Here on Sky News we could not quite believe our own verified numbers of a thumping majority against the government of 226. They were not quite right. It was 230 and of those 118 were Conservatives, more than a third of the party’s MPs, and more than voted against the PM in the 1922 Committee […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to pass a resolution disapproving statements made by Representative Steve King that were roundly criticized as racist, and King himself voted in favor of it. King, a Republican who represents a conservative district in Iowa, gave a media interview earlier this month in […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a resolution disapproving of a Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on Russian companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, clearing the way for debate and a vote on the plan. The result marked a rare break from President Donald Trump. Eleven of […]
After a tough beginning to winter marked by public criticism over snow and ice removal, Saint John is trying to let residents know what they can reasonably expect. “It’s about framing our service level objectives as something that is actually achievable. So there are limitations both with equipment and the effectiveness of our road salt […]
All manner of things could happen now. Here we take a look at the likely scenarios: 1. May tries to get a better deal The chatter is that the PM will head to Brussels in the morning in a bid to win more concessions from the EU. It is not clear what else she could […]
The EU has vowed to ramp up planning for a no deal Brexit which will happen by default unless Article 50 is revoked, extended or a deal is passed. This evening Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered a crushing defeat in the House of Commons by 432 votes to 202. And tomorrow a no confidence vote […]
WASHINGTON — House Democrats spurned an invitation from President Trump to have a bipartisan lunch at the White House on Tuesday, as increasingly agitated lawmakers in both parties and on both sides of the Capitol began casting about for a compromise to end the standoff that has pressed the partial government shutdown into its 25th […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Tuesday she was working with the White House and Congress to pass legislation to fund the Coast Guard so that its workers could get paid even amid a partial government shutdown. “Like the other branches of the U.S. military, active duty @USCG should be […]
DUP leader Arlene Foster bizarrely claimed there had never been a hard border between Northern Ireland the Republic as she urged Theresa May to get tough with Brussels. The ongoing row over a backstop to prevent a hard border on the 310-mile frontier is set to derail the Prime Minister’s withdrawal plan tonight. The insurance […]
SINGAPORE – Introducing or teaching another person to consume or procure drugs will be an offence, under proposed changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act that was debated in Parliament on Tuesday (Jan 15). This new category of offences tackles “contaminative behaviours” that may not meet the definitions of trafficking or abetment, said Home Affairs […]