UNITED KINGDOM

Announcement from prime minister expected this afternoon despite Israeli oppositionWe are expecting an announcement from Keir Starmer on recognising Palestinian statehood early this afternoon.As we have mentioned in the blog already, Israel has condemned the move, which has also caused some tension between London and Washington. The US is fuelling Israel’s war by supplying it with vast amounts of weapons and giving it diplomatic cover. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/21/keir-starmer-palestine-recognition-announcement-gaza-uk-politics-live Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-09-21 09:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Ex-minister being tried in absentia in Bangladesh claims ID card and passport tendered as evidence not hersThe former City minister Tulip Siddiq has said she fears prosecutors could be planning to use “fake” documents to secure her conviction in her trial in Bangladesh on corruption charges.The Labour MP, who is being tried in absentia, spoke out after images of a Bangladeshi national identity card and a passport said to be in her name were published in newspapers in the UK and in Bangladesh. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/21/tulip-siddiq-fears-plans-to-use-fake-documents-to-secure-conviction-in-corruption-trial Author : Daniel Boffey Chief reporter Publish date : 2025-09-21

Queensland Nationals senator tells Cpac conference ‘last rites being administered’ and praises Andrew Hastie for threat to quit frontbench over policyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals senator Matt Canavan has claimed the Coalition is “on the cusp of walking away from net zero”, urging Sussan Ley to campaign against the emissions reduction target by taking inspiration from Peter Dutton’s opposition to the Indigenous voice referendum.The conservative political conference Cpac has heaped more pressure on Ley to dump the climate target, with a host of rightwing Liberal and

Marie-Clare Boothby faces questions after revealing she is related to man spared prison over a crash that killed Aboriginal pedestrianFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Northern Territory’s attorney general, Marie-Clare Boothby, has faced criticism after confirming she is related to a man who was spared prison last week over a hit-and-run car crash that killed an Aboriginal man.Jack Danby, 24, was sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order in relation to the crash in June 2024. Danby hit two Aboriginal pedestrians, killing one, and fled the scene.