Starmer told to stand with Canada and Europe in ‘united front’ against Trump tariffs
The prime minister has been urged to adopt a “united front” alongside Europe and Canada as a trade war with the United States looms. It comes as Donald Trump prepares to unleash his so-called “liberation day” tariffs on Wednesday, with none of America’s major trading partners expected to emerge unscathed. The White House has reportedly […]
Lib Dems: Government must ‘toughen up’ on Trump with retaliatory Tesla tariffs
The government needs to “toughen up” and start placing retaliatory tariffs on US carmakers like Tesla, the Liberal Democrats have said. The party has urged ministers to place a 25 per cent retaliatory tariff on Elon Musk’s electric car company after the US announced that 25 per cent tariffs on all car imports will begin […]
Show solidarity with new Canadian PM amid Trump ‘bullying’, Starmer urged
Keir Starmer has been urged to visit the new Canadian prime minister as a show of solidarity against Donald Trump’s threats towards the Commonwealth country. It was announced on Sunday evening that Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of England, will be the new Canadian prime minister after he won the Liberal Party […]
UK government urged to publish legal advice on seizing frozen Russian assets
The UK government has been urged to publish the legal advice that is shaping ministers’ decision-making over whether to seize Russian assets to benefit Ukraine. The Liberal Democrats have written to the attorney general, Lord Hermer, as pressure mounts on the government to seize frozen Russian assets and repurpose them to fund support for Ukraine. […]
JD Vance accused of ‘erasing’ British history after ‘random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 years’ jibe
JD Vance stands accused of “erasing” British history after he appeared to mock the United Kingdom as “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 years.” The comment came as the US vice president rejected British and French plans to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine as a “security guarantee”. In an interview with […]
Kemi Badenoch: Lib Dems ‘not on Twitter, but they are in local communities’
Kemi Badenoch has dismissed the Liberal Democrats as a party of “foolish ideas” while appearing to acknowledge their advocacy of the interests of local communities. The Conservative leader was asked to summarise the United Kingdom’s political landscape for an international audience during an interview with Canadian psychologist and DailyWire host Jordan Peterson. In her reply, […]
Why the Liberal Democrats are taking on Trump and Musk
Political activists in the United States watch on in anguish as the liberal Democratic Party struggles to rediscover a sense of urgency, and self, after its bruising defeat at the hands of Donald Trump last November. The Democratic leadership in congress is accused of mounting a feeble defence of political norms and institutional memory — […]
Keir Starmer told ‘UK cannot be silent’ over Donald Trump’s ‘dangerous’ Gaza plan
The prime minister has been told the “UK cannot be silent” after Donald Trump declared the United States plans to “take over” the Gaza strip. Speaking alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Trump said the two million Palestinian people living in the territory, which he described as a “demolition site”, would […]
Chris Philp claim Britain needs better ‘work ethic’ slammed by Labour, Lib Dems
Chris Philp has been criticised by both the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties after suggesting Britons need a better “work ethic”. The shadow home secretary said that “as a country we need to lift our game” when it comes to productivity to compete with countries such as China and India. Philp cited economic inactivity statistics […]
Ed Davey marks Brexit anniversary: Conservative deal has been ‘disaster’ for Britain
Ed Davey has labelled the Conservative Party’s Brexit deal a “disaster” and urged the government to “show the urgency and ambition” needed to fix the UK-EU relationship. Marking five years since Britain left the European Union, Davey also accused the prime minister of “living in a parallel universe” if he thinks that the UK economy […]
