Tory MPs plotting against Sunak are ‘not my friends’, Kemi Badenoch says January 28, 2024 Conservative MPs who are plotting against Rishi Sunak are “not my friends”, Kemi Badenoch has insisted.
UK pauses funding for UNRWA over claims staff involved in Hamas attack January 27, 2024 The UK will suspend funding for the UN’s relief agency in Gaza over claims made by Israel that a number of its employees were involved in Hamas’s October 7 attack. The Foreign Office said Britain is “appalled” by allegations about staff at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and will temporarily pause support [...]
Fire on British-linked ship put out after Houthi strike in Gulf of Aden January 27, 2024 A blaze on a British-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden has been put out after firefighting efforts continued through the night following a strike by Houthi rebels. The UK and its allies “reserve the right to respond appropriately” following the latest attack claimed by the Iran-backed group, the Government has said. The Marlin [...]
Trump ordered to pay writer extra £65m for saying sex attack claim was a lie January 27, 2024 Another jury last May found Mr Trump liable for sexual abuse and ordered him to pay 5.0 million dollars.
Politicians more closely associated with economic crime than oligarchs and kleptocrats, poll finds January 27, 2024 The public more closely associates politicians with economic crime than oligarchs, kleptocrats and senior executives, pollsters have found.
UK and allies ‘reserve right to respond appropriately’ after Gulf of Aden strike January 27, 2024 Britain and its allies “reserve the right to respond appropriately” after a missile strike claimed by Houthi rebels on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, the Government has said. The Marlin Luanda was sent up in flames after an attack off the coast of Yemen on Friday, days after the latest round of [...]
ICJ stops short of calling for Gaza ceasefire as Israel’s Netanyahu brands genocide claim ‘outrageous’ January 26, 2024 The US has said Israel has the right to defend itself but has also spoken about the need for the country to protect civilians in Gaza and allow more aid in.
UK and Canada suspend Brexit trade negations in row over beef and cheese January 26, 2024 The agreement collapsed after Canada had been urging Britain to row back a ban on hormone-treated beef, which had been a thorn in the side of negotiators. The result would be less favourable terms of trade for UK farmers.
Baroness Michelle Mone assets worth £75m frozen by a court order January 26, 2024 The order was consented to by Mone and Barrowman and followed by an application by the Crown Prosecution Service under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
City A.M. unpicks Westminster’s Square Mile charm offensive in new series Bonds & Ballots January 26, 2024 City A.M.’s new Bonds & Ballots series unpicks the ties between Westminster and the City and gets to the heart of the issues shaping the debate on business ahead of the election.