
A Liberal Democracy photo op was thrown into disarray yesterday evening by protesters making claims against what they alleged was a ‘paedophile ring’ in parliament. The Lib Dems had organised the photo opportunity in Victoria Tower Gardens, right next to
by Charlotte Henry20 Mar 2014, 3:55 AM PST0

Just as Lord Tebbit was telling me last night that the Conservative Party chairmanship was being mishandled… the Conservative Party chairmanship was being mishandled. The reactions to Grant Shapps and Tory HQ’s patronising post-budget graphic have covered all the satirical
by Raheem Kassam20 Mar 2014, 3:13 AM PST0

UKIP Deputy Leader Paul Nuttall has offered to eat his own shoes if Scotland votes for independence in September. The North West England MEP made the offer during a party meeting in Widnes, according to the local Runcorn and Widnes
by Nick Hallett20 Mar 2014, 2:12 AM PST0

As Europe’s post-cold war architecture crumbles in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the prime architect of President Obama’s “reset” policy still argues it has been a great success. Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken is quoted
by Thomas Rose20 Mar 2014, 1:28 AM PST0

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced the biggest reforms of UK pensions since the system was created. The central pillar was to allow pensioners to draw down one quarter of their pension pot at retirement at a rate
by Andre Walker19 Mar 2014, 5:37 PM PST0

Lord Tebbit, who was speaking at a meeting of the Bow Group think tank, told a packed Commons committee room that he did not want the Conservatives to enter coalition government and that the coalition was now “beginning to smell
by Raheem Kassam19 Mar 2014, 1:46 PM PST0

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the United Kingdom they must impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs in London. The West passed more sanctions against Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It is unknown if Prime Minister David Cameron will
by Mary Chastain19 Mar 2014, 10:27 AM PST0

Ukrainian government websites have been hit by a series of malware attacks as tensions with Russia have increased. TechWeekEurope reports that a number of sites in Ukraine have been hit by large Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) attacks, which involve
by Nick Hallett19 Mar 2014, 10:10 AM PST0

As Europe’s post-cold war architecture crumbles in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the prime architect of President Obama’s “reset” policy still argues it has been a great success. Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken is quoted
by Thomas Rose19 Mar 2014, 9:27 AM PST0

The Crimean economy is “no better than Palestine”, Russian Regional Development Minister Igor Slyunyayev has claimed. “The peninsula is not self-sufficient when it comes to the entire group of vitally important resources — first of all, electricity and water,” Mr. Slyunayev
by Breitbart London19 Mar 2014, 8:48 AM PST0

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner today backed Russia’s claim to the Crimea, comparing it to Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. Speaking during a visit to Paris, Mrs Kirchner said that Crimea “has always belonged to Russia”, just as
by Nick Hallett19 Mar 2014, 8:44 AM PST0

Putin has gone as far as he needs to in Ukraine and has no plans to invade any more of its territory, it was claimed yesterday. The Ukrainian government has been exaggerating Russian troop movements in order to garner sympathy
by Nick Hallett19 Mar 2014, 8:06 AM PST0

Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry has announced that the Crimea referendum and the subsequent Russian annexation of the region is the “free expression of will of the autonomous republic’s population”, invoking the United Nations Charter in support of its claims. In a statement
by Raheem Kassam19 Mar 2014, 7:55 AM PST0

by Andre Walker19 Mar 2014, 7:38 AM PST0

Ed Miliband, the Leader of the Labour Party, struggled to see off the jubilance of Conservative benches at the 2014 Budget. The Chancellor was able to spend the first part of the speech patting himself on the back for much
by Andre Walker19 Mar 2014, 7:35 AM PST0

Crimean Tatars are to be forced off their lands and relocated, according to Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliyev. Russia’s official RIA Novosti news agency reports that Mr Temirgaliyev said in an interview that he wants to “regularise” the land
by Nick Hallett19 Mar 2014, 7:26 AM PST0

The government has used the 2014 Budget to support a range of military causes, honouring British heroes for years to come. The budget also helped Air Ambulances, emergency service personnel and youth groups such as the Scouts and Guides. In
by Andre Walker19 Mar 2014, 7:26 AM PST0

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has told the House of Commons that faster economic growth alone will not cut Britain’s public sector deficit. The claim came during the debate on the 2014 budget. Mr Osborne had good news
by Andre Walker19 Mar 2014, 6:21 AM PST0

Tony Benn’s body could lie overnight in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster, an honour that has previously only ever been accorded to Margaret Thatcher. Parliamentary authorities have submitted a request to the Queen for
by Nick Hallett19 Mar 2014, 6:12 AM PST0

Labour leader Ed Miliband was mad at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). He was ‘John McEnroe mad’ – and there was general unhappiness with Putin’s Crimea annexation and the way mental health services are treated in the NHS. On Putin,
by Andre Walker19 Mar 2014, 5:49 AM PST0

An Islamic Charity alleged by David Cameron to be a front group for Hizb ut-Tahrir, the radical Islamist group, receives £70,000 a year state funding, according to new research. The Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation is being given grants to fund places
by Nick Hallett19 Mar 2014, 4:21 AM PST0

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says its warplanes have carried out airstrikes against Syrian army targets in response to a roadside bomb that hit an Israeli patrol and wounded four soldiers the day before. The strikes are Israel’s fiercest
by Breitbart News19 Mar 2014, 3:37 AM PST0

Ukrainian Defence Minister Igor Tenyukh is urgently heading to Crimea on Wednesday in a bid to ease tensions after Russia claimed the peninsula, the government said. “Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told Igor Tenyukh and (First Deputy Prime Minister) Vitaliy Yarema
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