
The government is drawing up plans to pull Britain out of the Convention on European Rights and replace it with a Bill of Rights in a bid to protect British soldiers from being pursued by “ambulance-chasing” human rights lawyers. Over
by Donna Rachel Edmunds28 Dec 2015, 5:24 AM PST0

I’ve made my feelings on the whole “Islamic State vs Daesh” debate quite clear over the course of the last few weeks. The inevitable navel-gazing over the matter was shoe horned into the House of Commons debate on British bombing raids
by Raheem Kassam10 Dec 2015, 11:39 PM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not certain to hold a parliamentary vote on taking military action against Islamic State forces in Syria, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said, as it would become “difficult” if opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn orders his MPs
by Reuters29 Nov 2015, 1:18 AM PST0

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria are aimed at Islamic State targets, Britain’s defence secretary said on Saturday, warning that Vladimir Putin was instead killing civilians to shore up President Bashar al-Assad. Russia
by Reuters3 Oct 2015, 2:59 AM PST0