The Financial Conduct Authority has warned banks it “will act” should politicians be wrongly “de-banked” because of their views. It comes after former UKIP leader and ardent Brexiteer Nigel Farage had his account closed at exclusive bank Coutts in late June. He said he was then refused accounts with other banks because of his political views. FCA executive director Sarah […]

Bill Richardson, who served two terms as governor of New Mexico and 14 years as a congressman, then continued to devote himself to liberating Americans who were being held hostage or who he believed were being wrongfully detained by hostile countries overseas, died on Friday at his summer home in Chatham, Mass., on Cape Cod. He was 75. His death […]

Nearly all members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are again asking the Internal Revenue Service to reconsider a plan to tax state refunds. The IRS’ new guidance, issued this week, marked the second time this year the agency raised the specter of subjecting state refunds to federal income tax. Colorado’s entire delegation, except for U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, signed a letter […]

A new book claims United States Vice President Kamala Harris has “rabbit ears” for any criticism. According to the book, penned by journalist Franklin Foer, it is a source of frustration for Joe Biden’s West Wing. Foer’s sources say Harris “seemed instantly aware” of any criticism. In The Last Politician, Foer writes: “Harris possessed what one of her colleagues described […]

Coordinated doctors’ strikes will “significantly increase the risk to patients”, the Health Secretary has said. Steve Barclay called on the BMA to stop “playing politics and end its strikes immediately” as he warned the mass walkouts are “a step too far”. He stressed that pay rises coming into force this month – ranging from six percent to 10.3 percent – […]

The Chancellor insisted Rishi Sunak was trying to limit changes by focusing on “who is going to get the job done”. The Prime Minister last week appointed Grant Shapps as Defence Secretary, his fifth Cabinet role in a year, after Ben Wallace stepped down. Mr Sunak promoted his ally Claire Coutinho, a former junior minister, to Energy Secretary. Speaking to […]

Judges are to be handed extra powers to order them to come to court with authorities able to use “reasonable force” to make those convicted appear in the dock. Rishi Sunak said the new law would be introduced in Parliament this Autumn. It comes after a spate of cowardly murderers sparked outrage for refusing to appear, including baby killer Lucy […]

Facing the prospect of a politically damaging government shutdown within weeks, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is offering a new argument to conservatives reluctant to vote to keep funding flowing: A shutdown would make it more difficult for Republicans to pursue an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, or to push forward with investigations of him and his family that could yield […]

In his breakout performance in the Republican primary race, Vivek Ramaswamy has harnessed his populist bravado while frequently and unapologetically contorting the truth for political gain, much in the same way that former President Donald J. Trump has mastered. Mr. Ramaswamy’s pattern of falsehoods has been the subject of intensifying scrutiny by the news media and, more recently, his G.O.P. […]

GB News: Rishi Sunak on policing Rishi Sunak has downplayed claims that police officers are spending too much time dealing with woke issues and not enough time tackling crime. Speaking to broadcasters this afternoon, the PM said both he and the public expect officers to be focusing on catching and locking up criminals, but that the police he’d met with […]