Theresa May tells Vladmir Putin there can be no repeat of Salisbury attack in face-to-face meeting June 28, 2019 Theresa May has told Russian President Vladmir Putin that there can be no repeat of the “truly despicable act that led to the death of British citizen, Dawn Sturgess”. During a meeting that lasted one hour and 20 minutes, May condemned the Salisbury attack, which she said the UK had “irrefutable evidence that Russia was [...]
Trump jokes to Putin at G20: ‘Don’t meddle in the election, please’ June 28, 2019 Donald Trump has playfully warned Vladmir Putin not to “meddle” in the 2020 US election, smiling and waving his finger at the Russian president. The US president met face to face with Putin today as the G20 summit in Osaka gets underway. Read more: Putin says liberalism has “become obsolete” and praises “talented” Trump He [...]
Vladmir Putin calls liberalism ‘obsolete’ ahead of G20 summit June 28, 2019 Russian president Vladmir Putin has labelled liberalism as “obsolete” ahead of the latest G20 summit, which gets underway today. The 66-year-old claimed that the dominant ideology throughout western Europe had “outlived its purpose” during a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times. Read more: US and China agree tentative trade truce ahead of G20 summit “[Liberals] [...]
Should 160,000 Tories choose our next Prime Minister? Yes, actually June 28, 2019 Discussing the Tory leadership election on Sky News earlier this week, host Adam Boulton asked me why the party members seemed so relaxed about Boris Johnson’s controversial private life. “Isn’t this the party of family values?” Boulton asked. It’s a fair point. Three quarters of the party’s 160,000 members believe that “young people today don’t [...]
Robert Mueller to testify before House over Trump links with Russia June 26, 2019 US special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before two House of Representatives committees next month over Russian interference in the 2016 Donald Trump election campaign. Chairman of the judiciary panel representative Jerrold Nadler and representative Adam Schiff, head of the intelligence panel, said that Mueller had agreed to testify following the issuing of [...]
Turkish lira rallies as President Erdogan’s AK Party concedes Istanbul defeat June 24, 2019 The Turkish lira and other assets have climbed in value after the country’s opposition beat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party (AKP) in the re-run Istanbul mayoral election on Sunday. Read more: Turkish lira continues its falls as country’s reserves dwindle The Turkish lira had climbed 0.5 per cent against the dollar shortly before [...]
Oil prices tick up amid Middle East tensions June 24, 2019 Oil prices rose this morning as markets reacted to increasing tensions in the Middle East. The price of international standard Brent Crude reached highs of $65.74 this morning, before giving back some gains later in the day. At around 10.45am the black stuff was up 0.3 per cent to $65.39. Read more: Trump cancelled Iran [...]
‘No evidence’ of Russian interference in Brexit vote, says Facebook exec Nick Clegg June 24, 2019 Facebook’s vice-president Sir Nick Clegg has insisted there was “absolutely no evidence” Russia used the social media platform to influence the Brexit referendum. The former deputy prime minister said his firm had carried out analyses on its data and found no “significant attempt” by outside forces to influence the vote, arguing British politics had been [...]
French rail giant in talks to buy British Steel division June 22, 2019 A major French engineering firm is reportedly in talks to buy part of British Steel, as potential suitors look to carve up the collapsed company. Systra, which specialises in transport infrastructure, is mulling a bid for wholly-owned subsidiary TSP Projects, Sky News reported. Read more: British Steel inquiry delayed amid fears findings could affect sale [...]
MH17 plane crash: Investigators charge three Russians and Ukrainian June 19, 2019 International investigators have charged three Russians and a Ukrainian in connection with the 2014 MH17 plane crash incident. The Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down in July that year, killing the 298 people on board. Read more: Dutch investigators confirm Buk missile brought down Malaysian Airlines plane Investigators said they plan to start a trial [...]