Washington — Former President Donald Trump insisted that the Jan. 6 attack, when his supporters stormed the Capitol and assaulted scores of law enforcement officers, was not a day of violence, but a “day of love” when “nothing” was “done wrong.” The Republican presidential nominee was asked about the assault on the Capitol at a…
Northamptonshire Police Lucy Connolly was being held on remand at HMP Peterborough prior to the hearing The wife of a Conservative councillor has been jailed for 31 months after calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire. Lucy Connolly, whose husband serves on West Northamptonshire Council, posted the expletive-ridden message on X…
When Canadian officials announced this week it had expelled six Indian diplomats for alleged links to criminal activity targeting Canadian citizens, they said the action was taken after India refused to waive diplomatic immunity. That immunity shields foreign diplomats from criminal proceedings, including questioning by police in an investigation. Global News reported that agents working…
The yawning chasm between lofty rhetoric and grubby reality is a prime reason for the public’s disillusionment with our political system. With shameless professional ease, ministers regularly adopt policies that directly contradict promises that they have made on the platform and across the airwaves. That corrosive inconsistency can be clearly seen on the economic front….
Members of a parliamentary committee have called for an emergency meeting on new allegations of Indian foreign interference in Canada as diplomatic tensions between the two countries have escalated this week. The standing committee on public safety and national security is set to meet Friday morning to discuss the recent developments that saw Canada expel…
The wife of a Conservative councillor has been jailed for 31 months after pleading guilty to publishing written material to stir up racial hatred after the Southport stabbings. Former childminder Lucy Connolly published a post on her X account, which she later deleted, that called for “mass deportation now”, and for hotels housing asylum seekers…
A Conservative MP has been criticised for saying he would not be voting for Kemi Badenoch as party leader because she is “preoccupied with her own children”. Sir Christopher Chope told ITV that “you can’t spend all your time with your family” while being leader of the opposition. He said he would be voting for…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size India had at least 26 extradition requests pending with Canada, the South Asian nation’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, amid a diplomatic row between the two countries. “These are over the last decade or more,” India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters during a weekly media briefing….
Several government departments failed to agree their spending settlement by yesterday’s deadline in a sign of ongoing turbulence over the budget, Sky News can reveal. A number of departments have still been unable to agree with the Treasury on the scale of cuts they will be expected to deliver in the next two years, despite…
Patient and consumer advocates are looking to Kamala Harris to accelerate federal efforts to help people struggling with medical debt if she prevails in next month’s presidential election. And they see the vice president and Democratic nominee as the best hope for preserving Americans’ access to health insurance. Comprehensive coverage that limits patients’ out-of-pocket costs…
