SADIQ Khan last night issued a grovelling apology to the UK’s Chief Rabbi for suggesting he was Islamophobic. The London Mayor said his Gaza ceasefire call had drawn harsher criticism from Jewish leaders than demands by other mayors, such as Manchester’s Andy Burnham. 2 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has apologised to the UK’s Chief Rabbi … Read more
With the party staring down the barrel of defeat in the general election due later this year, could the Tories be stealing from the Trump playbook to turn their dismal poll ratings around? Featuring heavy overtones of a Batman movie, the video posted to X (formally Twitter) is composed of clips shot in moody black … Read more
A view of the vehicles parked on the street in Paris, France on Nov. 22, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Parisians have voted to hike parking fees on large SUVs — and it’s not the only European city to set its sights on heavier, more polluting cars. At a referendum in Paris last … Read more
Indeed, Anderson — elected in 2019 after defecting from Labour — may be tapping into wider Tory sentiment. An Opinium poll of Conservative Party members released Wednesday by the advocacy group Hope not Hate found that more than half (58 percent) believe Islam is a “threat to the British way of life.” A further 40 … Read more
Elections across the world are changing across the world with the advent of AI deepfakes. While in India signs of it were already visible in local elections where dead leader’s voices were used to influence voters, the people in the UK are staring at an inevitable influence. A top minister from the Rishi Sunak government … Read more
TUBE and train fares in London could be slashed on Fridays under a £24million plan by Sadiq Khan. The Mayor of London has asked Transport for London to run a three-month trial from March aimed at boosting passenger numbers by making all fares off-peak at the end of the week. 1 Mayor of London Sadiq … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — What’s in a word? Turns out, quite a bit. Westminster’s finest politicos found themselves frantically Googling this year as they tried to get their heads around a whole bunch of words they had never heard before. No, not “integrity,” “honesty” and “compassion” — … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Plots, bills and parties give way Monday to family — and ritual. The little traditions we make for ourselves on Christmas Day pause time and briefly silence the rattle of the outside world. POLITICO London Playbook sent out the call for Westminster’s … Read more
