Labour is facing “fierce battles” to retain control in at least 12 London boroughs at the May local elections, says a leading pollster. Lord Hayward expects Sir Keir Starmer’s party to have a “torrid time” as it seeks to defend more than 1,150 seats out of just over 1,800 up for grabs in London. Now,…
LONDON — Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party, said Tuesday that if he wins the next election he will leave the European Convention on Human Rights and immediately detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally, including children. Farage laid out his plans following a significant rise in migrants who arrive…
The Court of Appeal will on Thursday hear the Home Office’s legal challenge against the High Court’s decision last week to move migrants out of a hotel in Epping. Its case will be heard alongside the challenge from Somani Hotels Limited, the owner of the Bell Hotel in Epping in Essex, which is also seeking…
Pedestrians walk past an electronic board showing the Hang Seng Index, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, on Feb 26, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) HONG KONG – Maintaining market trading during extreme weather and other reform measures have made Hong Kong’s financial market more brisk and competitive, Chief Executive John Lee said in…
Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party made early gains Friday as results trickled in from local elections that were expected to deliver a bruising for the country’s two establishment parties. Reform, led by anti-immigrant firebrand Nigel Farage, picked up dozens of council seats from both Labour and the Conservatives as Britain’s political landscape shows signs of…
Voters go the the polls in England on Thursday in the first big test at the ballot box for political parties since Labour won the general election. A total of 1,641 council seats are up for grabs across 23 local authorities, while four regional mayors and two local mayors will be elected. A parliamentary by-election…