Rumors of Boris Johnson’s Return Circulate as Liz Truss Resigns
Downing Street announced Thursday that Prime Minister Liz Truss would make an announcement just before 1:30 PM London Time. A few minutes later, the frazzled leader — whose authority was shredded by the firing of her chancellor and the resignation of her home secretary, by open revolt among her Members of Parliament (MPs), and by […]
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Rumors of Boris Johnson’s Return Circulate as Liz Truss Resigns
Just before 1:30 pm London Time on Thursday, Downing Street announced that Prime Minister Liz Truss would be making a brief statement. A few minutes later, the frazzled leader — whose authority was shredded by the firing of her chancellor and the resignation of her home secretary, by open revolt among her Members of Parliament […]
Read MoreRumors of Boris Johnson’s Return Circulate as Liz Truss Resigns
Just before 1:30 pm London Time on Thursday, Downing Street announced that Prime Minister Liz Truss would be making a brief statement. A few minutes later, the frazzled leader — whose authority was shredded by the firing of her chancellor and the resignation of her home secretary, by open revolt among her Members of Parliament […]
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Nothing Will Be the Same After the Protests
We look at the scope, scale and sustainability of the protests in Iran, which have entered their second month, after being sparked in September by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s so-called morality police. More than 1000 protesters have been detained, and some children have been sent into reeducation […]
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Nothing Will Be the Same After the Protests
We look at the scope, scale and sustainability of the protests in Iran, which have entered their second month, after being sparked in September by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s so-called morality police. More than a thousand protesters have been arrested, while some children have been sent to […]
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Jan. 6 Panel Can’t Send Trump Subpoena Because He Lacks Lawyers Who Can Take It
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2020 breach of the U.S. Capitol has yet not to officially subpoena former President Donald Trump. This is partly because they are unable to determine which of his many attorneys can accept such an order on Trump’s behalf. According to a report from ABC NewsMultiple Trump lawyers, […]
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Week-in-Review: As the post-Truss era beckons, do not expect Conservative unity to return
After 45 days filled with rebellions, reshuffles, and resignations many Conservative MPs now have what they want: we are now entering an era post Trumpss politics. The sheer brevity of Truss’ tenure as PM is a consequence of the boldness and stubbornness of her fiscal regime. Ultimately, Truss only lasted a few days longer than […]
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Lawmaker Predicts Election Audits Will Become as Popular as Voter ID
A Texas senator who supported legislation to establish election audits within the Lone Star State said he expects such audits to become as commonplace as voter ID. When he traveled to Washington in 2006 to testify in support of voter ID before the House Administration Committee, the hearing room filled up “because it was a […]
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Who is going to win the Conservative leadership election?
This afternoon, details of the process to elect the next Conservative party leader (and prime minister) have been revealed following Liz Truss’ resignation earlier in the morning. These rules would appear to go a long way in deciding who is likely to become the UK’s next prime minister. On the face of it, the contest […]
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RMT General Secretary wants something ‘more robust’ from Keir Starmer
“What Starmer says is promising, but I want more. Something more robust” says RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch, regarding the Labour Leader’s approach to trade unions. He said that he is apprehensive owing to the ’empty promises’ of previous Labour leaders like Blair. He needs Labour to make concrete commitments. When asked whether the industrial […]
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