The Observer view on why a general election in Britain is now essential The Conservatives want to foist another prime minister upon the country but they must not be allowed to do more harm The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022
Thousands of protesters rally in London to call for UK to rejoin EU EU exit ‘slow death that has been bleeding UK dry for years’ The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
UK voters give eight different reasons why Boris Johnson should not be the next PM Eight voters including a care home manager, a benefits claimant and a lifelong Tory supporter on why Boris Johnson can NOT return as Prime Minister as the plotting continues Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022
Austerity, Brexit and 44 days in purgatory: the key stages of Tory rule Politics professor Tim Bale tracks five main phases in 12 years of Conservative government The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022
Thousands of protesters rally in London to call for the UK to rejoin the EU Parliament Square Garden, the last stop on the march , saw a sea of blue and yellow as supporters waved EU flags and carried placards. The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
'You can’t make Brexit work': Yes supporters rally in Edinburgh for EU re-entry YES supporters gathered in Edinburgh on Saturday to voice support for Scotland’s place in the European Union as an independent country. The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2022
‘Rejoiners’ march on Westminster to demand new Brexit vote Demonstrators at National Rejoin March in Parliament Square Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2022
Fall of Liz Truss gives Italy’s far right a lesson in what not to do Giorgia Meloni’s radical economic agenda had resembled Kwasi Kwarteng’s. It won’t any longer The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022
Is Meloni a far-right firebrand or moderate? As Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s first female premier, the world is watching closely to see if she will emerge as a firebrand leader of a far-right party with neo-fascist roots or the more moderate right-wing politician who succeded in capturing 26% of the vote The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni: an ambiguous figure with a tough job ahead Far-right Brothers of Italy leader is now in charge of navigating economic crisis – and she’s wasting no time The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022
EU chiefs congratulate right-wing Meloni on becoming Italian PM European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday congratulated far-right leader Giorgia Meloni on becoming Italian prime minister and said she looked forward to "constructive cooperation" with her government. France 24 · Oct 22, 2022
Factbox-Key ministers in new Italian Meloni government Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government was sworn into office on Saturday. Her cabinet was made up of 24 ministers. Here the profiles of some of the key figures: Reuters · Oct 22, 2022
Trains: Are we witnessing an ‘anti-rail coalition’? The Man Who Pays His Way: Call me woke and hand me a bowl of tofu, but I find the decline of the railway alarming The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
Vladimir Putin's 'chef' who funded Russian troll farms used UK lawyers to fight sanctions Notorious oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin recruited western legal firms to aid him with developing a plan to counter EU and US sanctions against him, hackers have revealed Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022 EXPLAINER: Is Meloni a far-right firebrand or moderate? As Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s first female premier, the world is watching closely to see if she will emerge as a firebrand leader of a far-right party with neo-fascist roots or the more moderate right-wing politician who succeded in capturing 26% of the vote
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022 Ukraine authorities attempt to track down thousands of ‘social orphans’ After the Russian invasion, almost 100,000 Ukrainian children were forced to leave institutional care. With help from Unicef, the government is still trying to reach about 26,000 of them
Bangkok Post · Oct 21, 2022 Equities move lower but SET outlook still good RECAP: Asian and European stocks moved lower yesterday, as US Treasury yields held at the highest level since the global financial crisis of 2008 and investors weighed risks to Chinese markets.
France 24 · Oct 21, 2022 Ukrainian MP: 'We are working on a possible international tribunal for Putin's crimes' Ukrainian MP Maria Mezentseva is part of a working group, created by President Volodymyr Zelensky, tasked with campaigning for a special international tribunal to prosecute the crime of "aggression" in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She joins FRANCE 24 from Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.
Reuters · Oct 21, 2022 Germany sets cornerstones for liberal migration reforms - government source Germany's ruling coalition has put the cornerstones in place to change the immigration system to make the country more attractive for skilled workers and fill hundreds of thousands of vacancies in the labour market, a government source told Reuters on Friday.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 21, 2022 Dive-bombing drones deployed by Russia in Ukraine cause death — and diplomatic storms BEIRUT — It streaks across the sky and then — when it’s almost too late to take cover — lets off a guttural sound like a moped blitzing by. Moments later comes the punch-boom of a deadly explosion.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2022 What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Fresh wave of strikes shatters power infrastructure; Iran deepens support for Russia; how Kyiv’s statues are kept safe
Belfast Live · Oct 21, 2022 Brexit Protocol would see British trade to NI grind to halt within 48 hours, it is warned "The Northern Ireland Protocol for us as a company has been a complete disaster. It simply does not work for our customers"
Reuters · Oct 21, 2022 Key ministers in new Italian government Giorgia Meloni's Italian government will be sworn in on Saturday at 10 a.m. (0800 GMT). Her cabinet will be made up of 24 ministers. Here the profiles of some of the key figures:
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022 Full implementation of NI Protocol ‘would halt east-west trade within 48 hours’ A Lords Committee was warned that British companies were already pulling out of the Northern Ireland market.
France 24 · Oct 21, 2022 Kherson civilian 'evacuations' by Russia 'outrageous': EU Commission VP Jourova Speaking to FRANCE 24, Vera Jourova, a Vice-President of the European Commission, strongly condemned what Russia says are evacuations of civilians in the Kherson province of southern Ukraine. "I come from Czechoslovakia and this is the old playbook," she told Catherine Nicholson. "The Soviet military invasion of 1968 was presented…