Politics

The transport minister has refused to say if HS2 will now solely go to Birmingham after being requested repeatedly by MPs to make clear rumours that the Manchester leg is being scrapped.Richard Holden MP was requested to handle the "white elephant" in a terse debate within the Commons the place he confronted criticism for his evasiveness from each Tory and opposition MPs. It comes as Labour dedicated to constructing the high-speed rail strains in full in the event that they win the following normal election, following confusion concerning the occasion's place.The multi-billion pound venture is meant to "level up" the nation by linking London, the Midlands and the North of England with sooner trains - nevertheless it has been affected by delays and hovering prices.Read extra: ...

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will host a chamber-wide assembly Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in response to a management aide. ...

Sir Keir Starmer has described Conservative Party claims that Labour's plans on immigration would improve asylum seeker numbers as "nonsense".Speaking solely to Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, from a summit in Montreal, the Labour chief maintained the federal government has "no control" of UK borders. He stated: "What concerns people is that basic idea that the government ought to control who comes to this country and now it's the gangs that decide who should come to the UK."What I'm specializing in is how we're really going to take care of this." Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant 2:11 ...

A invoice that's geared to permit for the redevelopment of the getting older Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is slated for a pair of committee hearings subsequent week.  ...

Hunter Biden’s indictment on gun costs could also be simply the beginning of authorized troubles that might change into an rising menace to President Biden’s reelection bid.  ...

Rep. Ken Buck known as out House management for diverting consideration to an impeachment inquiry into President Biden as a substitute specializing in averting a looming authorities shutdown in an op-ed.  ...

An armed man accused of impersonating a U.S. Marshal was arrested at a marketing campaign occasion for Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Los Angeles on Friday.  ...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is spoiling for a struggle with former President Donald Trump within the 2024 GOP presidential race, however up to now, he's shadowboxing. ...

A jury acquitted three males Friday within the final trial related to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed for example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. ...

Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has a brand new scorching title for the House Freedom Caucus. “I’m not a member of the burn-it-all-do...