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There’s more to worry about with Justin Trudeau than fancy dress September 27, 2019 In 2015, Justin Trudeau was elected the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, following the footsteps of his father Pierre. And next month, Trudeau junior is seeking a second term in what opinion polls suggest will be a closely fought contest. The main coverage of the election campaign in Britain has been the revelations that the [...]
White House wanted to ‘lock down’ transcript of Donald Trump’s Ukraine call September 26, 2019 Donald Trump’s White House tried to “lock down” all records of the President’s phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart in which he asked the leader to dig up dirt on political rival Joe Biden, according to a whistleblower complaint. Read more: Strap in, impeaching Trump will be a bumpy ride White House officials said they [...]
MPs vote against break for Tory party conference September 26, 2019 MPs have voted to deny their Conservative colleagues a chance to go to their annual party conference which starts this weekend. Ministers asked the House of Commons to approve a three-day recess for the conference to go ahead. But MPs today voted against the proposal by 306 votes to 289. Read more: Government hints at [...]
Liz Truss apologises as more breaches of Saudi arms ban come to light September 26, 2019 Britain’s international trade secretary has apologised for the second time this month for approving arms sales which could be used in the war in Yemen, after it emerged the government made two further breaches of a pledge not to do so. Ministers promised in June to stop green-lighting export licences to Saudi Arabia and its [...]
France’s former president Jacques Chirac dies aged 86 September 26, 2019 Former French president Jacques Chirac has died aged 86, it emerged today. Chirac, who for some years had suffered from memory loss believed to be linked to Alzheimer’s, was France’s head of state from 1995 to 2007. Read more: France nominates central bank deputy as EU commissioner Chirac served as France’s president twice, and was [...]
Ex- Labour MP Luciana Berger to contest London seat for Lib Dems at next election September 26, 2019 Former Labour MP Luciana Berger has said she will contest the north London seat of Finchley and Golders Green in the next general election. The former MP of Liverpool Wavertree will stand for the Liberal Democrats in north London seat, which is currently held by Tory MP Mike Freer. Read more: Ex-Labour MP Luciana Berger [...]
Boris Johnson condemned over Jo Cox comments September 26, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticised for dismissing Labour MPs’ calls to moderate his language in light of the murder of MP Jo Cox – a request he described as “humbug” in the Commons last night. Labour MP Paula Sherriff had asked Johnson to stop using language such as “betrayal”, “traitor”, and “surrender” when [...]
Strap in, impeaching Trump is going to be a bumpy a ride September 26, 2019 On Tuesday night, speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry into the unlawful conduct of the US President. Donald Trump is therefore almost certainly going to become the third American President in history to be impeached by the House – the first step in a long process that could signal [...]
Raab ‘confident’ Iran behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities September 25, 2019 UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab said today that the government was “confident” Iran was behind the major attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities earlier this month. In a statement to parliament Raab said: “We are now confident that Iran was responsible. The evidence is clear, and there is no plausible alternative explanation.” Raab said the [...]
Sterling falls nearly one per cent against the dollar as UK’s constitutional crisis bites September 25, 2019 The pound fell 0.9 per cent against the dollar today as the UK’s constitutional crisis reached a new pitch following yesterday’s dramatic Supreme Court ruling. At 4pm £1 was trading at $1.2373, a fall of more than 0.9 per cent. The pound also fell 0.37 per cent against the Euro with £1 buying €1.1294. Read [...]