“Instead of making accusations against Iran, (Western) countries should blame themselves and answer to public opinion for the measures they have taken against the … war crimes committed by Israel” in its campaign against Hamas in Gaza, said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani. According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu’s war cabinet is yet … Read more
“This is consistent with the advice that I and other ministers have received, and as ever we will keep the position under review,” Cameron said. Continuing to allow arms exports puts the U.K. in line with other “like-minded countries.” Cameron — who was in the U.S. as part of efforts to lobby senior Republicans including … Read more
But, in a further development Tuesday night, a spokesperson for the Conservative whips’ office said: “Following Will Wragg’s decision to step back from his roles on the Public Accounts and 1922 committees, he has also notified the Chief Whip that he is voluntarily relinquishing the Conservative Whip.” Wragg admitted last week he was targeted by … Read more
Farage’s political future has been a long-running question in Westminster after he set up the populist Reform U.K. party in 2021 — before promptly leaving frontline politics for a lucrative career as a broadcaster and commentator. But he has since hinted at a comeback several times, while Reform’s lesser-known leader Richard Tice regularly faces questions … Read more
“It’s Easter, and let’s enjoy it,” Farage, reaching a crescendo, continued. “I have not yet decided whether to go to church on Sunday morning to get a Marxist lecture from my Church of England vicar, but I have decided to stuff myself with chocolate, even if it spoils lunch — and upsets all the right … Read more
“Is there a deep state: are you part of it, am I part of it?” the Conservative MP William Wragg asked Sunak in a follow-up. “Probably a question for her,” Sunak added, before deadpanning: “But I probably wouldn’t tell you if I was Will, would I? And we wouldn’t tell anyone else either, would we?” … Read more
The Electoral Commission, Britain’s elections watchdog, announced last year that it had been hit by a complex cyberattack in which its systems were accessed by then-unnamed “hostile actors.” According to a release by Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Monday, the country’s security services found that the commission’s systems were “highly likely compromised by a China state-affiliated … Read more
Starmer — who is the overwhelming favorite to win the next U.K. election — said Thursday night that the designer should “reconsider.” He was followed by Sunak, who criticized the change Friday. “Obviously I prefer the original and when it comes to our national flags we shouldn’t mess with them, because they’re a source of … Read more
“At every stage it’s been said if you give anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, that’s escalation. No, it wasn’t,” said Cameron as he stood alongside German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a press conference Wednesday. “‘If you give tanks to the Ukrainians, that’s escalation. No, it wasn’t. If you give long-range artillery or long-range fires to … Read more
LONDON — Jeremy Hunt rolled the pre-election dice Wednesday. The U.K. chancellor delivered a budget full of measures aimed at boosting Britain’s sluggish growth and reversing his party’s electoral fortunes. In doing so, he parked a fair few tanks on the opposition Labour Party’s lawn ahead of a nationwide battle for Downing Street later this … Read more
