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Reaction as local election results counted

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-48131095

>Candidates had to draw lots after a tie in the local elections in North Yorkshire.

>Labour candidate Gerald Ramsden was elected to the Northallerton South seat on Hambleton District Council after drawing with the Conservative candidate on 527 votes.

>The returning officer then had to randomly choose between two blank envelopes with one candidate's name in each.

Candidates draw lots after dead heat in Hambleton

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-leeds-48154197/candidates-draw-lots-after-dead-heat-in-hambleton

>Candidates had to draw lots after a tie in the local elections in North Yorkshire.

>Labour candidate Gerald Ramsden was elected to the Northallerton South seat on Hambleton District Council after drawing with the Conservative candidate on 527 votes.

>The returning officer then had to randomly choose between two blank envelopes with one candidate's name in each.

Local elections: Conservatives lose more than 1,300 councillors

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48142181

The Conservatives have lost more than 1,300 councillors, with Theresa May saying voters gave politicians a message to "get on" with Brexit.

>Labour also lost almost 80 seats in the English local elections, in which it had been expected to make gains.

>But the Lib Dems gained more than 670 seats and the Greens more than 180.

>The BBC projects that, if results itPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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Corbyn Criticised for Endorsing Book Claiming Jews Control Banks, Media

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/01/labour-leader-corbyn-criticised-endorsing-book-claiming-jews-control-banks-press/

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wrote a foreword to a book which argued that Jews controlled banks and the media.

>Conservative peer and Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein uncovered the foreword written in 2011 by the Labour leader to the new edition of British economist John A Hobson’s 1902 book Imperialism: A Study, which includes antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories about the Rothschild banking family.

>In the forward, written four years before the far-leftist became party leader, Mr Corbyn described Imperialism as a “great tome” which was “brilliant, and very controversial at the time.”

>Hobson was an influence on Lenin and other Marxists and in the book described European finance as being controlled by “men of a single and peculiar race, who have behind them many centuries of financial experience”, and claimed that “great financial houses” have “control which they exercise over the body of public opinion through the Press.”

UK: Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson SACKED over National Security Council Leak

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/01/uk-defence-secretary-gavin-williamson-sacked-huawei-leak/

Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Defence, has been sacked by Prime Minister Theresa May after details of a National Security Council meeting in which Chinese tech giant Huawei’s potential involvement in 5G infrastructure was leaked to the press.

>“The Prime Minister has this evening asked Gavin Williamson to leave Government, having lost confidence in his ability to serve in the role of Defence SecretPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Venezuela's Guaidó accused of coup attempt by government

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48103858

Venezuelan authorities say they are putting down a small coup attempt after opposition leader Juan Guaidó announced he was in the "final phase" of ending President Nicolás Maduro's rule.

>He appeared in a video with uniformed men, saying he had military support.

>Mr Guaidó, who declared himself interim president in January, called for more members of the military to help him end Mr Maduro's "usurpation" of power.

>But military leaders appeared to be standing behind Mr Maduro.

No change in Japan's opposition to Israel's annexation of Golan Heights, says Suga

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/26/national/politics-diplomacy/no-change-japans-position-israels-annexation-golan-heights-says-suga/#.XMdzjKTTWUk

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed proclamation regarding the Golan Heights, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday. | AFP-JIJI

>Japan does not recognize the annexation of the Golan Heights by Israel and there is no change in this position, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.

>Suga made the remark at a news conference after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday officially recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, located in southwestern Syria.

>“We will keep a close eye on the future course of the matter, with interest,” Suga said.

State of the Nation report: Inequality in UK 'entrenched'

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Anglican Bishop Brands Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage a ‘Traitor to the EU’

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/29/anglican-bishop-brands-brexit-party-leader-nigel-farage-a-traitor-to-the-eu/

Church of England bishop Graham Kings said this weekend that Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, standing for European Parliament (EP) elections in May, is a “traitor to the EU.”

>The Hon. Assistant Bishop and World Mission Adviser in the Diocese of Southwark tweeted his approval of Jessica Simor QC, London candidate for the anti-Brexit Change UK (CUK) party, objecting to Nigel Farage, Tory eurosceptic Daniel Hannan, “and the rest” standing in the upcoming European Parliament elections.

>Ms. Simor asked: “How can they justify taking a salary and later a pension (paid for by us) for a job they do not intend to do in an institution they do not believe in?”

>The argument that people who do not support the European Union should not be represented in the European Parliament is surprisingly common among its backers.

Stockholm Anti-Extremism Tsar: ISIS Returnees Now ‘Caring Citizens’

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/29/stockholm-isis-fighters-caring-citizens/

Stockholm residents have nothing to fear from Islamic State fighters, as they have returned from the Middle East to live peaceful, crime-free lives in Sweden — according to officials in the nation’s capital.

>The capital’s anti-violent extremism co-ordinator, Christina Kiernan, made the claim that jihadists who had come back from Syria and Iraq were now living “orderly lives” following public anger over the government’s decision not to strip people who fought for radical Islamic terror groups of their Swedish passports.

>“The IS returnees we havePost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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Poll: Brexit Party in Third Place for National Voting Intentions, Ahead of Pro-Remain Lib Dems

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/27/brexit-party-gaining-support-third-place-national-voting-intentions/

The Brexit Party is gaining ground in national election voting intentions, coming third behind Labour and the Tories and ahead of establishment Remainer party the Liberal Democrats.

>The poll by YouGov, conducted between the 23rd and 24th of April, found that if there were a nation-wide General Election tomorrow, 30 per cent would vote Labour, 27 per cent for Conservatives, and 14 per cent for the Brexit Party. When Britons were asked the same question the week prior, support for the Brexit Party was at 12 per cent — representing a two point increase.

>The rising support comes as the party’s leader Nigel Farage announced that the Brexit Party, which polled first in a breakout result for European Parliament election voting intentions last week, would be running in May 2022’s General Election.

Macron Vows to Tackle ‘Political Islam’ in ‘Act II’ of Presidency

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/27/macron-vows-tackle-political-islam-act-ii-presidency/

French President Emmanuel Macron has declared his intention to tackle “political Islam” in what he is labelling “Act II” of his term as French leader.

>President Macron said that the first “Act” of his presidency, which began in May 2017, was over and that he would be looking to focus on different issues between 2019 and 2021 when he is set to try for re-election. Among the topics will be the fight against a political Islam Macron described as forming parallel societies and attempting to “secede” from French society, Le Point reports.

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Exclusive: Former British Afghan Commander Warns on ‘Terrible, Highly Political’ EU Defence Fund

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/25/exclusive-former-british-afghan-commander-warns-terrible-highly-political-eu-defence-fund/

The European Parliament has approved a multi-billion euro EU Defence Fund described as “terrible and highly political” by a senior British Armed Forces veteran, as the bloc’s plans for a European Army — once dismissed as “fantasy” — plod forwards.

>The €13 billion EU Defence Fund was approved by 328 votes in favour to 231 against, according to Forbes, and helps move forward European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s agenda for a Defence Union — which eurocrats have become increasingly open about since the Brexit referendum was got out of the way in 2016.

>“More defence co-operation in Europe is essential to address the growing global instabilities and cross-border threats to our security. It is clear that no country can do this alone,” claimed Elżbieta Bieńkowska, a member of the unelected European Commission, which acts as both the EU’s executive arm and the sole initiator of EU-level legislation — with the European Parliament having a subordinate role amending and approving bloc law.

>“The European Defence Fund marks a big step forward in European defence matters. By promoting a strong and innovative defence industry, the Fund will strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy and technological leadership in defence,” she added.

Delingpole: Sir Roger Scruton Just Won a Landmark Victory in the Culture Wars

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/25/sir-roger-scruton-vindicated-over-leftist-smears/

Conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton has won a spectacular victory against the New Statesman – the left-wing magazine whiPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

May to Let China Build UK 5G Network, Damaging National Security, Anglosphere Co-operation

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/24/may-to-let-china-build-uk-5g-network-damaging-national-security-anglosphere-co-operation/

Theresa May appears set to approve Chinese participation in “non-core” elements of Britain’s 5G network via Huawei, delivering a blow to the Five Eyes security alliance of Anglosphere nations, reports suggest.

>The British prime minister overrode the objections of Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, Home Secretary Sajid Javid, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Trade Secretary Liam Fox, and International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt at a meeting of the National Security Council to allow Huawei, an allegedly employee-owned Chinese telecoms giant, to develop “non-core” infrastructure for the 5G network, according to The Telegraph.

>Digital minister Margot James has pushed back on the reports somewhat, not denying that Huawei will be involved in 5G development, but claiming that “In spite of Cabinet leaks to the contrary, final decision yet to be made on managing threats to telecoms infrastructure.”

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US-UK trade deal 'more difficult' with a customs union

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48042524

The US Ambassador to the UK says negotiating a trade deal post-Brexit would be "much more difficult" if the UK is in a customs union with the EU.

>Woody Johnson also said it would be "more challenging" for the UK "to get control of [its] own trade policy".

>But he said President Donald Trump is still hopeful doing a "robust, big, very generous trade deal" with the UK after Brexit.

>President Trump will come to the UK Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

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Here Come the Architects: Modernists Want Glass Roof, Steel Spire, or Minaret for Notre Dame

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/20/modern-architects-want-glass-roof-steel-spire-minaret-notre-dame/

Modern architects have begun circling the charred remains of Notre Dame, proposing that it should not be faithfully restored, but rebuilt with “contemporary” features such as a glass roof, steel spire, or even a minaret.

>With leading academics and professionals in architecture generally being hostile to building or restoring anything in styles predating the infamous Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) and the Bauhaus school, they were quick to pounce when President Emmanuel Macron’s prime minister announced there would be a competition to “ask the question of whether we should even recreate the spire as it was conceived by… Or if, as is often the case in the evolution of heritage, we should endow Notre-Dame with a new spire”.

>The Telegraph published an article claiming it would be a “travesty” to restore Notre Dame as it was just a day after the fire, while Rolling Stone quoted a Harvard architecture historian as saying that the burning of a building “so overburdened with meaning… feels like an act of liberation.”

>Now proposals for a new spire are beginning to come together, and leading architects do indeed appear to be pushing for a “contemporary” spire in the ubiquitous glass and steel style used for modern buildings all over the world.

Extinction Rebellion: Met Police asks for 200 extra officers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47997531

The Met Police has requested about 200 extra officers from neighbouring forces to help deal with the Extinction Rebellion protests in central London.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q46AoR80M4&feature=youtu.be

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/19/rich-actress-emma-thompson-flies-5400-miles-to-protest-climate-change

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/19/rich-actress-emma-thompson-flies-5400-miles-to-protest-climate-change/

Dame Emma Thompson has flown 5,400 miles to take part in the so-called ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protests in London.

>The actress, star of such films as Saving Mr Banks and Nanny McPhee, made the unusual decision to fly halfway around the world to join in the environmental protests in the capital. Speaking of the protests, Thompson said she couldn’t attend from the beginning as she was celebrating her birthday.

>“I was not here on April 15 because I was with my husband because I was 60,” said the actress, who has been labelled a “champagne socialist” by critics.

>“I absolutely wanted to be arrested on my 60th birthday but I haven’t quite managed that,” she added.

Swedish Journalist Caught on Social Media Celebrating Notre Dame Fire

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/19/swedish-journalist-social-media-celebrating-notre-dame-fire/

A Swedish journalist who writes for the newspaper Expressen was caught celebrating the tragic fire that engulfed the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris earlier this week.

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Lyra McKee murder: Journalist shot dead during Derry rioting

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47985469

One of Northern Ireland's "most promising" journalists has been shot dead during rioting that police are treating as a terrorist incident.

>Dissident republicans are being blamed for killing 29-year-old Lyra McKee after violence broke out during police searches in Londonderry on Thursday.

>Police said a group known as the New IRA "are likely to be the ones" responsible for her murder.

>Ms McKee's partner said she had been left without "the love of my life".

European Parliament’s Own Prediction Sees Populist Surge in May Elections

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/19/european-parliaments-own-prediction-sees-populist-surge-in-may-elections/

Populist, anti-mass migration, and Eurosceptic political parties have been predicted to make advances in the next European Parliament, according to an analysis of polling released by the parliament itself.'

>The European Parliament completed its final meeting of the 2014-2019 session Thursday and marked the occasion by releasing its own projections of how it believes the forthcoming elections to select the members of the next 2019-2024 session will see a surge in populist and Eurosceptic members.

>Although the electoral campaigns for the late May election have barely begun — especially in the United Kingdom, where there is some question over whether the vote will take place because of Brexit — the prediction suggests populist groups will surge, but would fail to unseat the centrist-right group from top position.

Jihadist Plotting Holy Week Attack in Spain Arrested