Politics

Published: 11 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Hannibal Gaddafi, the youngest son of Libya’s deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been released from detention in Lebanon after nearly ten years without trial. The 49-year-old, who had been held since 2015, was freed after the payment of a reduced bail, ending a prolonged period of legal limbo that human rights groups have consistently criticised as arbitrary and...

Published: 10 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. BBC director-general Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness have resigned, closing a turbulent chapter in the broadcaster’s recent history. Their departures come after the corporation faced mounting criticism over accusations of institutional bias, most recently sparked by an edited clip of Donald Trump’s speech in a Panorama documentary. While the controversy over the Trump clip was...

Published: 10 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Cuts to funding for victims’ services are being described as a “false economy” that ultimately costs the taxpayer more than it saves, a charity has warned, highlighting a crisis point in Britain. Victim Support, which helps people affected by crime across England and Wales, analysed the economic impact of its services and found that for every £1 invested,...

Published: 10 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Britain is sending Royal Air Force specialists to support Belgium in countering disruptive drone activity that affected the country’s airports last week, amid speculation from some politicians that Russia may be behind the incidents. Sir Richard Knighton, chief of the UK armed forces, confirmed that British personnel and equipment would be deployed, while stressing that the exact origin...

Published: 10 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Veterans of the Second World War received warm applause as they arrived for the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, joined by members of the royal family and senior politicians to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in conflicts across generations. King Charles laid the first wreath in recognition of those who died in...

Published: 10 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a dramatic shake-up at the heart of British media, Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, has resigned, alongside Deborah Turness, head of BBC News, following accusations of “serious and systemic” bias in the corporation’s coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza, and trans rights. The announcements have sent shockwaves through the broadcaster, which is simultaneously preparing to...

Published: 09 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The BBC is set to issue an official apology after facing criticism over its handling of a speech by former US President Donald Trump, following revelations that footage was selectively edited in a Panorama programme. The broadcaster, long regarded as a standard-bearer for impartial reporting, has been accused of misleading viewers by omitting a key part of Trump’s...

Published: 08 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Rachel Reeves has been warned that any decision to cut funding for home insulation at the upcoming budget could imperil the UK’s climate targets while disproportionately affecting low-income households. In a joint intervention, more than 60 organisations, including energy firms, fuel poverty charities, and environmental groups, urged the chancellor not to adopt what they described as a short-term...

Published: 08 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Four Labour MPs who lost the party whip in July for being “persistent rebels” have had the sanction removed, completing the return of backbenchers who were previously penalised for defying party lines. The MPs – Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman, and Rachael Maskell – spoke with Labour chief whip Jonathan Reynolds and were allowed to resume full...

Published: 08 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and figures associated with him are reportedly at the centre of concerns that they may be attempting to undermine the leadership of the BBC, insiders fear, following the leak of a memo that criticised the corporation’s reporting on Donald Trump, trans rights, and the situation in Gaza. The controversy has placed the...