100,000 Londoners join protests around the world marching for equality – and against Donald Trump January 21, 2017 Over 100,000 people marched through London today in support of women’s rights, joining groups around the world in protests spurred by the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President against discriminatory policy. Protesters marched from the US embassy in Mayfair to Trafalgar Square to show support for a wide variety of causes, including equality and access to reproductive healthcare. [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May is set to be the first leader to meet US President Donald Trump next week January 21, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May will next week become the first foreign leader to meet US President Donald Trump, according to reports. May will fly to Washington as early as Thursday to meet the new President, according to the Daily Telegraph. With the UK close to formally starting the process of leaving the EU, politicians are keen [...]
Inauguration day crowds for Donald Trump don’t match up to those for Barack Obama or George W Bush January 21, 2017 US President Donald Trump took great joy during the election campaign in having high ratings, but it seems that crowd numbers for his inauguration may have been down on those of Barack Obama and George Bush. Thousands congregated around Washington's central landmarks to hear an inaugural address from Trump that promised to put "America First". [...]
Donald Trump as US President: The world reacts January 21, 2017 Donald Trump will wake up later as US President. Here’s how the world’s papers reacted to a speech which changed little of the rhetoric from the campaign trail. With three former Presidents sitting behind him, including Barack Obama, Trump’s speech repudiated much of their legacy, whether Republican or Democrat. He vowed once more to bring [...]
Donald Trump inauguration: Global leaders react to the new President January 20, 2017 The official inauguration is over and Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. The Obamas have left Washington for a holiday in California and the Trumps will now have lunch with visiting dignitaries ahead of a parade and concert later this evening. In the meantime, world leaders have [...]
The full transcript of Donald Trump’s inaugural address speech January 20, 2017 Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Here's what he said. "Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you. "We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country [...]
Nigel Farage lands Fox News punditry role January 20, 2017 Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage has been signed up as a contributor to Fox News. The broadcaster said it would be using Farage, who recently made friends with incoming President Donald Trump, for political analysis. Read more: What's that coming over the hill? It's a Westmonster The Fox gig comes after Farage landed his own [...]
Former chancellor George Osborne set for role at world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock January 20, 2017 Former chancellor George Osborne is set to take a job at BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager. The company has announced Osborne will join as a part-time senior advisor to the BlackRock Investment Institute, a research arm of the asset manager. Osborne will start on 1 February with a role focused on European politics, China's economy, [...]
Trump’s energy pick has changed his mind on climate change, but says fighting it shouldn’t cost jobs January 20, 2017 Rick Perry, soon-to-be President Donald Trump's pick for the US Energy Department, has said he now believes climate change is a real issue but fighting it shouldn't cost the US jobs. Trump named oil industry cheerleader Perry as his energy pick in December, and yesterday his three-and-a-half hour confirmation hearing before the Senate was one of [...]