By ELIZABETH HAIGH Published: 10:59 GMT, 8 January 2025 | Updated: 13:06 GMT, 8 January 2025 Sir Keir Starmer today came face to face with Kemi Badenoch for the first time following a row over grooming gangs which has resulted in a blizzard of attacks on the UK government by Elon Musk. The Prime Minister headed…
Former President Jimmy Carter‘s casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon for a military tribute and to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The streets of Washington, D.C., with the ground covered in snow from a recent storm, were quiet as his casket passed. Members of Congress, Vice President Kamala Harris, Cabinet…
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…
