Sondland says he told Ukraine official that military aid would likely not be released until Kyiv said it’d probe Biden. https://youtube.com/watch?v=6100891042001 A top ally of US President Donald Trump admitted that he told a Ukrainian official that the release of United States military aid was contingent on Kyiv investigating Trump’s Democratic rival Joe Biden, testimony […]
Boris Johnson launched his first manifesto as leader of the Conservative Party today ahead of December's General Election . Some of the headline promises have already started to fall apart – notably the pledge to recruit 50,000 new nurses, which isn't strictly true. And as always, the devil is in the detail. Alongside the glossy […]
The Tories today agreed to put disabled people through fewer tests to prove they deserve benefits if Boris Johnson wins the general election. The party's manifesto announced the minimum award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will double from 9 to 18 months before people have to face a reassessment. The pledge, after years of complaints […]
WASHINGTON — The White House and the Republicans in the Senate, all but certain that the House will move forward to impeach President Trump, are divided over whether to embrace a lengthy trial that could give his allies a chance to mount an elaborate defense of his conduct before a polarized nation, or to move […]
Fine Gael by-election candidate Verona Murphy says she will “absolutely” continue her campaign despite being engulfed in controversy. The Wexford woman has described the fallout from her comments over asylum seekers as a “learning curve”. However, she refused to make any statement on revelations in today’s Irish Independent that Fine Gael’s hierarchy were unaware of […]
And Jeremy Corbyn has been dealt a blow with the survey revealing Labour voters are more likely to change their minds between now and next month than Tories. With the election looming on December 12, Labour, led by Mr Corbyn, is fighting to make up ground on Prime Minister Mr Johnson’s party. Labour published its […]
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to increase public sector pay by 5% if Labour wins the election. The party’s manifesto, launched in Birmingham today, says all public sector workers would get a pay rise of 5% – an average of £1,643 – from April 2020. Follow live here. After 2020, Labour promised to deliver “year-on-year above-inflation […]
The ‘Stop Brexit’ party on Wednesday tried to broaden its pitch with a meaty 96-page manifesto detailing how Jo Swinson’s Liberal Democrats intend to spend the £50bn ‘remain bonus’ they say is coming our way if we don’t quit the EU. There would be more free childcare and the money to pay for 20,000 new teachers […]
How to watch: The debate is 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time. It is co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. Moderators: Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell, Kristen Welker and Ashley Parker. Candidates: Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Kamala Harris, the entrepreneur Andrew […]
Both the Labour Party and Conservative Party have made a number of multi-billion pound pledges as Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson draw the battle lines in the lead up to the general election on December 12. Labour wants to bring the water and energy utilities, train firms and Royal Mail back under public ownership, which […]