Politics

Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online The UK Government will reconsider its decision not to award compensation to women affected by changes to the state pension age, after new evidence has emerged that was not shown to the previous Work and Pensions Secretary. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden announced that undisclosed evidence from 2007, which was unavailable to his predecessor Liz...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Indiana has become the latest flashpoint in the intensifying national battle over congressional redistricting in the United States, as both Republicans and Democrats race to redraw electoral maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. The move comes amid a wave of mid-decade redistricting efforts, most notably in Texas and California, which aim to alter the balance of power in...

Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Reform UK has announced that it will no longer co-operate with a BBC documentary about the party, following controversy over how a speech by former US President Donald Trump was edited. The BBC had commissioned October Films to produce the programme, which was scheduled to air in January and was to be presented by Laura Kuenssberg....

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Allies of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have made it clear that he will fight any attempt by Labour MPs to challenge his leadership amid growing speculation of internal party dissent. Concerns have been mounting among his supporters that his position could come under threat shortly after the upcoming Budget, expected in a fortnight’s time. Downing Street...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A coalition of wealthy Britons has urged the UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to introduce a new wealth tax and reform existing capital gains tax rules, arguing that such measures could help “lift kids out of poverty” and rebuild public services across the country. The campaign group, known as Patriotic Millionaires, claims the proposed tax changes could generate as...

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...