Badenoch hails CPTPP trade deal The UK today introduced a new post-Brexit trading scheme for 65 developing countries around the world. The scheme simplifies trading rules and slashes tariffs on products entering Britain from the nations. It is expected to reduce import costs by £770million a year, according to the Department for Business and Trade, […]
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson quits as MP Penny Mordaunt confirmed she will support the motion to approve the Privileges Committee report into the conduct of Boris Johnson. The report by the cross-party group of MPs found the former prime minister lied to Parliament with his partygate denials. The committee recommended that Mr Johnson should […]
As President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has pursued enemies abroad, his intelligence operatives now appear prepared to cross a line that they previously avoided: trying to kill a valuable informant for the U.S. government on American soil. The clandestine operation, seeking to eliminate a C.I.A. informant in Miami who had been a high-ranking Russian […]
In the overheated basement of the Thunder Bay Grille in Davenport, Iowa, on Thursday night, Vivek Ramaswamy, the entrepreneur turned Republican presidential candidate, tried out a new opening for his well-practiced stump speech. “Although it would be easier for someone like me to win this primary or win this election if certain people like Donald […]
The judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s indictment on charges of illegally retaining national defense information issued an order on Thursday instructing any lawyer who wants to take part in the case to start the process of obtaining a security clearance to handle classified material by early next week. The brief order by the […]
Question Time audience member makes Boris Johnson claim It is now many months since people started to warn me about the intentions of the Privileges Committee. They told me that it was a kangaroo court. They told me that it was being driven relentlessly by the political agenda of Harriet Harman, and supplied with skewed […]
MP calls for non-payment of licence fee to be decriminalised The Culture Secretary today expressed concerns at “increasingly disproportionate and unfair” criminal sanctions for non-payment of the licence fee. Speaking at culture, media and sport questions in the Commons, Lucy Frazer said the review into the BBC funding model will consider whether a mandatory TV […]
Throughout the inquiry into former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified material, his insular world at Mar-a-Lago was rife with intrigue, anxiety and competing motives as investigators sought testimony and evidence from his some of his closest aides, advisers, lawyers and even members of his Secret Service detail. Now, with Mr. Trump under federal […]
The Biden administration has been negotiating quietly with Iran to limit Tehran’s nuclear program and free imprisoned Americans, according to officials from three countries, in part of a larger U.S. effort to ease tensions and reduce the risk of a military confrontation with the Islamic Republic. The U.S. goal is to reach an informal, unwritten […]
Msp Ash Regan Says That The Snp Is 'Under Pressure' After Sturgeon Arrest Humza Yousaf told SNP MSPs they should quit the party if they do not back Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister reportedly made the ultimatum during a private meeting of the nationalist group at Holyrood yesterday. Mr Yousaf has come under pressure from […]