Momentum founder Jon Lansman has dropped his bid for the vacant post of Labour’s general secretary. On Twitter, he said he had “decided to step back from the race” to focus on his role on the party’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC). He said he had achieved his aim of sparking debate about the party’s...
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJohn McDonnell says he won’t appear on Russia Today Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said he won’t be making any more appearances on Kremlin-sponsored TV station Russia Today. He said RT’s coverage “goes beyond objective journalism” and it was “right”, after events in Salisbury, that Labour...
Image copyright Getty/PA Image caption Michael Gove and Ruth Davidson were on opposite sides of the debate before the Brexit referendum Ruth Davidson and Michael Gove have teamed up to call for the UK to leave the common fisheries policy (CFP) when Britain leaves the European Union. The Scottish Conservative leader and UK environment secretary...
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ms Le Pen wants to change how French voters see the party which was founded by her father France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has proposed changing her party’s name to National Rally from National Front in a bid to improve its image. She told members that the current...
Image copyright Anthony Devlin/PA Wire An advert urging business owners to leave the UK and go to France after Brexit has been banned from London Underground stations. The adverts tells entrepreneurs worried about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU to “vote with their feet”. Transport for London (TfL) said it refused to run the campaign...
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBlack Panther: Why this film is a moment Marvel’s superhero film Black Panther has taken more than a billion US dollars (£794m) at cinemas worldwide. It is the fifth movie based in Disney’s Marvel Universe to hit the milestone. The film stars Chadwick Boseman as the crime-fighting...
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The Syrian army says it has completely surrounded the town of Douma, which has been under heavy bombardment US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has warned Syria it would be “very unwise” to use poison gas in Eastern Ghouta amid reports of chlorine attacks. Mr Mattis did not say President Trump...
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Officials in protective suits examine the area where Mr Skripal and his daughter were found Police say a nerve agent was used in an attempt to murder the Russian former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The pair are critically ill, along with a police officer...
A group of restaurant bosses is warning the government it must act to avoid “damaging closures and job losses”. In a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond, they have asked for “root and branch” reform of business rates. The chief executive of Bills and the chairman of pub and restaurant chain Mitchells and Butlers are among...
Image caption Churchgoers were killed in southern Rwanda, near the border with Burundi A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on Saturday, an official said. Most of the victims died instantly when lightning hit the church in the southern district of Nyaruguru, local...