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
Despite his friendly, gentle demeanour, Apple’s chief executive officer Tim Cook has been described as a tough leader who has been known to ‘leave his staff in tears’. A new profile of the billionaire Apple boss describes a man who leads his staff ‘through interrogation’, according to contacts cited by the Wall Street Journal. Cook … Read more
A former Tory minister who quit in protest after Boris Johnson refused to sack Dominic Cummings during the lockdown was crowned the party’s new leader in Scotland today. Douglas Ross, a 37-year-old former Champions League linesman and referee, won after running unopposed for the post vacated by Jackson Carlaw last Thursday. Moray MP Mr Ross, whose … Read more
A socially distanced crowd gathered as the body of John Hume arrived in Londonderry on Tuesday night, ahead of his funeral. Members of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) he led for two decades formed a guard of honour in black face masks, holding lit candles as his cortege arrived at St Eugene’s Cathedral … Read more
BREAKING: Former SDLP leader and Nobel peace prize winner John Hume dies at 83 John Hume, who was the former leader of the SDLP, has died at the age of 83 By James Robinson for MailOnline Published: 09:26 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 09:33 BST, 3 August 2020 Former SDLP leader and Nobel peace … Read more
Jackson Carlaw today quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives Party after less than six months in the job. Mr Carlaw said he made the ‘painful decision’ after realising he was not the best person to lead the party in the run-up to next year’s Holyrood election. The politician’s departure, with immediate effect, leaves the Scottish Tories … Read more
Labour anti-Semitism whistleblowers could drop legal action that could cost the party millions if it expels former leader Jeremy Corbyn amid fears that payouts could cripple its finances Some ex-party staff have made the offer to drop cases that could cost millions But proposal will infuriate Mr Corbyn’s remaining supporters inside Labour It came as … Read more
Leader of Britain’s largest Muslim charity quits after labelling Jews ‘grandchildren of monkeys and pigs’ and calling Egypt’s president a ‘Zionist pimp’ in anti-Semitic Facebook posts Heshmat Khalifa said Jews are ‘grandchildren of monkeys and pigs’ on Facebook Mr Khalifa described Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as a ‘Zionist pimp’ After being confronted with the … Read more
British Muslim leader facing the death penalty in Bangladesh sues Home Secretary Priti Patel for £60,000 after she shared report on Twitter linking him to war crimes Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, 71, faces the death penalty for alleged war crimes Mueen-Uddi denies claims linking him to killing of pro-independence activists He claims a Home Office report defamed … Read more
Labour leader Keir Starmer calls for jobs to be protected with a ‘back-to-work budget’ as coronavirus crisis batters the economy Sir Keir Starmer said Labour would not let workers pay for the COVID-19 crisis The Labour leader also described the Government’s pandemic response as slow He was speaking at an online broadcast of the annual … Read more