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“Evidence lies there like a time bomb”: Paddy Ashdown on how Assad may one day be brought to justice
To discuss this new evidence from inside the Syrian regime is Kirsty Brimelow QC and Paddy Ashdown.
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Meet the rising socialists challenging the Trump presidency
The Democratic establishment says sticking to the centre is the best way to win over Trump supporters.
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Trump back into campaigning mode with fresh attacks on the press
President Trump is out on the campaign trail again – this time in support of Republican candidates standing in the mid-term elections this Autumn. He’s also ramping up his attacks on what he calls ‘the fake, fake, disgusting news’. Last night, he seized every opportunity to attack the press during a raucous rally, in a…
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FactCheck: Vote Leave’s “dark” Brexit ads
For the first time, we can see what kind of messages Vote Leave and others were targeting at key voters in a referendum campaign dominated by false statements and half-truths.
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Trump surprises security chiefs with Putin invite
Welcome to the White House, Vladimir Putin. That came as a total surprise to his top security officials, as Donald Trump issued an impromptu invitation to the Russian President to visit Washington. After a week of daily conflicting statements, Mr Trump declared the two leaders “get along well”, although he insisted if things went wrong…
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Andrea Leadsom interview on the Brexit ‘pairing’ row
The government chief whip faces calls to resign over allegations he used underhand tactics to win crucial Brexit votes – and then tried to cover it up. On Tuesday’s knife edge Brexit vote in the Commons, the Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis was paired with the Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson who’s away after having…
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FactCheck: Trump’s excuse for Russia comments doesn’t make sense
The President’s made a rare admission of error, after appearing to accept Vladimir Putin’s word over his own intelligence agencies.
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Donald Trump under-fire over Putin summit performance
Donald Trump has rowed back on his failure to back his own intelligence agencies’ evaluations of Russia meddling in his election in 2016. Yesterday he said he believed President Putin’s denials of involvment at their Helsinki summit. Tonight he said “I accept” US intelligence agencies’ conclusions on Russian meddling. What do Trump voters make of his…
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Vote Leave campaign referred to police for breaking electoral law
Report by the Electoral Commission says the official Brexit campaign exceeded its legal spending limit by almost £500,000.
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12 Russian Agents Indicted in Mueller Investigation
Fri 13 Jul 2018.
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FactCheck: Michael Fabricant’s apartheid flag
Conservative backbencher Michael Fabricant is in the headlines today after being accused of sending an Islamophobic tweet about the Mayor of London. The MP – famous for his distinctive blond hair and reality TV appearances – posted a cartoon showing a balloon with Sadiq Khan’s face on it having sex with a pig. (He deleted…
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Facebook facing maximum fine for data breaches
Britain’s data protection watchdog intends to fine Facebook £500,000 for failing to safeguard users’ information – the maximum amount it can levy.
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Trump makes conservative Supreme Court appointment
In the United States, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court has arrived on Capitol Hill for his first day of meetings with senators. Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment would cement a conservative majority on the nation’s highest court for a generation, and leading Democrats are vowing to fight it with “everything we have”.
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Turkey’s election polls close
The first results are already in – from an election which will define Turkey’s future. While President Erdogan called today’s vote a “democratic revolution”, opposition leaders fear that if he stays in power, Turkish democracy will be dramatically eroded.
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The SNP probably have more members than the Tories now, but does it matter?
SNP members might be excited to hear that they’ve overtaken the Conservatives, but this doesn’t necessarily mean the party is destined for a landslide.
