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Labour increases pressure on Conservative ‘bandwagon jumping’
Cabinet ministers have ramped up attacks on Conservative “bandwagon jumping” over child rape gangs during furious exchanges in the Commons which saw the government easily see off a Tory attempt to force a new inquiry on the issue.
Amid continued pressure, No 10 appeared to slightly soften its position on …
‘América Mexicana’: Mexico’s president responds to Trump with renaming of her own
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has responded to
Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America
with a counter-proposal to rename North America.Standing before a global map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that the continent should be known …
Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen reignites succession tussle between Marine and her niece
The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen looked likely to reignite rivalries in his family over who is the rightful heir to the far-right political dynasty, as the French government condemned as “simply shameful” crowds of people who took to the streets to celebrate the politician’s demise.
Marine Le Pen, daughter …
Inclusive transition best path to lifting of Syria sanctions, says UN special envoy
A credible process leading to a new transitional government involving all strands of Syrian society is the best way for the country’s caretaker administration to secure a smooth lifting of sanctions, the UN special envoy Geir Pedersen has told the UN security council.
Giving his assessment of how the government …
Rachel Reeves says she has ‘iron grip’ on finances as borrowing costs surge
Rachel Reeves took the rare step of issuing a public statement for the second successive day on Wednesday, insisting she has an “iron grip” on the public finances, as the sell-off in bond markets intensified.
The cost of 10-year government borrowing hit its highest level since the global financial crisis …
Why is Donald Trump talking about annexing Greenland?
refused to rule out using military force
to make Greenland part of …When the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999,
had a raft of responsibilities, including devolution and transport. One scheme under application at the time was theWelsh Highland Railway
, running for 25 miles from Caernarfon to Porthmadog – an initiative of the …Why rising bond yields are rattling Rachel Reeves
For the past 15 years, western governments have been able …
Kemi Badenoch tells Tories: don’t expect big policy plans for two years
Kemi Badenoch has told her shadow cabinet not to expect any big Conservative policy announcements for the next two years.
At a meeting with shadow ministers on Tuesday, the Tory leader said she would not announce any detailed policies until at least 2027 because the focus until then should be …
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event
Pedro Sánchez has hit out at Elon Musk and his allies for “openly attacking our institutions, inciting hatred and openly calling for people to support the heirs of Nazism”, saying the politics of division, disinformation and hatred risk ushering in a new age of authoritarianism.
Speaking in Madrid on Wednesday …