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A topical work of street art has been painted on Soho Road, Birmingham. The spray painted stencil by Mohammed Ali depicts Boris Johnson and Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi during PMQs. Mr Dhesi visited Birmingham to see the art in Handsworth and have a chat with the artist. Labour MP for Slough, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi…
Expletive-laden graffti attacking new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appeared across Birmingham during his first visit to the city as premier. Boris Johnson visited Birmingham on Friday (26 July) after making promises to employ 20,000 police officers. The new prime minister spoke to police graduates during a visit to the Police Tally Ho training centre…
News of Theresa May’s resignation on Friday has inspired street art deriding the Prime Minister, which appeared in Digbeth the very same day as her dramatic announcement. Local residents woke up on Saturday morning to a stencil depiction of a crying May next to a pile of trash – bearing a sad facial expression – with…
Home Secretary and Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid has announced his candidacy for the Conservative Party leadership. Announcing he was running on social media, Javid said his primary focus would be Brexit, saying “first and foremost, we must deliver Brexit”.
Last weekend saw a striking new billboard pasted up in Digbeth by Birmingham based artist Void One, featuring Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn. The guerilla art went up during the Tory conference in the city However, within a couple of days of going up, the billboard – depicting Corbyn pouring red wine into a glass with the…
As the Conservative Party Conference comes to a close in Birmingham, Labour politicians from across the West Midlands have called on Prime Minister Theresa May to reverse the austerity handed down to local government under successive Tory governments. The letter – which has been signed by leaders of councils, MPs, MEPs, the Police and Crime Commissioner for…
After busting a few moves in South Africa a couple of months go, it seems old Theresa’s got her groove back, as the Prime Minister walked onto stage at the Tory conference dancing to ABBA. Arriving on stage for her keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Theresa May entered swaying and bobbing to Abba’s…
Guerilla artist Void One has hijacked another Birmingham billboard, and this time plastered it with the face of Jeremy Corbyn, as the Conservative Party conference began in the city. As Prime Minister Theresa May led the Tory gathering at the International Convention Centre in Broad Street, a new work of protest art went up in Digbeth, emblazoned with an image of Labour Party leader…
British comedian Rowan Atkinson has been severely criticised by fans and former colleagues after coming out in support of Boris Johnson’s recent remarks on women wearing burkas, which have been described as inflammatory and “Islamophobic”. The 63-year-old actor, known for his comedy performances in Mr Bean and Blackadder, said Johnson’s political remarks were “funny”.