Politics

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The assisted dying bill remains in limbo as the House of Lords continues obstructing debate, a former minister said. Charlie Falconer, who has championed the legislation through the Lords, insisted the bill has not reached “the end of the road” despite growing concerns it may fail before the parliamentary session concludes in May. With less than six debating...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government is preparing to take a significant step toward banning social media for under-16s, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer increasingly expected to support the measure. Ministers plan to launch a public consultation next week, which will explore potential approaches including a strict age limit and alternative measures such as restricting infinite scrolling. The consultation, led by...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Peter Mandelson is facing an inquiry by the European Union following claims about his Brussels trade role. The EU anti-fraud office, known as Olaf, has been asked to examine his activities after new documents emerged suggesting possible misconduct during his time as trade commissioner. These revelations reportedly link Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, raising serious...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Gorton and Denton byelection closed with voters choosing between Greens, Labour, and Reform UK. Voters in Gorton and Denton, south-east Manchester, turned out amid one of the most unpredictable byelections in recent British political history. Polls closed after a campaign defined by sharp attacks and high stakes, with Labour defending a majority of over thirteen thousand votes....

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Election observers have raised serious concerns about secret ballot breaches during the Gorton and Denton byelection. Democracy Volunteers, an organisation founded by Dr John Ault and supported by the Conservative peer and psephologist Prof Robert Haywood, deployed four accredited election observers across the constituency. Their team visited 22 out of 45 polling stations while polls were open, spending...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a historic upset, the Green party has claimed victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection, delivering a crushing blow to Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership. Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, overturned Labour’s 13,000-vote majority to become the party’s first MP in northern England. The result has shocked political commentators, establishing the Greens as a...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Jacinda Ardern move to Australia has stirred emotion across New Zealand and beyond. News that the former prime minister is relocating to Sydney surfaced in an unusually candid way. It happened not through an official statement, but on a festival dancefloor at 2am. Her husband, Clarke Gayford, shared the news while dressed as a giant toadstool. The...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Clinton testimony before a Republican-led congressional committee descended into fierce political confrontation on Thursday, as former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused lawmakers of staging a “fishing expedition” to shield Donald Trump. Speaking during a closed-door session near her home in Chappaqua, New York, Clinton delivered a blistering opening statement. She insisted she had never met...

Published: 26 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The dawn of late February always brings back a heavy sense of reflection for those watching global security. Four years have now passed since the initial Russian invasion of Ukraine reshaped the entire geopolitical landscape of the modern world. People across the globe still remember the shock of that cold morning when missiles first fell on Kyiv. It...

Published: 26 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The global community once believed Ukraine would fall within a few days of the invasion. This assumption ignored the profound resilience of the people and their military forces today. Vladimir Putin now faces a reality he likely never imagined four years ago. His original goals for a swift victory have vanished into a long struggle. The war has...