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NATO leaders are set to discuss withdrawing from Afghanistan this week as they meet for their first talks since Joe Biden took office. The US is currently committed to withdrawing its remaining 2,500 troops by May under a peace deal signed by President Trump, with NATO unlikely to leave its 9,600 soldiers in the country … Read more
Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte quits after coalition allies withdraw support over his handling of coronavirus Conte, 56, arrived at the presidential palace to hand in resignation around noon He is hoping to gain President Sergio Mattarella’s backing to form new cabinet Conte’s coalition government was thrown into chaos earlier this month Junior party led by … Read more
Donald Trump’s closest political allies plot against him during his final ten days in office amid fears the US President is going ‘rogue’ Vice President Mike Pence has assumed control of Donald Trump’s cabinet Extremists are vowing to march on Washington DC to disrupt the inauguration Democratic House Speaker will start impeachment proceedings against Trump … Read more
Donald Trump says people are ‘angry’ after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, and the sitting president’s most ardent loyalists vented their fury at the high-ranking Republican. ‘The Electoral College has spoken,’ McConnell said on Tuesday morning, before adding he wanted to ‘congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden’ and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Early on … Read more
Allies of Priti Patel leapt to the Home Secretary’s defence today in the wake of a critical bullying report – amid claims that she may be demoted in the new year. Ms Patel, 48, apologised for her treatment of civil servants on Friday after an official investigation found she bullied staff, on occasion shouting and swearing … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s allies are ‘considering a challenge’ to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership because Labour members are so ‘demoralised’ Ian Lavery, one of Mr Corbyn’s allies, claimed members were so ‘demoralised’ The former Labour leader’s 19-day suspension was lifted on Tuesday by a panel Sir Keir did not restore whip, meaning he will continue sitting as independent … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s allies are ‘considering a challenge’ to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership because Labour members are so ‘demoralised’ Ian Lavery, one of Mr Corbyn’s allies, claimed members were so ‘demoralised’ The former Labour leader’s 19-day suspension was lifted on Tuesday by a panel Sir Keir did not restore whip, meaning he will continue sitting as independent … Read more
China has warned the UK and its allies from the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance to ‘be careful not to get their eyes jabbed and blinded’ after the group demanded Beijing end its crackdown on Hong Kong. Britain and its four allies – US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – criticised China for allegedly silencing dissent in the … Read more
Allies of President Trump have considered acquiring and investing in conservative television network Newmax TV, which has championed the Commander-in-Chief and has yet to call the election for Joe Biden, report says. The Wall Street Journal reported that Hicks Equity Firm, a private-equity firm linked to a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, has expressed interest … Read more
Boris Johnson has been warned that his time in power might be running out with MPs claiming Rishi Sunak is ‘agitating like fury’ to take over. Allies of Dominic Cummings have delivered a stark message to the PM that the ‘end is close’ after the extraordinary civil war that saw him ousted this week. There … Read more