Politics

Published: 11 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The British government has firmly denied claims by Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, suggesting talks are underway to lift the long-standing ban on arms sales to Argentina. Milei, speaking to the Daily Telegraph, asserted that discussions had begun with the UK regarding the restrictions, which originated following Argentina’s 1982 invasion of the Falklands Islands. That brief conflict, lasting ten...

Published: 11 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Conservative governments spent £325 million on 67 free schools that subsequently failed or vanished entirely, highlighting fundamental flaws in policy decisions over the past decade. This expenditure forms part of a broader £10 billion investment committed between 2014–15 and 2023–24 to create new school buildings, significantly outweighing the £6.8 billion spent on refurbishing existing schools, a discrepancy critics...

Published: 11 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The homelessness crisis in England has intensified despite the government’s repeated assurances, as the Labour administration unveils a new strategy to end the use of bed and breakfasts as emergency housing. Homelessness minister Alison McGovern promised that B&Bs would only be used in extreme emergencies and pledged to end their use entirely by the conclusion of this parliament....

Published: 11 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The quiet town of Crowborough has become the centre of a growing national debate as residents challenge a government plan to house hundreds of asylum seekers on a military training camp in east Sussex. Their legal action marks a significant moment, because it represents the first major test of mass accommodation policies to reach the high court since...

Published: 09 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Foreign states are increasingly using AI-generated videos to destabilise western support for Ukraine, Yvette Cooper will warn in a major address on Tuesday. The UK foreign secretary plans to urge allied nations to assist Britain in countering what she describes as “information warfare,” highlighting growing concerns over Russia’s use of forged documents and deepfake material to advance geopolitical...

Published: 09 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Tony Blair will not hold a position on Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza peace council after significant objections arose. The former UK prime minister had reportedly been considered for a key role in the initiative, which Trump intends to chair personally. According to the Financial Times, Blair’s inclusion was quietly withdrawn following resistance from several Arab and Muslim nations....

Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Ministers plan to postpone elections for new mayors in four English regions.Opposition parties accuse the government of effectively “cancelling democracy” by delaying votes. New mayoralties in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent, and Sussex and Brighton will first hold elections in 2028.The government claims these areas need extra time to complete local government reorganisation. Children’s...

Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online An international campaign to free Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, jailed in Israel since 2002, is gaining momentum, with over 200 cultural figures, including Margaret Atwood and Javier Bardem, expressing support. Barghouti, a senior Fatah leader often referred to as Palestine’s Nelson Mandela, has been serving five life sentences on charges related to attacks during the second Intifada and...

Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The European Commission has unveiled a groundbreaking plan to raise 90 billion euros ($105 billion) to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, proposing an unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets or international borrowing. The initiative aims to cover two-thirds of Ukraine’s financing needs for 2026 and 2027, leaving the remainder for international partners to provide. Commission President Ursula...

Published: 04 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russian forces have reportedly seized the village of Chervone in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia region, marking a continued advance amid ongoing conflict. Ukrainian military sources reported strikes on Russian oil depots in the Tambov and Oryol regions on Tuesday, causing fires at both locations. Additionally, Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence confirmed an attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline in Tambov,...