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Culture Secretary blames Tory local election losses on Covid and Ukraine war
C ulture Secretary Lucy Frazer has blamed heavy Tory losses in the local elections on the pandemic and the Ukraine war. She also noted the Conservative Party had been in power for “a long time”. The Cabinet minister conceded that voters were “frustrated and angry”, but claimed Rishi Sunak wasContinue Reading
Fine Gael falls to 20% in opinion poll, increase in Fianna Fáil support
Fine Gael has seen its support fall to 20 per cent, the lowest level in a year, in the latest political opinion poll while their coalition partners Fianna Fáil are up three points to 19 per cent. Sinn Féin remains the most popular party in the country, sitting with 31Continue Reading
Sunak and Trudeau emphasise UK-Canada ties at post-coronation meeting over tea
R ishi Sunak hailed the “friendship” between the UK and Canada, as well as between himself and Justin Trudeau as he welcomed the Canadian premier to Downing Street. The pair met over tea, as part of a series of bilateral meetings the Prime Minister was holding around the King’s coronation.Continue Reading
Taoiseach looks forward to welcoming King Charles to Ireland
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he looks forward to hosting King Charles in Ireland. Mr Varadkar and president Michael D Higgins attended the coronation service in Westminster Abbey in London. They were also present at a reception at Buckingham Palace on Friday and spoke to Charles and members of theContinue Reading
COVID is officially no longer a global health emergency – here’s what that means (and what we’ve learned along the way)
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock World Health Organisation (WHO) experts have officially declared that COVID no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (Pheic). This coincides with the WHO’s new strategy to transition from an emergency response to longer-term sustained COVID disease management. This may not change too much practically. COVID willContinue Reading
The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the ‘dark universe’
Euclid is set to launch this year on a rocket built by SpaceX. Work performed by ATG under contract for ESA, CC BY-SA The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its long journey into space on May 1 2023, when it arrived in Florida onContinue Reading
Labour will win outright at general election, says senior MP
A Labour frontbencher has predicted his party will win outright at the next general election, despite local election results suggesting there could be a hung parliament. Labour gained 635 seats and took control of another 22 local authorities, while the Tories suffered heavy losses. Vote share analysis by the BBCContinue Reading
Taoiseach and President Higgins meet King Charles ahead of coronation
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and President Michael D Higgins spoke with Britain’s King Charles at a reception in Buckingham Palace on Friday evening, ahead of the coronation. Mr Varadkar and Mr Higgins will both be among the guests for Saturday’s coronation. At Friday’s reception, the pair also spoke with members ofContinue Reading
Ukip loses all six seats in local elections
T he UK Independence Party (Ukip) has been wiped out at England’s local elections, losing all six seats it was defending. The pro-Brexit party lost two councillors in Folkestone & Hythe, one in South Staffordshire, one in Tamworth, one in Tendring and one in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It pointsContinue Reading
Ukrainian PM thanks the King for his ‘unwavering support’ to Ukraine
T he Ukrainian prime minister has thanked the King for his solidarity after the pair met during a reception on the eve of the coronation on Friday. Charles offered Ukraine his “unwavering support” when he met with the country’s First Lady Olena Zelenska and prime minister Denys Shmyhal. Mr ShmyhalContinue Reading