dartmoor.
The NHS will pay the Duchy of Lancaster at least £11million in rent over the next 15 years to store electric vehicles in a London warehouse.
The duchies have lease deals with several state schools, and will make £15million from Harrogate Ladies College in North Yorkshire over 50 years.
The investigation claims private residential properties rented by both duchies fail to meet minimum energy efficiency requirements.
Some 14 per cent of homes leased by the Duchy of Cornwall, and 13 per cent by Lancaster, have a performance rating of F or G, despite it being against the law for landlords to rent properties rated below an E since 2020.
The royals’ varied investment portfolio includes an industrial unit used by a beauty products company in Blackburn, making them £5.5million, and a Southend shopping centre, making them £1.3million.
Charles’ duchy also leases out Barthomley services in Cheshire, which houses a KFC and a Shell garage.
William gets £60 a year from the Council of the Scilly Isles for a toilet
Parks, scout huts and bridges are among the duchies’ 5,410 total assets.
Some of the King’s land in Derbyshire is rented to a portable lavatory supplier named ExcLOOSive.
William gets £60 a year from the Council of the Scilly Isles for a toilet.
A Duchy of Lancaster spokesperson said it complies with all UK legislation and regulatory standards.
They added: “Currently, over 87 per cent of all Duchy-let properties are rated E or above. The remainder are awaiting scheduled improvement works or are exempted.”
The Duchy of Cornwall said William was committed to an expansive transformation, “including making the estate Net Zero by the end of 2032, mental health support and tackling homelessness.”
Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
Sir David Attenborough, 98, sparks concern among viewers after noticing ‘change’ in new series Asia
VIEWERS were left concerned for legendary Sir David Attenborough after spotting a ‘change’ in his new show.
The beloved natural historian, 98, narrates BBC documentary series Asia.
Airing on BBC One, the programme covers the titular continent’s natural wonders.
However, some fans observed Sir David’s voice was at a higher pitch than usual – suspecting it had been adjusted in some way.
Taking to social media, one person wrote: “Anyone else confused as to why the voice of the amazing Sir David Attenborough sounds different?
“It’s like it’s been autotuned.”
Another commented: “David Attenborough now sounds like a bad David Attenborough impersonator – like the new faux-Sallis Wallace.
“Perhaps he’s AI now?”
While a third added: “It’s definitely been tweaked in some way. To begin with I thought it was someone else narrating.”
Yet another chimed in: “Hi @BBCEarth, Not sure having David Attenborough sound like a chipmunk is a fine example of post-production. What a shame.”
Asia marks the first time the world’s largest continent has been the focus of a major BBC wildlife production.
It took four years to get the footage for the seven episodes comprising Asia, each of them an hour long.
Show bosses used cutting edge filming techniques to capture Asian wildlife in its natural habitat.
The Himalayan foothills showcase elusive red pandas to the BBC audience.
Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, elephants are shown halting buses on highways to beg for food from passengers.
Other filming locations include Nepal, Iran‘s Lut Desert and Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world.
Additionally, viewers have the chance to see complex conservation challenges that different areas in Asia face.
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Sreya Biswas, BBC’s Head of Commissioning for Natural History, previously said: “We are absolutely delighted to have Sir David Attenborough presenting our fantastic new landmark series Asia for BBC One.
“Asia is a continent steeped in beauty and intrigue with some of the most wonderfully diverse habitats on the planet.
“A feast for the eyes, bringing these incredible locations and wildlife to the screen, with some behaviours never seen before, has been really exciting.”
Asia airs on BBC One and is also available on iPlayer.
Man Utd star Lisandro Martinez endangered Cole Palmer’s safety and was extremely lucky not to be given red card
LISANDRO MARTINEZ was extremely lucky not to receive a red card for serious foul play on Cole Palmer.
The Manchester United defender’s studs caught the Chelsea playmaker high on his left knee.
Referee Rob Jones deemed it was a yellow card for a reckless challenge — but VAR Michael Salisbury should have intervened to upgrade the punishment to a red.
Martinez endangered the safety of Palmer and knew what he was doing by stopping the attack at all costs.
The challenge occurred in stoppage time at the end of the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca insisted during his post-match interview that it was an obvious red card offence.
He said: “I think there is not intention to take the ball and the foul is quite dangerous.”
In his press conference he then added: “They show me before the press conference, I think it is quite clear for all of us.
“The referee is there to make a decision, he took a different decision.
“For me, when there is no intention to go for the ball and just the player, is a red.”
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Man Utd legend Gary Neville agreed Martinez was fortunate to avoid being dismissed.
On commentary, the former England right-back said: “When you go that high I think you’re asking for a red card. I think he’s lucky.
“When you go knee-high and the ball’s gone, I think it’s a red.”