カテゴリー: Politics
Opposition accuses Narendra Modi government of using quotas as cover for redrawing electoral mapThe Indian government has failed to pass a bill to increase female representation in parliament after being accused of using the plan as a guise to redraw t…
In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, and whether the threshold for a major global war has been metGood morning. The world is at war. From the trenches of eastern Ukrai…
Action relates to corruption case over allocation of government land in Dhaka to a private companyA court in Bangladesh has ordered officials to request an Interpol red notice for the British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq over a corruption case linked to the …
Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelagoNigel Farage has been accused of “performing Maga stunts” after claiming the British government stopped him from travelling to the Chagos Islands on a …
Sue Miller suggests that there are diplomatic and practical steps that could make us all much saferSimon Tisdall is absolutely right (China is leading the charge to nuclear Armageddon – and Starmer barely noticed, 1 February). From our prime minister t…
Sebastien Lai criticises ministers for not putting conditions on his father’s release during Beijing tripThe British son of the jailed Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has criticised the UK government for failing to place conditions on his father…
Europe’s India and Vietnam deals signal a historic shift away from coercion towards cooperation that respects developing countries’ sovereignty For the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, the EU’s trade pact with India was the “mother …
PM flies out after courting world’s second biggest economy aware of difficult balance of risks and potential rewardsThe last British prime minister to visit China was Theresa May in 2018. Before the visit, she and her team were advised to get dressed u…
Starmer confirms immediate removal, but it is unclear if sanctions remain on former MP, academic and barristerUK politics live – latest updatesChina has lifted the sanctions it imposed on serving British MPs and peers in a significant sign of warming r…
US president warns against closer ties with China during British PM’s trip to secure lower tariffs and better market accessDonald Trump has warned the UK against doing business with China, just hours after Keir Starmer lauded the economic relationship …
PM praised for not pressuring Xi over his ties with Putin on a trip seen as business ‘taking precedence over politics’UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s visit to Beijing has been cautiously welcomed by Chinese state media as an act of econ…
In today’s newsletter: With China now central to the world’s green tech and economic future, the UK faces a series of strategic discussions it can no longer postponeGood morning. The Starmer has landed.Yesterday, Keir Starmer became the first Briti…
Downing Street sources say agreement is ‘done deal’ and will not be scuppered by US president’s U-turnUS intelligence agencies disagree with Donald Trump’s newly found opposition to the Chagos deal, Keir Starmer has said, as he underlined how the US ad…
A decision on China’s controversial mega-embassy in London is imminent, with Chinese officials and British diplomats in Beijing anxiously awaiting the outcome of a planning application that could soon be approved. MPs from across the political spectrum…
A decision on China’s controversial mega-embassy in London is imminent, with Chinese officials and British diplomats in Beijing anxiously awaiting the outcome of a planning application that could soon be approved. MPs from across the political spectrum…