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…
Amidst the noise coming from the U.S. on tariffs and border security, the Ontario government announced a new program that will look to beef up security along the border with its southern neighbour. “Ontario has been calling on the federal government to step up and address safety and security concerns at the border. We need…
Jess Phillips speaks to BBC Newsnight in the wake of Elon Musk’s tweets on grooming gangs Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told BBC’s Newsnight that “disinformation” spread by Elon Musk was “endangering” her but that it was “nothing” compared to the experiences of victims of abuse. The tech billionaire and adviser to US President-elect Donald…
A New York judge on Tuesday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s latest attempt to postpone sentencing in his “hush money” criminal case. The hearing remains scheduled for Friday morning. Trump attorney Todd Blanche argued during a brief hearing Tuesday that a president’s immunity from criminal proceedings extends to the transition period, before he takes the oath…
Bangladesh’s anti-money laundering agency has asked the country’s banks for details of accounts and transactions linked to Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) is also seeking details related to Siddiq’s sister, brother, mother as well as her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the country’s former prime minister. It comes after Siddiq was named…
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has vowed that “NIMBYs” won’t block her plan to build 1.5 million new homes. She told a Committee of MPs: “I hate losing. I have always been underestimated all my life and I am determined personally not to lose this fight either.” Ms Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister, insisted the Government…
👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, South African-born American resident and owner of X (formerly Twitter), is already within the fold of US politics and president-elect Trump’s upcoming government. Recently, more of his attention has turned to Europe, with Mr Musk sharing support for…
Jess Phillips has said she has “more important things to be thinking about” than Elon Musk after he accused her of being a “rape genocide apologist”. The safeguarding minister has hit back at the billionaire’s criticism of her for the first time, telling Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast that his…
The Conservatives’ attempts to force MPs to vote for a statutory inquiry into child sex gangs would not lead to an inquiry, even if it’s supported in the Commons. As part of the ongoing debate on the topic, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party plans to table an amendment on Wednesday to the…
