The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, moved to suspend standing orders in parliament to debate his motion for the House of Representatives recognise the state of Palestine, calling it a 'critical step towards peace and towards ending the slaughter that we are seeing with the invasion of Gaza right now'. Before the house voted the motion down, the Labor MP Tim Watts asked why Bandt was 'deliberately setting up a vote on Palestinian recognition to fail'
An ambitious endeavour to project an election result seat-by-seat suggests Labor will more likely than not maintain its majority, but the weekly Roy Morgan poll has other ideas. Other than that, two items of polling news, one somewhat encouraging for Labor and another rather a lot less so. The exercise also works as a conventional opinion poll with the rate treat of breakdowns for each state and territory. Labor is credited with a 52-48 lead nationally, from primary votes of Labor 32%, Coalition 36% and Greens 13%. The primary votes are Labor 28.5% (down two), Coalition 37% (steady), Greens 15% (up half) and One Nation 6% (up half).
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Arsenal will hold talks with Sturm Graz this week as the Austrian club push to sign Mika Biereth on a permanent deal. Arsenal now have a decision to make as Biereth has just one year left on his contract this summer. Sturm Graz will face competition for Biereth’s signature from Championship clubs, including Sheffield Wednesday. Sturm Graz is the third club Biereth has joined on loan since moving to Arsenal, following stints at Dutch side RKC Waalwijk and Motherwell of the Scottish Premiership. Biereth had been at Motherwell for the first half of last season but his loan was cut short after Sturm Graz expressed an interest.
The ICC case dates back to 2015, when Fatou Bensouda decided to open a preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine. Revelations about the Mossad’s efforts to influence Bensouda come as the current chief prosecutor, Khan, warned in recent days that he would not hesitate to prosecute “attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence” ICC officials. The ICC case, however, dates back to 2015, when Bensouda decided to open a preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine. Israel had long been open about its opposition to the ICC, refusing to recognise its authority. Soon after commencing the preliminary examination, Bensouda and her senior prosecutors began to receive warnings that Israeli intelligence was taking a close interest in their work.
Erik ten Hag ended the season with his second trophy in two years at Manchester UnitedErik ten Hag appears to have emerged victorious from a transfer dispute with Manchester United co-owner Joel Glazer. A final review is reportedly on the cards to determine Ten Hag's future at Old Trafford. After nine seasons marred by inconsistency and injuries, the Frenchman has bid farewell to Old Trafford. It's believed that Ten Hag was more than happy to sell the striker, having brought in Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta. However, his race was finally run at Old Trafford this summer.
The combined wealth recorded in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List (STRL), comprising just 350 individuals and families in Britain, is £795 billion, down slightly from last year’s £796 billion. Gopi Hinduja and his family, with an estimated record fortune of £37 billion, top the list for the third year in a row. In 2000, some 20 years after the financial deregulation of the City of London, the STRL counted 26 billionaires. The combined wealth of the top 100 richest has soared since 2000 from under £100 billion to almost £590 billion. The Rich List notes, “Financial statements published in February show he made £2.2 million in 2022/23 — still more than 60 times the average UK salary.
“We did have one billionaire client who literally on the day of the budget, 6 March, got on his private jet with his wife, with his children, with the private tutor, and flew to one of his other 17 houses in the world – and said ‘I’m not coming back’,” said John Barnett, a partner at the law firm Burges Salmon, which specialises in advising the super-rich on how to legally reduce their tax bills.
Ireland’s prime minister, Simon Harris, announced his country’s decision to recognise Palestine in the Dáil on Tuesday, a week after Dublin joined Spain and Norway, pledging to do so. Addressing parliamentarians, Harris said: ‘Recognition is a message for those in Palestine who advocate for a future of peace and democracy.’ After he concluded his speech the chamber gave a round of applause
The 44-year-old father of two school-going daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, said he had no intention of pulling them out of their schools in the UK and relocating. "Of course that's what I'm going to do. I was born and brought up in Southampton, I was raised with a very strong ethic of service to one's community, that's what I believe, that's what I've always done. "I understand the anger towards Sunak who has damaged the Party almost beyond repair and all but guaranteed the majority of his MPs will lose their job next month," reacted Lord Goldsmith. Yes, of course I'm staying.
Michelle Roach bought a used ice-cream van in order to bring cheap, affordable food to Liverpool's struggling communities. She wanted a vehicle with freezers built in for frozen food, and also something cheerful that was able to break down stigmas around food poverty. Using a '10 items for £5' model, Michelle sources discount food from supermarket surplus and donations. The Guardian's Christopher Cherry follows Michelle and the van on its rounds, with the service struggling to meet overwhelming demand as the cost of living crisis deepens, and the UK's general election fast approaches.
They would be unable to do so if this scheme for National Service was put in place. Furthermore, young Catholic adults may well be thinking about getting married earlier than their secular friends. No doubt they would have be exempt from National Service, and rightly so. Ultimately, the fact that the Conservatives believe there is a need for compulsory National Service is a sad sign of the times. Any Catholic adult raised in a Catholic family should already be aware of his obligations to his family, neighbours, community and country.
Israel was determined to neutralize Bensouda’s investigations into Israeli war crimes committed in various attacks against Palestinians over the years. “Such actions may contravene Article 70 of the Rome Statute which governs the ICC,” writes the Guardian. The move was in retaliation to Bensouda’s pursuit of a separate investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan, allegedly committed by the Taliban and both Afghan and US military personnel. Will Washington continue to carry water for Netanyahu’s regime, so that it can perpetuate war crimes with impunity? Read the Guardian article here: www.theguardian.com/...
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, slipped off a paddleboard into Windermere in the Lake District on Tuesday. After steadying the board, Davey attempted to stand up but within a few seconds lost his balance and fell into the water. He fared little better after carefully remounting the board on his knees
Labour’s parliamentary candidate Polly Billington was joined on the General Election campaign trail today (May 27) by the Shadow Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband. Ed Miliband told the Labour gathering on the Western Esplanade at Broadstairs: “I am absolutely delighted to be here with the brilliant Polly Billington. The visit followed the launch of Ms Billington’s campaign last week where she spoke at an event outside Margate railway station. That’s why after 14 years of Conservative failure here, it is time for change with a Labour candidate will bring people together for a better future. Ever since I have been campaigning for better jobs, better homes and for our environment.
