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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Survives Another Day Assisted by Pending King Charles III Speech to Parliament

British monarch King Charles III is scheduled to deliver the annual ‘king’s speech’ to the U.K Parliament on Wednesday, and that was the essential defense position of those who are trying to maintain embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer in power as the Labour Party leader.

The king’s speech is an address to Parliament to outline his legislative priorities and the anticipated support from the political assembly. Without a solid Prime Minister in place, it would seem like an address to a leaderless body. However, once the speech is finished, the struggles for Prime Minister Starmer are soon to resurface.

British pundit Neil Oliver asked the most alarming question on GB News earlier this evening when he pondered who exactly does Keir Starmer work for? Noting very similar issues in both France and Germany with Emanuel Macron and Chancellor Freidrich Merz respectively, Oliver outlines how many EU leaders are pushing national policies while seemingly disconnected from the citizens of their countries. WATCH:

Oliver senses something bigger is afoot with the seismic shift in British electoral politics.  The nation is demanding a change in direction away from leftist policies.  When President Trump was asked about the dynamic earlier today, he said Keir Starmer needs to decide whether to leave or try and stay in power.  Dropping pretenses and speaking pragmatically, President Trump further pointed to the suicidal energy policies that are driving up the costs of living for all European citizens.

Via Daily Mail – […] On a dramatic day at Westminster, four Labour ministers resigned, saying they no longer had confidence in Sir Keir. The number of Labour MPs calling for him to go rose to 90, and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was forced to deny she is on the brink of quitting after telling the PM to set out a timetable for his departure. (more)

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Refuses to Resign and Blocks Visa Entry for any Political Opposition

In a remarkable display of hubris, following a growing list of 70+ MP’s saying he should step down following the massive losses in the recent election, U.K Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will not resign from his position and will block any entry to the country for political opposition.

You might remember in 2024 when Starmer’s Labour Party sent 100 members to the United States to work in support of Kamala Harris’ campaign.  However, facing his own political demise, Starmer is blocking national entry for anyone who might represent a threat to his Labour Party government. WATCH:

(Via Daily Mail) – […] On Monday, Labour sources said a delegation of senior ministers had gone in to No 10 to tell him his time is up. Further face-to-face calls are expected at Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Cabinet if he refuses to budge.

‘It’s happening,’ said one source. ‘The PM has had his say, people have heard him out, but it has not changed minds. The herd is moving.’

Sir Keir warned that a leadership contest on the eve of Wednesday’s King’s Speech would plunge both the government and Britain into chaos.

But now leading figures including health secretary Wes Streeting and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are privately canvassing supporters.

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Prime Minister Starmer Refuses to Step Aside as Labor Party Loses 1,100 Seats in Regional Elections and Losses Continue Mounting

U.K Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suffered a massive defeat as the British regional election results continue to be counted.  So far, Starmer’s Labour Party has lost 1,100 seats and Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has gained a whooping 1,229 seats.

The results continue to be tallied as many regions and local councils have a form of ranked choice voting.  However, despite the mounting electoral losses, Keir Starmer is refusing to step aside.

(VIA AP Newswire) – LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Friday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and the hard-right Reform UK make major gains.

The local and regional elections were widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since he led the center-left Labour Party to power less than two years ago. […] Starmer said he took responsibility for the “very tough” results but would not quit.

“The voters have sent a message about the pace of change, how they want their lives improved,” he said. “I was elected to meet those challenges, and I’m not going to walk away from those challenges and plunge the country into chaos.”

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April Jobs Report Shows 115,000 Gains, Federal Govt Employment Drops Another -9,000

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) has released the April jobs report showing 115,000 jobs gained [DATA HERE]. Inside the numbers, federal government employment continued to decline in April (-9,000). Since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 348,000, or 11.5 percent since the 2024 election.

The March report was also revised upward from 178,000 to 185,000.  The overall jobs gain was double what most ‘experts’ and economic pundits had expected.  The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3 percent.

[Source BLS, Table-2]

BLS – […] Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 115,000 in April, after showing little net change over the prior 12 months. In April, job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline. (See table B-1.)

In April, health care added 37,000 jobs, in line with the average monthly gain of 32,000 over the prior 12 months. Over the month, job gains occurred in nursing and residential care facilities (+15,000) and home health care services (+11,000).

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Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Gerrymandered Redistricting Effort – Virginia Will Retain 5 Republican Districts

In an opinion delivered by Justice D. Arthur Kelsey [appointed by then-Gov. Mark Warner (D)] the Circuit Court says the process Democrats used to draw new congressional boundaries was unconstitutional. [SEE RULING HERE] That process “incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy.”

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The court said that maps put in place in 2021 must be used in the November elections instead. Three justices dissented from the court’s ruling.

VIRGINIA – The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday overturned the state’s redistricting ballot measure that would have given Democrats an edge in four House districts, dealing the party a massive blow ahead of the midterms.

The ruling now gives Republicans a clear lead in the gerrymandering efforts over the last year, which were further inflamed by the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision last week.

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James Clyburn Furious as South Carolina State Legislature Opens Door to Redistricting

The South Carolina House voted last night to open the door for redistricting in a special session a week from now.  The measure still has to pass the South Carolina Senate; however, with the Indiana outcome at the forefront of their political future, the redistricting is more than likely.

As a consequence, South Carolina Democrat James Clyburn is potentially going to lose his gerrymandered seat in congress.  Given Clyburn’s stature as one of the key architects of the DNC ballot harvesting and election counting fraud via the AME Church network, Democrats are apoplectic.

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South Carolina’s primary elections are less than a month away. But the recent Indiana example of what happens to Republican led state legislatures who refuse to take bold action looms large over the Palmetto state.  I would expect a redistricting effort will take place.

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Trump Backed Primary Challengers Dominate Indiana Senate Races Following GOP Refusal to Redistrict

Indiana Governor Mike Braun is celebrating along with President Trump after the intransigent republican state senate refused a redistricting push and an upswell of support for primary challengers has delivered a resounding victory.

In the seven target races it looks like six of the weak Republican state senators have been defeated with one race too close to call.

INDIANA – Indiana Republican voters decisively sided with President Donald Trump’s call for political vengeance against state senators who defied him and voted down congressional redistricting.

Results from Tuesday’s primaries showed at least five Republican senators defeating challengers endorsed by Trump, with another Trump-backed candidate winning an open seat primary. Only one of the eight senators opposed by pro-redistricting groups — Greg Goode of Terre Haute — was a certain winner.

Those incumbent senators defeated were Travis Holdman of Markle, Jim Buck of Kokomo, Linda Rogers of Granger, Dan Dernulc of Highland and Greg Walker of Columbus. All their challengers received 60% of the vote or more, according to preliminary tallies compiled by The Associated Press.

Sen. Spencer Deery of West Lafayette was leading by just three votes at 11 p.m. Tuesday. And Sen. Rick Niemeyer of Lowell was down 1,300 votes with 87% reporting.

Gov. Mike Braun, who joined Trump in endorsing their challengers, cheered the results.

“Historic night for Indiana as Republicans stood with me and President Trump to nominate some great America First conservatives,” said a Braun social media post. “I look forward to winning big in November and serving Hoosiers with this team in the statehouse!”

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Governor’s Race – Vivek Ramaswamy Easily Defeats Anti-Trump Casey Putsch in Ohio Republican Primary

In the Ohio Republican primary race for Governor, Vivek Ramaswamy has easily defeated Casey Putsch the anti-Trumper who burned his MAGA flag and took a position against the President.

Folks, as the data constantly confirms, social media is not real life.  The self-described MAGA republicans who now stand against President Trump are few in number.  In real life, the Make America Great Again movement is strong, smart and understands the motives of the Trojan Horse opposition.

OHIO – Vivek Ramaswamy coasted to the Republican nomination for Ohio governor on May 5, easily defeating primary rival Casey Putsch in a race that was called by NBC News and Decision Desk HQ not long after polls closed.

The 40-year-old biotech mogul, who ran for president in 2024, will face Democrat Amy Acton, a 60-year-old physician who ran unopposed, in November.

Ohio hasn’t elected a Democratic governor in roughly two decades, and Trump won it by 12 percentage points two years ago, but experts believe this could be a competitive contest given the current political environment. (read more)

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Supreme Court Clears Way for Louisiana Immediate Redistricting – Justice KBJ Goes Bananas

The Supreme Court ruled Monday its prior ruling on race-based congressional districts takes immediate effect. The order {SEE HERE} speeds up the normal 32-day timeline and puts the State of Louisiana on notice their current districts are not constitutional.

Effectively the Louisiana Governor and legislature have delayed the election to address the districts.  However, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was not happy with the immediacy ruling and wrote a dissent that was so ridiculous none of the other minority justices would sign on to it. Jackson said the majority “unshackles itself” from “constraints.” The court should follow the default rule, she insisted.

As noted by Politico, Justice Samuel Alito responded to Jackson’s accusation of political bias in a concurring opinion supported by Justices Clarence Thomas and Niel Gorsuch. Alito wrote that by suggesting that “running out the clock” by following the court’s default procedures may indicate bias “on behalf of those who may find it politically advantageous to have the election occur under the unconstitutional map.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has delayed the primary so state Republicans could get to work on a new map.

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Georgia and South Carolina Will Not Postpone Primary Election to Review Redistricting Following Supreme Court Ruling

It has been said by many the reason the leftists on the Supreme Court delayed their minority dissent was in order to stall the high court ruling that would have given states an opportunity to redistrict prior to the 2026 primary voting.  There is no data that disputes this assertion.

Today Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he is calling the state legislature into special session to review the congressional districts in light of the Supreme Court ruling that dispatched ‘racially motivated’ district boundaries.  However, Georgia and South Carolina will not review districts.

Georgia has already begun early voting, which gives Governor Brian Kemp justification to avoid redistricting for an election scheduled for May 19th.

GEORGIA – […] Kemp made it clear that he will not be a part of that push this cycle but praised the court’s ruling. “The Supreme Court’s decision Louisiana v. Callais restores fairness to our redistricting process and allows states to pass electoral maps that reflect the will of the voters, not the will of federal judges,” Kemp said Friday.

“Voting is already underway for the 2026 elections,” he added, meaning changes to the maps would not be possible this year. (read more)

SOUTH CAROLINA – […]Republican leaders in the South Carolina General Assembly say redistricting isn’t going to happen this year. House Majority Leader Davey Hiott, R-Pickens, told reporters the lower chamber wouldn’t redraw South Carolina’s congressional map this year. Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, also said redistricting this year would be “unlikely.” (read more)

Georgia has been a target for the Democrats for several election cycles.  The Chicago machine targeted Georgia some time ago, with Fulton County representing the epicenter of the effort.  Meanwhile, South Carolina is DeceptiCon central.  The network that binds both states together is the AME Church.

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