leadership
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An online travel agency has made a tongue-in-cheek job offer to Michael Matheson after he quit the Scottish government’s frontbench over a data roaming bill of almost £11,000. On the Beach has jokingly offered the former health secretary the role of “head of mobile data” as he “just had some hefty bills to pay”. Mr…
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We’ve just been analysing reports on UK Labour’s shadow business secretary, and we’re interested in the question about Labour’s U-turn on its plan to spend up to £28bn a year on the green transition. Jonathan Reynolds insisted there is “still a huge level of ambition in Labour’s plans”, and said the party has “had to…
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The actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are facing increasing scrutiny, with growing claims that he is deliberately blocking peace talks in the conflict. Adding to pressure on the leader is former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, who has now said he “should go” over his handling of the war. The former presidential…
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Joe Biden has made some interesting comments on Israel-Gaza overnight, which were a little lost in the chaos surrounding the criticism of his state of mind. In a hastily arranged and short news conference called so he could defend the criticism of his memory, he said: “I’m of the view, as you know, that the conduct of…
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Vladimir Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson was his first one-on-one interview with a Western journalist since Russian launched its invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to Sky News this morning, Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder said the interview was “a Putin idea”. He said the Russian leader was at an “important crossroads right now” as…
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Over the weekend, the government suspended funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) after “several” staff members were terminated for alleged involved in the 7 October attack on Israel. The agency provides many essential services in Gaza, and has been one of the key distributors of aid since the Israel-Hamas…
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After successfully fighting to get it unamended through the House of Commons, Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill is returning to parliament today and will be debated in the House of Lords. The bill, designed to rescue the embattled deportation scheme, declares Rwanda a safe country and severely limits the human rights laws applicable to deportations in…
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The World Court has announced it will decide whether it shall hear a case brought by Ukraine accusing Russia of violating international law on Friday. Russia has justified its invasion by claiming it was launched to stop a genocide of Russian speakers in Ukraine – claims that Kyiv argues is a breach of the 1948…
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While Kemi Badenoch professed her loyalty to the prime minister, her outing on the airwaves this weekend may only add to the desire some have for her to take over as Conservative leader. The business secretary’s interview with Trevor Phillips touched on Gaza, the Post Office, post-Brexit trade and so-called culture war issues like trans…
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Rishi Sunak kicked off 2024’s political season with a hint at when the next general election will be – saying earlier this month that it’s his “working assumption” IT will happen in the second half of the year. Speculation has been rife for months about when the prime minister will choose to go to the…
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Russians living abroad will be able to vote in the upcoming presidential election, Moscow has announced. This includes those in countries deemed “unfriendly states” by the Kremlin, according to foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Several countries have imposed sanctions on Russia or supplied weapons to Ukraine to fight Moscow’s troops, earning the frustration of the…
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Rev. Gideon Haanongon, the Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State, who was kidnapped alongside his personal aides has been freed after spending about two weeks in captivity. Haanongon, along with his Personal Assistant, driver, and police orderly, was abducted on Saturday, January 13, 2024, by unknown armed men at Anyagba, Tongov, along the…
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Donald Trump has described one-time Republican rival Ron DeSantis as a “really terrific person” after the Florida governor ended his presidential campaign and endorsed the former president. It was a far cry from previous comments from Mr Trump who has previously labelled him as “DeSantimonious” or “DeSanctus”. Ending what was perhaps the most bitter rivalry…
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Later today, MPs will hear evidence from a number of witnesses including campaigner and wronged sub-postmaster Alan Bates on the Post Office Horizon scandal. Representatives from Fujitsu – the company behind the faulty Horizon software – will also face parliamentary scrutiny for the first time. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride told Sky News that what…
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Later today, the prime minister’s “emergency” Rwanda legislation will return to the Commons as he tries to get deportation flights off the ground. But right-wing rebels in his party have proposed amendments to make the bill “tougher” – and last night, Tory party deputy chairs Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith announced they will back the…
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As Rishi Sunak prepares to face down the rebels in his party proposing amendments to his “toughest ever” Rwanda legislation, his predecessor but one has come out of the woodwork to add fuel to the fire. In the last few minutes, Boris Johnson has announced his support for amendments proposed by right-wingers in the party…
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