We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The French President urged the Lebanese government to make “profound change” amid accusations that corruption, neglect and mismanagement led to the deadly blast. As the first world leader to arrive in the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With congressional Democrats and White House negotiators so far unable to agree on a deal to salve the heavy economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has threatened to bypass Congress with an executive order. Some of his proposals exceed his legal authority and would face immediate legal challenges, though […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will this morning meet new Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross today where they will discuss strategies on how the two parties will work together going forward. The Chancellor will also […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress and top aides to President Donald Trump failed to make substantial progress on Thursday on a new coronavirus aid bill during a contentious meeting that broke up with no clear path to a deal. Both sides expressed a willingness to continue negotiations, even as Trump stood […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign on Thursday lost its bid to add a fourth debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden in early September. In rejecting the request, the Commission on Presidential Debates said it remains committed to the current schedule of three 90-minute debates beginning in late September. It would only […]
Boris Johnson has defended his decision not to suspend a Tory MP from the party who was arrested on suspicion of rape. The prime minister faced down calls from senior Labour politicians to withdraw the whip from the former minister, who has since been released on bail. Jess Phillips, a shadow home office minister, had […]
50 million face masks bought by the UK government will not be used in the NHS due to safety concerns. The personal protective equipment (PPE) ordered from Ayanda Capital have ear loops rather than head loops, and there are concerns over whether they are adequate. The Good Law Project and EveryDoctor, which are suing the […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Toshimitsu Motegi, the Japanese foreign minister, flew into London to finish a Free Trade Agreement with the UK. He is due to meet trade secretary Liz Truss for the rushed talks, who […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Rodney Davis said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, making him at least the 15th U.S. lawmaker to be infected or presumed to have the disease. Davis, a Republican of Illinois, said in a statement that he took the test after running a fever Wednesday morning. His office was […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed accepting the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in a speech from the White House, prompting the country’s leading elected Democrat to accuse him of politicizing the historic residence. Separately, his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, will accept his party’s nomination in a national address […]