Author: James Carter

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…

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received £20 million in donations from cryptocurrency investors since the last general election, according to an analysis of Electoral Commission data, with crypto-linked funding now accounting for almost 60% of the party’s total donations amid a growing government crackdown on political funding transparency. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received £20 million in donations from individuals associated with cryptocurrency since the 2024 general election, according to an analysis of Electoral Commission data. The figures show that around 60% of the right-wing, Eurosceptic party’s total funding since the start of 2024 has come from wealthy individuals connected…

Two protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally in Myrtle Beach on Friday after one interrupted the president while wearing a T-shirt bearing an explicit anti-paedophile message, as Trump campaigned for Sen. Darline Graham ahead of South Carolina’s closely watched Republican Senate runoff. President Donald Trump’s rally at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on August 21 was briefly disrupted when two protesters were escorted from the venue, according to White House press pool reports and journalists covering the event. The first interruption came during Trump’s speech, when a man wearing a shirt stating “KILL YOUR LOCAL PEDOPHILE” began disrupting the…

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have announced that their newborn daughter, born in Lisbon two weeks ago, has been named Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank, making her the first of the couple’s children to be born outside the UK. Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have revealed the name of their third child, born two weeks ago. Taking to Instagram, Eugenie announced that the couple’s newborn daughter would be named Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank. In her post, Eugenie explained the significance behind the choice, writing that Adelaide had been “named after three people we love and admire past and present, including her…

UK economic growth slowed to 0.4% in the second quarter of the year, official figures show, as warm weather and World Cup-related spending helped cushion the impact of rising energy costs linked to the ongoing conflict stemming from the US war on Iran. The UK economy grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of the year, down from 0.6% in the first quarter, according to the latest official figures. Monthly GDP data showed the economy expanded by 0.3% in June alone, driven largely by the services sector, unusually warm weather and the start of the football World Cup. The slowdown…