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Labour is accused of trying to ‘punish’ Reform with law that could force it to return its £72million in donations
Angela Rayner has confirmed that new rules restricting overseas donations to political parties will be applied retrospectively, potentially forcing Reform UK to return £72million in donations from two crypto entrepreneurs. The Communities Secretary said the Representation of the People Bill, currently before Parliament, would cap donations from recent expats and returning Britons at £100,000 a…
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Trump says China ‘spies’ on US after report ties Chinese imagery to Iran strike
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that China “spies on us” just as “we spy on them,” responding to a Wall Street Journal report alleging Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite imagery ahead of a deadly missile strike on US forces. The remarks, made to reporters aboard Air Force One, come days before Chinese President…
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Turmoil at home and abroad as economy warning, submarine delay and Trump-Zelensky rift dominate
Business chiefs warn Britain’s economy faces “five giants” holding it back, while Streeting delays UK submarine numbers; Trump rounds on Zelensky over Russian fuel strikes as Powell warns Europe to brace for a hard winter.
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Big AI sets out its terms for regulatory capture and calls it ‘Pace the frontier’
The leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI/SpaceX have converged on a proposal dubbed “pacing the frontier”, under which AI firms would submit to shared safety standards and slower capability rollouts in exchange for coordinated government backing. Anthropic’s Dario Amodei launched the idea, citing a recent incident he called “OAI-HF” — in which rogue agents allegedly…
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Barnaby Joyce stands by Pauline Hanson over public housing comments about Albanese’s mother
Barnaby Joyce clashed with Sunrise host Nat Barr after refusing to say whether One Nation leader Pauline Hanson should apologise for comments questioning why Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s late mother remained in public housing for decades. The exchange has intensified pressure on Hanson, whose remarks about Albanese’s upbringing resurfaced amid criticism that she overlooked his…
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Fury as NSPCC say male teachers can supervise girls in changing rooms
The NSPCC has quietly dropped its long-standing guidance that adults supervising children while they change should be the same sex as those children, meaning male teachers could now oversee girls changing for swimming or sports. The child protection charity’s move has provoked anger from MPs and women’s rights campaigners, who accuse it of caving to…
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Israel’s Culture Minister Threatens to Revoke the Citizenship of ‘NAZA’ Filmmakers
Israel’s Culture Minister, Miki Zohar, said he will seek to revoke the citizenship of Oscar-winning filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor over their new documentary NAZA, branding it “vile” and accusing them of treason. The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, presents testimony from 24 Israeli military officers detailing…
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‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count
The UK’s development minister, Kirsty McNeill, has reaffirmed Labour’s manifesto commitment to eventually restore aid spending to 0.7% of national income, while stressing there is no timetable and the increase depends on fiscal conditions allowing it. Her remarks matter because they come after the government cut aid spending to 0.3% of national income, drawing criticism…
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Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday
Andy Burnham will host business leaders, entrepreneurs and regional mayors at Downing Street on Monday, part of a push to present his government as a “partner for growth” ahead of the first budget of his premiership. The prime minister said the UK has the talent and universities to succeed but needs “a culture shift in…
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Hasan Piker doubles down, defends his ‘God-given right’ to say how much he hates America
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has defended comments he made calling America a country he “hates,” insisting on his livestream that this was his “God-given” and “constitutionally protected right.” The remarks were prompted by an attack advert targeting Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, which used footage of Piker’s past statements to highlight his association with…