Politics

A controversial barge that's set to accommodate 500 asylum seekers has arrived in Dorset.The Bibby Stockholm departed Falmouth in Cornwall on Monday - one month not on time. Its arrival in Dorset - which has been opposed by the native MP and residents - comes hours after the federal government's Illegal Migration Bill handed the Lords.The first asylum seekers are anticipated to board the Bibby Stockholm later this month. Downing Street has defended the usage of barges to accommodate migrants - insisting it's a cheaper various to accommodating them in motels. The prime minister's official spokesman instructed reporters: "I think it's right for the public as a whole that we move away from a situation where £6m a day of taxpayers' money is going towar...

The White House on Monday defended the Secret Service’s investigation into the packet of cocaine found within the West Wing, regardless of the company’s lack of ability to discover a perpetrator or a lot proof. ...

Ben Wallace mentioned his time in politics has “been a long slog” as he prepares to step down as defence secretary, however he insisted he was leaving the army in a greater state.Asked how he felt about quitting a job he beloved, the minister and former military officer mentioned: "Look, we at all times must let go of issues. That's life… There's extra to life than only one job generally. "You have lots of other things as well. And it's just… I'm happy to go."Mr Wallace, 53, made headlines over the weekend by revealing that he deliberate to stop as defence secretary on the subsequent reshuffle, anticipated within the autumn, and to depart politics on the subsequent election.It got here after a bid by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to make the veteran politician the following secr...

Democrats on Monday scolded considered one of their very own, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, in a scramble to easy over her anti-Israel rhetoric forward of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s deal with to Congress this week. ...

Controversial plans to deal with the small boats disaster are poised to grow to be legislation after the federal government crushed a collection of renewed challenges by friends at Westminster.The Tory entrance bench noticed off 5 additional adjustments being sought by the higher chamber to the Illegal Migration Bill, together with trendy slavery protections and little one detention limits. At least one different vote was ditched within the face of the federal government victories.And the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who has been a strident critic of the Bill, additionally dropped his demand for an announcement on tackling the refugee drawback and human trafficking to the UK, after an identical proposal was rejected by MPs.It marked a shock ending to the parliament...

President Biden invited the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces on Monday to the White House after one in all its star gamers slammed him for an absence of invite or recognition.The White House introduced Biden and first girl Jill Biden will host the Las Vegas Aces on Aug. 25 to mark their 2022 WNBA title.The invitation comes roughly a month after A’ja Wilson blasted Biden on Twitter for not extending a White House invitation.After the Las Vegas Golden Knights gained the St...

The authorities's plans for adapting the UK to the consequences of local weather change have been labelled "deeply disappointing" by critics.Ministers have stated that the schemes specified by the 140-page report will assist increase the UK's resilience to excessive climate and description tips on how to defend individuals, houses and companies from occasions equivalent to heatwaves, droughts and floods. But critics, amongst them Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, have stated that the plans "really lack in ambition".Another coverage skilled informed Sky News that the proposals have been "a bit more like a government spinning its wheels rather than hitting the accelerator".The newest National Adaptation Programme - referred to as NAP3 - had been anticipated to be printed on Tuesda...

AUSTIN, Texas — A high Texas Republican who will oversee Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial issued a sweeping gag order Monday that scolded “inflammatory” public feedback made by attorneys on either side forward of the historic September proceedings. ...

The authorities has managed to battle off the newest problem from the House of Lords in search of to vary its Illegal Migration Bill. In a vote within the Commons, MPs voted to reject all 9 amendments friends had put ahead to vary the laws. That was regardless of some high-profile rebels from the Tory benches supporting the amendments urged within the Lords - together with former occasion chief Sir Iain Duncan Smith and ex-justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland.After the vote by MPs, immigration minister Robert Jenrick urged the opposite House to now drop its amendments to the invoice, which goals for the "swift detention and removal" of individuals arriving within the UK illegally, notably through Channel crossings.But Sky News understands friends will push ahead with at the ...

NEW YORK — Jury choice started Monday in Michael Cohen’s civil lawsuit towards the Trump Organization, wherein the previous president’s private legal professional and fixer claims he's owed greater than $1 million. ...