Kate Nicholson

5 days ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kate Nicholson

A new Reform UK council leader has called the Ukraine war a "distraction". Linden Kemkaran, named leader of Kent County Council a week after Reform UK's sweeping victories in the local elections, appeared to downplay the impact of the largest conflict in Europe since World War 2. Speaking after she was named as council leader on Thursday evening, she promised to remove the Ukrainian flag from the chamber. Kemkaran told the BBC: "This is Kent country council.

5 days ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kate Nicholson

Vladimir Putin's ambassador to the UK has shrugged off Keir Starmer's latest sanctions on Russia. Andrei Kelin claimed Britain will not stop Moscow from achieving its goals in Ukraine - which Putin invaded in February 2022 - despite imposing new restrictions on a fleet of Russian oil tankers. The UK announced it was placing sanctions on up to 100 vessels which have carried more than £18 billion worth of cargo since the start of 2024.

5 days ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kate Nicholson

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer celebrated their "historic" trade deal yesterday, promising it was a "great" agreement for both the US and the UK. The Labour government has been trying to get a deal with the White House for months. So this agreement was a real victory for the prime minister, particularly as the UK was the first country to strike a deal with the States after Trump's sweeping tariffs.

6 days ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kate Nicholson

Richard Tice was called out repeatedly on BBC Question Time last night by an irate member of the audience who tore into Brexit. Led by prominent eurosceptic Nigel Farage, Reform UK now claims it is the main opposition party due to its popularity (despite having just five MPs). BBC Question Time discussed which party should be most worried about Reform's success last night - only for a member of the audience to completely tear into the right-wing movement altogether.

1 week ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kate Nicholson

Ukraine has caused a "collapse" within the Russian aviation industry just before Vladimir Putin is expected to welcome 29 world leaders. The president wanted Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, among others, to see Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9. Xi, Putin's most powerful international ally, was expected to arrive on May 7 and remain in Moscow until May 10 - but it now looks like he might struggle to get to Russia at all.