Mass strikes have hit Belarus on the sixth day of protests against the ‘rigged’ re-election of dictator Alexander Lukashenko as hundreds of ‘tortured’ protesters are released from prison. Belarusian authorities released hundreds of people who were detained amid demonstrations contesting the results of the presidential election, in an attempt to assuage public anger over a … Read more
The main opposition leader in Belarus has fled to Lithuania ‘for the sake of her children’ amid deadly clashes after losing a disputed election to Alexander Lukashenko. Protesters fought police with stones and fireworks and were hit with rubber bullets and tear gas on the streets of Minsk as they accused strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn accuses Labour party officials of ‘sabotaging’ his 2017 election campaign by diverting funds away from ‘winnable’ target seats Former leader and aides accused party staff of trying to sabotage 2017 election Officials ‘were uncooperative and refused to give resources to winnable seats’ Accusations denounced as ‘a mythical “stab in the back” conspiracy theory’ … Read more
Donald Trump’s senior campaign adviser insisted Sunday morning that the president wants to hold the elections on the typical date of November 3, even though he suggested last week that they be postponed. ‘The election is going to be on November 3rd and President Trump wants the election to be on November 3rd,’ Jason Miller … Read more
President Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to delay November’s election, citing concerns mail-in voting could lead to a ‘rigged’ and ‘crooked’ result as one of the Republican Party’s most prominent conservative members said Trump should be impeached over the matter. Trump, in a brief news conference at the White House on Thursday evening, … Read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested delaying the November election until ‘people can properly, securely and safely vote.’ But Trump does not have the power to delay the election. That would take an act of Congress, which is highly unlikely to happen. Trump’s pronouncement, however, came right after news the U.S. economy shrank by 33 per cent in … Read more
National debt set to hit nearly £3TRILLION by the next general election as cost of pandemic spirals By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 The national debt could be pushing towards £3trillion by the time of the next general election as the … Read more
Incumbent Andrzej Duda was marginally ahead in Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, an exit poll found, in a result seen as likely to have profound implications for Warsaw’s relations with the rest of the European Union. The re-election of Duda, an ally of the ruling nationalists Law and Justice (PiS), is crucial if the government … Read more
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