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Een van de groeiende groep critici van de premier binnen de Labour-partij stelt dat het beleidsprogramma ‘samenvat waar we het fout hebben ingeschat’

Organisatoren en sprekers zullen verantwoordelijk worden gehouden voor onwettige uitspraken terwijl de politie een uitzonderlijk druk weekend tegemoet ziet.

Ceremonieel evenement markeert het begin van een nieuw parlementair jaar en schetst het regeringsbeleid en voorgestelde wetgeving UK politics live – laatste updates Lees verder...

Koning Charles onthult overheidsagenda voor het komende jaar terwijl de premier geconfronteerd wordt met een dreiging voor zijn leiderschap binnen Labour • Britse politiek live – laatste updates Keir Starmer heeft langbeloofde wijzigingen in het onderwijs, de zorg en de rechtspraak centraal gesteld in zijn agenda voor het komende jaar, terwijl de omstreden premier probeert te bewijzen dat hij de schaal van verandering kan doorvoeren die door Labour-parlementsleden en kiezers wordt geëist. De premier onthulde woensdag zijn wetgevende programma voor de volgende parlementaire sessie, een moment waarvan hij hoopt dat het twijfelende Labour-parlementsleden zal overtuigen dat hij in functie moet blijven. Lees verder...

Geplande wetgeving omvat maatregelen op het gebied van huisvesting, immigratie en energie, en komt voort uit een ongemakkelijke situatie met het paleis over de rol van Charles.

In de nieuwsbrief van vandaag: Onze beleidsredacteur over wat Keir Starmer zei, hoe zijn uitdagers voor het leiderschap hebben gereageerd en wat er nu volgt.

• De viceleider van de Liberalen zegt dat de Coalitie 'zeer zorgvuldig' moet luisteren naar de resultaten van de tussentijdse verkiezingen in Farrer. • Volg de laatste updates • Federale begroting 2026: wat we tot nu toe weten

• Rendementen op obligaties stijgen door zorgen over potentiële politieke instabiliteit en stijgende inflatie • Business live – laatste updates • Britse politiek live – laatste updates

De toespraak werd gepresenteerd als doorslaggevend te midden van groeiende speculaties over een uitdaging. Heeft hij genoeg gedaan om aan de macht te blijven? • Wie zijn de belangrijkste bedreigingen voor het leiderschap van Keir Starmer binnen Labour? • Britse politiek live – de laatste updates De toespraak en persconferentie van Keir Starmer op maandagochtend werden door bijna iedereen omschreven als zijn laatste kans om zijn premierschap te redden. Was het voldoende? En wat heeft hij – indien iets – daadwerkelijk aangeboden? Lees verder...

De premier doet een reeks beleidsbeloften, waaronder het streven naar een nieuwe deal met de EU, en zegt elke uitdaging aan te gaan. UK politics live – laatste updates Keir Starmer heeft gezegd dat hij zijn twijfelaars het tegendeel zal bewijzen, terwijl hij waarschuwde dat Labour voor "zeer gevaarlijke tegenstanders" staat in een cruciale toespraak, nu rivaal binnen het leiderschap op het punt staan een uitdaging aan te gaan. Starmer zei dat hij elke uitdaging voor het leiderschap zou bevechten en niet zou "weglopen" van zijn verantwoordelijkheden als premier. Lees verder...

De premier zal proberen Labour-parlementsleden te overtuigen hem te steunen na de zware verkiezingsverliezen van vorige week.

• De 12e Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA 2026) vonden plaats op zaterdag 9 mei 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, en markeerden een van de meest glamoureuze evenementen in de geschiedenis van het Afrikaanse entertainment. • Sterren hielden emotionele acceptiespeeches tijdens de ceremonie, waarbij ze persoonlijke reizen en prestaties binnen de industrie belichtten te midden van een sterrenregen op de rode loper. • Het evenement vierde uitmuntendheid in de Afrikaanse film, tv en muziek, en trok in het hele continent brede aandacht vanwege de productiekwaliteit en culturele betekenis.

Péter Magyar slaat een radicaal andere toon aan dan zijn voorganger, maar er blijven vragen over hoe hij het land zal leiden.

• Ambtenaren bereiden naar verluidt wetgeving voor die waarschijnlijk Groot-Brittaniës laatste hoogovens zal beschermen en duizenden banen zal redden. • De volledige nationalisatie van British Steel zal naar verwachting deze week in de speech van de Koning worden aangekondigd, een jaar nadat de regering het dagelijks beheer van het verlieslatende bedrijf overnam van de Chinese eigenaar. • De staalproducent, die 3.500 mensen in dienst heeft in de fabriek in Scunthorpe, kwam afgelopen april onder overheidscontrole vanwege zorgen dat eigenaar Jingye van plan was de locatie te sluiten.

• Workers' Party MP He Ting Ru highlighted Singapore as one of the most vulnerable economies to AI disruption during a parliamentary motion on AI transition. • She urged recognition of uncomfortable realities beyond the nation's praised infrastructure and upskilling initiatives. • Singapore's approach, cited by BCG, IMF's Kristalina Georgieva, and others, focuses on confronting AI opportunities and risks through worker reskilling.

Mining company cannot appeal against liability for 2015 dam collapse in Brazil. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.A man has been charged by police in New South Wales with an alleged hate speech offence in relation to a protest by a neo-Nazi group outside NSW parliament in November last year. More coming. Continue reading...

After two years in parliament, Reform UK leader has brought in £2m on top of his Commons salaryNigel Farage’s income since being elected MP has hit £2m, analysis shows“There’s no money in politics,” Nigel Farage complained almost a decade ago, describing himself as “53, separated and skint”.He has since proved himself wrong. After two years in parliament, Farage has brought in £2m, including hospitality, through speeches, presenting, writing news articles, promoting gold bullion – and even recording modestly priced Cameo clips for his fans. It seems that every £70 video counts when it comes to making cash. Continue reading...

Rami Elghandour tells Guardian in exclusive interview that cancellation sends ‘dangerous’ message to studentsRutgers University abruptly rescinded its invitation to a prominent alum who was slated to deliver a graduation speech next week after some students complained about social media posts he had published about Palestine.Rami Elghandour – a tech entrepreneur, graduate of Rutgers’ School of Engineering, and executive producer of the Oscar-nominated film The Voice of Hind Rajab – was set to deliver a commencement address at the school’s campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey on 15 May. Continue reading...

The 26th president was wounded in the attack but the thick manuscript in his breast pocket helped save his lifeThe first page of a thick manuscript that helped slow a bullet and save the life of Theodore Roosevelt during a 1912 assassination attempt has been uncovered by a presidential historian in Pennsylvania.Signed by the 26th president, who at the time was seeking another term in the White House after leaving office almost four years earlier, the document from Roosevelt was found in the possession of a private collector and has not been seen in more than a century. Continue reading...

GB News owner’s son, who wants Channel to be mined to stop migrants, is latest to have a go at transatlantic rightwing commentaryOn a Los Angeles stage in 2011 Winston Marshall, then the banjo player for the folk rock band Mumford & Sons, could scarcely believe what was happening. Not only was he playing at the Grammys, he was playing alongside Bob Dylan, legendary composer of social justice anthems and one of his heroes.About 15 years later, Marshall once again found himself stateside, this time on a very different stage. Appearing on Fox News in his new guise as a conservative YouTuber, Marshall advocated what he admitted was an “outlandish idea” to stop small boat crossings in the Channel. Continue reading...

Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for his contribution to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.The German public broadcaster said on Thursday that Lai would be presented in absentia with the 12th iteration of the award on 23 June at the DW Global Media Forum in Bonn. Continue reading...

Ruling is blow to Office for Students after it issued fine for handling of protests over professor’s trans rights viewsSussex University has overturned a £585,000 fine by England’s higher education watchdog after the high court rejected claims the university had breached free speech regulations involving its former professor Kathleen Stock.The ruling is a damaging blow to the credibility and management of the Office for Students, after the court rejected the regulator’s lengthy investigation into Sussex’s handling of the protests aimed at Stock over her views on transgender rights and her subsequent resignation in 2021. Continue reading...

Remarks marking 250th anniversary of American independence tell US lawmakers: ‘The actions of this great nation matter’King Charles has extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States in a speech to US Congress that made pointed reference to the importance of Nato, the defence of Ukraine and the climate crisis.In a speech that will be read as a veiled plea to Donald Trump to return to the United States’ traditional European alliances and restore his country’s role as a defender of liberal values, Charles said: “America’s words carry weight and meaning, as they have since independence. The actions of this great nation matter even more.” Continue reading...

Nuclear submarine mentioned in part of king’s speech that emphasised defence ties. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Nick Visser with the main action.Consumer price data coming out today is expected to show the sharp shock that the US-Iran war has dealt to our economy (and our wallets). Continue reading...

State visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to our coverage of US news as the Trumps continue hosting King Charles and Queen Camilla during their state visit.As expected, the British royals have a packed itinerary of events this morning including been greeted by Donald and Melania Trump at the White House, signing the guest book and exchanging gifts. Continue reading...

Mining magnate also claims children are being taught to be ashamed of the Australian flag in a speech to 4,000 people on the Sydney Opera House stepsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, called for immigrants’ social media to be screened and said children are being taught to be ashamed of the Australian flag in untelevised remarks before an Anzac memorial service on the steps of Sydney Opera House on Friday.Rinehart’s public appearance was attended by about 4,000 people and sponsored by her company, Hancock Prospecting, and RSL New South Wales. Continue reading...

Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silencedUniversities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme from the new academic year allowing university staff, external speakers, and non-student members to raise concerns about providers, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Continue reading...

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with IranMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Kuwait is raising questions about the crackdown on freedom of speech across the Middle East as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists has warned.Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, born in the US and a Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait. He published footage of a US air force F- 15 E Strike Eagle crashing in al Jahra west of Kuwait city. On his Substack he said the pilot and weapons officer had successfully ejected and survived. He added that video circulating online showed local residents assisting one of the crew in a civilian truck. Continue reading...

Tony Burke says millions of people will be asking why the Liberals have a problem with their parents ‘who don’t speak great English but are great Australians’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has accused Angus Taylor of “desperate dog-whistling” and says millions of Australians will be asking why the Liberal party has a problem with their parents who don’t speak English, amid a backlash to the opposition’s new hardline immigration policies.Immigration advocates, crossbenchers, and the race discrimination commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, have all criticised a new speech by Taylor, with the Greens likening the Coalition’s approach to a modern revival of the discriminatory White Australia policy. Continue reading...