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Bombshell update on UK's failed Rwanda scheme payout
Bombshell update on UK's failed Rwanda scheme payoutThis is a breaking news story. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Aaron Newbury, Political Correspondent, Michael Knowles, Home Affairs and Defence Editor 10:30, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 10:32, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Rwanda won't be paid millions (Image: Getty)The British Government will not have to pay millions of pounds to Rwanda after a failed...
Why UK politics has failed for 20 years
While Westminster looks inward, the world is moving fast. Keir Starmer’s government needs to focus on the urgent changes affecting all of our lives. Tom McTague joins Anoosh Chakelian to discuss his latest essay for the New Statesman, and answer listeners questions. This week, listeners ask: “Why have British politicians been so useless for the past 20 years?” and “is it finally time for voting reform?”
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators storm Israeli police station
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators storm Israeli police station
Where are Xi, Trump going? Travel map reveals scale of changing world order
Diplomatic travel is more than ceremony, it shows where leaders choose to place scarce political attention.
Venezuela’s ruling party unity cracks as Delcy Rodríguez shifts Chávez-era policies
Venezuela's ruling party is facing internal divisions after 27 years of unity
The West still doesn’t grasp the danger of China’s rare earth endgame
If you drive a hybrid or an electric vehicle (EV), fly on a modern jet, or expect American weapons to hit their targets, you owe thanks to a small group of elements known as heavy rare earths. For more than a decade, China has been the world’s near-sole supplier. Last year, Beijing shut that door to Western defense companies.Here is my prediction: it is not going to reopen for any industry in the West.Some Western leaders keep treating each new Chinese export restriction as a bargaining chip — l...
Labour sheds union member support to Reform, poll shows
Trade union members are split between supporting Labour and Reform UK, a poll has found, reflecting the breakdown of Britain’s traditional voting patterns. A poll by JL Partners has suggested that support for the two parties from union members is tied at 28 per cent, with Labour dropping 20 percentage points in support since the 2024 election. Several unions are affiliated to Labour and have a huge say over leadership contests. Sharon Graham, the leader of the Unite union, who has threate...
Chuck Schumer lays out plan to fight Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund in the Senate
The Senate minority leader said Democrats would use Senate procedure to try to kill President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, forcing Republicans to vote to preserve the compensation money.
Five armed police officers barred from royal Palaces after making ‘inappropriate’ remarks
Five armed police officers barred from royal Palaces after making ‘inappropriate’ remarksThe Met has carried out a probe against five of its officers at Kensington Palace, it has emerged. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Sophia Papamavroudi 09:35, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 09:45, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 The allegations are said to have taken place at Kensington Palace (Image: Getty)Five armed polic...
Northern, Victoria, and Elizabeth Line update as Tube strikes to hit London on Tuesday
Northern, Victoria, and Elizabeth Line update as Tube strikes to hit London on TuesdayTravel around London will be difficult for many commuters on Tuesday, as tube strikes are planned across several lines. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Brian Dillon, Audience Writer 09:31, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 09:47, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 The tube strikes will be stressful for some commuters (Image: Getty)...
Labor to highlight ‘risk’ of One Nation to cost of living in bid to dent Pauline Hanson’s popularity
Labor MP Mike Freelander says party must continue to help under-pressure workers, including considering further income tax cutsLabor will seek to highlight Pauline Hanson’s record of opposing cost-of-living relief for working people as it tries to prevent One Nation further eroding its voter base.As the government grapples with how to deal with Hanson’s surge, one Labor MP predicted One Nation’s support had peaked and the right-wing populist party wouldn’t be able to replicate its polling succes...
Iraola named Liverpool's new head coach
Andoni Iraola has been named Liverpool's new head coach, replacing Arne Slot after leading AFC Bournemouth to their best ever Premier League finish.
Ministers braced as Mandelson document release will expose government working
Ministers braced as Mandelson document release will expose government workingJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleChris Mason,Political editorandHenry Zeffman,Chief political correspondentPA MediaThe appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to Washington is like a bad news boomerang for the government.Over and over again the prime minister's most consequential judgement in office circles back into ministers' airspace – and today it will do with gusto.It will be "another one of...
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Vile sex addict squirts semen at women in UK supermarkets
Vile sex addict squirts semen at women in UK supermarketsA vile self-confessed sex addict who squirted semen at women in UK supermarkets has been sentenced and handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Ewan Gleadow 08:47, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 09:01, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 William Kidd appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Friday 29 May (Image: Cheshir...
Despite SC deadline, IHC adjourns hearing without deciding Imaan, Hadi's sentence suspension pleas
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned the hearing of sentence suspension petitions filed by human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in the controversial social media posts case as the Supreme Court directive to decide the pleas by May 26 remained unfulfilled. The Supreme Court directive was issued on May 12, more than three months after the husband-wife duo were sentenced in the case. They had subsequently filed petitions against their convicti...
Iran war day 94: US strikes Iranian sites; Kuwait intercepts missiles
While a peace deal between the US and Iran remains elusive, Israel has deepened its offensive into southern Lebanon.
Mandelson private messages to be released today – UK politics live
Sources predict ‘toe-curling’ revelations as more than 1,000 pages of documents relating to his appointment as US ambassador to be publishedMandelson files show no mitigation of security concernsGood morning. Many people despair at the quality of governance in Britain at the moment, but in one respect we are living through a golden age; if you are interested in contemporary history, and learning about what actually happens at the heart of government, then you can now – sometimes – access the sor...
Macron says French navy has boarded Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic
French president says it is ‘unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions’, adding operation took place with support of UKThe French navy has boarded an oil tanker that was subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said.Macron wrote on X: “This operation took place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the support of several partners, including the United Kingdom, in strict compliance with the law of the sea,. C...
Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.