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The Latest Breaking News from the Privy Council

King Charles Revokes Jeffrey Donaldson's Knighthood After Child Sex Abuse Convictions

King Charles has revoked Jeffrey Donaldson's knighthood following his conviction for historic child sex abuse offences. The former DUP leader is awaiting sentencing and has lodged an appeal.

International Business Times UK

Disgraced former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson stripped of knighthood

It comes after Donaldson was convicted earlier this year of historical child sex abuse offences.

Evening Standard

Assembly launches Jeffrey Donaldson review

The Northern Ireland Assembly has begun a review into alleged abuse or inappropriate behaviour associated with Jeffrey Donaldson in Stormont.

Evening Standard

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Jamaican delegation to travel to UK to lodge formal slavery reparations petition with King Charles

Visit to monarch planned for 6 September and will take Jamaica’s mission for reparatory justice to the ‘next level’

The Guardian - UK

Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to forfeit knighthood after child sex abuse convictions

Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of 18 sexual offences earlier this week

The Independent UK

Former DUP leader Donaldson to renounce knighthood and Privy Council membership

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s solicitor John McBurney said Donaldson has signed letters requesting those moves.

Evening Standard

Calls to remove knighthood from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson after being found guilty of sexual offences

Donaldson was found guilty at Newry Crown Court of 18 historical sexual offences against two women when they were children

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Calls for Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s knighthood to be removed

Donaldson was found guilty at Newry Crown Court of 18 historical sexual offences against two women when they were children.

Evening Standard

Natthaphong’s risky political gamble

The main opposition People’s Party (PP) is under intense scrutiny after its criticism of privy councillors attending a recent high-level water management meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul appeared to backfire, opening a broader debate about the party’s political strategy and direction ahead of the Bangkok gubernatorial election on…

Bangkok Post

Dissecting the threat of the 'blue regime'

Opposition leader and People's Party head Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut's reference to the "blue regime", and his sharp criticism of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for inviting members of the Privy Council to a water-shortage meeting on May 19 have sparked a backlash against his party and a heated debate on social media…

Bangkok Post

People’s Party faces another dissolution bid

Election Commission reviewing petition arising from comments about Privy Council

Bangkok Post

Swinney says UK Government security briefing cancelled over lack of ‘babysitter’

The First Minister said there was a ‘suggestion’ Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander would need to be at the briefing.

Evening Standard

Starmer: Mandelson lied over ambassador job and has betrayed the nation

Lord Mandelson has quit the House of Lords, been thrown out of the Privy Council and faces a police investigation over his links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Evening Standard

Peter Mandelson ‘betrayed our country’, Starmer tells MPs

The Prime Minister said he had spoken to the King to have Lord Mandelson removed from the Privy Council.

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UK court upholds Cayman Islands law legalising same-sex partnerships

Advocates say the move could turn the tide for other British overseas territories battling for LGBTQ+ rights

The National (Scotland)

Jamaican government to take fight for slavery reparations to King Charles

THE Jamaican government is set to take their fight for slavery reparations to the King with ministers saying attempts to seek justice over Britain's…

The Guardian - US

Caribbean activists step up fight to end homophobic laws that ‘breach fundamental rights’

Movement gathers pace after a ‘disheartening’ and regressive ruling by Trinidad’s supreme court last month

The Conversation

A woman who blindly conformed or feisty creator of her own story? What we know about the real Lady Jane Grey

History remembers Jane as the ultimate damsel in distress – known for her death, rather than her life. Fuck that! What if history were different?

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King hosts first Buckingham Palace garden party of season

The King hosted the event just hours before Prince Harry was due to make a speech at St Paul’s Cathedral

The National (Scotland)

'Have the guts to face Scotland': Top Tory ministers fail to visit for an entire year

TORY Cabinet ministers have fail to make any official public visits north of the Border for an entire year....

The Independent UK

Two residents in the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda fight government in land rights case

When Hurricane Irma slammed into the tiny island of Barbuda as a powerful Category 5 storm in 2017, the government evacuated the entire population

The Independent UK

‘Focus on future’ not Boris Johnson, says PM

Rishi Sunak said he wanted to “focus on the future”, as he sought to draw a line under the partygate saga following Boris Johnson’s exit as an MP.

The Independent UK

Mordaunt: Kicking Johnson off Privy Council would not be ‘appropriate’

Liberal Democrat Wera Hobhouse told the Commons the former PM’s actions were not “right” and were not “honourable”.

Daily Mirror

Kick shamed Boris Johnson off Privy Council over his Partygate lies, demands MP

Liberal Democrat Wera Hobhouse warned that the lying ex-PM is 'simply not fit to hold any form of public role for a minute longer' as she argued he should not be an adviser to the King

Daily Mirror

Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey to be installed in House of Lords within weeks

His elevation to the Lords is under fresh scrutiny after the Mirror published bombshell footage of a 'jingle and mingle' Christmas gathering organised by his campaign in December 2020

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