Councils will no longer be ordered to fly the flag for Prince Andrew's birthday after a government climbdown. Local authorities had been told in an email to fly the flag for Andrew's 60th birthday on February 19. The move sparked fury because of allegations that Andrew slept with Virginia Giuffre, who claims she was trafficked […]
Donald Trump blasted Boris Johnson with "apoplectic" rage during a heated phone call over the UK's decision to allow Huawei into its 5G network, according to a report. The Prime Minister last month defied repeated lobbying from the US to rule that the Chinese firm could play a limited role in the infrastructure. Washington had […]
SINGAPORE – The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) argued on Thursday (Feb 6) that a High Court judge was wrong in ruling that the Government must prove the falsity of a statement when its corrections orders are challenged in court. The onus, instead, should be on the party making the assertion to prove that the statements are […]
A Question Time audience member argued "politicians have been distracted by Brexit" and ignored other issues like terrorism – with anti-early release legislation set to be rushed through after the Streatham attack. Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said yesterday the Government will bring forward emergency legislation to end early release of terrorist prisoners "at the earliest […]
A report circulated internally revealed the allowance system for peers has “known weaknesses”. Peers are required to certify they are carrying out Parliamentary work to scoop the £313 a day tax-free claim. But the findings, released following a freedom of information request shows the auditors have no way of assessing whether it has been carried […]
Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate and will remain in office despite his impeachment for abuse of power. Senators voted today on two impeachment charges against Mr Trump for the abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in connection to his dealings with Ukraine and subsequent investigation. The Republican-controlled Senate began voting at […]
Mr Orbán flew to Rome on Tuesday for a meeting with far-right politicians from across the EU. The Hungarian leader met with Giorgia Meloni, the president of the Brothers of Italy party, and with Santiago Abascal, the head of Spain’s extreme right-wing Vox Party, who called their catch-up “fruitful.” Ms Meloni praised Hungary’s tax and […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats campaigned on healthcare when they won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. President Donald Trump made plain on Tuesday that he would try to use the issue to his advantage in the 2020 presidential election. In the annual State of the Union speech, Trump promised to lower health […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bitter feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, with Trump snubbing her outstretched hand and Pelosi ripping apart a copy of his remarks behind his back. Trump avoided the subject of his impeachment drama in a […]
Labour MP Tracy Brabin was forced to take to Twitter after she was attacked over the outfit she wore in the House of Commons with some online commentators claiming her clothing choice was “inappropriate”. The 58-year-old said: “Sorry I don’t have time to reply to all of you commenting on this but I can confirm […]