Will Makerfield decide the next PM?
MAKERFIELD, England — A once-overlooked constituency in the northwest of England has emerged as an unlikely crucible for the next […]
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CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens
HAVANA — The director of the Central Intelligence Agency made an unannounced visit to Havana on Thursday, meeting with senior
What does Makerfield make of by-election and can Burnham win?
MAKERFIELD, England — Voters in the Makerfield constituency headed to polling stations Thursday for a closely watched parliamentary by-election that
Ukraine flag removed from council HQ by Reform
BRIDGEWORTH, England — Councillors from the Reform Alliance took down a Ukrainian flag that had flown continuously from the entrance
Mandelson papers being withheld, says intelligence watchdog
LONDON — The parliamentary intelligence and security watchdog declared Thursday that a tranche of sensitive documents connected to the tenure
Kettering MP resigns from Department of Health job
LONDON — The member of parliament for Kettering, Simon Graves, resigned Thursday from his position as a parliamentary private secretary
Badenoch ‘flattered’ by Thatcher comparison from Nicki Minaj
LONDON — Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch said Thursday she was “genuinely flattered” after American rapper, singer, and global cultural
Eleven ‘far-right agitators’ banned from UK ahead of rally, government says
LONDON — The British government announced Thursday that eleven foreign nationals identified by intelligence services as prominent far-right agitators had
Why Democrats are panicking about losing California
LOS ANGELES — Democratic strategists and elected officials across California are confronting what several described this week as an emerging
What do Makerfield residents think of the Burnham-prompted by-election?
MAKERFIELD, England — Voters across the constituency of Makerfield are expressing a mixture of frustration, resignation, and cautious engagement as