Politics

Former US National Intelligence boss James Clapper denies Donald Trump wiretapping by Barack Obama allegations

James Clapper, the former director of US National Intelligence, has rebutted claims that Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of Donald Trump while the former president was still in office. On 4 March, US President Donald Trump sent a series of Tweets accusing his predecessor, but offering no evidence in support of his claims. Critics of Trump have said he is trying to deflect attention away from the controversy around his administration’s links to Russia. Republicans have asked to see the evidence for the claims.

Mar 6, 2017

Turkeys Erdoğan accuses Germany of Nazi practices

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused Germany of Nazi practices in a row over rallies supporting him across the EU. Germany and the Netherlands have cancelled several pro-Erdoğan demonstrations which have sprung up to boost support for the 16 April referendum on constitutional reforms.

Mar 5, 2017

Vice president Mike Pence responds to email misconduct allegations

Pence says there is no comparison between his use of a private email account while serving as governor of Indiana and Hillary Clintons use of a private email server while secretary of state.

Mar 4, 2017

Jeff Sessions: I cant speak for the Russian ambassadors intentions

Jeff Sessions does not what the Russian ambassadors intentions were when speaking with him. He insists on recusing himself from the Trump campaign investigation as it violates the rules.

Mar 3, 2017

Theresa May attacks SNP and Scottish Labour at Scottish Conservative conference

Prime Minister Theresa May went on the offensive at the Scottish Conservative Conference on 3 March, attacking both the SNP and Scottish Labour. Taking aim at the SNPs threats of another independence referendum, May said that Nicola Sturgeon should stop treating Scottish politics like a game.

Mar 3, 2017

Paul Ryan: We have seen no evidence anyone in Trump campaign was involved with Russians

Paul Ryan belives that Congress has seen no evidence that anyone in the Trump administration was involved with Russia or attempted to undermine the 2016 election.

Mar 3, 2017

Senate confirms Rick Perry for Trumps cabinet as energy secretary

The Senate confirmed the former Texas Govenor 62-37 to head the U.S. Department of Energy.

Mar 3, 2017

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from campaign probes

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions removed himself from any investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election because he said he was involved with President Donald Trumps campaign. Let me be clear, I never had meetings with Russian operatives or Russian intermediaries about the Trump campaign and the idea that I was part of a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump surrogates and intermediaries for the Russia government is totally false ... and that is the question I responded to, he said.

Mar 3, 2017

Watch outrageous sexist speech by Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke

A Polish MEP sparked outrage on 1 March when he claimed women must earn less than men in the workplace because they are weaker, smaller and less intelligent. Speaking at a debate about the gender pay gap in Europe Janusz Korwin-Mikke, a conservative and Eurosceptic politician from Warsaw, bizarrely pointed out that there are no women in the worlds top 100 chess players to make his case.

Mar 2, 2017

Brexit Bill defeated in House of Lords

Theresa May has had her first set back on the road to triggering Article 50 after her Brexit Bill was defeated in the House of Lords. The Lords backed an amendment to protect the rights of EU citizens to remain in the UK post Brexit. The House of Lords backed the amendment by 358 votes to 256.

Mar 2, 2017

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