38 m. ago Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers

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21 h. ago Leading Labour rebel backs welfare bill amid sustained defiance

Meg Hillier to vote for government’s legislation on Tuesday though dozens of Labour MPs still expected to oppose itDowning Street has “listened” and “honoured” the promises it made on changes to the welfare bill, one of the key rebels, Meg Hillier, has said, saying she would vote for the bill on Tuesday.The Treasury select committee chair, who authored the original amendment that would have killed off the government’s flagship welfare changes, offered her support amid a continued backlash over the bill from dozens of MPs. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Coup for Nigel Farage as former Tory leader of Margaret Thatcher's London council defects to Reform

Dan Thomas quits with swipe at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

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38 h. ago Former London Tory council leader is latest Conservative councillor to defect to Nigel Farage's Reform party

Dan Thomas had been leader of Barnet Council in Margaret Thatcher’s back yard

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3 d. ago Labour slams Kemi Badenoch for 'failing to back NATO allies'

Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard accused the Tory leader of "putting party politics first and national security last"

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3 d. ago Rod Stewart says UK should ‘give Nigel Farage a chance’ ahead of Glastonbury set

The 80-year-old will perform the legendary tea time slot at Glastonbury on Sunday.

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4 d. ago Rod Stewart tells people to ‘give Farage a chance’ ahead of Glastonbury Legends performance

British rocker claimed that the Reform UK leader is ‘coming across well’ when asked about the political future of the UK

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4 d. ago Trump can’t understand why Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader’ isn’t saying thanks: ‘Saved him from ugly death’

Trump claims he prevented the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the hands of American or Israeli forces

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5 d. ago Festival of politics? Greens hold first new leader debate at GLASTONBURY with MP and 'boob whisperer' ex

Ellie Chowns will go up against the party's current deputy leader, Zack Polanski in front of red-eyed revellers as they bid to replace Carla Denyer.

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2 w. ago Child sexual abuse victim criticises ‘smug’ Badenoch over grooming inquiry

Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde told the Commons he was ‘disgusted’ by the Conservative leader’s ‘party political assault’.

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2 w. ago How a Pentagon account on X became Pete Hegseth’s personal cheerleader

Department’s rapid response team is weaponizing the social platform to champion defense secretary and attack rivalsWhile it’s true no president or political leader has ever used social media quite as prolifically as Donald Trump, no recent secretary of defense has ever weaponized X or any other platform, quite like former Fox & Friends weekend host, Pete Hegseth.Hegseth is actively reshaping the Pentagon in his own image since taking over, prompting a social media policy that has taken a dramatic turn towards supporting Hegseth’s every move and public appearance. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former Edinburgh council leader back in Labour after being cleared of ‘inappropriate messages’ claim

Labour has ended the suspension and Day will resume his duties as party councillor.

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3 w. ago How Robert Jenrick skewered Kemi Badenoch’s Tory leadership reboot

Party insiders want to lean into the Tory leader’s forthright personality, and ‘let Kemi be Kemi’ as they try to tackle the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform. Kate Devlin and David Maddox report

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3 w. ago Even Kemi Badenoch’s closest allies admit she needs to get better

When the best thing the most senior member of a party leader’s team can say about them is that ‘she will get better over time’, then the Tories know they have a problem, writes David Maddox

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3 w. ago Why Geert Wilders’ plan to become Netherlands leader may well backfire

Dutch far-right leader’s withdrawal from ruling coalition has upset allies and misjudged political landscape It is a gamble that Geert Wilders may live to regret. Increasingly frustrated by his coalition partners’ unwillingness to embrace his promised “strictest asylum policy in Europe”, the Dutch far-right leader brought down the government.Wilders’ calculation, if it is more than a fit of political pique, appears simple: if he can turn this autumn’s snap elections into a referendum on immigration and asylum, his Freedom party (PVV) can win it – and he might even become the Netherlands’ prime minister. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Who is Lee Jae Myung? The new president who has vowed to bring stability to South Korea

Roiled by political upheaval since ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous martial law declaration, South Korea is looking for stability. But is Lee Jae Myung the steady hand the country needs? Shweta Sharma reports

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4 w. ago Lee Jae Myung: Can the man set to be next leader bring stability to South Korea?

Roiled by political upheaval since ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous martial law declaration, South Korea is looking for stability. But is Lee Jae Myung the steady hand the country needs? Shweta Sharma reports

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4 w. ago Row between Farage and Sarwar rages on as Reform UK leader visits Scotland

Nigel Farage, making a rare visit to Scotland, accused the Scottish Labour leader of ‘sectarian politics’.

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4 w. ago Nigel Farage uses visit to Scotland to double down on attacks on Anas Sarwar

The Reform UK leader again accused Mr Sarwar of ‘sectarian politics’.

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last month Nigel Farage set to arrive in Scotland as John Swinney brands Reform leader 'political con man'

EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister claimed the Clacton MP "hates the very idea of Scotland having its own Parliament".

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