Jeremy Corbyn has indicated in a Sky News interview that he is ready to launch a fresh attempt to oust Theresa May if her Brexit deal is rejected again. The Labour leader told Sophy Ridge on Sunday it would be “appropriate” to table another confidence motion in the Government if it was voted down for […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Did Joe Biden accidentally reveal his plans to run for the White House? Or was it just another slip of the tongue by the former vice president with a reputation for veering off script? In a keynote speech at a dinner for the Delaware Democratic Party, Biden boasted Saturday that he […]
RAF personnel are servicing Saudi warplanes which are bombing children in the Yemen. The astonishing revelation was buried in Commons written answers by Defence Minister Mark Lancaster. He admitted 282 MoD and civilian staff work with Saudi armed forces. They provide back-up to BAE Systems, which sells arms that the Saudi regime has used to […]
Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says a government led by him after a spring election would cut the minimum wage for young workers to create more jobs. Kenney says the United Conservatives would roll back Alberta’s $15-an-hour minimum wage to $13 an hour for those 17 or younger. He says the current $15 across-the-board wage […]
A Brexit extension must not lead to a “scenario of rolling cliff edges” that would hit the economic stability of Europe, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has warned. European leaders are considering what type of extension they would be willing to grant the UK next week if embattled Prime Minister Theresa May fails to get her […]
OLD FORGE, Pa. — The news came at 9:41 p.m. Tuesday: Frank Scavo III had lost. Again. Mr. Scavo, a perennial candidate running for the Pennsylvania Legislature on a platform of ending property taxes, was trounced by a Democratic newcomer, Bridget Malloy Kosierowski, the first woman to represent the Scranton-area district in decades. Initially, Mr. […]
WASHINGTON – Canada, the United States, and European Union imposed sweeping sanctions on Friday over Russia‘s actions against Ukraine, including its 2018 attack on Ukrainian ships, annexation of Crimea and activities in eastern Ukraine. Canada imposed sanctions on 114 people and 15 entities in response to Russia’s military action against the Ukrainian ships, while the […]
Leo Varadkar and Donald Trump yesterday clashed on Brexit, with the US president railing against the EU in a slap-down of the Taoiseach’s remarks on a proposed free trade deal with America. Mr Trump also used Mr Varadkar’s visit to the White House yesterday to warn Ireland and the EU the US is “going to […]
The Manitoba Legislative Building is getting some serious money for maintenance and repairs. Finance Minister Scott Fielding announced Friday that $10 million will go into restoration of the iconic structure each year for the next 15 years. The historic building will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020. Fielding said the Province has deferred funding for […]
If the Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker runs a successful campaign through 2020, he could enter the White House as one of only a few presidents who were not married when they took office. And so, in addition to the more typical questions about his candidacy — What are his odds in one of the […]