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Stormzy has come under fire for appearing to delete a Pro-Palestine social media post amid his new collaboration with McDonald’s.In January it was revealed that the rapper had teamed up with McDonald’s for the UK and Ireland’s first Famous Order meal, which gives fans the chance to buy his favourite menu items and a limited edition merch range.Following the announcement and the subsequent launch on Wednesday (February 12), Stormzy has been criticised for collaborating with the fast food chain, due to their perceived support of Israel.The Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement has supported a global boycott of McDonald’s after franchises in Israel gave out thousands of free meals to Israeli forces following Hamas’ attack on the country on 7 October.Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project are among those critiquing the partnership, issuing an open letter yesterday (February 13) that asks the rapper to “stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their hour of need and respect the BDS committee’s call for a global boycott of McDonald’s by ending his new partnership with them.”“Dear @stormzy, help us take genocide off the menu…”We are calling on Stormzy to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and respect the @BDSmovement call for a boycott of McDonald’s by ending his new partnership with them.✍️ Write to him: https://t.co/IX7HIkd8fi pic.twitter.com/FhtgnRffi6— Peace & Justice Project (@corbyn_project) February 13, 2025Stormzy has previously been vocal in his support for Palestine, playing at a benefit concert to raise funds for aid in January 2024.Now, though, some fans have noticed that the rapper has removed a social media post from October 2023 that read: “1. Free Palestine.

Letterboxd and given his verdict on some of Ken Loach’s most famous films.The former Labour leader, who is now an independent MP, has already reviewed six films in the space of a day and awarded each one of them five stars.Among those are three of Ken Loach’s films including I, Daniel Blake, The Wind That Shakes The Barley and The Old Oak.“Government ministers should watch this film to understand the human cost of welfare cuts. Well done Ken for this moving masterpiece,” he wrote on I, Daniel Blake.A post shared by Dazed (@dazed)NME also previously awarded the film four-stars and described it as “righteous commentary on the state of the UK, which hits home with the force of a sledgehammer.”As for The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Corbyn praised Cillian Murphy and said: “It’s about the horrors and contradictions of the Irish Civil War in 1922.

Khalid Abdalla, who played Princess Diana’s lover Dodi Fayed in The Crown, says he has been summoned to a police interview after attending a pro-Palestine protest in London in January.

State pensions are set to rise from April after a £6.9 billion increase to spending on state pensions and benefits has been supported by MPs.

Thousands of people travelled to central London for a march led by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson, at the same time as a counter-protest. "Rule Britannia", "We want our country back", and Mr Robinson's name echoed through the streets as his supporters rallied around midday on Saturday on the Strand, raising Union, English, Scottish, and Welsh flags.

Keir Starmer made an immediate attempt to bridge political divides this afternoon and said there is “weariness in the heart of” the UK that requires fixing as he addressed the masses for the first time as Prime Minister.

A politics watcher from Manchester has won over £200 after placing a £1 bet on Jeremy Corbyn three years ago. Samson Dada, 32, put two bets that the former Labour leader would win a seat as an independent candidate in the next general election.

The UK’s political map has been significantly redrawn.

He’s the academic high-flyer who walked out of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership team. Now, 30-year-old Josh Simons is vying to be the next MP for the Makerfield constituency on the outskirts of Wigan, following the decision by sitting MP Yvonne Fovarque not to defend the seat.

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has overtaken the Conservatives in a major poll of public opinion for the first time, in the latest blow to the Tories’ hopes in the election campaign.

The Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign (WASPI) have written to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, following her comments on compensation for 1950s-born women made during a press conference in Edinburgh earlier this week. Speaking to journalists alongside Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at the head office of NatWest Group on Tuesday, Ms Reeves was asked about compensation promised to WASPI women under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour party. Ms Reeves said that she recognised the injustice, but added that no costing of compensation has been carried out yet.

Last night’s first general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer was watched by an average of 4.8M viewers, falling more than 2M behind the previous debate in 2019.

Angela Rayner has said she is prepared to press the nuclear button if she becomes the deputy Prime Minister. Labour's deputy leader, who has been the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015, said she supports the policy her party set out this week on nuclear weapons.

Glastonbury 2024.News that the former subpostmaster leading the fight against the Post Office was offered the chance to open this year’s Worthy Farm festival was revealed by the actor who played him in the hit ITV series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.The drama is based on the ongoing true story, where numerous subpostmasters faced accusations of theft, fraud and false accounting, with the actual root of the issue being caused by a defective IT system.According to Jones, the offer was presented to Bates, but he promptly declined the offer as he had no intention of becoming a celebrity.“He is someone in the culture who just doesn’t seem to be subject to the same forces that we all are. He can’t be bought,” the actor told the audience at the Hay Festival (via The Telegraph).

Four candidates have been selected to stand for Labour in Greater Manchester just weeks before the general election. Two will be contesting constituencies currently held by the party where the outgoing MPs were last elected with majorities of more than 3,000.

Leading Black British stars, writers and execs have become the latest to criticize the Labour Party for its controversial mishandling of a row involving the UK’s first ever Black female MP.

AJ Tracey has spoken to NME about his hopes for the upcoming General Election, as well as his plans for his “very British-sounding” new album.The West London rapper was speaking to NME backstage at BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend in Luton, when he shared his thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s recent snap election announcement for July 4.“Everyone is going to have their own opinions but, for me, anything but the Tories is ideal,” he told NME. “Nowadays, I feel like voting Green because I don’t really affiliate with the parties.”Tracey added that he doesn’t think the UK rap scene will get behind a party in a similar way to how grime artists showed their support for Jeremy Corbyn in 2020.“Obviously we’re all getting older now but many times the youth have got behind parties,” he said.

John Swinney has said he should be invited to take part in all TV debates involving party leaders during the general election campaign.

The Labour MP for the Wigan constituency of Makerfield, Yvonne Fovargue, is standing down at the General Election on July 4, she has announced. The 67-year-old has represented the area since 2010 when she was elected with a majority of 12,490. At the last election in 2019 she had a majority of 4,740.

George Galloway claims he is in talks with three Labour MPs and a member of the House of Lords whom he hopes to recruit to his party. The Rochdale MP and Workers Party of Britain leader warned a 'significant number' of councillors could also join by next week.

Scots stars have joined celebrities from around the world to help raise funds for Palestinian aid.