Politics

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Church of England’s plan to establish a £100m fund addressing its historical links to the transatlantic slave trade has become the centre of an increasingly organised campaign of political opposition, media criticism and potential legal action. Known as Project Spire, the initiative was announced in 2023 after research found significant historical connections between the church’s endowment and...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A British father living in France has faced an unexpected obstacle in trying to secure a UK passport for his teenage daughter after being asked to consider a DNA test to prove his paternity. The request, which could cost approximately £600, has highlighted the difficulties some British families living overseas are experiencing under post-Brexit travel rules that require...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Britain’s forthcoming budget risks being dismissed as a “work of fiction” unless Chancellor John Healey sets out a credible plan to address an estimated £35bn in public spending pressures, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned. The influential economic thinktank says rising inflation, higher borrowing costs and the government’s defence commitments are creating difficult choices that cannot...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online French social democrat Raphaël Glucksmann has called on the country's centre-left to wage an “existential battle” to prevent the far right from winning the 2027 presidential election, presenting his candidacy as an opportunity to rebuild a divided political movement and challenge Marine Le Pen's growing influence. Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament and founder of the small...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Members of legendary Australian band The Seekers have criticised organisers of the Conservative Political Action Conference after the group's iconic song I Am Australian was played at the event without permission, arguing that the use of the song was fundamentally at odds with the political messages delivered by speakers at the conservative gathering. Bruce Woodley, who co-wrote the...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and suspended its provincial government, sharply escalating an already tense confrontation with imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. PTI has condemned the decision as an attempt to remove its elected administration under the cover of an emergency, warning that the move...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Authorities in India’s capital, New Delhi, closed six metro stations and announced extensive traffic restrictions on Monday as opposition parties prepared to march towards the Supreme Court over a controversial revision of electoral voter lists. The measures came amid days of demonstrations, mass detentions and growing political tensions surrounding allegations that millions of eligible voters may have been...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A fresh projectile strike at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has intensified fears that the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels could draw additional countries into a widening Middle Eastern war. Saudi authorities said the latest incident killed one person and injured 11 others, while a fire broke out at a passenger terminal and air...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Green Party of England and Wales is facing growing internal divisions over its controversial decision to classify Zionism as racism, with senior MP Ellie Chowns warning that the party must strengthen its internal decision-making processes to prevent extremists and racists from gaining disproportionate influence. The dispute has intensified pressure on party leader Zack Polanski following a difficult...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United Kingdom must strengthen its domestic artificial intelligence capabilities and avoid becoming overly dependent on foreign technology companies, the head of the Alan Turing Institute has warned, arguing that national security, economic stability and technological independence increasingly depend on having reliable access to AI systems. George Williamson, the institute's director, said Britain needed to establish a stronger...