Police officers monitoring protesters outside immigration reporting centre Sandford House in Solihull

Protesters challenging Rwanda plan arrested outside Home Office immigration centre in Solihull

Police officers arrested 13 protesters following a demonstration at a Home Office immigration centre in Solihull yesterday evening. The group were apprehended just after 9pm on Monday (April 29), after preventing access to Sandford House, where they had spent most of the day in support of 5 asylum seekers who had reportedly been detained by authorities in…

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Eddie O'Hara has returned his British Empire Medal in protest

Birmingham activist returns Empire Medal over treatment of refugees and free school meals

A Birmingham social work activist has returned his British Empire Medal in protest over “Labour’s refusal to commit to free school meals and the Tories removal of children’s murals” at an asylum centre.  Eddie O’Hara was awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours in 2021 for his charity work and for…

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Jess Phillips MP with her lookalike Spitting Image puppet

Jess Phillips ‘calls for general election’ after declaring Spitting Image puppets better than real government

Jess Phillips has been inspired to call for a general election after attending the satirical Spitting Image stage show last night.  The outspoken MP for Birmingham Yardley was in the audience at the Rep theatre on Thursday (16 February) after which shared her views about the current crop of politicians after seeing the sidesplitting satirical show.

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King Charles sends a message to Tom Cruise to save the world

King Charles tasks Tom Cruise to save the UK in Spitting Image live show in Birmingham

The much-loved TV comedy show Spitting Image is being revived for a live show in Birmingham with a plot featuring King Charles asking action star Tom Cruise to save “broken Britain”.  The 1980’s puppet show is being given a new lease of life in a theatrical production called Idiots Assemble which receives a world premiere tomorrow…

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