Exclusive: Party’s own figures show only 40% of previous supporters pledge to back its candidate this time Fewer than half of recent Labour voters in Hartlepool say they will back the party in Thursday’s crucial byelection, according to internal data based on the canvassing of more than 10,000 people, leading […]
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French minister raises electricity supply as point of leverage in dispute over access to UK waters The French government could cut off the electricity supply to Jersey in an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights, a French minister has suggested. Responding to questions in the national assembly, Annick Girardin, the […]
Attorney Eric Nelson alleges prosecutorial and jury misconduct and errors of law at trial and says the verdict was contrary to law Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has asked a judge for a new trial, according to a court document filed Tuesday. Chauvin’s […]
Labour leader plans to link reports of corruption and cronyism to effect on ordinary people as elections near The UK still has a system that allows power to be abused, Keir Starmer has said, pledging after weeks of stories about lobbying, cronyism and cash for Boris Johnson’s flat renovations that […]
Pair say in statement ‘we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple’ but will continue to run foundation together Bill and Melinda Gates have announced they are to divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying they “no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. The […]
Traffic light system to be used cautiously despite European plan to let in Covid-vaccinated tourists from June Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britons’ summer holiday plans were given a major boost on Monday, as the EU confirmed vaccinated travellers will be able to fly to Europe […]
Fawcett Society says more needs to be done to encourage women into politics More needs to be done to encourage women into politics, the UK’s leading charity for gender equality has said, as data reveals that just one-third of candidates in this week’s English council elections are women. Research by […]
Application cost cut comes after ministers decided against self-identification plan The cost of applying for a gender recognition certificate has been cut from £140 to £5 as part of changes the government says will make applying for one “simpler and much more affordable”. The move comes after ministers decided last […]
Leader of Scottish Conservatives says PM should ‘of course’ quit if he has not been honest about payments for Downing Street refurb One of the UK’s most senior Conservatives has broken ranks and called for Boris Johnson to resign if he breached ministerial rules over the refurbishment of a Downing […]
Ciaran Martin criticises post-Brexit attempts to ‘redesign’ UK based on old notion of English sovereignty The United Kingdom’s unity faces being destabilised by “flag-waving unionism” from English nationalist politicians, one of the most senior officials to emerge from Northern Ireland’s traditionally Catholic community has warned. Ciaran Martin, who created the […]