Dead man walking: The PM is toast after a string of controversies and failures (Image: Getty) The local elections – now less than a fortnight away – are shaping up to be the most vitriolic in decades. Labour is on the ropes after leading Britain to economic calamity in less than two years: inflation now…
A former director of Hong Kong’s Economic and Trade Offices (ETO) in Jakarta and Bangkok is standing in the United Kingdom local elections for the right-wing Reform UK party. Lee Sheung-yuen, who left government in 2023 after serving as the first director of the Bangkok ETO and concurrently served as director general of its Jakarta…
new video loaded: Keir Starmer Addresses Parliament on Mandelson Vetting Process transcript Back transcript Keir Starmer Addresses Parliament on Mandelson Vetting Process Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain told Parliament he was not informed that Peter Mandelson, his former ambassador to the United States, was initially rejected for the country’s top security clearance. I know…
The PM is in the final throes of his disastrous premiership (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer is now so toxic even Labour’s foot soldiers have disowned him. With local elections approaching, many households across rudderless Britain will have been unfortunate enough to have received a knock on the door asking for a vote. Remember, these…
This year’s elections in the UK are much more important than you might think – and the results could have a huge impact in both the immediate aftermath and in years to come. On May 7, millions of people in England, Scotland, and Wales will elect over 5,000 politicians in elections that could produce a…
Hong Kong has condemned the United Kingdom for undermining the city’s rule of law and meddling in local affairs after British authorities pledged to use “every opportunity” to press for the release of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who was jailed for 20 years over national security offences. The government issued a strong rebuttal…
For months behind the scenes in Beijing, Chinese and American officials have been locked in negotiations over one of the most consequential political meetings of this year. China’s President Xi Jinping was set to host United States President Donald Trump at a highly choreographed reception in Beijing at the end of March. Iran war live…
Manchester: Keir Starmer faces a big test on Thursday when voters in Manchester cast their ballots for a new lawmaker in an election polls say is too close to call between the British leader’s Labour Party, populist Reform UK and the left-leaning Greens. The vote in Gorton and Denton, in northwestern England’s Greater Manchester, is…
Vladimir Putin has been accused of trying to distract attention from his “heinous” atrocities after Russia claimed the UK and France are plotting to supply Ukraine with a nuclear weapon or “dirty bomb”. On the fourth anniversary of the Russian president’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer hit out at Putin for blocking the…
After being sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for national security offences on February 9, Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying will decide if he wishes to appeal. He may challenge his convictions and/or sentences and has about two weeks to make up his mind. Given the length of his trial (156 days), the mountain of…