Politics

Published: 10 September 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk The United States appeared caught off guard on Tuesday after Israeli warplanes launched an unprecedented strike in the heart of Qatar’s capital, Doha, targeting senior Hamas negotiators and abruptly derailing peace efforts long hosted by the Gulf state. The attack, which Israeli officials described as a decisive blow against Hamas leadership, came just days after former President Donald Trump had publicly...

Published: 09 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk The contest to elect Labour’s next deputy leader has formally begun, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Foreign Affairs Committee chair Emily Thornberry, and South London MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy all declaring their candidacies. The race, triggered by Angela Rayner’s departure, is set to be fast-moving, divisive, and potentially decisive for the party’s direction. Phillipson immediately emerged as the frontrunner, with strong backing among...

Published: 09 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Fresh questions have emerged over the nature of Lord Peter Mandelson’s past association with Jeffrey Epstein after US lawmakers published a handwritten letter in which the Labour peer described the disgraced financier as “my best pal.” The letter, reportedly written in 2003, was part of a controversial birthday book compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday by Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted of...

Published: 09 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Fresh controversy has engulfed former UK prime minister Boris Johnson after revelations suggested he may have used his taxpayer-funded private office to profit from contacts made while in government. Senior politicians from across the political spectrum are now calling for his £115,000 annual public duty allowance to be suspended pending a full investigation. The disclosures, uncovered through a major leak of documents...

Published: 09 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Newly released documents reveal that UK ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, described the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as “my best pal” in a handwritten letter included in a birthday book for Epstein’s 50th birthday. The documents were made public by the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform, which is investigating Epstein’s activities and associated correspondence. The...

Published: 09 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk The first football-style league tables ranking England’s hospitals from best to worst since the early 2000s have been published, with Moorfields Eye Hospital in London topping the list and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, at the bottom. The revival of these tables, aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the NHS, has prompted debate among health experts over their...

Published: 09 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Bridget Phillipson has officially launched her campaign to become the next Labour deputy leader, immediately positioning herself as a frontrunner in a contest defined by a compressed timetable and a narrowing field of candidates. Her entry into the race marks her as the most likely to meet the threshold of 80 MP nominations required to secure a place on the ballot. Phillipson,...

Published: 08 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk British politics witnessed a fiery exchange this weekend when celebrated Scottish actor Brian Cox took aim at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during a high-profile appearance on the BBC’s Sunday Morning with Laura Kuenssberg. Cox, a Golden Globe award-winning star of both stage and screen, openly criticised Farage, branding him “selfish” and “uninformed,” while also urging the United Kingdom to re-embrace Europe...

Published: 08 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk The United Kingdom’s new home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has held her first major engagement in office, convening the Five Eyes security alliance to discuss strategies to combat people smuggling. The meeting included counterparts from the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, as Britain grapples with record numbers of small-boat migrant crossings. Recent figures indicate that over 1,000 people arrived on British...

Published: 08 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Lecturers and staff at the University of Edinburgh have launched a five-day strike during the university’s freshers’ week, in a significant escalation of industrial action against proposed budget cuts amounting to £140 million. The walkout, which began on Monday, is being led by members of the University and College Union (UCU), who say the scale of the planned savings threatens jobs, teaching...