By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Crossing a crucial hurdle, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package to avert default headed toward House passage late Wednesday as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback […]
James Cleverly has been accused of “weaponising” counter terrorism legislation after he signed the application to hold a case where he has been named as a defendant behind closed doors. The High Court case centred around allegations of leaks of top-level secrets by the former UK Ambassador to the US Lord Darroch is now due […]
Boris Johnson denies rule breaking at Chequers Boris Johnson has handed all of his WhatsApps and notebooks to the Cabinet Office, urging them to “disclose it to the Inquiry”. His spokesperson said: “All Boris Johnson’s material – including WhatsApps and notebooks – requested by the Covid Inquiry has been handed to the Cabinet Office in […]
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-fought to the end, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial House vote as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it to passage over fierce blowback […]
Former UKIP Leader Nigel Farage has hinted that he could make a return to frontline politics after criticising the Conservative Government’s handling of Brexit. The Brexiteer has been outspoken about the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, claiming that Brexit has “failed under the Tories” and that voters have been “utterly betrayed” following record immigration […]
Starmer defends proposals to give EU citizens vote Sir Keir Starmer has insisted a Labour government would not drag Britain back into the European Union. The Opposition leader ruled out a return to freedom of movement or membership of the single market, saying those arguments are “in the past”. But his comments provoked anger among […]
Sir Keir Starmer might as well head to Aberdeen to “hand out dole notices” over his plan to ban North Sea oil and gas developments. A Labour government would continue to use existing wells but block any requests for new licences. But the move would “guarantee” higher energy prices and deter investment in the UK, […]
‘China is the largest threat we face’, says Liz Truss Britain has been issued a stark warning, as leaked analysis shows that a trade war between the US and China would inflict serious damage to the UK economy. The document indicates that the UK would need to take an increasingly interventionist approach to the economy […]
Commons porn block Tony Blair famously said one of his biggest regrets as PM was introducing the Freedom of Information act. In his memoirs, he reflects on the Bill: “You idiot. You naive, foolish, irresponsible nincompoop. There is really no description of stupidity, no matter how vivid, that is adequate. I quake at the imbecility […]
A few hours after Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers militia, was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in prison for his role in a seditious conspiracy to instigate the pro-Trump violence of Jan. 6, Matthew M. Graves, the federal prosecutor who has overseen the government’s investigation of the Capitol attack, released a […]