Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party could be heading for victory when the European elections take place later this month. The results from Thursday’s local elections in England were announced on Friday, and showed especially the Tories suffering a humiliating defeat. The Prime Minister’s party lost more than 1,300 councillors and 44 councils – a result experts […]
WASHINGTON — A day after threatening to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt, House Democrats on Friday attempted to revive negotiations over their request for the full Robert S. Mueller III report and its underlying evidence. They offered to prioritize some material over others and raised the possibility of limiting their request for […]
Senior party figures have made no secret of their desire to see the beleaguered Prime Minister fall on her sword soon rather than later with a raft of potential replacements waiting in the wings. New International Development Secretary Rory Stewart triggered speculation he would throw his hat in the ring when he called for the […]
The story from councils declaring results overnight is clear – voters are disillusioned with the two main parties and are shopping around for alternatives. The biggest winners in the more than 100 councils to complete their counting have been the Liberal Democrats, recovering in local councils where its support had been strong before it joined […]
The B.C. Liberal critic for child care is defending controversial comments he made over child care spaces. Comments from Chilliwack-Kent MLA Laurie Throness were tweeted by NDP staff on Thursday arguing B.C. currently has “universal and 24-7” child care because a parent can stay home with their child. “I can tell you how many child […]
“Nasty.” When President Trump said on Wednesday that Senator Kamala Harris was “probably very nasty” in her questioning of Attorney General William P. Barr at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, he brought back sharp memories for many Democrats. During the final presidential debate in 2016, Mr. Trump described Hillary Clinton as “a nasty woman,” a […]
An 87-year-old woman has been turned away from today's local elections for not having ID – despite voting in every election for almost 70 years. The pensioner attacked the “stupid” system after taking a taxi to her local polling station in Pendle, Lancashire, only to be told she couldn’t vote. She told the Mirror she […]
A top Tory has turned Gavin Williamson's most infamous quote on its head – by telling the former Defence Secretary to "shut up". Mr Williamson famously told Russia to "go away and shut up" before he was sacked last night over a national security leak. And today Theresa May's deputy said that's just what he […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s refusal to testify at a House of Representatives hearing on Thursday is set to escalate tensions with Democrats probing his role in the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Barr said on Wednesday he would not attend the […]
Calls are mounting for a criminal probe into Gavin Williamson after the Defence Secretary was sacked over a major national security leak. Labour , the Lib Dems, SNP and Mr Williamson himself all demanded Scotland Yard investigate whether he broke the Official Secrets Act. Downing Street claimed the matter was closed last night after he […]