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Karoline Leavitt resigns after Trump leaves her on decoy plane

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:13 August 2026
Post last modified:13 August 2026

In July, US president Donald Trump secretly changed planes while several members of his administration flew on what’s been described as a ‘decoy plane’. This happened because of a supposed threat to the president’s life. And people have taken it as a sign that Trump was more than happy to use his top people as bait. Now, one of the people he left on the decoy plane has resigned – press secretary Karoline Leavitt. And people are speculating it’s directly linked to Trump’s airborne shenanigans: Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation 24 hours after she found out that Trump left her for…

Your Party spokesperson resigns from officers’ group

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:4 August 2026
Post last modified:4 August 2026

The Your Party (YP) exodus continues in the wake of the several suspensions and Jeremy Corbyn having rejected the no-confidence vote in the central executive committee (CEC) chairperson and secretary. Noor Jahan Begum has resigned as YP’s elected spokesperson citing “serious concerns” over the party’s standards and legal compliance. In a resignation statement dating back to about three weeks ago, but which just leaked, Begum wrote: Dear All, I am saddened to inform you that, with immediate effect, I have resigned from my position as a member of the Officers Group. I was elected to serve as your spokesperson, and I…

Exclusive: Liverpool’s Sam Gorst resigns from Your Party

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:19 July 2026
Post last modified:19 July 2026

Your Party executive (CEC) member Sam Gorst is well known for his 2023 thrashing of Labour in the Garston local elections, and for being elected to the CEC as an independent. But now he is an ex-CEC and Your Party (YP) member after resigning from both. The resignation comes in the wake of outrage from the CEC, after the suspension of three Your Party executive members for attending a socialist event — leading to a unanimous no-confidence vote in the officials held responsible. YP parliamentary leader Jeremy Corbyn then controversially rejected the vote. In a message to other CEC members shown…

Scandal-struck Farage resigns to force Clacton by-election

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:7 July 2026
Post last modified:8 July 2026

In a long and whiny speech, Nigel Farage has announced his intention to step down as a member of Parliament. He also announced his intention to run in the subsequent by-election, with the hope of becoming a member of Parliament as a result. Like us, you’re probably asking yourself: ‘so what are we doing here, exactly?‘ BREAKING: Nigel Farage has resigned as an MP to trigger a by-election in Clacton "This will be a people vs the establishment by-election. A chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment" pic.twitter.com/oMNHR9pFNZ — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) July 7, 2026 Bye bye-election Earlier…