Paul Seddon Political reporter Getty Images Prison officers dealing with violent inmates should be armed, the shadow justice secretary has said. Specialist guards should have Taser stun guns and baton rounds – a less lethal alternative to traditional bullets – to give them “confidence” in handling threats, Robert Jenrick told the BBC. The Conservatives said...
Nick Thorpe Central Europe correspondent ZOLTAN FISCHER/HUNGARIAN PM HANDOUT Hungary’s Viktor Orban described President Trump as a “truth serum” It’s been a big week in Europe for CPAC, the US Conservative Political Action Conference, with large gatherings in Poland and Hungary. The timing is crucial, ahead of Poland’s presidential election run-off on Sunday, between a...
The Liberal Democrats have taken command at County Hall following Thursday’s local elections despite a surge in Reform UK support which saw the Conservatives lose 33 of the 40 seats they held going into the elections and Labour all six of its seats. The Liberal Democrats won 27 of Devon County Council’s 60 seats, gaining...
For all of the noise and the numbers following this week’s elections in England, two sentences tell you much of what you need to know. Nigel Farage arranged a fireworks display and a party. The prime minister and the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch have both written post-mortem articles in Saturday’s newspapers. Politicians often accuse journalists...
Reuters One of the biggest upsets of the night was Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre losing his own seat Conservatives in Canada are trading blame for Monday night’s election loss, showing that Pierre Poilievre will need to heal divisions within the movement as he fights to stay on as leader. As a clear Liberal win was...
Koh Ewe and Yuna Ku BBC News Reporting fromSingapore and Seoul Getty Images A pro-Yoon fringe movement, stoked by right-wing YouTubers, has become both more energised and extreme Pained cries rang out in front of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s official residence on Friday, as judges of the Constitutional Court judges confirmed his...