Politics - Page 3

Japanese elections are normally steady and boring affairs – but this snap election was neither.The dramatic vote follows a political funding corruption scandal that was revealed last year, which implicated senior lawmakers

In her first appearance on the campaign trail alongside Vice-President Kamala Harris, former First Lady Michelle Obama urged Americans to cast their votes to protect the country from the “dangers” of Donald

The government should “unequivocally reject” calls for the UK to pay reparations for its role in the slave trade, Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has said.He said calls for the UK to

Sir Keir Starmer has attempted to define who “working people” are, amid renewed scrutiny of his tax plans ahead of next week’s Budget.Labour promised at the general election not to increase taxes

Commonwealth leaders have agreed the “time has come” for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK’s desire to keep the subject off the agenda at a two-day summit

There aren’t many world leaders who’ve been in power for 30 years. Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has been accused of stealing elections, crushing dissent and dismantling democracy. The UK, the EU and

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has played down the significance of alleged interference by the Labour Party in the US presidential election.The Trump campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election

LinkedIn: the social network for CVs, apparently motivational corporate messages and – as of late last night – transatlantic diplomatic spats.When Sofia Patel, the Labour Party’s head of operations, posted on the

Piece of advice for you – never buy a huge amount of champagne unless you’re absolutely certain it’s worth celebrating. In November 2016, Russian ultranationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky was so excited by

Former military general Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia’s president, as he announced the country’s largest cabinet since the 1960s.The 73-year-old, who had been dogged by allegations of human rights

The US Secret Service has “deep flaws” that need to be resolved urgently or more assassination attempts like the one at Donald Trump’s rally will happen again, a damning report says.An independent

Choose peace not war” is the main message from Georgian Dream, the party that has been in power in Georgia for the past 12 years.Russia’s war in Ukraine is featuring prominently in

Donald Trump and his Republican allies have repeatedly claimed that the Democrats are planning to get illegal immigrants to vote in the US election.“Our elections are bad, and a lot of these

Kamala Harris has released her medical records, which concluded she is in “excellent health” and fit for the presidency.Following the disclosure, the Democratic Party’s nominee to be the next US president accused