Month: February 2026

Ex-Trump adviser claims undocumented people vote in large numbers in elections, leading to Democratic victoriesSteve Bannon, the former White House strategist and rightwing podcast host, said he wants to see immigration agents at the polls in November, a proposal that election officials have feared.Bannon has no formal power, but is an influential figure on the far right and is closely tied with the Trump administration. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Reform UK leader who received two guest passes from Iranian-born billionaire declares attendance at event on register of MPs’ interestsNigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000 after he was given two guest passes by an Iranian-born billionaire, documents show.The Reform UK leader officially declared his attendance at the conference on the register of MPs’ interests, after giving speeches at the Switzerland summit in which he pledged to […]

No 10’s misjudgement over Mandelson has left Labour MPs increasingly aware of the fallibility of the PM and his teamUK politics live – latest updatesThe debacle of last summer, when Keir Starmer caved in over welfare reforms after promised concessions failed to convince his mutinous backbenchers, was viewed as a low point for his government. Now, amazingly, it has happened all over again.If the repetition of history was not already […]

Starmer faces criticism from MPs on all sides of the CommonsPMQs is starting soon. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.The Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has dismissed claims that his party’s plan to support the pub industry would cost far more than the £3bn it claims.To be honest with you, we’re not interested in who you’ve been talking to. We’re more interested who we’ve been […]

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, shot dead on Tuesday, appealed to ‘a nostalgia for a past that is remembered as more secure’The assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, is a reminder of both how violent Libya remains more than 15 years after his father’s demise – and how much Saif had come to be perceived as a threat to Libya’s governing elite.The loyalist Gaddafi […]

Marius Borg Høiby, 29, on trial accused of 38 crimes, broke down in tears as he claimed press had harassed him for yearsThe son of Norway’s crown princess, Marius Borg Høiby, has told a court he does not remember taking pictures and videos found on his phone that police say show him sexually assaulting a woman at a royal residence.Hoiby, Mette-Marit’s son from a relationship before her marriage to Crown […]

Death of former dictator's son removes symbolic alternative to Libya's entrenched political deadlock, analysts say.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article