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From Anchorage to Atlanta, from Austin to Doral, American voters spoke to AFP on Tuesday, the day of a crucial mid-term election, where the Democrats could inflict a setback on Donald Trump...
Read moreThe Crown Prosecution Service has charged George Madgwick with 35 offences, including 12 counts of rape.
Read moreAndy Burnham’s commitment to a structured dialogue with Caribbean governments is a step forward, but they need more than words There was a risk, in the run-up to the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) this week, that important discussions could be derailed by the UK government’s refusal to apologise for slavery and the slave trade, combined with its continuing rejection of calls for financial reparations. For the Caribbean governments and campaigners pushing for these steps, the siting of the biennial gathering in Antigua and Barbuda offered a vital opportunity to press their cas
Read moreThe latest edition of Radical Thinking, the Guardian’s new podcast, should be required listening at a Treasury still stifled by outdated orthodoxies As prime ministers have come and gone at bewildering speed in recent years, the search for elusive economic growth has become the overriding fixation of the British political class. In the lead-up to the 2024 general election, Sir Keir Starmer declared that “growth must become Labour’s obsession”, given the financial constraints that any new government would be under. The scale of Labour’s progressive offer, it was made clear, would be umbilically
Read moreTwo sides agree deal to remove some Brexit checks on food and animal product exports to EU Andy Burnham to unveil EU trade deals worth billions of pounds The UK and the EU have finalised their deal to remove red tape for food producers and agreed first drafts on joint positions on migration, youth mobility and electricity trading before a summit on 20 November. The draft text of a joint statement has emerged 17 days before the summit, an indication of the consensual state of play between two sides previously at loggerheads during the Conservative government era. Continue reading...
Read moreIt will take decades to rebuild trust in a country that removed a tyrant once – and then reinstated him four years later, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Read moreParty leader Ed Davey ‘disappointed and upset’ at decision by independent panel after claims original investigation was flawed The Liberal Democrat peer Chris Rennard has been told there will be no further investigation into sexual harassment allegations made against him, after an independent panel concluded it could not reopen the claim. The party leader, Ed Davey, said he was “disappointed and upset” by the conclusion, having suspended Rennard from the party after an investigation was reopened earlier this year amid claims a previous inquiry was flawed. Continue reading...
Read moreOklahoma man accused of sending letters with white nonhazardous powder before 2024 and 2026 elections
Read moreLetters: Readers respond to an article by Andy Burnham in which he says that people today can’t be held personally liable for the country’s historical wrongs
Read moreLetter: Dave Hunter suggests requiring the event to be online and inviting Hope Not Hate to speak on another occasion
Read moreNations in the group fare worse than others, with funding for nature projects especially hard hit even as climate crisis intensifies global need The UK government has slashed overseas aid to Commonwealth countries, the Guardian can reveal, in contrast to the warm words for the group from King Charles and the prime minister, Andy Burnham, this week. Amid sharp cuts in the UK’s aid budget overall, the Commonwealth has fared poorly, an analysis of the most recent and projected aid figures, seen by the Guardian, has shown. Continue reading...
Read moreLetter: The Athenian led the people, he didn’t follow them, writes Prof Costas Milas
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