Politics

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former miners who will see a 41% rise in their pension after years of campaigning have welcomed the move – but say some will "never" get to benefit from it. Members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) – held by the government since 1994 – will receive £2.3bn, Rachel Reeves announced in Wednesday's Budget. Trustee...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Labour government has announced a U-turn on its manifesto pledge to provide workers with unfair dismissal protection from day one of employment. Instead, the right will now take effect after six months, following pressure from business groups and concerns that immediate protection could deter hiring. Other day-one rights, including sick pay and paternity leave, remain on...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online David Coburn, a former Brexit Party MEP and one-time leader of UKIP Scotland, has strongly denied taking any money linked to a pro-Russian influence effort in the European Parliament. His name appears in WhatsApp exchanges between disgraced ex-MEP Nathan Gill and Oleg Voloshyn, a Ukrainian politician sanctioned by the UK and US for alleged ties to Russian...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly announced agreement with Alberta to advance a long-debated oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific coast has already ignited significant controversy across the country. The deal, presented as a historic reset of relations between Alberta and Ottawa, marks the federal government’s strongest endorsement yet of a major energy project aimed at expanding access to...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Trump administration has announced a sweeping plan to re-examine green cards issued to immigrants from 19 countries, citing national security concerns and renewed scrutiny following a violent attack involving an Afghan national in Washington DC. The decision marks one of the most extensive immigration reviews under President Donald Trump’s current term and has reignited fierce debate...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Israeli security forces have come under intense scrutiny after video emerged showing troops shooting dead two Palestinians who appeared to have surrendered during a military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The footage, which circulated widely on social media, shows the men exiting a building with their hands raised before kneeling on the ground,...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online India is facing one of its most intense national debates in years after the government moved to implement what many are calling the country’s biggest labour reform since independence. By consolidating 29 federal labour laws into four simplified codes, the government has dramatically reshaped the rules that govern the country’s vast workforce. Supporters say the reforms modernise...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A young National Guard soldier has died after a broad-daylight shooting in central Washington DC, an attack that has shaken the US capital and drawn grief from national leaders. President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday evening that 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom succumbed to her injuries, a day after she and a fellow Guardsman were shot at close range...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online President Vladimir Putin has hardened his longstanding territorial demands ahead of high-stakes talks with US officials in Moscow, declaring that Russia will only halt its offensive in Ukraine once Kyiv’s forces fully withdraw from regions claimed by the Kremlin. The Russian leader’s remarks underscore how far apart the two sides remain, even as a recent surge of...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Britain’s top military leaders have held what insiders describe as a “very difficult” and increasingly tense meeting over the UK’s defence budget, amid rising alarm that the government’s ambitious plans to rebuild the nation’s armed forces simply cannot be delivered without major financial investment. The private meeting, attended by the heads of the Army, Royal Navy and...