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What does President Macron mean for Brexit?

The campaign for the French presidency revealed a stark fault line on Europe. The openly pro-European Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to be strengthened while the staunchly anti-EU Marine Le Pen ...

Easter Message from Sean Spicer - SNL

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (Melissa McCarthy) apologizes for his comments about Hitler, dressed as the Easter Bunny - Saturday Night ...

James Comey's Testimony on Huma Abedin Forwarding Emails Was Inaccurate

FBI director James Comey generated national headlines last week with his dramatic testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, explaining his "incredibly painful" decision to go public about the ...

This Bear Has A Rebuttal To Trump's Hunting Bill

One brown bear steps up to a conveniently located river-lectern to growl about Trump's new bill permitting hunters to target bears during hibernation. - The Late Show with Stephen ...

John McDonnell unveils Labour tax plans

John McDonnell has unveiled Labour's tax plans this morning. According to the party, 95% of people will pay no adittional tax under a Labour government. On Marr, the Shadow Chancellor said that those ...

Dual nationality and the hurdles facing Britons who want to keep EU citizenship after Brexit

One of the major implications of leaving the European Union for British nationals is the loss of EU citizenship. British nationals will no longer be able to enjoy the right to free movement within ...

Local and mayoral elections 2017: results roundup

If the general election on June 8 can be considered British politics’ “main event” for 2017, then the recent local council and mayoral elections on May 4 can be seen of something of a dress ...

Why do airlines sell more seats than they have?

United Airlines are currently in trouble for their treatment of a passenger on an overbooked flight. Video of the elderly Asian man being violently dragged from the plane by security has sparked ...

Boost for Labour as student registration numbers soar

Students could play a key role in next month’s general election, if new figures are to believed. Traditionally, students either haven't registered or haven't turned up. Labour is set for a key ...

Russian Political Astroturf Is Back

Before Alexey Navalny was released from jail on Monday, a staged “student demonstration” was making headlines to spoil his public return. Navalny, the unofficial leader of Russia’s unofficial ...

Prince Philip's Retirement: The Reaction

Prince Philip in 95 years old, and will be 96 when he retires according to the timeframe announced today. After some confusion (during which the Sun reported that the Prince had died, and twitter ...

What Will the Special Relationship Look Like After Brexit?

While you might expect more pomp and circumstance surrounding such a momentous occasion, the triggering of article 50 has been a largely stale affair. Despite attempts from news outlets to jazz it up ...

The Lib Dem's calls for a second referendum are not anti-democratic, but the anger around them may be

I’m no fan of Tim Farron or the Lib Dems. Coalition was probably a positive for me- my gripe isn’t that they’re desperate for power, but rather that they are desperate not to be in power. The ...

G7 Rejects British-led Call for new Syria Sanctions

The G7 has rejected British and American led calls for new sanctions on Russia and Syria. Boris Johnson, UK Foreign Secretary, joined US commentators in calling for additional sanctions against the ...

It's time to stop that post-election morning sinking feeling

I saw the rather good Party Election Broadcast by the Lib Dems on the TV last week. Bad news, beyond election results, seems to still break overnight. Finding out resigned, disappointed and worried ...

For Many Venezuelans, ‘Self-Inflicted Coup’ Spells the End of Their Country's Democracy

Venezuela seemed to be holding its breath expectantly at what will happen after the Supreme Court of Justice assumed the role of the National Assembly and permitted President Nicolas Maduro to take ...

Is this really the Brexit election?

The rapidly approaching 2017 general election has already been dubbed “the Brexit election”. Many assume that Brexit will be the decisive issue in the campaign. A recent poll by IPSOS-MORI ...

Are the Tories Really More Ruthless?

As Labour’s moderates lament their party’s lack of impotus in changing leader, are they fair to say that the Tories are more ruthless? The Tories ditched Thatcher the moment she looked like ...

Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj White House Correspondents' Dinner full monologue

The White House corrispondents dinner is a yearly tradition in the USA. The US President and representatives of the press make fun of one another in the spirit of fun. This is the first dinner since ...

Pariah States and International Agreements - The Paris Agreement

The UN isn't just the preserve of the world's most respected governments. It is easy to forget that the world's most troublesome states are also actively involved in the UN, and easy to assume they ...

Why is This French Election so Important?

So, it's no shock that Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have made it through to the second and final round of the French presidential election. This campaign has been perhaps the most sensational in ...

Jeremy Corbyn: Abuser in Chief

The Labour party has always had a tumultuous relationship with the Hard Left, for years internal hard left factions have battled with the soft left for control of the party. Until ...

Arrest over Whitehall terror incident

A man has been arrested in near the Houses of Parliament by armed police in what appears to be a failed terror attack. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground, one of which looked like a ...

Cadbury's, the National Trust and Clickbait Provocateurs

Every Christmas and every Easter we have a new viral story. People desperate to find evidence that there really is a wild conspiracy against white Christians generally invent one, publicise it, and ...

David Ward, anti-Semitic former Lib Dem MP, Sacked as a Candidate by Party

David Ward, the former Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East, has been sacked as a General Election candidate, Tim Farron said earlier today. Ward lost his seat in Bradford East in the 2015 election, ...

What Britain's post-Brexit immigration policy could look like

Huge questions hang over what Britain’s exit from the European Union will mean for the country’s immigration policy. Free movement of citizens between the UK and EU countries is coming to an end ...

A progressive alliance is a once-in-a-generation chance that must be taken in election 2017

It’s already becoming clear that every party except the Conservatives fears the outcome of the impending general election. Even for the SNP, which will no doubt hold on to – if not improve upon ...

New Trump Executive Order Rolls Back Climate Regulation

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back much of former President Obama’s climate change policy. The Energy Independence Executive Order suspends more than a dozen of ...

CPGP Backing Corbyn's Labour

The Labour leader gave a speech at the Scottish TUC earlier today. In it, he boasted his left-wing credentials and commitment to repealing the Trade Unions Act. Almost as soon as he finished, he got ...

One Day Until Article 50 - What Remainers Should do Now

One day to go. Article 50 day. Some are calling for a national holiday. Some are calling for a national day of mourning. Some are already fed up of this ungodly Brexit mess. I was at the Lib Dem ...

Macron Leads First Round in French Election, Le Pen Also into Second Round

Candidate Party 1st round Votes % Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 8,656,346 24.01% Marine Le Pen National Front 7,678,491 21.30% François Fillon The ...

Power Sharing in Northern Ireland Falls Apart- Direct Rule Likely

Power sharing in Northern Ireland has collapsed, after talks to form a government fell apart. The Northern Ireland office must now determine the way ahead, and a period of direct rule is ...

Marine Le Pen's Comments on the Vel d'Hiv Roundup During WWII Reawaken France's Painful Past

French police officer guards a group of Jews at an internment camp in Drancy. Photo courtesy of Bundesarchiv CC-BY-SA 3.0 Electoral campaigns are in full swing for the French presidential election, ...

Westminster attack: the questions security professionals will be asking

Londoners were well aware that the next terror attack in the UK was a matter of when, not if, as the acting deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police said soon after the incident at Westminster ...

Len McCluskey wins Unite leadership race

Len McCluskey has been re-elected as Unite's general secretary, seeing off Gerard Coyne. The contest was seen as a proxy battle for the Labour leadership. Corbyn supporting McClusky contrasted ...

Police update on Westminster terror attack

Police confirm 40 injured, the attacker and 4 others dead in Westminster terror attack. The injured include French school children, five South Korean tourists- including a 63 year old woman- and ...

The Lib Dems Get a Major Grassroots Boost

The Lib Dems have been making some impressive grass roots gains of late. Their surge in membership and council election victories since the 2015 election and, more dramatically, since the Brexit vote ...

Terror Attack in Westminster

Today there was a terror attack on Parliament. As I work in the area, I've struggled to submit copy- I did early on, when it seemed like there had been a stabbing and shooting, but as soon as it ...

Theresa May's snap election: did she forget Northern Ireland still doesn't have a government?

When Theresa May called a snap election in the UK, I was reminded of an old truism of British politics: that there is complete lack of interest in what is going on in Northern ...

Stephen Colbert Drops in on Stephen Colbert for The WERD: Screw Unto Others - The Late Show

Donald Trump's new budget proposal slashes funds for the arts, humanities, and Meals on Wheels. In fact, it's so vile that Stephen's identical twin cousin returned to praise ...

People assume the polls will narrow. They might be wrong.

The natural assumption during an election campaign is that the polls will narrow. Both Tory and Labour staffers I talk to expect it to, as do journalists and pollsters. They always do, is how the ...

UK Follows US in Banning Laptops in Planes From Muslim Majority Countries

The UK has followed the US in banning electrical devices on flights from six Muslim majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The ban applies to tablets, e-readers, DVD players and some ...

Election 2017: how the main parties shape up ahead of snap vote

Theresa May’s announcement, calling for a general election on June 8, 2017, caught virtually everyone by surprise. May has repeatedly rejected calls for an early election since becoming leader of ...

Article 50 to be Triggered Next Wednesday

Article 50, the provision of the Lisbon Treaty that forms the process of leaving the European Union, will be triggered next Wednesday, Downing Street has confirmed. This is in line with Theresa ...

Snap election- 8th of June

This morning, Theresa May announced plans to call a snap election on the 8th of June. The move provoked shock in Westminster, as her government had repeatedly rejected calls for an early referendum ...

Preemptive military action in North Korea 'on the table' - US Secretary of State

Today, the USA might have threatened to invade North Korea. In a dramatic break from past policy, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the US policy of ‘strategic patience’ is over and ...

Trump’s Wall: How Much Money Does the Government Have For It Now?

During the campaign, President Donald Trump promised to build a wall across the southern border some 1,000 miles long. The number of miles the president currently has money for: seven. U.S. Customs ...

Government pulls adverts from YouTube

The government has pulled ads from YouTube over fears that the adverts are appearing next to ‘inappropriate’ content, including extremist material. The government follows the Guardian and Channel ...

Saddam Hussein's general tries to prosecute Blair. Media forgets to mention Hussein connection

Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat’s attempts at a private prosecution against Tony Blair Lord Goldsmith and Jack Straw over the 2003 invasion of Iraq is in the news again. This is after the Attorney ...

St. Petersburg Investigators Agree to Review Ballot Stuffing Allegations

It doesn't happen often in Russia, but police have agreed to investigate a case of potential voter fraud from last September's elections. Yegor Tratnikov, a candidate who lost his race ...

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