Posts by Kim browne
Lib Dems eye Labour-held cities as they target ‘seats not votes’
They demolished most of the “blue wall” at the general election, and now the Lib Dems are eyeing up Labour voters. Strategists see an opportunity in younger people who, over the course of this parliament, may be priced out of cities and into commuter belt areas as they seek to get on the housing ladder…
Read MoreUS court rules Trump’s global tariffs are illegal – but leaves them in place for now
Donald Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional, but they can remain in place for now, the US Court of Appeals has said. The court ruled that the US president was not legally allowed to declare national emergencies and impose import taxes on almost every country, as it mostly upheld a decision by a specialised federal trade court.…
Read MoreUS blocks Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from United Nations’ annual meeting in New York
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials have been blocked from attending September’s annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. US secretary of state Marco Rubio has revoked the US visas of delegates from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), and denied others from applying for one.…
Read MoreMSP denies placing secret camera in Scottish parliament toilets
A suspended Labour MSP has denied allegations he placed a secret camera in toilets in the Scottish parliament. Colin Smyth has been charged by police in relation to the allegation, according to the PA news agency. The South Scotland MSP was arrested on 5 August and charged with a separate offence of possession of indecent…
Read MoreRichard Tice defends Reform ban on local newspaper in free speech row
Reform UK’s deputy leader has defended a ban on a local newspaper handed down by a council leader in a free speech row. Nottinghamshire County Council leader Mick Barton banned its Reform councillors, who hold 41 of 66 seats, from speaking to journalists from the Nottingham Post, its digital site Nottinghamshire Live and its local…
Read MoreInvestigation urged after MP ‘apparently’ facilitates ‘racial slur’ against Sky News journalist
An investigation is being urged into MP James McMurdock over his “use of social media to apparently facilitate racial abuse” against Sky News political correspondent Mhari Aurora. Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty has written to the parliamentary commissioner for standards, Daniel Greenberg, over the matter. Mr McMurdock was previously a Reform UK MP, but suspended himself…
Read MoreTennis star Emma Raducanu crashes out of US Open in third round
Emma Raducanu has crashed out of the US Open after losing in the third round to ex-Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. Ninth seed Rybakina beat Raducanu, who won the US Open in 2021, in two sets 6-1 6-2 in Louis Armstrong Stadium. Raducanu’s only previous match against Rybakina resulted in the joint-most one-sided loss of her…
Read MorePolitical leanings of two judges involved in Epping migrant hotel case – and who they sided with
The Appeal Court judge who ruled in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in the Epping migrant hotel case is a long-standing Labour supporter. Lord Justice David Bean, 71, is a former treasurer of the Society of Labour Lawyers and chaired the left-leaning Fabian Society, which is affiliated to the Labour Party, in 1989 and…
Read MoreFraudster from UK living in Dubai to lose £90m property empire and Ferrari
A fraudster on the run from Britain will lose his £90m property empire and his Ferrari, a judge has ruled. Arif Patel, 57, from Preston, Lancashire, led a gang convicted in 2023 of one of the UK’s biggest carousel tax frauds. The sock manufacturer, who now lives in Dubai, funded his empire with his crimes…
Read MoreEx-prisoner found guilty of murdering guard who exposed affair with female officer
A former inmate at a Liverpool jail has been found guilty of murdering an ex-prison officer after he exposed an affair between the convict and a female guard. Elias Morgan shot father-of-three Lenny Scott six times at close range outside a gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, in February 2024. The 33-year-old later died in hospital. Anthony…
Read MoreJames Clacher trial: Woman denies giving ‘lap dance’ to man she has accused of ‘raping her on their first date’
A woman has denied giving a “lap dance” to a man she has accused of raping her on their first date. The alleged victim refuted the defence’s claims during the trial of James Clacher, 57, at the High Court in Glasgow. Clacher has pleaded not guilty to the rape of two women – one in…
Read MoreManchester United manager Ruben Amorim admits ‘sometimes I want to quit’ after Carabao Cup loss
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted “sometimes I want to quit” following his team’s exit in the second round of the Carabao Cup. After the side lost to League Two club Grimsby Town on penalties 12-11 on Wednesday, Amorim said his players’ performance “spoke really loud” and “something has to change” at Old Trafford.…
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