48 h. ago Fury as top Tory 'puts representing Roman Abramovich over giving Ukraine advice'

Tory shadow attorney general has been accused of choosing to represent Roman Abramovich rather than give legal advice on the Russia and Ukraine war after it emerged he is part of the oligarch's legal team

Politics

53 h. ago Starmer hits out at shadow attorney general for acting as Abramovich’s lawyer

Lord Wolfson of Tredegar is representing the former Chelsea owner

Society

55 h. ago Starmer hits out at shadow attorney general for acting as lawyer for Abramovich

Lord Wolfson of Tredegar is representing the former Chelsea owner

Society

55 h. ago Shadow attorney general to recuse himself from advising Tories on Ukraine over links with Abramovich – UK politics live

Tories confirm Lord Wolfson will step back following criticism from Starmer at PMQs over his work with Roman AbramovichFarage is now talking about London, where council elections are taking place.He says that Sadiq Khan has said he will run for a fourth term as mayor. Continue reading...

Politics

56 h. ago Anas Sarwar blasts 'idiotic' Scottish Labour MPs who want Keir Starmer to quit

An exasperated Scottish Labour leader hit out at the continued briefings from party MPs about Starmer.

Events

62 h. ago Starmer and Macron hit back at Trump after US said it could use military force to seize Greenland: European leaders insist they will 'not stop defending' Nato borders

A joint statement from leaders including Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to defend Greenland's 'territorial integrity'.

Politics

3 d. ago David Spade thinks George Clooney will get less political after ‘bailing’ for France: ‘He’ll lower his footprint’

The actor and his wife, the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, were granted French citizenship late in December 2024

Politics

7 d. ago Will Smith accused of ‘predatory behaviour’ and ‘grooming’ by tour violinist

Brian King Joseph claims the rapper and actor was ‘priming’ him for ‘sexual exploitation’. Smith’s lawyer has called the allegations ‘false, baseless and reckless’Will Smith is being sued by a violinist from his 2025 tour, who claims the rapper and actor exhibited “predatory behaviour” and was “deliberately grooming and priming” him for “further sexual exploitation”. Brian King Joseph is also pursuing the performer and his company Treyball Studios Management for wrongful termination and retaliation in a suit filed in the superior court of California.Joseph alleges that he was hired for the tour in support of Smith’s new album, Based on a True Story, after first appearing on stage with Smith in December 2024. The suit claims that Smith once told Joseph, “You and I have such a special connection that I don’t have with anyone else.” Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Tories branded 'pathetic' as minister rips apart Kemi Badenoch over Roman Abramovich row

The Tories have been branded 'pathetic' after attempting to defend one of their frontbenchers acting as a lawyer for Russian oligarch and former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

Politics

1 week ago Labour criticises Tory shadow attorney general for representing Roman Abramovich

It comes just weeks after the government piled pressure on the Russian billionaire to hand over the £2.5bn he received from the sale of Chelsea Football Club

Politics

1 week ago Fury as top Tory gives Roman Abramovich legal support amid Ukraine ultimatum

Campaigners have voiced their fury after it emerged Tory shadow Attorney General is a member of Roman Abramovich's legal team - days after the Government issued the oligarch an ultimatum

Politics

2 w. ago Streeting says taxes too high as he calls for closer trade with EU to help economy

Health secretary says UK had taken a ‘massive economic hit’ with Brexit – while ducking question of him replacing Keir Starmer

Economics

3 w. ago George Clooney jokes his twins, 8, are 'rotten to the core' as they savagely mock him in Italian so he can't understand

The actor, 64, shares Ella and Alexander, eight, with his human rights lawyer wife Amal, 47, with the children fluent in multiple languages.

Politics

3 w. ago Labour crackdown on foreign workers could hit UK economy by £710m, Starmer warned

Advisors called for salary thresholds for some jobs to be reversed because they are ‘an inefficient’ way to cut migration

Events

3 w. ago Starmer hits out at ‘completely unacceptable’ leaks against ministers

The prime minister said he had a ‘level of assurance’ briefings against him had not taken place

Politics

3 w. ago Andy Burnham hits back at claims he is plotting to replace Starmer as PM

The Greater Manchester mayor was responding to reports that he plans to run for a parliamentary seat before next May’s local elections to allow him to take over from Keir Starmer

Events

3 w. ago 'Rayner's shoring up support across the party': As Team Ange plot her leadership bid, how a botched hit job left Starmer exposed to an assassin's blade

When ministers heard Angela Rayner was planning a dramatic Commons intervention on her beloved - and economically ruinous - workers' rights Bill, they swung into action.

Politics

last month PETER HITCHENS: The astonishing Starmer plot to give £100billion MORE to Ukraine will ruin us all... and pave the way for a chilling future

Why, in any case, do the nations of Europe want to buy a used war from Donald Trump? Trump has lost interest in fighting in Ukraine, at least partly because he cannot win, and may actually lose.

Economics