Facebook is considering a blackout on political ads on its site in the days leading up the U.S. election in November, it was reported Friday. According to Bloomberg, the social media giant is discussing a ban on political ads after weeks of criticism for not fact-checking ads from politicians or their campaigns. Anger over the … Read more
Life-long Tory voter Jeremy Clarkson says he could back Labour at next general election as he slams ‘talking teddy bear’ Boris Johnson over the Conservatives’ handling of coronavirus Former Top Gear host said he would consider supporting Sir Keir Starmer Slammed Boris Johnson for his ‘not particularly good’ handling of pandemic He also criticised Boris … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s disastrous leadership has left Labour with a ‘mountain to climb’ if it is to win the next general election after it was ‘unprepared’ for the 2019 campaign while hampered by the party’s toxic culture and flip-flopping over Brexit. Labour Together, a group including MPs Ed Miliband and Lucy Powell, party members, union leaders and … Read more
Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator says inking a deal with the UK before the 2020 presidential election is ‘almost impossible’ The UK and US are involved in deep negotiations about a post-Brexit trade deal But a deal is unlikely to be reached before November’s US presidential election Donald Trump’s top negotiator says a deal before … Read more
Facebook has today announced it will allow users to turn off political adverts in the run-up to the US presidential election, while promising to block adverts from foreign state-controlled media. The social media giant will also launch a new ‘Voting Information Center’, giving Facebook and Instagram users details on registering to vote, polling places and voting … Read more
The niece of Donald Trump who is writing a tell-all book about him said his 2016 election was ‘the worst night of my life’ in a 3am tweet storm as the results came in. Mary Trump said the President’s victory was a ‘horrific wrong’ and lamented that ‘I grieve for our country’ over dozens of … Read more
Melania Trump was so uncertain of herself in the aftermath of husband Donald’s shock election victory that she told staff not to use her new title, a new book has claimed. ‘She said, “Stop calling me first lady,”‘ one of the people who worked with her after the election told author Mary Jordan. Jordan writes that … Read more
President Donald Trump vowed on Monday there will not be any defunding or dismantling of police as he met with law enforcement officials at the White House and tried to turn the protests that rose up in the wake of George Floyd’s death into an election year issue. His Democratic rival Joe Biden, meanwhile, traveled to … Read more
Donald Trump is trailing behind Joe Biden by SEVEN points according to new poll, and has lost support from male voters and people without college degrees since last election President Donald Trump is trailing behind presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by seven percentage points according to new poll The new numbers reveal Trump has lost … Read more
After the anarchic and deeply troubling scenes of recent days, many will surely conclude that, in overwhelming numbers, the American people will kick Donald Trump out of the White House in November’s election. What else could we do? Our country is in flames, with peaceful protesters being tear-gassed and struck with police batons amid looting … Read more