Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threats to use “economic force” against Canada and its industries are sparking worry and disbelief. Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Trump said he could use economic levers to push Canada toward becoming part of the United States, while also once again raising issues with the trade deficit and saying…
The Conservatives are hoping to force a vote on holding an independent inquiry into child sexual grooming gangs this afternoon. They’re hoping to amend Labour’s flagship educational reform bill, which they have called the “Children Wellbeing and Schools Bill”. The amendment, which if selected will be debated as part of the Bill’s 2nd reading tomorrow,…
Jess Phillips has said “nothing is off the table” when dealing with the grooming gangs scandal – including a new national inquiry if victims want one. The safeguarding minister told Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast that she would listen to victims on a new panel that was announced by the…
Pushing for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs by halting the progress of a bill aimed at bolstering child safety is “utterly sickening”, the education secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the Tory Party’s plan to bring forward an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill “would…
Jimmy Carter lying in state at U.S. Capitol – CBS News Watch CBS News Jimmy Carter is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol ahead of his state funeral on Jan. 9. Scott MacFarlane has more on the late former president’s journey from Georgia to Washington, D.C. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block people from getting mortgages, car loans or small business loans, according to a final rule announced Tuesday by the Biden administration. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule will remove $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of more than…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene an in-person meeting with Canada’s premiers next week in Ottawa to discuss the looming economic threat from the U.S., the Prime Minister’s Office told Global News. The meeting, scheduled for Jan. 15, will be the first between Trudeau and the premiers since the prime minister announced on Monday he…
Rachel Reeves is facing humiliation as borrowing costs soared to higher than they were after Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-Budget. Economic experts warned the Chancellor was on the verge of breaking her own borrowing rules thanks to her Budget flop. When she entered No 11, Ms Reeves set a new self-imposed fiscal rule of not borrowing…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he will attend former U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 9. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. He was the 39th president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. A public funeral will take place Thursday at the National Cathedral in…
Elon Musk has hit out at Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey after he was accused of knowing nothing about Britain. Sir Ed made the comments following a tirade by the X owner on his account where he called for the King to dissolve parliament and made extreme allegations against Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips and…
