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Tauranga city councillors hit back at minister’s intention to replace them with a commission

“An early Christmas present” to ratepayers, a reason to “pop open the Champagne” – or an “absolutely poor decision” and an “extraordinary mistake”. These are the diverging views on Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s announcement that she intends to appoint a commission to replace Tauranga’s beleaguered city council. The minister’s decision is in response to “significant governance problems” among the […]

All Out Politics podcast: Rebels all round

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the political fallout from the Tory rebellion over England’s covid ‘tier’ system which replaced the national lockdown. They also assess the delicate state of the Brexit negotiations as the end of the transition period looms. Plus, was it ‘thanks to Brexit’ that the the UK was able to move quickly on regulatory approval for a […]

Brexit deal MUST be done this weekend as Boris Bill threat ‘red rag to a bull’ in EU talks

Brexit deal ‘this weekend’ says Philip Rycroft Former Permanent Secretary for Exiting the EU, Philip Rycroft argued that this weekend is crucial in terms of Brexit development. While speaking on Sky News, he said the events of next week in the UK will mean that significant progress is made this weekend. He explained that next week MPs will again vote […]

Native Americans Helped Flip Arizona. Can They Mobilize in Georgia?

Marian McCormick lives in Georgia, as do 2,700 other members of the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe. She knows that comes as a surprise to some people. “Here in Georgia, they tend to think that Native Americans were all removed,” said Ms. McCormick, the principal chief of the tribe, which is based in Whigham. More than 180 years ago, as part […]

SNP bid to break up UK would ‘infringe human rights’ – historian hits out at Sturgeon plot

IndyRef2: Expert slams SNP’s calls to ‘draw new hard line' Historian Neil Oliver claimed that an independent Scotland from the UK would be a “step backwards”. Speaking to Martin Daubney on Unlocked, Mr Oliver said: “For me to draw a new hard-line separating Scotland from England in that formal sense is a backwards step. I prefer what I’ve always had […]

Gregory Meeks to become first Black American to chair House Foreign Affairs Committee

Rep. Gregory Meeks won the approval of his Democratic colleagues Thursday to become the first Black American to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee, one of the most powerful panels on Capitol Hill. “We’ve got to make sure that we get the State Department up and running,” Meeks, D-N.Y., told NBC News. He said the first thing the committee would […]

Sturgeon ‘playing politics’ with Covid as SNP ‘squanders £1BN’ in brazen independence bid

SNP accused of ‘playing politics’ during daily coronavirus briefing The SNP has been confronted over its spending during the coronavirus outbreak in Scotland. Dan Vevers, a political reporter at The Scottish Sun, asked Deputy First Minister John Swinney about how this may relate to the party’s bid for independence. During Scotland’s daily Covid briefing, he brought up accusations of the First […]

Brexit LIVE: Macron backs Boris ‘into position he cannot accept’ with NEW legal demand

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. With less than a month until the Brexit transition period ends on December 31, crucial talks are ongoing in a bid to secure a trade deal. But neither side has been able to agree on issues including […]

U.S. Democrats elect Meeks as first Black House foreign affairs chairman

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 5, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democrats elected Greg Meeks on Thursday as the next chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a position in which he is expected to work closely with President-elect Joe Biden’s administration on […]

Covid 19 coronavirus: Criteria for urgent travel to NZ widened; 75 MIQ beds a week free

The Government is widening the circle of people who can apply to travel urgently to New Zealand, and is freeing up about 75 rooms a week for them. Previously that door was only open to Kiwis whose health or life was at serious risk, but now critical workers, Kiwis in travel limbo and those with a dying relative in New […]

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