Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. conjured the prospect of headlines like, “Look what happens when the Labour Party moves so, so far to the left.” Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that “Jeremy Corbyn’s catastrophic showing in the U.K. is a clear warning.” And Mayor Pete Buttigieg spoke of the need to “build a coalition and gather that […]
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The contest does not officially begin until the Labour leader formally gives notice but senior figures are already preparing to make their move. Here are the runners and riders: Sir Keir Starmer, 57, Remainer shadow Brexit secretary and former director of public prosecutions – odds 7/4 Rebecca Long-Bailey, 40, shadow business secretary with close ties to the Labour leadership – […]
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The sense of deja vu as the election results flooded in was over-powering. It was 1983 re-visited, right down to a socialist icon like Dennis Skinner being ousted the same way Tony Benn was, and a thumping rejection of Labour giving Margaret Thatcher, like Boris Johnson, the chance to go after the enemy with a merciless vengeance. The Cabinet will […]
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Democrats aren’t thrilled with the idea of their presidential nominee making a pledge to serve only one term in the White House, warning it could diminish the power of the office and turn an election winner into an instant lame duck. “The notion of a second term gives you a little more bargaining power. If you’re heading out the door, […]
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Rep Biggs reacts to the House Judiciary committee delaying impeachment vote Reaction from Rep. Andy Biggs. Bad-faith Democrats pushing the impeachment hoax on the heels of one illegitimate investigation of the president after the next are destroying our democracy as we know it. What separates America from a banana republic is the peaceful transition of power – something Democrats have […]
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Boris Johnson's victory is likely to pave the way for the world's fifth-largest economy to leave the European Union by the end of next month. The prime minister said his party would take the country out of the world's largest trading bloc by the end of next month — "no ifs or buts." Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson promised unity […]
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Ex-Labour MP John Mann appeared to fall sleep on live TV this morning. As one of many who stayed up all night watching Labour's disastrous results come in it is perhaps not surprising the former MP was struggling to stay awake. Moments before Mr Mann, recently made a Baron, condemned leader Jeremy Corbyn on the programme as the party headed […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to make a decision as soon as Friday that could add an explosive new dynamic to the impeachment fight between House Democrats and President Donald Trump. The justices are scheduled to meet privately and could decide whether to consider Trump’s effort to keep his financial documents out of the hands of Congress and a […]
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As election results poured in through the early hours of Friday morning, it became clear the Conservatives had won with a large majority. Boris Johnson’s party claimed 364 seats in the election, more than the 326 need for a majority. Speaking to Conservative Party workers on Friday morning, Mr Johnson said: “We did it – we pulled it off, didn’t […]
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