Leftwing MPs say plan risks alienating young and BAME voters and lacks ambition and authenticity Labour has defended its renewed focus on British values and the union jack after a leaked strategy document was criticised by some within the party, saying Keir Starmer sees patriotism as wanting to improve the […]
Bipartisan nomination praises protesters’ ‘bravery and determination that have inspired the world’ US lawmakers have nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for the Nobel peace prize, calling the campaigners a global inspiration in the face of a crackdown by Beijing. In a letter to the Nobel committee released on Wednesday, nine […]
State department says ‘atrocities’ against detained Uighur and Muslim women in region must be ‘met with serious consequences’ The United States is “deeply disturbed” by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region and there must […]
Exclusive: leaked internal strategy presentation reveals plan to ‘change the party’s body language’ Keir Starmer’s patriot act risks turning off his core Labour voters Labour must make “use of the [union] flag, veterans [and] dressing smartly” as part of a radical rebranding to help it win back the trust of […]
Exclusive: only 30% of people who apply get financial help, according to council figures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage About 70% of people who apply for financial support to self-isolate due to Covid-19 are rejected, according to data from half of all England’s councils, amid warnings […]
The Queen leads tributes to second world war veteran who was knighted after raising £38.9m for NHS Captain Sir Tom Moore obituary Sir Tom Moore – a life in pictures The Queen has led tributes to Capt Sir Tom Moore, the second world war veteran who raised almost £39m for […]
Court locks up Putin’s foe despite threat of protests and international condemnation A Moscow court has sentenced Alexei Navalny to two years and eight months in a prison colony in a landmark decision for Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on the country’s leading opposition figure. Navalny, who has accused the Russian president […]
Bezos, who founded the company in 1994, will step down after company recorded $100bn in sales for last three months of 2020 Jeff Bezos, billionaire founder of Amazon, will step down as chief executive, the company announced on Tuesday. Related: Biden pledges to ‘undo moral shame’ of Trump era with […]
Health officials and mobile units to be sent to affected postcodes while waste water could also be tested Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tens of thousands of people will be tested in a door-to-door “two-week sprint” to halt the spread of the South African coronavirus variant […]
QC had clashed with ex-deputy leader Kirsty Blackman over party’s policies on transgender rights Joanna Cherry, one of Nicola Sturgeon’s fiercest internal critics, has been sacked from the Scottish National party’s frontbench at Westminster after a public feud with its former deputy leader last week. Cherry, an advocate and queen’s […]