Sussan Ley says David Littleproud rejected offer of talks this week after Coalition break-up pred 15 urami in 3 minutami Liberal leader proposed meeting ‘without any preconditions’ to discuss two parties’ relationship after last week’s splitDavid Littleproud rebuffed Sussan Ley’s offer for last-minute peace talks ahead of parliament’s return next week as the Nationals leader prepares for a leadership contest.In a message to Liberal MPs on Wednesday, Ley said she had written to Littleproud on Tuesday night proposing a meeting “without any preconditions” to discuss the two parties’ relationship following last week’s spectacular break-up. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer vows to raise issues ‘that need to be raised’ with Xi amid push to free Jimmy Lai pred 15 urami in 39 minutami The prime minister may also discuss the fate of the Uyghurs with the Chinese leader‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in ChinaKeir Starmer has said he will “raise the issues that need to be raised” on human rights with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, as he arrived in Beijing for the first trip to the country by a UK leader in eight years.The prime minister has come under pressure from rights groups to try to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the jailed former media tycoon and one of Hong Kong’s most significant pro-democracy voices. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer says Reform pursuing politics of ‘toxic division’ after Matt Goodwin unveiled as byelection candidate pred 15 urami in 39 minutami Prime minister says Reform seeking to ‘tear people apart’ after Gorton and Denton candidate questions whether all UK-born people are BritishKeir Starmer has accused the Reform UK candidate in the Greater Manchester byelection of pursuing the politics of “toxic division” after he refused to disown his claim that UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds are not necessarily British.The prime minister suggested that Matthew Goodwin, a hard-right activist, would try to “tear people apart” in Gorton and Denton, and that voters wanting to stop Nigel Farage’s party should coalesce around the Labour candidate. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Human remains found in search for Belgian backpacker missing in Tasmanian wilderness since 2023 pred 15 urami in 49 minutami Police say Celine Cremer’s family was told of the discovery on Wednesday and that forensic testing was yet to take placeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHuman remains have been discovered near a remote location where a Belgian hiker disappeared more than two years ago.Police say a bushwalker found the remains during a search for Celine Cremer, who was last seen in the Philosopher Falls area near Cradle Mountain in Tasmania’s north-west on 17 June 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
