10 h. ago Andrej Babiš to hold talks with other Czech parties on forming government

Billionaire faces tricky task trying to secure enough support to become PM after ANO wins elections without majorityAndrej Babiš has met the Czech president, Petr Pavel, and is to hold talks with other party leaders as the billionaire populist begins the tricky job of trying to form a stable government after his ANO (Yes) party won parliamentary elections, but failed to secure a majority.Final results showed ANO won 34.5% of the vote, held on Friday and Saturday, translating to a provisional 80 seats in the 200-member parliament. The centre-right Spolu coalition of the outgoing prime minister, Petr Fiala, came second on 23.4%. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Can Czech populist Andrej Babiš form stable government after election win?

Billionaire begins talks with other party leaders after ANO party triumphs in elections but fails to secure majorityAndrej Babiš has met the Czech president, Petr Pavel, and is to hold talks with other party leaders as the billionaire populist begins the tricky job of trying to form a stable government after his ANO (Yes) party won parliamentary elections, but failed to secure a majority.Final results showed ANO won 34.5% of the vote, held on Friday and Saturday, translating to a provisional 80 seats in the 200-member parliament. The centre-right Spolu coalition of the outgoing prime minister, Petr Fiala, came second on 23.4%. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Led by an Oxford graduate ex Government lawyer, Defend Our Juries group plotting pro

Defend Our Juries - a campaign group set for its biggest coup yet as it dares the police to carry out mass arrests of its supporters - is led by an Oxford graduate former government lawyer

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3 d. ago Democrats finally have some leverage in the shutdown fight. They should use it | Robert Reich

The government has effectively been shut down since Trump returned to office, as officials clamp down on work they opposeThe United States government is officially closed.Starting on Wednesday at 12.01am Washington time, the federal government ran out of money.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Netanyahu warns Hamas to accept Trump’s Gaza peace plan including role for Tony Blair: Live updates

Former British PM Tony Blair would join Gaza’s governing board — run by Trump — under a sweeping White House plan

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5 d. ago Netanyahu warns Hamas to accept Trump’s Gaza peace plan that includes role for Tony Blair: Live updates

Former British PM Tony Blair would join Gaza’s governing board — run by Trump — under a sweeping White House plan

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6 d. ago Trump and Netanyahu demand Hamas accept Gaza peace plan: Live updates

Former British PM Tony Blair would join Gaza’s governing board — run by Trump — under a sweeping White House plan

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6 d. ago Trump and Tony Blair set to run Gaza if Hamas accepts ‘peace plan’ but Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ if not: Live updates

Former British PM would join Gaza’s governing board — run by Trump — under a sweeping White House plan

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6 d. ago Donald Trump and Tony Blair to 'govern Gaza' under President's plan to end war

Donald Trump has unveiled his plan to end the war in Gaza, which includes him and Tony Blair forming part of a temporary governing board and an immediate end to fighting.

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6 d. ago Tony Blair and Donald Trump to 'govern Gaza' under President's plan to end war

Donald Trump has unveiled his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza, which includes him and Tony Blair forming part of a temporary governing board and an immediate end to fighting

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6 d. ago Postwar Gaza authority potentially led by Tony Blair ‘would sideline Palestinians’

Draft plan’s critics say it hands power to international figures and splits Gaza from Palestinian Authority in West BankA plan for a postwar Gaza governing authority potentially headed by the former UK prime minister Tony Blair would sideline key Palestinian political figures, while giving significant authority to its chair on most key issues, according to a leaked confidential proposal.The 21-page draft document, seen by the Guardian and Haaretz in Israel, envisions the governance and reconstruction of postwar Gaza being led by international officials, with Palestinians relegated to subsidiary roles. It also proposes a Gaza investment promotion and economic development authority involving “public-private partnerships and blended finance instruments” aimed at delivering “commercially viable returns” for investors. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Former Wisconsin Democratic economic development head joins governor's race

The former state economic development director for Wisconsin is running for governor as a Democrat, promising to reject “divisive politics.”

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6 d. ago Mark Drakeford calls for creation of fund so Wales can benefit from Crown Estate wealth

After the UK Government said no to devolving the crown estate, the former First Minister has backed the creation of a fund which could see Welsh people profit from offshore wind

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7 d. ago Reeves to tell business: wake up to danger that Reform UK poses

Chancellor’s conference speech to form part of government’s onslaught on Nigel Farage’s ‘racist’ party

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8 d. ago Is the tech giant who gave Blair £257m in line for huge ID card contract? Government embroiled in cronyism row after revelation former PM lobbied for his billionaire backer who could make millions

Documents seen by The Mail on Sunday reveal the former PM urged Business Secretary Peter Kyle to consult a technology institute founded by his friend Larry Ellison in a private meeting last year.

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9 d. ago Tony Blair ‘puts forward plan to lead interim government in Gaza’

The body would oversee the reconstruction and governance of the beleaguered Gaza Strip, with former PM heading it for up to five years, it has been claimed

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1 week ago Nigel Farage urges Bank of England to welcome cryptocurrencies in talks with governor Andrew Bailey

The Reform UK leader also used his first formal meeting with the Bank's Governor Andrew Bailey to demand a change of course on quantitative easing (QE).

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1 week ago Arnold Schwarzenegger pushes back against Trump’s UN comments calling climate change a ‘con job’

The former bodybuilder, actor and Governor of California said the opinions of the president should not affect the beliefs of others.

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1 week ago 'Real reason' for epidemic of female prison guards romping with lags revealed by expert

Former governor of HMP Wormwood Scrubs Vanessa Frake has given us a peak behind the curtain of Britain's prisons and why so many female officers are engaging in inappropriate relationships

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2 w. ago Jamie Hepburn resigns as SNP minister after being accused of 'aggressively grabbing' Douglas Ross

Hepburn has chosen to walk away from the Scottish Government after made the subject of an official complaint from the former Conservatives leader.

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