Brian May calls for 'immediate general election' as UK becomes 'laughing stock of world'

Donald Trump is going nuclear over the midterms.

The Aaron Carter memoir controversy continues — and this time the ghostwriter the star was working with is putting in his two cents!

Millie Bobby Brown has confirmed that she no longer believes the Earth is flat. Back in 2018, when she was only 14 years old, the Stranger Things star told her fans during an Instagram Live Q&A session that she had seen a conspiracy theory video and now considers herself "a flat-earther". During an appearance on Vanity Fair's lie detector test video series on Thursday, the interviewer brought up her comments and Millie stifled a laugh and replied, "Unfortunately, yes I did.

The SNP has made a renewed demand for a general election after Rishi Sunak was today crowned the latest leader of the Conservative party.

Rishi Sunak is to become the UK’s next Prime Minister, the third in three months.

Rishi Sunak could replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister later today after Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the race for No 10.

Rishi Sunak has declared he is running in the Tory leadership race by promising to "fix" the ailing UK econonmy,

A Lanarkshire MP has written to the outgoing Prime Minister questioning whether she plans to accept a severance payment of up to £115,000 per year on leaving office after just six weeks.

The SNP is preparing to fight a general election, the party's Westminster leader said, as he insisted Scots will be "appalled" at the prospect of Boris Johnson making a dramatic comeback as prime minister.

Boris Johnson.The actor and comedian seemed to feel there was nothing funny about the prospect of him returning, however slim. Johnson, who reportedly rushed back from a holiday in the Bahamas after being alerted to the political turmoil of the Tory Party following the resignation of Liz Truss, is now said that he will give his best shot at running again.Truss had declared that it was unsustainable for her to remain in the leadership seat after so many of her policies - including the ill-fated mini-budget she'd put together with ex-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng - had been reversed.One poll suggested that 55 percent of Tory MPs were keen to see the return of Boris Johnson - and a panicked-sounding Stephen Fry took to Twitter to explain how he'd feel if his worst fears were realised."Allow me to add F**K NO! Never ever ever. Hell’s teeth and a bucket of blood," he exclaimed.The passionate actor added in view of his 12.5 million followers: "Seriously, what kind of resistance can we engage in to stop this imponderably catastrophic eventuality?"I love my country: to see it being shafted by this unspeakably squalid moral vacuum … HELL NO." (sic)He even tagged Boris Johnson in his rant, exclaiming: "No @BorisJohnson no no no no no NO! Under absolutely no circumstances.

Ricky Gervais, 61, has taken to his Twitter account which boasts 15.1 million followers to share his opinion on the recent political developments.The After Life star first made his opinions known after jokingly putting himself forward to be Liz Truss’ successor. Leading the way for many celebs to make the same joke, Ricky has now said that he could sort out the world within a matter of days with his “great political opinions”.After another turbulent day in politics, Ricky shared a picture of himself and his believed cat Pickle.Seemingly unrelated to politics, the star wrote: “I've got some great political opinions that could sort the world out in days.“But I don't want to upset anyone or cause any arguments, so here's a cat.”The popular comic quickly got support on his tweet, gaining 12,400 likes with many others taking to the comments section to laugh along with Ricky and share comical pictures of their pets.One user, Martha Diomy, got in on the joke sharing an image of her dog.

Calls for a general election have gained strength following the resignation of Liz Truss, with Labour leader Keir Starmer urging for an immediate vote.

 Former England footballer Gary Lineker insisted Great Britain was “determined to be the laughing stock of the globe” following reports that Boris Johnson, 58, would be standing in the new leadership contest for Prime Minister.The Match of the Day legend’s outrage comes after Liz Truss, 47, told the public she would be stepping down as PM earlier today.This afternoon, Journalist Ragip Soylu tweeted: “BREAKING: Boris Johnson is expected to stand in the contest to replace Liz Truss as PM and believes it is a matter of ‘national interest’.”An incredulous Lineker then replied: “We really do seem determined to be the laughing stock of the globe.”Lineker shared a series of tweets with his 8.6 million Twitter followers shortly after Truss resigned and announced her replacement would be appointed in the space of just one week. “Another Prime Minister resigns. Would you fracking believe it?” Lineker penned, making a quip about the chaotic vote on fracking that occurred in the House of Commons yesterday.While Truss’s government won the key vote, the victory was overshadowed by claims that Tory whips had physically manhandled and bullied backbenchers into backing the Prime Minister’s administration.Some MPs spoke of “total carnage” and “utter madness”, while others have called for an investigation to take place. Labour’s motion, which sought to ban the controversial practice of fracking, was defeated by 230 votes to 326.In another tweet, Lineker wrote: “We appear to have completely lost the plot.

Liz Truss, 47, announced her resignation this afternoon after just six weeks as Prime Minister, triggering the process of finding the fourth Tory leader in just four years. Piers Morgan, 57, has taken the opportunity to hint that he would be open to taking on the role, leaving his Twitter users to share their strong opinions on his jibe.As the news broke of Truss' resignation from her role as PM this afternoon, the TalkTV host grabbed the opportunity to joke about the country's situation.In view of his 7.9 million Twitter followers Piers shared an unearthed picture of himself smiling as he stood outside Downing street.He left the short caption: "It may be time."As the Tory party search for their fourth Prime Minister in four years, Morgan seems to have quipped that he would be up for the role, upsetting many Twitter users.0Captial_ exclaimed: "You are too arrogant for that position, people don't like you and simply in this world you need to be likeable in order to be successful.Something you are not."Atb_1972 quipped back: "You name me one Prime Minister that was likeable? I'll wait."BennyBeggs said of Piers: "Would be fun to see actually, imagine a prime minister who just gets up walks away after getting questioned and not seen for days."RyanTomson3 commented: "I know we’re desperate but not that desperate."The resignation of Truss' Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Wednesday as well as a chaotic vote in the Commons sealed the PM's doomed fate.Her departure after 45 days in office makes her the shortest-serving PM in UK history.Speaking outside Downing Street this afternoon, Truss stated: "I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.

Channel 4 has sidelined news anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy for one week after he was caught on tape describing Tory MP Steve Baker as a “c****” following an interview. 

The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said the Conservative Party has 'forfeited the right to govern' and it's 'very hard to see how' Prime Minister Liz Truss will survive.

Carol Vorderman, 61, replied to a tweet announcing the resignation of home secretary Suella Braverman.Sharing her strong opinion to her 494,700 followers, the television presenter and former Countdown maths whizz pleaded with “God” that there would be a general election called in order to “reboot” the current government.Carol wrote: “Please God (of whichever flavour you prefer) can we just reboot with a GENERAL ELECTION.“Voting since 1979 & have never known such a ruinous state. Politicians who see their job as a 'career' & NOT a 'public duty' to all of us.“They don't know the meaning of the words.SHAMEFUL.” (sic)Shortly after her tweet, it seemed Carol was reflecting the views of the nation, gaining more than 200 likes and others taking to the comments section to share their views on the current state of government.User Gareth Pennington wrote: “The government won't call a GE as they know they will lose.”And another added: “That’s a very good way of putting it, or, they are only interested in getting their trotters in the trough!!”Sharing their anger at the news of Suella’s resignation, Dan Halehurst joined in the conversation, writing: “These ministerial positions have been changing every other week it seems.Tory Musical Chairs.“AND on top of it all they get a handsome payout for their FAILURE to do their job upon their resignation.“I've never known anything like it.”Agreeing with Carol’s statement, another encouraged the star to go into politics herself, writing: “Thank you for sharing your comments on this subject.“You should go into Politics.

Liz Truss has apologised for her 'mistakes' and has pledged to lead the Tories into the next general election as she fought for her job after ditching her tax-cutting plans. The Prime Minister said she has 'adjusted what we’re doing' after the Government’s fiscal policies spooked the markets.

Brian May, who once declared that Brexit was the "stupidest move" the UK had ever made, announced to the world that he was making new friends over in France in a bid to escape British politics, As Prime Minister Liz Truss teeters on the edge of power, the 72-year-old Queen star is putting all of that behind him and enjoying some quality time in the wine capital of Bordeaux.Posting tranquil photos of himself perched beside the river, Brian told his 3.1 million Instagram followers that he still considers himself to be a proud European."A moment of peace.