President Donald Trump and key allies undertook a furious campaign to try to get to Republican county election officials in Arizona as part of their election overturn effort – with the White House dialing New Year’s Eve and Rudy Giuliani phoning repeatedly. ‘POTUS will probably be calling you,’ Arizona state GOP chair Kelli Ward texted … Read more
Now Michael’s Gove allies are accused of stoking storm over David Cameron lobbying Ministers for a private finance firm David Cameron’s allies claim lobbying storm stoked by aides of Michael Gove Has suffered scrutiny over efforts to get Greensill Capital access to Covid loans This included lobbying Chancellor Rishi Sunak and two other Treasury Ministers By … Read more
Shockwaves were sent through No 10 after Boris Johnson appointed two new aides, one of whom is the ex-girlfriend of Michael Gove. Baroness Simone Finn was appointed as deputy chief of staff and Henry Newman was made a senior adviser of Downing Street. The pair are not only allies of Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove … Read more
NATO leaders are set to discuss withdrawing from Afghanistan this week as they meet for their first talks since Joe Biden took office. The US is currently committed to withdraw its remaining 2,500 troops by May under a peace deal signed by President Trump, with NATO unlikely to leave its 9,600 soldiers in the country … Read more
Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte quits after coalition allies withdraw support over his handling of coronavirus Conte, 56, arrived at the presidential palace to hand in resignation around noon He is hoping to gain President Sergio Mattarella’s backing to form new cabinet Conte’s coalition government was thrown into chaos earlier this month Junior party led by … Read more
Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte quits after coalition allies withdraw support over his handling of coronavirus Conte, 56, arrived at the presidential palace to hand in resignation around noon He is hoping to gain President Sergio Mattarella’s backing to form new cabinet Conte’s coalition government was thrown into chaos earlier this month Junior party led by … Read more
Donald Trump says people are ‘angry’ after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, and the sitting president’s most ardent loyalists vented their fury at the high-ranking Republican. ‘The Electoral College has spoken,’ McConnell said on Tuesday morning, before adding he wanted to ‘congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden’ and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Early on … Read more
‘Life is not an Enid Blyton novel’: Friends of Priti Patel defend Home Secretary’s management style in the wake of bullying row amid reports Boris Johnson will DEMOTE her in a New Year reshuffle Ms Patel, 48, apologised for her treatment of civil servants on Friday Investigation found she bullied staff, sometimes shouting and swearing … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s allies are ‘considering a challenge’ to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership because Labour members are so ‘demoralised’ Ian Lavery, one of Mr Corbyn’s allies, claimed members were so ‘demoralised’ The former Labour leader’s 19-day suspension was lifted on Tuesday by a panel Sir Keir did not restore whip, meaning he will continue sitting as independent … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s allies are ‘considering a challenge’ to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership because Labour members are so ‘demoralised’ Ian Lavery, one of Mr Corbyn’s allies, claimed members were so ‘demoralised’ The former Labour leader’s 19-day suspension was lifted on Tuesday by a panel Sir Keir did not restore whip, meaning he will continue sitting as independent … Read more