After Kyiv reportedly began deploying the weapons last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin reserved “the right” to strike military targets of countries that had supplied the missiles to Ukraine. But Germany has repeatedly refused to join its allies in providing similar weapons. On Friday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz again ruled out sending … Read more
Open goal: The Tory leader pressed the PM on whether Foreign Secretary David Lammy — Britain’s top diplomat, no less — had apologized to Trump for labeling him a “neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath” and “a racist KKK and Nazi sympathizer” before he joined Labour’s frontbench in 2020. He has since been more diplomatic. Badenoch pressed: “If the … Read more
Foreign Secretary David Lammy previously called Trump a “neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath,” labeled him a “dangerous clown” and “a racist KKK and Nazi sympathizer.” London Mayor Sadiq Khan has feuded with Trump, telling POLITICO that the presidential candidate is “a racist. He’s a sexist. He’s a homophobe.” The Trump campaign has even accused Labour of election … Read more
“I’m not going to criticise Kamala Harris,” Nandy told Times Radio. “I think that she’s fighting her own campaign and she’s entitled to speak for herself, but I wouldn’t use that language about other politicians.” “I think over the course of time, both in American politics and here in the U.K., we’ve got into a very … Read more
Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson told journalists Thursday: “We will continue to challenge China on issues that are in the U.K.’s national interest … whilst also seeking to build a pragmatic and strategic approach with China, looking for areas of cooperation where they exist.” However, Reynolds’ comments on the sidelines of Monday’s international investment summit will … Read more
Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give the Chagos Islands away in return for its own independence from Britain, with more than 1,000 islanders forcibly removed at the request of the U.S. A 2019 advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, which adjudicates on disputes between nations, found that the detachment of the … Read more
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensified in southern Lebanon after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed by Israeli airstrikes on Friday, capped by the start of Israel’s ground offensive on Tuesday. The U.K. government announced Monday evening that it had chartered its first flight out of Lebanon to leave Wednesday. “It is vital … Read more
Even Starmer criticized Trump numerous times in the past. On one occasion in 2019, after the then-president backed Boris Johnson for the Conservative leadership in Britain, Starmer tweeted: “An endorsement from Donald Trump tells you everything you need to know about what is wrong with Boris Johnson’s politics and why he isn’t fit to be … Read more
The summit could be awkward because some Starmer allies, including the new British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, criticized the Republican candidate in the past. This week, Labour’s Immigration Minister Angela Eagle said the former president had emboldened British racists — earning a rebuke from the Trump campaign. Less than two hours before meeting Trump, Starmer … Read more
He accused the Russian government of running “roughshod over international law” while claiming to stand up for the “Global South.” “Your invasion is in your own interests,” he said. “Yours alone. To expand your mafia state into a mafia empire. An empire built on corruption.” He added, “Mr President, I speak not only as a … Read more
