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Europe News

Nigel Farage's Reform party faces crucial test in UK local elections

Farage ran for election to the House of Commons eight times, losing every attempt until he was elected as an MP for the Clacton constituency in 2024.

01/05/2025

Europe News

Pride festival in Slovakia sees competition from 'family values' rally

The Rainbow Pride parade in the capital Bratislava focused on supporting minorities and diversity - but not everyone was onboard.

21/07/2024

World News

Conservative MEPs launch EU elections 'charter' in Italy

Polls are trending rightward across Europe, raising the possibility that the continent's radicals and reactionaries could wield much more power in the next parliament.

22/03/2024

Culture news

Meet the trad wives: the anti-feminist traditional influencers

Have you heard of trad wives? Content posted by women in flowery dresses from lavish country kitchens may look innocent enough, but beneath this they are in fact calling for a return to 1950s style gender norms.

28/02/2024

Finland

5 things we already know about Finland's new right-wing government

From tax cuts to climate change, increased VAT to Finland's international reputation, here's some key things you should know.

16/06/2023

Food and Drink

The M&M's controversy continues as company retires its “spokescandies”

Mars Wrigley North America says it is taking a step back from its “spokecandies”

24/01/2023

Poland

Poland's most powerful politician steps down to focus on election

Poland is due to hold its next general election by autumn 2023.

21/06/2022

United Kingdom

UK Conservative MP faces suspension for breaching lobbying rules

Britain’s parliamentary standards watchdog said that the Tory MP Owen Paterson should be suspended from the House of Commons.

26/10/2021

Poland

Poland's Kaczyński to resign as deputy prime minister in 2022

The leader of the ruling Law and Justice will step down from his government role to focus on party affairs, according to the PAP state news agency.

13/10/2021

Poland

Polish MP suspended by ruling party after taking COVID-19 vaccine

Zbigniew Girzyński admitted he had been vaccinated in his role as a university lecturer but said he "did not ask anyone for any priority in the queue".

27/01/2021

United Kingdom

Johnson extends poll lead in UK election campaign

Boris Johnson says all candidates standing for the Conservatives have pledged to support his Brexit deal with the European Union.

17/11/2019

United Kingdom

Conservative defector Heidi Allen joins the UK's Liberal Democrats

Heidi Allen quit the Conservative Party earlier this year, before briefly becoming the leader of the new Change UK Party.

07/10/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson odds-on to become UK PM as rivals target run-off

Boris Johnson is the clear favourite to enter 10 Downing Street after the first round vote for a new Conservative Party leader.

13/06/2019

World

Michael Gove leadership campaign falters after cocaine admission

Conservative leadership contender Michael Gove was battling to save his bid to become the UK's next Prime Minister on Monday morning, following mounting scrutiny over his history of cocaine use.

10/06/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit: what would leadership rivals Johnson and Hunt do as PM?

Rival contenders Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt both say they can renegotiate a deal with the EU – but also maintain the UK is ready to leave without one.

01/06/2019

United Kingdom

UK Housing Minister to run for Prime Minister reports the Sun

"I believe I’m the new face, with fresh new ideas, from a new and talented generation” he told the Sun

28/05/2019

World News

Abandon 'unrealistic' carbon target says EU top job hopeful

EU plans to be carbon neutral by 2050 are "nice" but "unrealistic" says one of the candidates to replace Jean-Claude Juncker.

14/05/2019

World News

Watch again: EU should side with Trump on Iran, says Zahradil

Czech MEP Jan Zahradil, who hopes to replace Jean-Claude Juncker, has a plan to "retune the EU" instead of taking more decisions as European level.

14/05/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit: 'Let's do a deal,' Prime Minister Theresa May tells Labour

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday stepped up calls for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree on a cross-party deal to leave the European Union, following poor results for both parties in local elections on Thursday.

05/05/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit insurgency threatens Theresa May’s plan and her leadership

The British prime minister’s own party is in mutinous mood as opposition hardens to her Brexit deal and her position.

23/04/2019