Politics

Nigel Farage has called for Brexit 2.0 to tackle the migrant crisis.In total, 696 people made the perilous journey across the English Channel on Monday, with no crossings recorded on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to MoD figures.Border Force ship Hurricane brought about 40-50 people, including a small number of children, into Dover yesterday…

It is understood that the letter of acknowledgement has come from the two joint chairmen Andrew Stephenson and Ben Elliott.They offered to set up a hub to verify the signatures on the petition.It is understood that following a meeting with his lawyers, Lord Cruddas is writing back to the two co-chairmen telling them that they are “missing the…

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Record rainfall Friday trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.There were no immediate reports of injuries but roughly 60 vehicles were buried in mud and debris and about 500 visitors and 500 park workers were…

Comment on this storyCommentRep. Dan Newhouse, one of the 10 Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, has advanced to the general election, surviving a challenge from a candidate backed by the former president.Newhouse advanced from Tuesday’s all-party primary in Washington’s 4th…

Aaditya Thackeray said he did not choose politics for the ‘politics of treachery’ in a swipe at the Shinde camp which is now fighting against the Uddhav camp in the Supreme Court for Shiv Sena's name and symbol.  Former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Friday made an Instagram post where he said he got into politics because of…

Labour is calling on Rishi Sunak to be more transparent about his finances after the prime ministerial candidate declined to answer questions about the source of hundreds of thousands of pounds he loaned to a company that he jointly owned with his wife.The move is the latest request for the former chancellor to explain details about how he has…

Politics always plays a big role at the Edinburgh fringe. But with an outgoing prime minister, multiple Westminster scandals and a fast-moving Tory leadership contest, the potential for material is unusually ripe for performers this year.As well as sit-down interviews with political heavyweights including Scotland’s first minister, Nicola…

Read more (80). With the ruling BJP having an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha and 91 members in the Rajya Sabha, Dhankhar has a clear edge over his rival. He is likely to succeed incumbent M Venkaiah Naidu, whose tenure ends on August 10. All MPs of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, including nominated members, are entitled to vote in the…

Stoking the culture wars is nothing new for CPAC. But with dark, militant speeches — and literal demonization of the MAGA movement’s political opponents — the conservative convention in Dallas this week menaced America with what seemed to be thinly veiled calls for violence, all while seeking to whitewash the political mayhem of Jan. 6, casting…