Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration’ if war breaks out June 22, 2019 US President Donald Trump has warned Iran would face “obliteration like you’ve never seen before” if war broke out, but insisted he does not want a conflict. In an interview with NBC, Trump said there were no pre-conditions for talks with Iran, but warned the US would not tolerate nuclear weapons. Read more: Trump: I [...]
Police called to Boris Johnson’s home after reports of altercation June 22, 2019 Police were called to the home of Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds in the early hours of Friday after neighbours reportedly raised concerns over a loud altercation. A neighbour told the Guardian they heard a woman screaming followed by “slamming and banging”. Read more: Tory leadership race: Boris Johnson takes on Jeremy Hunt [...]
Tusk accuses UK of ‘wasting time’ amid Tory leadership race June 21, 2019 EU chief Donald Tusk has slammed the UK for “wasting” the extension to the Brexit deadline as the Conservative Party gears up for the final stage of the leadership race. Read more: EU ‘dreams’ of UK U-turn on Brexit decision, says Donald Tusk The European Council president said he was not happy with the situation [...]
Trump: I cancelled Iran military strike to avoid 150 deaths June 21, 2019 President Donald Trump cancelled a retaliatory strike against Iran overnight because a general told him it would kill 150 people, he has tweeted. In a series of tweets this afternoon, Trump said the US military was “cocked and loaded” to retaliate with a series of strikes against Iranian military targets after Iran shot a US [...]
Tory leadership race: Boris Johnson takes on Jeremy Hunt June 21, 2019 Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are poised to battle for the right to become the next Prime Minister in the final stage of the Tory leadership race. Read more: Jeremy Hunt says he would delay Brexit past October Hunt beat fellow cabinet member and rival Michael Gove to win the right to challenge Johnson in [...]
Mark Field suspended after grabbing Mansion House protester by neck June 21, 2019 City MP Mark Field has been suspended as a minister after a video circulated that showed him grabbing a climate change protester by the neck. Police are investigating third-part reports of assault at the event at Mansion House last night. Greenpeace has accused the foreign officer minister of assaulting a female protester. Activists disrupted the [...]
UK budget deficit grows as Hammond approaches exit June 21, 2019 Britain’s deficit widened more than expected last month as government spending rose. Public borrowing rose by £1bn to £5.1bn last month compared to May 2018, which remains the lowest May month of borrowing since 2002. Read more: City MP faces calls to resign after grabbing protester by neck Meanwhile the deficit has reached £11.9bn for [...]
City MP Mark Field faces calls to resign after grabbing Mansion House protester by neck June 21, 2019 City of London MP Mark Field is facing calls to resign this morning after a video emerged of him grabbing a climate change protester by the neck. The foreign officer minister has referred himself to the Cabinet Office for investigation and police have confirmed they are looking into the incident. Read more: Climate protests get [...]
Trump ‘cancels military strike on Iran’ at the last minute June 21, 2019 President Donald Trump had given the go-ahead for a wave of retaliatory strikes against Iran yesterday before opting to cancel the attack, according to reports. Read more: Iran made ‘a very big mistake’, tweets Trump Trump had planned strikes against a “handful” of targets, according to the New York Times, but cancelled the operation in [...]
If Hong Kong can face down the Chinese bullies, there is hope for the rest of the world June 21, 2019 Every child is taught that the best way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them, rather than to allow them to indulge in their destructive behaviour. While there is of course a risk of a punishment beating, more often it turns out that the bully has adopted aggressive tactics to mask their [...]