Politics

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A thinktank with links to Reform UK has proposed abolishing the United Kingdom’s state pension as part of a wide-ranging programme of tax and economic reforms that would reduce taxes by an estimated £75 billion. The proposals are contained in a 183-page report titled “Boosting Britain”, produced by the Centre for a Better Britain, or CFABB. The report...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A far-right activist has been accused of using a blade to slash an inflatable dinghy in the English Channel while a rescue worker was still onboard, prompting condemnation from refugee organisations and a police investigation into the incident. Daniel Thomas, who is also known publicly as Danny Tommo, filmed himself approaching a small inflatable boat carrying asylum seekers...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin has backed national football manager Heimir Hallgrímsson after the Israel Football Association criticised the coach over remarks about the war in Gaza, intensifying an already heated dispute ahead of two Nations League fixtures between Ireland and Israel. Martin, speaking to reporters in New York while attending the United Nations General Assembly, described the...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jamaica has welcomed King Charles’s decision to refer a landmark petition concerning slavery and reparations to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, describing the move as a significant development in the country’s long-running effort to seek legal clarification over Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and its enduring consequences. Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange announced the...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government is preparing to establish a new national agency dedicated to countering foreign disinformation, deepfakes and other forms of information warfare, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham warning that hostile states are increasingly exploiting digital platforms and social divisions to influence public opinion. Burnham announced the planned National Centre for Information Defence during his address to the...

Published: 23 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reaffirmed her country’s “consistent support” for the International Criminal Court (ICC), following renewed criticism of the institution by US President Donald Trump and growing pressure within Japan for the government to defend the court more publicly. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Takaichi linked Japan’s support...

Published: 22 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US Representative Veronica Escobar has accused federal immigration authorities of restricting her ability to conduct a congressional oversight visit at Camp East Montana, a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility located at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. Escobar, a Democrat who represents El Paso and surrounding communities along the US-Mexico border, said she was prevented from...

Published: 22 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has declined to rule out the possibility that reversing Brexit could feature in Labour’s manifesto at the next general election, while making clear that his immediate focus remains on strengthening the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union. Burnham made the comments as he travelled to New York for the United Nations General Assembly,...

Published: 22 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. British mothers who return to the United Kingdom with their children after fleeing domestic abuse overseas could receive greater legal protection under a government review of international child abduction cases. The Ministry of Justice is examining how allegations of domestic abuse are handled in cases brought under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child...

Published: 22 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has said Washington is working on what he described as a “massive” deal to purchase potash fertiliser from Belarus, potentially marking a significant shift in the United States’ traditional supply arrangements as the Trump administration intensifies its trade dispute with Canada. Trump announced the proposed deal on Monday, saying that Belarusian potash could be...