Politics

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Reform Party politician has been suspended from the Welsh Parliament for two weeks after using a racial slur to describe Chinese people, an incident that has prompted widespread criticism and a discussion about conduct in public office. Laura Anne Jones, the only Reform member in the Senedd, will be banned from participating in parliamentary proceedings...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Labour MP Clive Lewis has thrust himself into the centre of an intensifying debate over the future of the Labour Party’s leadership by declaring he would be willing to give up his parliamentary seat to help Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham mount a challenge against Sir Keir Starmer. His remarks have added fresh fuel to ongoing...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken openly about the challenges facing young men today, reflecting on his own upbringing and the distance he felt from his late father. In a heartfelt open letter addressed to his 17-year-old son, released to mark International Men’s Day, the prime minister acknowledged that coming of age in the modern world...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK has accused a Russian intelligence vessel of using lasers to interfere with Royal Air Force pilots monitoring its movements near British waters. Defence Secretary John Healey said the incident marked the first time such a tactic had been deployed against UK military aircraft and described the move as “deeply dangerous,” warning that the government was...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The diplomatic temperature between London and Tirana rose again this week after Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, sharply criticised UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood for what he described as “ethnic stereotyping” of Albanian families. His remarks came in response to a speech Mahmood delivered in the House of Commons while unveiling sweeping changes to Britain’s asylum...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The scene inside the sports hall in Caerphilly could easily have been mistaken for any other by-election count. In the centre of the hall, trestle tables stood neatly arranged, ballot boxes were carried in one after another, and teams of counting staff quickly began sorting through the bundles of votes. Yet despite the familiar set-up, there...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Bangladesh is at a political crossroads following the unprecedented conviction of Sheikh Hasina, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, who has been sentenced to death in absentia for her role in the brutal crackdown on last year’s student-led protests. At 78, Hasina, once the most powerful leader in Bangladesh’s history, fled to neighbouring India after being ousted,...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Two senior ministers in the Philippines have resigned amid an escalating corruption scandal involving billions of dollars allegedly siphoned off from government funds earmarked for anti-flooding infrastructure. The resignations come as the country grapples with mounting public anger over what has been dubbed one of the most audacious cases of mismanaged public funds in recent memory....

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In Dhaka, waves of raw emotion swept across the capital and beyond as families of victims of last year’s deadly crackdown reacted to the historic judgment delivered by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal. The court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her trusted ally, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, to death for crimes against...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Northern Ireland’s public housing estates are home to nearly 200 murals and memorials linked to paramilitary groups, according to documents obtained by BBC News NI. These displays, largely unauthorised, appear across properties managed by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), highlighting the enduring legacy of conflict in the region and raising questions about how public space...