Section: The Week (The United Kingdom)
Instant Opinion: Corbyn, not Johnson is ‘Britain’s Donald Trump’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 14 November Analysis Thursday, November 14, 2019 – 10:57am The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each. 1. Tom McTague in The Atlantic on unlikely parallels in transatlantic politics...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 14 Nov 2019
Flooded areas braced for ‘danger to life’ rainfall The Met Office is warning of rainfall that may present a “danger to life” in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands, where residents are already suffering the worst floods that the UK has seen in more than a decade. Weather warnings are in place for areas around Nottingham, Sheffield and...
Trump’s public impeachment hearings: what happened on day one?
Description George Kent (left), deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs, and top US diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor are sworn-in before testifying yesterday Credits Joshua Roberts/Pool/Getty Images Alt Text George Kent and William Taylor Witnesses called to give evidence in front …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Poll puts Tories 14 points up following Farage pivot The first voting intentions poll to take account of Nigel Farage’s decision to stand down Brexit Party candidates in 317 Tory-held seats in the general election suggests the Conservatives now have a 14-point lead over Labour. The survey by YouGov for The Times puts the governing party on...
Instant Opinion: Farage ‘risks leaving Brexit’ to Remainers
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 6 November Analysis Wednesday, November 6, 2019 – 3:36pm The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each. 1. Asa Bennett in The Telegraph on a backfiring Brexit bluff Nigel...
Donald Trump’s ally changes story and admits Ukraine quid pro quo
Credits (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Gordon Sondland returns to impeachment inquiry with new testimony One-Minute Read Wednesday, November 6, 2019 – 6:17am An ally of Donald Trump has altered his testimony to the impeachment inquiry to confirm that the US president …read more Source:: The...
Donald Trump impeachment case: a timeline
Description US President Donald Trump on 28 October Credits Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Donald Trump The president, a modern master of news-cycle control, faces a media-savvy foe In Depth William …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 30 Oct 2019
Johnson predicts a ‘tough’ fight’ after MPs back election Boris Johnson has forecast a “tough” general election after MPs voted by 438 votes to 20 for a 12 December poll. The prime minister said it was time for the country to “come together to get Brexit done”. The bookmakers have installed the Tories as firm favourites, with one...
Why William Taylor’s testimony shook Washington
Description William Taylor, the top US diplomat to Ukraine, leaves Capitol Hill Credits Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images Alt Text William Taylor Acting US ambassador to Ukraine corroborates allegations that sparked impeachment proceedings against Trump Reaction …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 18 Oct 2019
Johnson facing Commons battle to pass Brexit deal The prime minister has 24 hours to persuade MPs to back his new Brexit deal ahead of a knife-edge vote in the Commons on Saturday. The proposed new agreement sees the Irish backstop dropped in favour of a plan under which Northern Ireland would remain aligned to the EU from the end of the...
