Self-checkout machines in supermarkets should charge a 1p tax to help "heal the generational divide", MPs have said. The bombshell policy raising £30million a year is proposed in a cross-party report led by the Change UK MP Chuka Umunna. In a foreword to the report, Mr Umunna – who defected from Labour in February – […]
From May 23 to May 26, residents of EU member states will vote for who they want to represent them in European Parliament. The vote is held every five years and decides which MEPs will sit in Brussels and have power in the EU law-making process. With the Brexit deadlock continuing in the UK Parliament, […]
Theresa May will be locked in vital talks today as she desperately searches for ways to respond to the collapse of cross-party talks with Labour and the party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Mrs May is still trying to win the support of opposition politicians for her Brexit deal, including potentially offering a much tighter customs relationship […]
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday ruled in favor of a U.S. House of Representatives committee seeking President Donald Trump’s financial records from his accounting firm, dealing an early setback to the Trump administration in its legal battle with Congress. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington also denied a request by Trump to […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected a New York Times report that raised questions about multiple Deutsche Bank transactions involving entities controlled by him and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. Trump denied the allegations in early morning tweets, saying he had so much money as a businessman that he did not need […]
There are few more potent forces than the politics of grievance. It is also one of the most destructive. Nigel Farage is riding high in the polls because of his ability to exploit the widespread discontent among leave voters. They were offered an easy answer to a complex question and then lulled into thinking it […]
Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank AG recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving entities controlled by President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be reported to a federal financial-crimes watchdog, the New York Times reported on Sunday. The newspaper, citing five current and former Deutsche Bank employees, said executives at the German-based bank, […]
Mr Johnson, Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, announced he will take part in the leadership contest when Theresa May resigns. But he “ruled out” any form of alliance with Mr Farage, despite the Brexit Party’s increasing surge in opinion polls, according to a friend of the Tory. The unnamed source told The Sun: […]
WASHINGTON — The White House announced on Sunday that it would hold an “economic workshop” in Bahrain near the end of June to produce strategies for developing the Palestinian communities and other parts of the Arab world as part of President Trump’s Middle East peace plan. “This workshop is a pivotal opportunity to convene government, […]
The English Democrats chairman is expecting his case to be heard in the High Court within five to six weeks. His legal argument focuses on Theresa May not having the legal power to delay Brexit past the original deadline of March 29. Mr Tilbrook has argued although the under-pressure Prime Minister had the power to […]