Category: Politics

The Reform Party has announced a plan to scrap the UK's Online Safety Act, arguing that its age-gating rules for pornography platforms are overly restrictive and burdensome. The proposal has reignited debate over how best to protect children online while balancing digital freedoms.

Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are appearing in U.S. immigration courts without lawyers, with toddlers forced to navigate complex proceedings alone. The situation escalated after the Trump administration axed a key legal aid contract. A new Senate bill aims to guarantee representation as courts face a widening crisis.

Rishi Sunak's tough immigration stance ended up giving Keir Starmer the perfect political opening. As net migration figures peaked under Sunak's policies, structural changes led to declines just as Labour took office. Starmer now takes credit, but real causes run deeper.

Elon Musk claimed Donald Trump's name is in secret Epstein documents, fueling a political showdown. House Democrats pressed DOJ and FBI for answers while Trump threatened Musk’s government contracts. The battle reignites debate about transparency and Trump’s potential connections to Epstein.

Rachel Reeves made headlines at Mellor Bus Factory—just not for the reasons she expected. As she detailed big plans for transport and public services, cameras caught the workers behind her looking bored and unmoved, shifting the spotlight from policies to perceptions and sparking debate on the public's trust in political promises.

Lucy Connolly, jailed for 31 months over a tweet inciting racial hatred after the Southport murders, has triggered heated debate on free speech and justice. Her failed appeal reignited arguments on whether harsh sentences target dissent or are necessary to curb hate.

Lucy Connolly was jailed for over 2 years for a tweet about migrants after the Southport murders, setting off a political storm over whether her actions were a real threat or whether the state simply cracked down to make an example. The case raised hard questions about free speech, criminal justice and the role of emotion in law.

Joe Biden slammed Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy as 'modern-day appeasement' of Russia, warning it threatens U.S.-European relations and NATO trust. Biden mocked Trump’s peace proposal that would let Russia hold onto Ukrainian land, comparing it to historic blunders. He stressed the crucial role of alliances in facing Russian aggression.

Friedrich Merz came up short in his first attempt to become German chancellor, falling just three votes short of a majority in a historic Bundestag session. The failed vote highlights divisions within the CDU-SPD coalition and has thrown German politics into uncertainty, deepening questions around Merz's political future.

The UK Supreme Court has clarified that under the Equality Act 2010, 'woman' and 'sex' refer to biological sex, not gender identity. This move enables single-sex spaces to exclude transgender individuals with fewer legal hurdles, a shift that has stirred intense criticism from trans advocates and support from government officials.