Five days after allegations emerged concerning his attendance at a lockdown-breaking drinks party, Sir Bernard Jenkin, one of the key figures investigating the alleged “Partygate” scandal involving UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has chosen to remain silent. This silence comes in the wake of a leaked invitation to the event in December 2020, which contradicts …
A decade of disappointment has conditioned Black Americans and Democrats to fear voting rights rulings from the Supreme Court. In 2013, a majority vote of 5-4 invalidated a core principle of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Since then, subsequent decisions have further deteriorated the law, culminating in a 2019 ruling that federal courts have …
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 14, 2023 8:09 pm Decrease article font size Increase article font size A considerately devised Conservative private member’s bill aimed at classifying violence against pregnant women as an aggravating factor in court sentencing faced a resounding defeat in the House of Commons, as other political parties expressed concerns …
The UK government may abandon its bid to prevent the release of Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 messages to the Inquiry, to avoid a potentially damaging courtroom showdown. Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin informed MPs that the government was in discussions with the head of the inquiry, hoping to avoid the judicial review that was put forward …