Raphael Stevens

Martin Luther King’s son has voiced his fears Donald Trump will tarnish his father’s legacy.Martin Luther King Jr said Trump’s election victory will make him work harder when it comes to the future of civil rights.Luther King told BBC Radio 4 Today: “We have to work more diligently because of the issue around civil rights and around the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964.“When my dad and his team were working, and my mother and her team, there were many battles that were lost, but you don’t stop working, you keep working and doing it harder.” More

Donald Trump won’t forget David Lammy’s Neo-Nazi comments, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer has said.Mr Spicer was quizzed on whether previous comments made by the Labour foreign secretary could impact the US-UK relationship.Mr Lammy previously described Trump as a “Neo-Nazi sympathizer” and “sociopath”.ITV’s Robert Peston asked Mr Spicer on Wednesday (6 November): “Is Donald Trump the kind of person that just forgets those sorts of remarks?Mr Spicer replied: “No, I don’t think he does, but with anything, there is always room for negotiations.” More

Donald Trump gave a special mention to Reform MP Nigel Farage during his rally in Pennsylvania.Speaking on election eve (4 November), the former US President gave a shoutout to his “friend”, who was watching in the audience.After telling the crowd Farage is doing a “great job” in the UK, Trump said: “He’s shaking it up out there.“He was the big winner of the last election in the UK.”Trump then added: “He’s a little bit of a rebel but that’s good, Don’t change.” More

A furious Vladimir Putin blasted BBC journalist Steve Rosenberg when challenged at a post BRICS press conference.Putin was asked whether the Ukraine war went against the values put forward by the BRICS of justice, regional stability and security, and a fair world on Thursday (24 October).It was the final question introduced by Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov who smiled as he claimed the BBC was “a rare guest these days”.Putin hit back at the question saying: “Is it fair that for years our (Western) partners for years ignored our constant appeals not to expand NATO to the East? To lie to our face and violate all their obligations… to get into Ukraine and build military bases?” More

Donald Trump endorsed former Conservative leader Boris Johnson in the 2019 general election, this resurfaced clip shows.The former US president, who this week filed a legal campaign against Labour accusing it of electoral interference, appeared on Nigel Farage’s LBC show back in 2019 via telephone.Trump tells Farage: “Boris is a fantastic man and I think he is the exact right guy for the times.”Trump continues: “Corbyn would be so bad for your country, he’d take you in such a bad way.” More

Vladimir Putin has denied having any contact with former US president Donald Trump.Speaking after the BRICS summit in Kazan on Thursday (24 October), the Russian president said: “This is something that has been constantly discussed for more than one year. “At one time, we were accused of this, and Trump himself of being somehow connected with Russia. Then, as a result of an investigation in the United States itself, everyone came to the conclusion, including in the Congress, as far as I know, that this was complete nonsense, that nothing like this had ever happened.“It didn’t happen before, and it doesn’t happen now.” More