Dr Vinjamuri said Mr Trump will also want to “play a significant role” in transforming the Middle East, likely in a strong pro-Israel manner that may clash with Sir Keir’s pro-Gaza leaning political base, as well as the UK’s stated position that a two-state s...
As Irish voters head to the polls for local and European elections on 7 June, neither the ruling parties nor the opposition have a clear lead following the recent emergence of independent candidates, but the tables could still be turned as ‘hot ticket’ issues such as tackling immigration or...
More broadly, the UK public is split on the idea of a suspension of UK arms exports to Israel that might be used in Gaza, but allowing other arms exports to Israel to continue (29% support, 34% opposed). There is more support (though not quite a majority) for suspending all UK arms...
Britain's Conservative government has put blame for the rail strikes squarely on the union, and has changed the law to make it easier for employers to recruit contract staff to do strikers' jobs. Polls suggest public opinion is split, with many people expressing sympathy for the rail workers....
president, balancing support for Israel's right to self-defence, which is US government policy and the position of many independent voters she needs to convince to vote for her, and condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza, which many on the left of the party think has not ...
Galloway ran a campaign heavily focused on the plight of Palestinians, appealing to the Muslim voters that make up around 30% of the local electorate, many of whom voiced anger about the war in Gaza and the failure of the country's two main parties to push for an immediate ceasefire. ...
Opinion polls show Sturgeon's Scottish National Party looks likely to win the most seats north of the English border in Britain's parliamentary election on Thursday, but to lose some of the 54 seats it holds out of the 59 allocated to Scotland. ITV said Sturgeon's interview took place...
Germany's far-right AfD party is set for its best-ever election results, The Times writes, with exit polls showing it in second place. Kemi Badenoch has written to the BBC to ask if taxpayer money was given to Hamas during the making of a documentary about life in Gaza, the Daily Ma...
Anger over Labour’s Gaza stance On a very positive night for the Labour Party, there were a handful of disappointments. Labour’s shadow culture minister Thangam Debbonaire lost her seat to the Green Party, giving Starmer an early decision to make about a Cabine...
Pro-Palestine grouping seeks to push Sir Keir Starmer on Gaza stance and UK arms sales to Israel Jo Ellison The brassy brilliance of Angela Rayner Forget the critics, the deputy prime minister is the most relatable MP I’ve ever seen ...