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Vice-president defended her shifts on certain policy issues over the years and reiterated her support for Joe Biden in her first major interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. Plus: the shrine to Harry Styles in rural England.Good morning.Kamala Harris’s much-hyped first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee aired Thursday night, with the vice-president using the time to reinforce the policies she has spoken of since launching her campaign.How did Harris perform? The Guardian’s Washington DC bureau chief, David Smith, writes that both Harris and Walz came off “radically normal”. “The old saw in presidential campaigns was: which candidate would you

Sahra Wagenknecht, whose alliance opposes Nato and military aid for Ukraine, said she was ‘scared but fine’ after incident in ErfurtGermany will not take steps towards the normalisation of its relations with the Taliban, a foreign ministry spokesperson said today, Reuters reported.The German authorities have deported Afghan nationals back to their home country for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/aug/30/germany-politics-deportations-state-elections-europe-latest-live-news Author : Lili Bayer Publish date : 2024-08-30 10:24:32 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Home secretary urged to to make it easier for undocumented migrants to regularise their immigration statusThe government’s policy of ramping up immigration raids and detaining and deporting undocumented migrants is driving more people underground and increasing their risks of exploitation, dozens of charities have warned.In a letter on Friday, coordinated by Migrant Voice, more than 80 organisations including Care4Calais, City of Sanctuary UK, Anti-Slavery International, Doctors of the World UK and Safe Passage International are calling on the home secretary to make it easier for undocumented migrants to regularise their immigration status so they can work with less risk of

Jacqui Smith says Labour hopes to ‘make it much more likely’ that smokers will want to give upGood morning, and welcome to today’s blog, bringing you the latest news across the UK’s political scene.The government’s outdoor smoking ban will aim to make “fewer places where you actually can smoke”, education minister Jacqui Smith has said.The biggest nail in the coffin of most people in this country is smoking – 80,000 people die every year from smoking related diseases.”We will think about all sorts of different ways, as the last time I was in government, we introduced the smoking ban, the