Politics

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For many families across England, the school run is more than a daily routine. It is the opening chapter of a long and often painful battle with a system designed to support disabled children but increasingly strained, fragmented and unable to keep pace with rising need. This week, that quiet struggle burst into the national spotlight as some...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The quiet corridors of Westminster stirred before dawn, long before the first tourists gathered at the gates and before the city’s usual hum rolled across the Thames. Inside the House of Lords, officials had worked through the night, sifting, sorting and finalising an extraordinary volume of paperwork. By the time the morning light reached the Parliamentary Estate, an...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online When the government confirmed that no-fault evictions would finally be outlawed in England starting on 1 May, it marked the beginning of the most significant transformation of renting laws in more than three decades. The announcement brought immediate relief to millions of renters who have spent years navigating the fragile, uncertain terrain of fixed-term contracts, unexpected notices, rising...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The long, uneasy relationship between former US President Donald Trump and the British Broadcasting Corporation reached a dramatic new chapter this week, as the BBC issued an apology over a controversial edit of Trump’s speech from 6 January 2021 — but firmly refused to pay the $1 billion compensation demanded by his legal team. What began as a...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from ministers and MPs to sack his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, following accusations that No 10 orchestrated an extraordinary briefing campaign targeting the health secretary, Wes Streeting. The controversy has sent shockwaves through Labour ranks, with many insiders warning that the fallout could have long-term consequences for party unity and the...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Baroness Helen Newlove, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales and one of the country’s most dedicated voices for justice reform, has died at the age of 63 after a short illness, her office has confirmed. Known for her tireless advocacy for victims of crime and her unyielding commitment to fairness within the justice system, Baroness Newlove leaves...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A landmark independent review has urged the United Kingdom to bring back Shamima Begum and other British-linked individuals stranded in Syrian detention camps, arguing that the current government policy of stripping citizenship and refusing repatriation has become both legally and morally indefensible. The report, released by the Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice, describes Britain’s...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has formally urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to “fully pardon” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a letter released this week. Netanyahu has been on trial for the past five years facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust across three separate cases. He has denied any wrongdoing. In his letter, Trump stated...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukraine has been rocked by a major corruption scandal that has led to the resignation of two of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top allies, including Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko. The resignations follow the release of a lengthy investigation into alleged embezzlement in the country’s energy sector, reportedly involving some of Zelensky’s closest associates. On...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is due to arrive in China on Wednesday, marking the first visit by a reigning Thai monarch in half a century. The trip comes at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. China is believed to have sought this...