Author: James Carter

The Albanese government has joined the Greens and key crossbench senators to vote down a One Nation bill that would have created a court-based mechanism to block terrorist fighters from returning to Australia, prompting a furious response from Pauline Hanson in the Senate. The Albanese government has voted against a One Nation bill that sought to prevent terrorist fighters from returning to Australia, drawing a fierce response from Pauline Hanson. Labor was joined by the Greens and key crossbench senators in voting down the Protecting Australians from Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill in the Senate on Thursday. The bill, introduced by…

Labour has chosen Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former Somali child refugee, as its candidate to replace Sir Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, in a contest already shaping up as a fierce battle with the Green Party amid separate controversy over comments made by Reform UK. A Somali refugee and council leader has been selected as Labour’s candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Sagal Abdi-Wali, leader of Camden Council, is Labour’s pick to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as MP for the London constituency, in a race scheduled for 8 October 2026 that gives…

The UK has formally announced a ban on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, alongside new sanctions and tighter arms export restrictions, prompting Israel’s foreign minister to threaten closing the UK consulate in Jerusalem and expelling British representatives from Gaza coordination efforts. The UK has formally introduced a ban on trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, as part of what Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband described as a “comprehensive reset” of Britain’s Middle East policy. Announcing the measures to MPs, Miliband confirmed the legislation is expected to take between six…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is pressing ahead with trade sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a move set to be formally announced in Parliament next week that risks straining relations with Donald Trump and has already exposed deep divisions within the Labour Party. Andy Burnham has been left bracing for a row with Donald Trump after pushing ahead with plans to impose sanctions on Israel. The Prime Minister, who also risks a backlash from within his own party, is fast-tracking a trade ban targeting goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confirmed…

Labour MP Diane Abbott has triggered a fresh political storm after describing the threat from Russia as a “NATO fiction” designed to justify higher defence spending, drawing sharp criticism from across Westminster just weeks after her readmission to the party and hours after Germany formally blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack on its territory. Diane Abbott has become embroiled in fresh controversy after describing the threat from Russia as a “NATO fiction” and arguing that a planned increase to UK defence spending “should not go ahead.” The veteran Labour MP wrote on social media that “the imminent threat from…

Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe has claimed the BBC issued its fourth correction or apology relating to his political activities in just over a year, following a confrontational interview with the broadcaster’s political editor Nick Robinson that touched on Islam, immigration and Lowe’s own crowdfunded rape gangs inquiry. Rupert Lowe MP has claimed the BBC has been forced to issue an official apology over inaccurate reporting connected to his interview with Nick Robinson, describing it as the fourth correction or apology relating to his activities in just over a year. Posting on X, Lowe wrote: “Good news. The BBC has…

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has signed a major new oil agreement with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, granting an American-controlled company a 100-year concession over 17 oil fields holding roughly a fifth of the country’s proven reserves, in what President Trump has called the “biggest oil deal in world history.” The United States and Venezuela have signed a sweeping new oil agreement, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright meeting acting President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas to finalise the deal. Venezuela’s National Assembly approved the agreement ahead of Wright’s visit, despite complaints from opposition lawmakers that the full terms of the…

King Charles and Queen Camilla joined French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the British Museum this evening to view the Bayeux Tapestry, marking the first time the nearly 1,000-year-old artwork has ever left France to be displayed in Britain. King Charles and Queen Camilla viewed the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum this evening alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and his wife Marie-France Van-Heel. The royal and political party emerged into the museum’s Great Court after completing a private tour of the medieval artwork, where they were greeted…

Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of Camden Council who arrived in the UK as a child refugee from Somalia, has emerged as the leading contender to succeed Sir Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, in a contest that could prove far more competitive than typical for the safe Labour seat given recent Green gains in the area. Sagal Abdi-Wali has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras, according to Labour sources. Abdi-Wali, who arrived in the UK from Somalia as a child refugee in the early 1990s, currently…

Jolyon Maugham KC’s campaign group Good Law Project has been accused of hypocrisy after restructuring itself as an offshore Jersey trust, despite the organisation having repeatedly criticised others, including Reform UK, over their own offshore financial arrangements. Left-wing campaign group Good Law Project has been accused of “hypocrisy” after restructuring itself into an offshore trust based in Jersey. Director Jolyon Maugham KC has overseen the change, which sees the non-profit organisation now owned by a “purpose trust” registered on the island. Legal experts have criticised the move as “enormously hypocritical,” according to the Law Society Gazette, arguing it grants the…