Imagine you find an Afghanistan war veteran with a bomb under the Houses of Parliament. It’s just you, him, and the bomb, and you chat to him so you can buy some time in which you hope someone will come along, call the police, do the decent thing. So you talk to the soldier. There […]
Julia Roberts was making the rounds at Blackstone, and no one at the giant private equity firm was particularly happy to see her. In mid-July, a video featuring a clip of Ms. Roberts in the movie “Pretty Woman” ping-ponged through inboxes of Blackstone employees. The video, produced by Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office to promote a […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. official whose whistleblower complaint led to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump offered to communicate directly with Republicans on the intelligence committee leading the inquiry, his lawyers said on Sunday. The action was in response to Republican efforts, led by Trump, to unmask the whistleblower, a member of the […]
WASHINGTON — The whistle-blower who touched off an impeachment inquiry with his explosive complaint about President Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals is willing to answer House Republicans’ written questions, his legal team said on Sunday. The offer is intended to deter Republican attacks and show that the whistle-blower, a C.I.A. […]
Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist Mr Soros is estimated to be worth more than $8 billion. Mr Soros grew up in the Nazi-occupied country and emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1947, before moving to the United States in 1956. He has donated more than £2billion to progressive and liberal causes, prompting accusations of political interference. […]
The Scottish First Minister was Deputy First Minister during the 2014 referendum. 55.3 percent of voters voted that Scotland should not leave the United Kingdom. Activists from pro-Union group A Force for Good demonstrated against the nationalist rally. The group said: “It is vitally important that we were there with an impressive crowd of fantastic pro-Union […]
Ministers on Saturday will throw open a public consultation on banning trophy hunting imports. Writing for the Mirror, Zac Goldsmith MP reveals what the government could do and how you can make your voice heard. The consultation is open for 12 weeks and you can make your submission here. Like most British people, when I […]
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke dropped out of the 2020 presidential race on Friday after a disappointing campaign that failed to build off the momentum generated from his longshot Texas Senate run. “Though today we are suspending this campaign, let us each continue our commitment to the country in whatever capacity we can,” he wrote in […]
Boris Johnson has rejected Nigel Farage’s offer to form a “Leave alliance”. With the General Election campaign now well under way, the prime minister told Sky’s Sophy Ridge: “I’ve ruled out a pact with everybody because I don’t think it’s sensible to do that. “We’re proud of our beliefs, we’re proud of our One Nation […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will ban political advertising on its platform next month, the company’s chief executive said on Wednesday, a move that won praise from Democrats and scorn from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. “We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally,” said Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in […]