Yahoo News Politics daily briefing: April 28
Daily politics briefing for April 28, as Tory MP and former health minister Dan Poulter defects to Labour and attacks the Government's record on the NHS and mental health.
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HuffPostEx-Aide Sums Up Melania’s Marriage To Donald Trump With 1 Word
“I think people have to remember who Melania really is,” said Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.
- HuffPost
Ex-Aide Predicts Melania Trump's Response To 'Humiliating' Trial Moment
Stephanie Grisham said it was an "absolutely" significant development for Donald Trump.
- The Telegraph
Putin could now defeat Ukraine within months
The Prime Minister, in his “state of the nation” speech this week, accurately stated that the world is a very dangerous place, and we must ensure that our defence capabilities are up to the task. He is right on the threat but has yet to grasp that one way to meet it is by investing heavily in our physical and psychological military conventional deterrence.
- The Daily Beast
Yevgeny Prigozhin Finally Gets His Revenge From Beyond the Grave
Yulia Morozova/ReutersLess than 24 hours after Vladimir Putin sent his defense minister packing after reportedly privately blaming him for failures in the war against Ukraine, another top Defense Ministry official was yanked out of bed by masked security forces.Counterintelligence agents reportedly arrived armed to the teeth to detain Lieutenant-General Yury Kuznetsov, the head of the Defense Ministry’s personnel department, on bribery charges Monday. The Investigative Committee announced in a p
- The Telegraph
Gary Lineker’s latest outburst about Israel is his worst yet
Gary Lineker, the BBC’s chief political commentator, believes it’s unfair that he receives so much criticism for his comments on Israel and Gaza. “The minute you raise your voice against what they’re now doing there,” he complained during an interview with the Left-wing journalist Mehdi Hasan, “you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas.”
- Women's Health UK
‘I walked for 30 minutes every day for a month, here’s what happened’
Walking challenges are no mean feat, so WH Social Media Manager Jess decided to give one a go herself - here's how both her mind and body fared after a month.
- HuffPost
Eric Trump’s ‘Incredible’ New Boast Backfires Spectacularly
Critics aren’t buying this big claim by the son of the former president.
- Birmingham Live
DWP breaks silence over making state pension £221 a week for 'all' pensioners
DWP has hit back at an online petition, after it was backed by thousands, which called for paying all pensioners £221 a week.
- Liverpool Echo
Latest covid symptoms amid thousands of new cases and FLiRT variants
Covid cases have jumped up by more than 20%
- Birmingham Live
Outbreak confirmed in English seaside town as people suffering with diarrhoea and vomiting
There has been 16 confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis, and 70 reported, as health authorities work to find the cause of the outbreak which has caused diarrhoea and vomiting in people in Brixham
- HuffPost UK
Jacob Rees-Mogg Has A Plan For A Tory Election Victory – But Not Even Tory HQ Likes It
"Just how desperate have they got to be?"
- Bloomberg
The Case is Pretty Much Over: Akerman on Trump Trial
Nick Akerman, Former Assistant US Attorney and Former Watergate Prosecutor, shares his insight on if the appearance of Speaker Mike Johnson, Governor Doug Burgum, and other Republicans attending former President Trump's court hearing calls for a judge to remove them due to potentially intimidating to a witness. Akerman also talks about Michael Cohen's second day of testimony, and states that at this point the case is pretty much over. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power."
- HuffPost
J.D. Vance's 'Pathetic' Reason For Visiting Donald Trump In Court Has People Howling
The Ohio Republican's explanation went awry.
- HuffPost
Robert De Niro Exposes Donald Trump’s True Intentions With NSFW Slogan
The Oscar-winning actor’s furious commentary on the “vicious” former president was muted on ABC’s “The View.”
- HuffPost UK
'Is That A Joke?': Sky News Presenter Roasts Tory Minister Over £4m Funding Announcement
Wilfred Frost told Chris Philp: "It's not very much."
- Wales Online
Dad allowed to park on his own drive after winning battle with council
Mike was due to face the authority in court but they backed down at the last minute
- The Telegraph
The Tory party has dug its own grave. Nothing will save it now
In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher led her party to a hat-trick of triumphs over Labour, in which defence played a major part in her appeal.
- Birmingham Live
DWP issues new update on PIP cost of living payments and says 'it is right'
The Government has addressed financial concerns over the levels of support provided to those on disability benefits
- The National
Senior Scottish Greens member quits party over college cuts
A SENIOR Scottish Greens activist has quit the party accusing them of standing by while the SNP “decimate the further education sector”.
- HuffPost
Seth Meyers Says The Trump Trial Seems To Be Achieving Only 1 Thing So Far
Hint: It's not justice.