Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party leader to form a government. Van der Bellen made the announcement after meeting with Chancellor Karl Nehammer and others at his presidential palace. Nehammer has announced his…
PA Media Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK, just weeks after reports the multi-billionaire was in talks to donate to the party. In a post on his social media site X, Musk said Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead the party – but did…
The head of the RCMP unit in charge of protecting politicians says the force is ready for a looming federal election, even as it deals with an “unprecedented” level of threats against MPs and candidates. Michelle Paradis, the RCMP assistant commissioner in charge of protective policing, says requests for protection are continuing to increase, and…
NATO is set to urge Sir Keir Starmer to increase spending on air and missile defence over its belief that the UK is vulnerable to ballistic missile attack. Early this year, the alliance will issue member states with updated force requirements, highlighting the areas each country needs to improve to strengthen the groups collective defence….
Elon Musk has said Reform UK needs a “new leader” because Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes”. The X owner posted the tweet on Sunday following days of headlines over his comments about the historical grooming scandal that took place across UK towns and cities more than a decade ago. Although Mr Musk is…
Streeting: Musk’s attack on Jess Phillips over grooming gangs ‘a disgraceful smear’ Elon Musk’s attack on Jess Phillips over her response to grooming gangs in the UK is a “disgraceful smear”, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said. Tech multi-billionaire Musk posted messages on his social media site X saying the safeguarding minister should be jailed…
Washington — The House and Senate will convene Monday to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election. It comes four years after a violent mob of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol to prevent Congress from affirming President Biden’s win. There appear to be no plans by Democrats to stand in the way of…
Kemi Badenoch is unlikely to apologise for claiming that Reform UK’s membership figures were “fake”, shadow home secretary Chris Philp has said. The Conservative leader sparred with Nigel Farage last month when the Reform leader said his party now had more members than the Tories and was “the real opposition” to Labour. At the time,…
Wes Streeting has taken a swipe at Elon Musk’s “ridiculous” remarks about the government’s response to grooming gangs. The Health Secretary angrily rebuffed the tech billionaire’s social media postings, saying he was “not interested” in what he says on the issue. In a series of social media posts on X, Musk suggested Sir Keir Starmer…
Watch: Nigel Farage: ‘Musk’s X gives place for open debate’ Nigel Farage has defended Elon Musk after the billionaire attacked the UK government’s response to grooming gangs on X, the social media platform he owns. In a series of posts over several days, Musk suggested Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute gangs and said Home…
