Mr Hammond was grilled by hardline Tory MPs at Treasury questions today, who blasted him for supporting a second vote. Speaking at Treasury questions, Tory Philip Hollobone asked: “Given that the people have already decided, presumably the Chancellor doesn’t want a second referendum.” Mr Hammond replied: “I, contrary to some reports, have never advocated a second referendum. “I […]
Tackling male violence against women may become one of the core values that London city politicians use to guide decision-making for their current four-year term. Full council, sitting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, heard the recommendation from Anova and the London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) on Monday evening. Both organizations, which are dealing […]
The United States wants to put tariffs on $11.2 billion worth of EU goods — from airplanes to Gouda cheese to olives — to offset what it says are unfair European subsidies for plane manufacturer Airbus. U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated the intent with a tweet Tuesday morning, claiming the EU took advantage of the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On Aug. 29, 1991, William Barr had a decision to make. Cuban inmates had seized hostages inside an Alabama prison in a bid to avoid deportation, and now they were threatening to kill them. Only 19 days into his job as acting attorney general, Barr ordered the FBI to mount a rescue […]
An ally of the Prime Minister has fuelled hopes of a second referendum after admitting it was likely to be put to MPs as part of a vote on the deal. Justice Secretary David Gauke said Theresa May had "made it clear she doesn't want a confirmatory referendum". But he accepted that it was almost […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Herman Cain, the former pizza chain executive picked by President Donald Trump for a policy seat on the Federal Reserve, panned ‘liberal lunatics’ and socialism in Monday’s installment of his eponymous show on Facebook. He said he is being attacked as a conservative but would put on “the full armor of […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is replacing the U.S. Secret Service director with career agent James Murray, the White House said on Monday, in what media reports described as a top leadership shuffle at the Department of Homeland Security. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Murray will take over in May, replacing […]
(Reuters) – The largest Democratic field in the modern political era is lining up to seek the party’s 2020 presidential nomination – and is expected to keep growing. The diverse group vying to challenge President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee, includes six U.S. senators. A record six women are running, as well as black, […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House aides would recommend President Donald Trump veto a bill to restore landmark net neutrality protections if reinstated by Congress, according to a document sent to lawmakers Monday and seen by Reuters. The White House statement was sent the day before the Democratic-controlled U.S. House is set to vote on a […]
WASHINGTON — A California judge on Monday blocked President Trump’s efforts to force asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are adjudicated by the immigration courts — a practice that immigration advocates called inhumane and illegal. Judge Richard Seeborg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California found that […]