Category: Politics

Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to remove special counsel Jack Smith from his post and either decline to release Smith’s upcoming report detailing his investigations into the president-elect or hand over the matter to Trump’s incoming administration, according to a letter released Monday.  The letter, addressed to Garland and a…

Parliament Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said those who cover up or fail to report child sexual abuse could face professional or criminal sanctions under a new offence to be introduced this year. The proposal was one of 20 recommendations made by Professor Alexis Jay following her seven year inquiry into child sexual abuse, which…

Rural areas across Britain are set to receive a major broadband boost after the Government announced nearly £300million in new contracts. More than 130,000 hard-to-reach homes will finally be connected to ultra-fast gigabit internet speeds as part of Labour’s so-called Plan for Change. The boost for hard-pressed areas comes after the Department for Science, Innovation…

For days, the attacks had been raining down from Elon Musk and his supporters on Keir Starmer, safeguarding minister Jess Phillips and the wider government, over handling of the historical sex abuse cases.  The consensus in Number 10, as voiced by another leader subject to Mr Musk’s ire – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz – was…

Nigel Farage has used a debate on a vital petition calling for a new general election to warn both Labour and the Tories that the old order is “breaking up”. The Reform UK leader intervened after a petition accusing Labour of breaking its election promises hit three million signatures, forcing it to be debated in…

Professionals who work with children will face criminal sanctions if they fail to report claims of sexual abuse, the home secretary has announced. Yvette Cooper promised to implement the key recommendation from Professor Alexis Jay’s child sexual abuse inquiry after Sir Keir Starmer faced down calls from Elon Musk, the Tories and Reform UK for…