NEW ORLEANS — Former Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts told senior Democrats Wednesday that he will enter the presidential race, according to two party officials, reversing his decision last year to forgo a run and adding yet more volatility to an unusually fluid Democratic primary. Mr. Patrick was calling a list of Democrats to inform […]
(Reuters) – Below are quotations from the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee impeachment hearing on Wednesday into allegations about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. DEMOCRATIC REP. JIM HIMES COMMENTS ON HIS REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES’ STRATEGY DURING THE HEARING: “Faced with very serious allegations of presidential misconduct, my colleagues on the other side of the […]
The Conservative Party is one of Britain’s oldest and most successful political parties. Typically, the parties support has been disproportionately concentrated in the south and south-east. So why are Tory MPs who are retiring at the general election fearful Boris Johnson is preparing to sacrifice Conservative seats in southern England in lieu of attaining greater […]
If there's one thing that the British public won't tolerate, it's a poorly-made cuppa. And the Prime Minister seems to have fallen foul of the purists in a video posted on social media. Boris Johnson was seen adding milk to the brew while the bag was still in the mug. That really didn't go down […]
The Institute of Economic Affairs discovered up to £45 million was handed out between 2005 and 2018. The report stated global quangos such as the World Health Organisation have changed definitions so that “lifestyle interventions” can be part of the foreign aid spending, including India being given £1.5million to send texts to its people advising them […]
Speaking to photographers in Blackpool, the Labour leader joked about what would lie in store for the country if he enters into Number 10 next month. In a chilling remark, he said: “No guys, you’ve got to cooperate. “You see, under Socialism you will all cooperate”. Mr Corbyn’s socialist remark has had mixed responses on […]
Labour will tomorrow pledge to “rescue the NHS” with a massive £26bn funding boost after a decade of crushing Tory austerity. Thousands of staff will be recruited, crumbling hospitals and surgeries rebuilt and the state-of-the-art equipment installed. Under a radical 10 point plan Labour will revitalise the National Health Service, reducing waiting lists and increasing […]
There are grounds for “cautious optimism” that the worst of the severe flooding that has hit some parts of the country is over – but there is “no cause for complacency”, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister, speaking after holding an emergency meeting to discuss the situation, urged people in flood hit areas to […]
The ex-Chancellor, who was sacked by Boris Johnson when he took over from Theresa May, has got a new job with Irish company Ardagh, whose headquarters are baed in both Dublin and New York. The firm is worth £3.5billion ($4.5billion) and did not disclose how much 63-year-old Mr Hammond would be paid, the Daily Telegraph […]
A Democratic group unveiled a $3 million advertising campaign Tuesday featuring people who supported President Trump but now regret it, the first wave of a yearlong effort to reclaim some of the voters in the industrial Midwest who helped tip the 2016 election. The group, American Bridge, will air commercials in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania […]