Nicola Sturgeon says Alex Salmond should not be included in election TV debates

Nicola Sturgeon says Alex Salmond should not be included in election TV debates because his new Alba Party is too small as she sets outs plans for £60m fund to revamp play parks First Minister launches scathing attack on SNP predecessor ahead of election Salmond will write to broadcasters to ensure ‘fairness and parity of … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon announces virtual election tour of Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon today tried to move on from her disastrous first TV election debate appearance as she insisted fighting the coronavirus pandemic will remain her ‘number one priority’ if re-elected as Scottish First Minister.  Ms Sturgeon faced fury from her political opponents last night over her plans to hold a divisive independence referendum as the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon is left squirming in first TV debate of Scottish election campaign

Nicola Sturgeon came under fire last night over her plan to put a divisive independence referendum before the coronavirus recovery. The SNP leader appeared flustered during the first televised leaders’ debate of the Scottish election campaign. The First Minister faced an onslaught of dissenting voices as she confirmed that she plans to hold a fresh ballot … Read more

Israel election results show nation is deeply divided over Benjamin Netanyahu’s future

The final results from Israel’s fourth election in two years show a nation deeply divided over whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should remain in office. Netanyahu and his right-wing allies fell short of winning a parliamentary majority, according to a final vote count released on Thursday. The Prime Minister and his allies captured 52 seats, … Read more

Gaza rocket hits southern Israel shortly after Benjamin Netanyahu toured the region on election day 

Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a rocket at southern Israel today, the army said, shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the region on election day.  There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties caused by the attack on Israeli territory. ‘A short while ago, a projectile was fired from the Gaza Strip into … Read more

Labour warns election candidates to avoid talking about Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid pandemic

Labour warns election candidates to avoid talking about Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid pandemic – because it has been too popular with voters May’s local election candidates are recommended to avoid talking about Covid This is because Boris Johnson’s approach has been so popular with UK voters  Labour is under strain as the Tories have … Read more

Putin to ‘pay a price’ for election interference Biden says labeling Russian leader as a ‘killer’

Joe Biden lashed out at Russia in an interview that aired Wednesday morning as he warned Vladimir Putin would ‘pay a price’ for interfering in U.S. elections – even though the president’s own intelligence director concluded the Kremlin did not interfere in the election process. ‘He will pay a price,’ Biden told ABC News host … Read more

London Mayoral election: Tory bosses ‘withdraw funding from Shaun Bailey’, sources claim

Tory bosses ‘withdraw funding from Shaun Bailey’s London Mayor campaign and dub him worst candidate in history leaving capital facing four more years of Sadiq Khan’ Shaun Bailey will contest London Mayor elections against incumbent Sadiq Khan The election will take place in May – a year after being delayed by the pandemic However, sources … Read more

Kremlin used Americans close to Donald Trump to ‘launder’ its election interference efforts

A new report produced by the Director of National Intelligence assesses that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized an influence campaing for the 2020 elections – and that Kremlin proxies tried to ‘launder’ their efforts through people close to former President Donald Trump. The new report judges that the campaign – which followed Russian election interference … Read more

Violence erupts at anti-lockdown protests on eve of Dutch election as police confront demonstrators

Some 2,000 people gathered in The Hague on Sunday to protest against the Dutch government and its coronavirus lockdown. Several people carried a homemade banner with the words ‘Love & Freedom: No Dictatorship’ written on it in Dutch, while many others carried yellow umbrellas. Another demonstrator carried a makeshift set of stocks with a photo … Read more