Politics

Published: 09 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Alf Dubs has openly criticised Shabana Mahmood’s proposals for child refugees, warning the government is “pulling up the drawbridge” against unaccompanied minors seeking safety. The veteran Labour peer, himself a Kindertransport survivor, expressed concern that Mahmood, the home secretary, is failing to uphold the UK’s humanitarian traditions for child refugees. Speaking to multiple outlets, Dubs argued that denying...

Published: 09 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Keir Starmer is confronting growing pressure to reclaim control over the Labour party following the resignation of his closest adviser, Morgan McSweeney. The chief of staff’s departure came after fierce criticism surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, a decision that McSweeney publicly acknowledged had damaged political trust and party confidence. Labour sources say Starmer now...

Published: 09 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Morgan McSweeney stood at the centre of Labour’s modern revival and sudden crisis. McSweeney was widely viewed as the quiet architect behind the party’s dramatic return to power. His rise and fall now marks one of the sharpest reversals in recent British political memory. The strategist who helped deliver a commanding parliamentary majority has stepped away under mounting...

Published: 08 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia’s main opposition, the Liberal-National Coalition, has reunited after a two-week split sparked by disagreements over hate speech laws. Speaking in Canberra on Sunday, Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley said, “The Coalition is back together and looking to the future, not to the past,” appearing alongside National Party leader David Littleproud. The coalition split on 22 January when...

Published: 08 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Italian police arrested six people after clashes erupted with protesters in Milan, one of the host cities of the Winter Olympic Games, during the first day of competition. Thousands of demonstrators took to northern Italy’s streets on Saturday to voice concerns over the rising cost of living and other social issues. Some protesters set off flares and hurled...

Published: 08 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Japanese citizens are braving heavy snow to cast their votes in a rare snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose coalition is forecast to secure a strong victory. Takaichi, who won her party’s leadership last October, called Japan’s first mid-winter poll in 36 years to obtain a public mandate swiftly. The decision was widely regarded as...

Published: 06 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Storm Leonardo has unleashed severe disruption across Portugal and Spain, prompting urgent safety measures and political debate. The powerful weather system has brought relentless rain, damaging floods, and dangerous winds across the Iberian region. Authorities confirmed casualties, widespread evacuations, and growing infrastructure strain as emergency teams worked through the night. The impact of Storm Leonardo has also sparked...

Published: 06 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Fresh controversy has emerged around a Labour thinktank after serious claims surfaced about a covert journalist probe. The Labour thinktank at the centre of the storm is accused of hiring a global public relations firm to examine reporters and trace their sources. The allegation has triggered strong reactions across Westminster and raised questions about transparency, press freedom, and...

Senior government figures in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s administration have been forced to hand over private messages with Lord Peter Mandelson as part of an intensifying political scandal surrounding his controversial appointment as the UK’s ambassador to the United States and his alleged ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The requirement to disclose WhatsApp chats, emails and other electronic communications comes amid mounting pressure from Parliament’s Intelligence and...

Published: 06 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a stunning development that has reverberated through UK and international media, newly released Department of Justice emails reveal that Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor Epstein emails show the former royal actively vouched for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a UK state visit to the United Arab Emirates in 2010. The latest disclosures have reignited debate over the depth of...