UK Tories urged to return money to race row donor

Britain's ruling Conservatives on Wednesday faced growing pressure to return millions of pounds to a major donor accused of making racist comments about a high-profile black lawmaker. Businessman Frank Hester, 57, is alleged to have said that Diane Abbott -- Britain's longest-serving black MP -- made him "want to hate all black women" and that she "should be shot". After several Tory MPs refused to condemn the 2019 […]

March 13, 2024 15

Opinion Pieces

Labour hasn’t won a UK general election since 2010. Will 2024 be any different?

By Rob Manwaring, Flinders University Democracy faces challenges around the globe in 2024: at least 64 countries will ask their citizens to elect a government this year. One of the most keenly observed will be the United Kingdom general election, likely to be held in November. The British Labour party has not won an election since 2010, and has lost the last four elections. At the last election in […]

January 31, 2024 18

World

UK Parliament debates controversial Rwanda migration legislation

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda migration legislation returns to Parliament later today. There will be votes on a series of proposed amendments to the bill, which would see some asylum seekers sent to Rwanda for the processing of their claims. Conservative MP Damian Green acknowledges there is division in the governing party over how to bring illegal immigration down.

January 16, 2024 14

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UK Conservative Party Receives Poll Boost After Tax Cuts

The UK's governing Conservative Party has received a boost in the polls following tax cuts announced in the Autumn Statement. According to polling by YouGov for The Times newspaper, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt's decision to announce broad tax-cuts ahead of a likely general election next year, has seen the Tory Party climb 4 points in the polls. But the opposition Labour Party remains firmly ahead, and some […]

November 27, 2023