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LAMMY WARNED ON THREAT TO JURY TRIALS – Lammy faces backlash over plan to restrict jury trials and its impact on civil rights UK  The Government’s plan to scrap jury trials for most crimes will undermine free speech, David Lammy has been warned. Campaigners claim the Justice Secretary’s proposals will mean defendants who use free speech as a defence for “offensive” language are less likely to be acquitted. Research by the Free Speech Union (FSU) found defendants justifying their actions on the basis of free speech were almost twice as likely to be found not guilty in a crown court,…

REEVES FACES ETHICS PROBE ON BUDGET LIES – Inquiry launched into claims the chancellor misled MPs over budget figures amid outrage. Rachel Reeves is facing a formal ethics inquiry after accusations that she misled parliament over key Budget figures.  The investigation follows mounting pressure from MPs who say the chancellor presented data she knew was flawed. Opposition critics claim Reeves selectively used forecasts to paint a falsely positive economic outlook. Her allies insist the accusations are politically motivated and deny any intent to mislead. Ethics officials will now review internal Treasury documents and communications linked to her Budget speech.  The…

WE DIDN’T MISLEAD ANYONE OVER BUDGET – Starmer has insisted he and Rachel Reeves did not mislead anyone over public finances Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he and Rachel Reeves did not mislead anyone over public finances ahead of last week’s tax-raising Budget. The Prime Minister claimed preparations for a £30bn tax raid started from a productivity gap of £16bn following accusations that the Chancellor lied to the public and misled the markets about the need for higher taxes. At a press conference in London on Monday, Sir Keir was asked whether Ms Reeves had told the truth by talking…

STARMER SAYS ECONOMY PLAN WILL TAKE TIME-The Prime Minister is set to give  a speech outlining multi-year economic plan  Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in response to the UK budget delivered last week by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has stated that Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver in full. Starmer has maintained that Chancellor Reeves was right to impose £26bn-worth of tax rises and further promised a long-term plan that he said should be judged at the end of the parliament. Starmer’s comments form part of a broader intervention designed to bolster his and Reeves’s position…

RUSSIA VOWS TO FIGHT ON, SAYS PUTIN – Russia is ready to fight “until the last Ukrainian dies”, Vladimir Putin has declared  Russia is ready to fight “until the last Ukrainian dies”, Vladimir Putin has declared. In remarks that will reverberate across Europe and the US, the Russian president insisted Ukraine must surrender territory, claiming his army is “practically impossible to hold back”. “Some people demand to keep on fighting until the last Ukrainian dies. Russia is ready for that,” Putin said during a trip to Kyrgyzstan. “If Ukrainian forces leave the territories they hold, then we will stop combat…

NORD STREAM SUSPECT IN COURT – Explosions which destroyed the pipeline in the Baltic Sea three years ago largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe  A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in 2022 was expected to appear in front of a German court on Friday (November 28) after Italy extradited him a day earlier. Explosions which destroyed the pipeline in the Baltic Sea three years ago largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe, squeezing energy supplies on the continent although Russia had already largely stopped deliveries. Russia and Western countries have both…

YERMAK TARGETED IN WIDENING GRAFT RAIDS! – Anti-corruption officers search sites tied to Yermak as Kyiv notes ongoing reform efforts Anti-corruption authorities in Ukraine said they conducted searches linked to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff and top peace negotiator Andriy Yermak. Yermak said that searches were taking place in his home and he was cooperating fully. In a joint statement, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) of Ukraine and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said the searches were “authorized” and linked to an unspecified investigation. “NABU and SAPO are conducting investigative actions (searches) at the head of the Office…

LABOUR GRANDEES LINE UP AGAINST LAMMY- Justice Secretary, Lammy, faces huge fight to scrap jury trials  David Lammy faces a battle to get plans to scrap jury trials for most crimes through the House of Lords, Labour grandees have warned. The Justice Secretary is proposing to scrap the right to a jury trial for defendants accused of offences likely to result in prison sentences of under five years. The reforms mean defendants charged with scores of offences, including burglary, affray, fraud, some sexual crimes and criminal damage up to £10,000, will be stripped of their right to elect trial by…

RESOLVES TO SET MINIMUM AGE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA-The Parliament resolution is not legally binding and does not set policy  The European Parliament has agreed on a resolution which calls for a default minimum age of 16 on social media to ensure “age-appropriate online engagement” and to combat a rise in mental health problems among adolescents from excessive exposure. The Parliament resolution, however, is not legally binding and does not set policy. According to a draft published in October, the legislation asked for “the establishment of a harmonised European digital age limit of 16 years old as the default threshold under…

ONE MILLION WORKERS FACE HIGHER TAX RATE – UK Government to push a million earners into higher tax bands as thresholds stay frozen  Around one million additional workers are set to be pulled into the higher 40% income tax bracket as the government maintains its freeze on tax thresholds.  The Office for Budget Responsibility says the freeze means wage growth is pushing ordinary earners into tax bands originally designed for top-income workers. Critics have labelled the policy a “stealth tax,” arguing it places growing pressure on middle-income families already dealing with inflation and high living costs.   However, Chancellor Rachel…