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‘Profound anger’ among black voters over Kemi Badenoch’s slavery remarks

In a week in which the UK political agenda was dominated by postcolonial legacies, Badenoch said Burnham should not apologise for Britain's historical role in slavery "because it is a lever to wedge open the door to ask…

Braverman epitomises the disastrous tendency of Conservatives to fall out with other Conservatives

Rather than devote themselves to the thankless task of campaigning from within to get the party to recognise the error of its ways, they decided to march off into the wilderness and set up a pure new body to which they…

Mélenchon squares up to Brussels in election manifesto

This will therefore require a confrontation with European institutions," according to the manifesto from Mélenchon's France Unbowed. "This also means disobeying rules blocking [us] whenever necessary." "Our logic is…

French far left enshrines leaving NATO in official presidential platform

The top two vote-getters go on to a second round, which could see Mélenchon facing off against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who also pledges to take France out of NATO’s integrated command. Unlike Le Pen’s far-right…

Sustaining Europe’s Biosimilar Leadership and Impact

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Belgian king refuses PM Bart De Wever’s resignation

“Following his discussions with the leaders of the five majority parties, the King noted that each of them wishes to conclude the budget negotiations as quickly as possible … The King also received a formal commitment…

Trump's WORST NIGHTMARE! China Benefits as America Descends Into Chaos | Silk and Steel

In this special post-November election episode of Silk and Steel, Carl Zha welcomes back returning guest Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at CICG, to examine the political fallout in Washington and what it means for America…

Von der Leyen to visit Black Sea amid deadly drone attacks

The aerial vehicle appeared to have been carried ashore by the sea, said the municipality's mayor, Mariyan Zhechev. The drone's origin and whether it was connected to the recent attacks on commercial shipping have not…

Nigel Farage's exit from the Telegraph may be cause for cheer. But there’s a sobering side to this story | Jane Martinson

For this privilege the paper's cash-strapped bosses paid him around £4,000 a month , adding up to nearly half a million pounds over the past decade. News broke this week that Farage's services are no longer required by…

David TC Davies: Forgotten victims of slavery – and why our PM needs a history lesson

On , the Hungarian army was destroyed by the forces of the Ottoman Empire. Thousands died, including the Hungarian king and much of the country’s ruling elite. The defeat opened the way for more than 150 years of Ottoman…