Author: Jon Craig

Labour and Conservative MPs have spoken out against the government approving a “super embassy” for China in the heart of London. Starmer’s government is expected to approve the plans ahead of a trip to China later this month.Read More

Police have detained two boys on suspicion of murder and possession of an offensive weapon after an incident on Monday in Feltham. A 19-year-old man has also been detained in connection with an alleged serious assault.Read More

Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules are “among the loosest the UK has had in its history” and do little to bring borrowing under control compared with other advanced economies, the former head of the government’s spending watchdog said.Read More

Approval shortly before Keir Starmer’s trip to Beijing would come despite widespread concern among Labour MPsRead More

Ministers will hope package of measures can aid efforts to retain power in May’s Holyrood electionsRead More

China is hoping President Trump’s economic and military actions against other countries will weaken the U.S.-Canada relationship.Read More

China’s state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States — what it calls “strategic autonomy.”Read More

Washington political analyst Eric Ham argues that President Trump’s military seizure of Venezuela’s oil reserves, and his pursuit of Greenland’s resources, make it increasingly likely he will abandon the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) by Spring 2026.Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump visited a Ford factory in Dearborn, Mich., Tuesday and dismissed the relevance of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, saying the U.S. doesn’t need the trade deal and that “Canada would love it.”Read More

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem came to the defence of his U.S. counterpart Jerome Powell on Monday as the chair of the Federal Reserve faces a criminal investigation from U.S. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.Read More