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Former senior officials also worry Britain may be sidelined if Joe Biden becomes president Boris Johnson welcomes Donald Trump to a Nato meeting in Watford in December 2019. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images The UK’s special relationship with the US may end if Donald Trump wins a second term, some of the UK’s most […] More
Ellison confirms additional charges over Floyd killing Defense secretary opposes Trump threat to send military to states Police chief calls for ban on chokeholds Demonstrators defy curfews as protests continue Are you taking part in US protests? Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Play Video Barack Obama discusses police brutality in virtual […] More
Move on from lies and arrogance? No, let’s reflect Garth Groombridge says this government is all about elitism, selfishness and power, Dr Jim Ford thinks Boris Johnson should stand aside again while he fully recovers, Natalie Cohen says the press should be free to ask uncomfortable questions, while Francis Blake wonders what Mary Wakefield was […] More
In May 2019, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling on Britain to return the Chagos Archipelago, a cluster of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa. The resolution endorsed an International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion that had been […] More
Government set for climbdown after US bans on Chinese telecoms group and growing resistance from backbenchers The National Cyber Security Agency in the UK is expected to conclude that US sanctions against Huawei will make it impossible to use the Chinese company’s technology as planned for 5G networks. The emergency review, announced on Sunday, is […] More
The end of one country, two systems is now clearly in sight. Though Beijing promised to respect Hong Kong’s freedoms and autonomy for a full half-century, it has chipped and then hacked away at them since the handover in 1997. Almost a year ago, the people of Hong Kong startled themselves and the world with […] More
Post-coronavirus, the UK must find some friends to stand up to China Martin Kettle Covid-19 has seen China supplant the US in the global power league. Alliances are now crucial to reject the superpower’s bullying Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Illustration: Eva Bee Amid the pandemic, the great issues of the […] More
A larger proportion of Americans have lost their jobs during this pandemic than at any time since the Great Depression. In the UK, unemployment increased to 2.1 million in April, and economists expect millions more people to become unemployed once the furlough scheme ends. The current, acute crisis in unemployment is likely to become a […] More
