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Trump, after missing the peace prize, sets his sights on a war‑focused Nobel prize | John Crace

Trump, after missing the peace prize, sets his sights on a war‑focused Nobel prize | John Crace

Perhaps the episode should have ended in December. Rather than issuing a courteous objection, each Western nation could have dispatched an official delegation to Norway, urging the Nobel Committee to grant Donald Trump the peace prize. Collectively we might have contributed billions to increase the prize’s appeal. If that

Watchdog reports MPs' base pay will reach £110,000 by the end of the parliamentary term.

Watchdog reports MPs' base pay will reach £110,000 by the end of the parliamentary term.

The basic annual remuneration for MPs is set to climb to £110,000, the parliamentary expenses regulator has announced, citing a rise in abuse, intimidation and expanding constituency duties. From April, MPs’ base pay will increase by nearly £5,000 to £98,599 – a 5 % rise – and is projected to

New Green MP says Farage, echoing his hero Trump, derided the by‑election results.

New Green MP says Farage, echoing his hero Trump, derided the by‑election results.

Nigel Farage was charged with a Trump‑like refusal to accept the result by the Green Party’s freshly elected MP for Gorton and Denton, after he asserted that her Reform opponent had led among voters born in Britain in the recent by‑election. Hannah Spencer, a plumber and local

Starmer says Britain won’t support aerial “regime change” in Iran

Starmer says Britain won’t support aerial “regime change” in Iran

Keir Starmer announced that Britain will not take part in the offensive raids planned by Israel and the United States against Iran, stating that the UK rejects any notion of “regime change from the skies”. Nevertheless, the prime minister defended the employment of British bases for defensive missions, describing it

Keir Starmer dropped net‑zero policies to win Reform voters, but it backfired.

Keir Starmer dropped net‑zero policies to win Reform voters, but it backfired.

Just under twelve months ago, Keir Starmer addressed a gathering of senior officials and business executives representing sixty nations in London, proclaiming that climate action was “embedded in the DNA of my government”. Promising to go “all‑out” for net‑zero and to “speed up” as others lagged, his Lancaster

Former minister joins UK push to ban cryptocurrency political donations

Former minister joins UK push to ban cryptocurrency political donations

A former Labour minister has joined a growing roster of specialists and senior MPs urging a prohibition on political contributions made in cryptocurrency, as worries about foreign meddling in UK elections intensify. Rushanara Ali, the Labour MP who helped draft the elections bill while serving as a minister in the

Labour Together Announces “Clean Break” After Former Director Resigns as Minister

Labour Together Announces “Clean Break” After Former Director Resigns as Minister

A Labour think‑tank that played a role in Keir Starmer’s ascent to No 10 has announced it is making a “clean break” from its past after its former director, Josh Simons, quit his ministerial post following a report that wrongly tied journalists to a “pro‑Kremlin” network. The