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A third night of protests in against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the EU left 44 people in hospital, officials said Sunday.
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HuffPost'Massive Reversal': Trump Ripped For Already Backpedaling On Key Campaign Promise
The president-elect and one of his advisors just shifted an important timetable.
- The Telegraph
How Starmer’s betrayal of pensioners could be Labour’s undoing
Those with the wisdom of age were not so keen on Sir Keir Starmer to begin with.
- The Telegraph
Blow to Starmer as supermarket giant backs farmers over inheritance tax raid
A major supermarket has backed farmers as they protest against the Government’s planned inheritance tax raid, in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer.
- The Daily Beast
Bannon Sets MAGA Expiration Date for ‘Evil’ Elon Musk
Steve Bannon, President-elect Donald Trump’s former advisor who helped steer conservative media into the arms of the xenophobic far-right, has vowed to get Trump’s new favorite confidant booted from the White House orbit before next week’s inauguration. “I will get Elon Musk kicked out by the time he’s inaugurated,” Bannon told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. "He won’t have a blue pass with full access to the White House. He’ll be like everyone else.” Bannon, a former investment banker an
- The Independent
How Farage lost the Brexit Party and why it means Reform is not inevitable
NEWS ANALYSIS: The last week has seen Farage and Reform top a national poll and hold another packed rally as their political momentum continues to gather steam. But the embarrassing row with Elon Musk and issues around Tommy Robinson exposed a number of serious problems for Reform behind the scenes, reports David Maddox
- The Daily Beast
Vance Breaks With Trump on ‘Day One’ Promise
Vice President-elect JD Vance appeared to walk back President-elect Donald Trump’s promises of near-blanket pardons for January 6 rioters in a Sunday interview. Vance, on Fox News Sunday, said the “very simple” process would mean pardons for those who protested peacefully and who he claimed were “treated like a gang member” by Attorney General Merrick Garland. But for those convicted of violent crimes, including assaulting Capitol police officers, “obviously, you shouldn’t be pardoned.” “There’s
- The Daily Beast
Kamala Snubs Trump With ‘Legendary’ Photo Crop
Kamala Harris’ social media post honoring Jimmy Carter seemingly slighted Donald Trump as the vice president shared a snapshot from the late president’s funeral featuring all living U.S. presidents, except for her political rival. The wide angle photo, posted to her Instagram on Saturday, appeared to crop out Trump, who was seated next to Barack Obama during the ceremony. Followers were quick to point out the president-elect’s exclusion with one user writing “Best photo crop of the decade.”
- The Independent
Voices: Rachel Reeves is heading for the brick wall of an emergency Budget
COMMENT: The chancellor has only herself to blame for failing to give herself any escape routes from humiliation, writes John Rentoul
- The Daily Beast
Fox Anchors Gang Up on Former First Lady Laura Bush for Snubbing Trump at Carter’s Funeral
Fox network’s flagship panel show blasted former first lady Laura Bush for snubbing President-elect Donald Trump at Jimmy Carter’s funeral. During Carter’s funeral on Thursday, Bush was seen declining to shake Trump’s hand as he passed her in the aisles. The slight was seized upon by Fox & Friends host Rachel Campos-Duffy, who mentioned it as an aside on Sunday morning after heaping praise on future First Lady Melania Trump, who’d attended the ceremony on the one-year anniversary of her mother’s
- The Telegraph
North Korean diary reveals use of horrific tactic in Ukraine war
The last written notes of a North Korean soldier have revealed how Pyongyang’s troops are being used as “bait” to lure out and shoot down Ukrainian drones.
- The Guardian
Ukraine’s capture of North Koreans offers rare insight into Russian alliance, says Zelenskyy
Kyiv keen to emphasise that Ukraine is fighting an unprecedented coalition of malign autocratic states
- The Telegraph
Labour council accused of pushing through parking charges opposed by nine in 10 residents
A Labour council has been accused of “deviously” pushing through parking charges despite nine out of 10 residents vehemently opposing the scheme.
- The Telegraph
Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns – in hidden court footnote
The prosecutor appointed to investigate Donald Trump’s alleged effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election has left the US Department of Justice, officials said in a court filing on Saturday.
- HuffPost UK
'Was The Budget A Mistake?' Trevor Phillips Puts Minister On The Spot Over Struggling UK Economy
The pound has fallen in value and inflation has risen since Labour unveiled its spending plans.
- The Telegraph
MSPs’ Holyrood attendance records to be kept secret under ‘skiver’s charter’ ruling
MSPs’ Holyrood attendance records are to be kept secret amid fears revealing how often they turn up for work could negatively affect their mental health.
- The Guardian
Repatriation or a life among ‘enemies’: what fate awaits the North Koreans captured by Ukraine?
Neither Russia nor North Korea has claimed the soldiers as their own yet, while South Korea could accept them as defectors
- Euronews
Musk agrees with MEP's post about EU's power to 'cancel election results'
The latest online war of words involves a Hungarian MEP, the former European Commissioner for Digital Affairs, and misinformation about the EU's power to interfere in elections.View on euronews
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Exposes The ’Sordid’ Truth About Uncle's Leadership In Disasters
Donald Trump's niece also pinpointed "one of the most frustrating things" about his response to the California wildfires.
- The Telegraph
Reeves vows war on waste to save public finances as Labour critics circle
Rachel Reeves will launch a war on waste to stabilise public finances amid growing disquiet from her MPs over her handling of the economy.
- Associated Press
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned after submitting his Trump report, Justice Department says
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead. The resignation, 10 days before Trump is inaugurated , follows the conclusion of two unsuccessful criminal prosecutions against Trump that were withdrawn following Trump's White House win in November. At issue now is the fate of a two-volume report that Smith and his team had prepared about their twin investigations into Trump's efforts to overturn the results of his 2020 election and his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.