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Diggy – Dig It (Remix) [Zippyshare + 320kbps]

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Diggy – Dig It (Remix) [Zippyshare + 320kbps] Diggy Simmons, the son of legendary rapper Rev Run of Run DMC, has not released any music for nearly three years now. His debut and only studio album,  Unexpected Arrival came out in 2012 via Atlantic Records. But he has been teasing on his social media that he’s ready to get back to work. Today, the model-rapper has shared a remix over Atlanta native Key!’s song ‘Dig It’. The choice of song for him to drop a freestyle to isn’t that unexpected as Key! references Diggy’s appearance on the MTV reality television show  Run’s House  in the hook of the original song. Check it out below and lookout for more music from Diggy in the coming months. DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE

This brave MP has opened up about the horrific school bullying that put him in hospital

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A brave MP has spoken movingly of the school bullying that left him mentally scarred and needing facial surgery in hospital. Chris Elmore, 33, was branded "lard-a**e" and a "gayer", punched in the face aged 10 and had his school uniform tied to a urinal and soiled. By age 14 he was suffering breakdowns and blackouts which doctors put down to the toll on his mental health. PROMOTED STORIES Only after he went to police aged 17, when thugs beat him so badly his teeth punctured his lip, did the bullying stop. But the trauma remained, and just three years ago he fled shaking and crying to a churchyard after his old bullies walked into a pub he was in. Mr Elmore, the Labour MP for Ogmore since 2016, spoke out to show how bullying is not yet in the past and schools must work to tackle it. He first raised the abuse in a House of Commons debate on Thursday. And speaking to the Mirror today, he revealed the full devastating extent of it. "The first time I was punched in ...

Labour launches probe into claims Clive Lewis groped woman at party conference

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Labour MP Clive Lewis is under investigation over allegations he groped a woman at the party’s annual conference just weeks ago, the party has confirmed. An official complaint has been made to the party, alleging Mr Lewis gave a 39-year-old woman’s backside a “big squeeze” while hugging her at the conference, which took place in Brighton. The party confirmed an investigation was underway, but it’s understood he won’t be suspended over the allegations. PROMOTED STORIES It’s understood the woman, who has not been named, was attending an event at Corbyn-supporting group Momentum’s conference, which took place alongside the main conference. She told the Independent that the encounter happened around midnight. She said: “We had a hug and while we were having a hug he gave my bum a big squeeze. “My friend who was there, a fellow delegate…me and him looked at each other and our eyebrows went ‘whoaaa’.” She adde...

Votes for 16-year-olds just got blocked without a vote after Tory MPs spoke for ages

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Votes for 16-year-olds have been blocked without a vote in a farcical House of Commons fight. Furious Labour MPs shouted "shame!" as they claimed Tory tactics had killed off their bid to lower the voting age from 18. Today's debate was so angry that the Deputy Speaker had to cut in and shout: "This is not a football match!" PROMOTED STORIES Labour, allies and Tory ex-Chancellor George Osborne had all joined a campaign to lower the voting age, to get young people into democracy. But Tories - who would likely see their vote share shrink - fought it, claiming 16-year-olds don't have "the political knowledge or maturity required." Labour accused them of using out-of-date Parliamentary rules to ensure the move would be blocked today. The move would have been made law through a backbench Bill by Labour MP Jim McMahon. It was the second on the list in a five-hour debating slot today. But out-of-date Commons rules - which Tories have refused to change - sa...

Lords reforms could limit peers to 15-year terms but relies on Theresa May's support

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Reform plans for the House of Lords could see new peers limited to 15-year terms. The move is one of several aimed at reducing numbers in the upper chamber being considered by the Burns committee, which delivers its findings today. But the Lib Dems, who have a longstanding support for reform, are warning that changes rely on government support. They have cautioned that proposals set out in Burns report will be “dead in the water” if Theresa May tries to flood the House of Lords with Conservative peers, the Liberal Democrats have warned. Earlier this month the Mirror revealed how greedy peers have pocketed tens of thousands of pounds each for turning up and doing nothing. Sixteen claimed £399,137 of taxpayers’ cash between them in the last year, despite failing to speak, sit on a committee or submit a written question. Labour peer Lord Kirkhill trousered the most, with £43,896, followed by Baroness Adams on £41,287. Lord Speaker Lord Fowler set up the inq...

Brexit in chaos as Labour wins vote to release 58 key impact studies - but Tories might try to hide them anyway

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The Tories lost a key Brexit vote tonight forcing them to publish 58 studies into the impact of Brexit. Yet they might try to hide the documents anyway - a move that's left MPs baffled and furious. The House of Commons descended into "chaos" after Labour won a formal motion to release the 58 documents on different sectors of the economy. In dramatic scenes, Tory minister Robin Walker revealed the government would not oppose Labour's motion - which meant it passed unanimously. Yet he also said the studies SHOULDN'T be released in full, because they are “highly commercially sensitive" and could harm negotiations with the EU. Instead it was suggested the documents would be half-released in a "redacted" form. In scenes likened to TV comedy The Thick of It, no one could agree on whether or not Labour's motion would be legally binding. The government said it wasn't binding. But even Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg said it could be a "breach of...

REVEALED: The scariest chart in the world when it comes to Brexit negotiations

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With the UK set to leave the EU in April 2019 and talks still not progressing to a future relationship, Brexit Secretary David Davis and his team face a race against time. And a chart put together by M&G Investments shows just how much of UK trade is done with the bloc. According to the figures, 51 per cent of this country’s trade is carried out under an agreement with the EU. 'Speed up Brexit' EU costs Britain £267million A WEEK No deal Brexit is ‘NO nightmare’: Experts warn transition deal could RELATED ARTICLES A further four per cent is with nations which are either in the European Economic Area or which have a customs union agreement. Nine per cent is done under current EU preferential trade agreements and a huge 21 per cent of trade is conducted with nations that have one under negotiation. And just 14 per cent of UK trade is conducted with the rest of the world, the chart shows - an illustration of the European market’s importance. The UK trade ch...

House of Commons speaker John Bercow calls on political parties to tackle 'disturbing' sexual harassment allegations

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The House of Commons Speaker has called for change at Westminster amid what he called "disturbing" allegations about a "culture of sexual harassment". John Bercow challenged political parties to "live up to their responsibilities" in tackling the issue. He said Theresa May's call for a Commons-wide mediation service and contractually-binding grievance procedure for MPs and staff should be considered. PROMOTED STORIES In a statement to MPs, he stressed: "In the first instance I hope that parties will live up to their responsibilities, demonstrating both an appetite for change and a practical means of delivering that change without delay. "Make no mistake, there is a need for change." Mr Bercow called on the Commons Standards Committee to beef up the code of conduct for MPs to include a new rule that "a member must treat all those who work in Parliament with dignity, courtesy and respect", as recommended by the Parliamentary Comm...

Ministers who make staff feel uncomfortable face being sacked under a clampdown on Parliament’s sex pests

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Ministers who make staff feel uncomfortable face being sacked under a clampdown on Parliament’s sex pests, MPs have been warned. Theresa May backed moves for a tough crackdown as the sexual harassment scandal gripping Westminster threatened to claim its first scalp. International Trade Minister Mark Garnier, who admitted calling his secretary “sugar t*ts” and asking her to buy two sex toys, was clinging to his post after Theresa May refused to give him her backing. PROMOTED STORIES A Cabinet Office investigation was underway to determine whether his conduct breached the Ministerial Code. The PM’s spokesman refused to say whether Mrs May had full confidence in Mr Garnier, insisting No 10 did not want to pre-empt the inquiry’s findings. Answering an urgent question as the crisis engulfed Westminster, Commons leader Andrea Leadsom said allegations against any minister would not have to reach the criminal threshold to trigger their sacking. She told MPs: ...

This is what happens if there is no Brexit deal

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Could we crash out of the EU without a deal? The Brexit negotiations are deadlocked and time is running out to secure an agreement . Some Brexiteers believe the demands of the EU27 are so unreasonable we would be better abandoning the talks. PROMOTED STORIES Theresa May has always said that “no deal is better than a bad deal” but is she right? Here is what could happen if we walked away from the Brexit talks: Trade would be paralysed The UK would be out of the single market and the customs union. Free trade with the EU, our largest trading partner, and dozens of other countries would halt immediately. EU economies, which have a trade surplus with the UK, would be hurt too. Britain would have to fall back on World Trade Organisation rules which would mean 10% tariffs on car exports, 22% tariffs on lorries and up to 40% on some agricultural goods. The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank says that trade with the EU would fall by as much as 29%, costing the UK economy betwee...

Tory cuts force crime survey to ditch more than 50 questions - despite soaring crime

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More than 50 questions have been wiped from the nation’s crime survey - despite warnings violent offences are soaring. The Crime Survey for England and Wales was forced into the decision after the Tory government cut its funding. Questions people will no longer be asked include: “In the last 12 months, have you witnessed a crime?”. PROMOTED STORIES Interviewees also won’t be asked if they think police are “effective at catching criminals” despite officer numbers falling by 20,000 under the Tories. And they won’t be asked how confident they are that the criminal justice system as a whole is “effective” or “fair”. Shadow Policing Minister Louise Haigh said: “Our overstretched police are at breaking point and cynical cuts to the crime survey will silence the public’s growing concerns.” She claimed: “Rather than giving the police the resources they need to investigate more crimes, the Tories would rath...

"Reckless, outrageous, undignified": US senator's blistering attack on Donald Trump as more of President's own party turn on him

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Donald Trump and his administration have been branded "reckless, outrageous and undignified" in an astonishing attack from a member of his own party. Tensions among Republicans about the President boiled over on Tuesday as two senators accused Trump of debasing US politics and the country's standing abroad. Senator Jeff Flake announced he would not be standing for re-election, the latest GOP lawmaker to retire from Congress. PROMOTED STORIES But the Republican from Arizona he followed the announcement with a blistering speech aimed at Trump and warning of the dangers of being complicit in accepting his behaviour as "normal." In an extraordinary speech to the Senate, Flake said: "In this century, a new phrase has entered the language to describe the accommodation of a new and undesirable order - that phrase being 'the new normal.' "But we must never adjust to the present coarseness of our national dialogue, with the tone set at the top. "We...

Feisty Jeremy Corbyn blasts Theresa May's 'weak, incompetent' government that 'doesn't know if it's coming or going'

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Jeremy Corbyn blasted Theresa May's team as 'weak, incompetent and divided' in a fiery PMQs exchange over the bungled Universal Credit rollout. He told MPs local councils are being forced to pick up the bill for failings in the benefits shakeup. Croydon council has spent £3 million helping tenants with rent arrears caused by Universal Credit. PROMOTED STORIES And despite MPs voting unanimously in favour of pausing the rollout, Corbyn said Mrs May won’t respect “the will of the house.” The Labour leader told MPs: 'This Government doesn't know if it's coming or going!' - prompting cheeky backbenchers to shout: "Going! Going!" He went on: "The Conservative Party and the Government say they have full confidence in the rollout of Universal Credit. But won't vote for it. "They say they will end the NHS pay cap, but won't allocate any money to pay for it. "The Communities Secretary backs £50 billion of borrowing for housing, but the...

Labour MP resigns from Women and Equalities Committee over sexist and homophobic comments

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A Labour MP has been forced to resign from the Women and Equalities committee has been forced to apologise after a string of sexist and homophobic online comments emerged. Jared O’Mara, who ousted Nick Clegg from his Sheffield Hallam seat in June, made the comments on music internet forums 15 years ago, when he was 21. Comments made by O’Mara include referring to gay people as “fudge packers” and “plotters” on a forum dedicated to singer Morrissey. And he apologised for comments which emerged earlier, where he suggested jazz musician Jamie Cullum should be raped to death with his own piano and that he would like to have an orgy with Girls Aloud. He also claimed singer Michelle McManus only won Pop Idol "because she was fat." A spokesperson confirmed to the Mirror tonight that he had resigned as a member of Parliament's Women and Equalities Committee during tonight's meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Sheffield Lib Dem peer Lord Scriven said: ...

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith bizarrely insists no deal Brexit would still mean a trade deal with the EU

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Iain Duncan Smith said that, if the UK left the EU and started trading on terms set by the World Trade Organisation, that would not be the same as having no trade deal. The former Tory leader told the BBC "It's a deal it's not a free trade arrangement it's WTO ." And the eurosceptic said that the World Trade Organisation would insist on the EU and UK agreeing on the main points of the arrangement suggesting WTO terms would be a kind of trade deal. “The WTO in Geneva would demand that the UK and EU sort out all the relevant elements.” Mr Duncan Smith dismissed suggestions that flights between the UK and remaining EU countries would cease in the event of a no deal scenario. "We dominate the European airline authority," he said and pointed out that an agreement on flights: " absolutely has to be in the interests of the European Union." Mr Duncan Smith also said the WTO would “go ballistic” with the EU if it discovered that the EU was refusing to d...

Who will be the next Prime Minister? Odds and profiles for next Tory leader as Theresa May faces plot to topple her leadership

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Theresa May faces yet more challenges to her flagging leadership today, after former Tory chairman Grant Shapps revealed he was behind a plot to topple her. It comes after a disastrous party conference in Manchester, with dreary main hall speeches and queues round the block to see the Mrs May's potential replacements. Mrs May's keynote address was plagued by calamity. PROMOTED STORIES She was upstaged first by a stage invasion from a comedy prankster, then a persistent cough. And in the final humiliation, the slogan on the shoddily constructed backdrop fell to the floor one letter at a time. Mrs May insisted today that the country needs "calm leadership" and that she had the full support of her cabinet. But who could replace her if she steps down - or is forced out? Here's the runners and riders. Get the latest odds and betting options here Boris Johnson - 4/1 For: The Brexit eer Foreign Secretary is hugely popular with Tory activists and delivered a majority for ...

David Davis refuses to reveal if regional Brexit study exists because it might damage the economy

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David Davis has refused to say whether his department analysed the impact of Brexit on British regions - because it could provoke a "reactionary response" that could damage the economy. The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) said confirming or denying its existence could "impact the national and regional economies by precipitating preemptive and reactionary assumptions from stakeholders in the respective regions". It was responding to a freedom of information (FOI) request from the Press Association following claims by the department's former chief of staff, James Chapman, that it carried out analysis showing Scotland and the North East of England would lose most from Brexit. Chancellor Philip Hammond appeared to suggest to MPs earlier this week that such a study did indeed exist, and agreed there was a public interest in seeing it. He told the Treasury Select Committee: “We are constantly using this model. It is not a single assessment, the model...

Chancellor says “no deal” Brexit could see flights between EU and UK grounded

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The Chancellor told MPs that a no-deal Brexit could mean flights between the UK and the EU are suspended the day after we leave the EU. But Philip Hammond, who was being grilled by members of the Treasury Select Committee, said it was likely an agreement on air traffic services. Mr Hammond told MPs: "Obviously one can plan for the most extreme scenario. "It is theoretically conceivable that in a no deal scenario there will be no air traffic moving between the UK and the European Union on the 29th March 2019 but I don't think anybody seriously believes that that is where we will get to. " The chancellor, who will deliver his budget in six weeks, has been criticised for saying that he wouldn't set aside money to prepare for a no-deal. Mr Hammond said he would only spend the money "when it is responsible to do so". But in the hearing this morning the chancellor rejected the interpretation of his views saying, instead, that he would spend when he needed to....

5 important bits of Theresa May's Conservative Party Conference speech that you probably missed in all the coughing

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Theresa May's 2017 speech to Conservative Party Conference will certainly go down as one of the most memorable addresses of all time. But almost certainly not for the reasons she hoped it would. Since the speech, all anyone's talking about is the collapsing backdrop, the stage invasion and the Prime Minister's cough. But there were actually some pretty important announcements buried in the chaos. Here's a round up of all the major policies the poorly Prime Minister struggled to croak out in her disastrous speech to party faithful in Manchester. 1. She's going to change the law after a two-year campaign by the Mirror Mrs May announced she is to change the organ donor system in England following a two-year campaign by the Daily Mirror. We have been calling for a system of presumed consent across the UK, whereby organs become available unless people decide not to take part, since 2015. Today the PM said: "Our ability to help people who need transplants is limited ...

Here’s a handy list of every myth about the European Union since 1992

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Last year’s referendum campaign will be remembered by many as six months of untruths, myths and outright lies. But it didn’t start with the campaign - and it hasn’t stopped since. The European Union has compiled a comprehensive, alphabetical list of every myth peddled about the bloc. From standardised condom sizes and a ban on corgis, to off-licenses being prohibited and ‘Made in Britain’ labels facing the axe, there’s no shortage of fanciful claims and scare stories. And one by one, they’ve explained why the claims are bunkum, nonsense or exaggeration. You can find the full list here - but here’s a few of our favourites. This glaring error in a Tory Brexit document will make you wonder if they're taking negotiations entirely seriously 1. The Queen’s corgis to be banned (2002) Nope. This was demanded by a committee of animal protection experts that had nothing to do with the EU. 2. Standardised Christmas Trees (1992) Bunkum. There ha...