MAY FLIES TO CHINA WITH HUSBAND PHILIP FOR TRADE TRIP

Hong Kong is supposed to have distinct legal autonomy under the terms of its handover to China in 1997... READ MORE›

TORY MPS ATTACK PM FOR RISKING NEXT ELECTION WITH RESPONSE TO CROSS-PARTY NHS DEMANDS

Theresa May's response to cross-party NHS letter In their letter to the prime minister, the MPs said The need for action is greater now than ever... READ MORE›

MAY PLANS CABINET SHAKE-UP WITH FIVE MINISTERS GOING, TIMES SAYS

Defense Secretary Michael Fallon quit over inappropriate sexual behavior while Priti Patel stepped down as international development secretary after she misled the premier over private meetings with Israeli officials... READ MORE›

MAY PLANS CABINET SHAKE-UP WITH FIVE MINISTERS GOING, TIMES SAYS

Prime minister, gestures while speaking during a news conference at the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017... READ MORE›

THERESA MAYS DEPUTY RESIGNS IN FUROR OVER PORN ON WORK COMPUTER

In his resignation letter, Mr. Green said he regretted that he had been asked to stand aside, but apologized for his actions... READ MORE›

THESE ARE THE MINISTERS WITH THE TOUGHEST ASSIGNMENTS

We're looking at family violence, inland rail, robodebt, prawns and penalty rates... READ MORE›

BARNABY JOYCE SET TO BECOME INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTER IN CABINET RESHUFFLE

The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to take on the infrastructure portfolio when Malcolm Turnbull announces his Cabinet reshuffle as early as today... READ MORE›

ROYAL MAIL ATTACKED BY GOVERNMENT FOR REFUSING TO PRINT STAMPS TO MARK BRITAIN LEAVING THE EUROPEAN UNION

Royal Mail regularly prints stamps to mark national moments and people's achievements...... READ MORE›

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, CITIZENSHIP IN FOCUS AS PARLIAMENT SITS FOR FINAL TIME THIS YEAR

Federal parliament is poised to legalise same-sex marriage during the final sittings of the year, but the MP citizenship issue could overshadow the historic change... READ MORE›

LI MAKES THE CASE FOR CLOSER SCO TIES

Premier Li Keqiang on Friday made proposals to deepen cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at its annual prime ministers' meeting in Sochi, Russia... READ MORE›

BELGIAN PRINCE SAYS PROPOSED PAY CUT WOULD BREACH HIS HUMAN RIGHTS

Laurent was given a final warning last December after he went on an unauthorised visit to see the prime minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe... READ MORE›

TURNBULL ANNOUNCES ROYAL COMMISSION INTO FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a Royal Commission will be set up to investigate 'misconduct' in the banking and financial services sector... READ MORE›

DRAFT BILL UPS PRESSURE ON AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT TO PROBE BANKS

However, they said the banks might reject the idea... READ MORE›

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NDP LEADER JOHN HORGAN TO BE NEXT PREMIER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

NDP Leader John Horgan will become premier of British Columbia and have the opportunity to test the confidence of the House... READ MORE›

MINISTERS BILL TAXPAYERS TO ATTEND PM'S PRIVATE NEW YEARS EVE FUNCTION

The Government's Entitlements Handbook states ministers can claims flights, car travel and a travel allowance only for official business ... READ MORE›

FRIEDMAN THE WORLDS HOT SPOT

Let me point out a few news items you may have missed while debating the Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›

By apparently killing the perpetrator of Wednesday's brazen assault, prime minister Stephen Harper indicated that his government was resolved to toughen the country's security legislation... READ MORE›

TURKEY'S PRESIDENT SAYS ALL HE WANTS IS SAME POWERS AS HITLER

The Turkish presidency at present is largely ceremonial, with most powers in the hands of the prime minister... READ MORE›

EMBATTLED MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB DROPS SPEECH TO GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION GATHERING

Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister Photo Rex Mr Najib has accused Mr Mahathir of leading a conspiracy to oust him... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON ADMITS HE DID HAVE A STAKE IN FATHER'S OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FUND AFTER PANAMA PAPERS LEAK

David Cameron has admitted he did have a profitable stake in his father's offshore investment fund, but sold it for around ?30,000 before he became Prime Minister... READ MORE›

MALAYSIA'S FIRST FAMILY ARE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AS DAVID CAMERON FLIES IN

As david cameron arrives to talk trade malaysian prime minister najib razak's bank accounts his wife's handbags and her son's hollywood deals are making the headlines... READ MORE›

'YOU DON'T KNOW FAMILIES ON THE BREADLINE'

David Cameron has rejected Phillip Schofield's suggestion he is out of touch and does not know any poor working families... READ MORE›

TONY ABBOTT IS OUT OF A JOB, AND ANOTHER LEADING CLIMATE-CHANGE SKEPTIC MAY SOON FOLLOW

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was dramatically booted from office on Monday after a putsch within his ruling Liberal Party... READ MORE›

SIR ALAN DUNCAN MP SAYS CRITICS OF DAVID CAMERON ARE LOW-ACHIEVERS WHO HATE WEALTHY PEOPLE

Panama papers Sir Alan Duncan MP says critics of David Cameron are low-achievers who hate wealthy people... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA'S BELEAGUERED ABBOTT ENDURES ONE FINAL NIGHTMARE BEFOREA CHRISTMAS

The problem is, neither he nor the prime minister has managed to explain that satisfactorily to voters... READ MORE›

AS GREEK BAILOUT DEAL PASSES TSIPRAS FACES REBELLION

ATHENS -- The Greek Parliament approved an international loan deal early Friday that the government needs to avoid defaulting on a debt payment next week... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON 'TOAST WITHIN DAYS' IF BRITAIN VOTES TO LEAVE EUROPEAN UNION, SAYS TORY MP

Andrew Bridgen, another backbench Tory MP, had earlier warned that more than 50 MPs are ready to move against the Prime Minister... READ MORE›

JUSTIN TRUDEAU NAMES 6 NEW SENATORS FROM QUEBEC

Justin Trudeau names 6 new senators from Quebec, as Independents become largest bloc... READ MORE›

MASSIVE PROTESTS IN ICELAND OVER PM'S LINK TO OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS

The prime minister walked out of the interview, saying What are you trying to make up here?... READ MORE›

A NEW WAY TO INTERVIEW THE PRIME MINISTER

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JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAYS GOVERNMENT WON'T ACT AS PIPELINE PROJECTS 'CHEERLEADER' AS TORIES DID

The prime minister said it's not up to the federal government to decide in advance what projects it wants to push through... READ MORE›

ICELAND PM CALLS FOR SNAP VOTE AFTER GOVERNMENT FALLS

Iceland's previous government had collapsed over the Panama Papers scandal that embroiled several ministers and forced former prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson to resign... READ MORE›

QUEEN'S MAN IN AUSTRALIA URGED TO MAKE FIRST POLITICAL INTERVENTION IN 40 YEARS

Prime minister Tony Abbott's refusal to act on commissioner Dyson Heydon means Parliament has a responsibility to act... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | JAPANESE PM'S POPULAR WIFE GETS SCHOOLED OVER SCANDAL

TOKYO -- Akie Abe has long been considered the Japanese prime minister's secret weapon... READ MORE›

DOCTORS FURY AT MINISTERS OVER DELAYS TO PLAIN CIGARETTE PACKAGING

Nearly 4,000 health professionals have written to the prime minister to express alarm that plain packets may be delayed... READ MORE›

ARMENIA: PRIME MINISTER HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN RESIGNS

Armenia's Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan has announced his resignation, saying the country needs a new approach after an economic downturn and weeks of violent protests... READ MORE›

TRUDEAU EXPECTED TO SET PRAGMATIC COURSE IN CANADA

I suspect when Stephen Harper sat down in the prime minister's office for the first time, he didn't blink, Professor Loewen said... READ MORE›

THE MEN WHO GAVE US BREXIT HAVE ALL DESTROYED EACH OTHER IN TWO WEEKS FLAT

He's the man who would have been king, the onetime prohibitive favorite to be the next prime minister... READ MORE›

GREECE DEBT CRISIS NEWS: YANIS VAROUFAKIS SAYS 'DISASTROUS' BAILOUT REFORMS 'WILL FAIL' AS TSIPRAS RESHUFFLES CABINET

Greece debt crisis news yanis varoufakis says disastrous bailout reforms will fail as tsipras reshuffles cabinet... READ MORE›

JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAYS HIS WIFE SHOULD 'ABSOLUTELY' HAVE RESOURCES FOR HER PUBLIC WORK

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Ottawa shooting police confirm only one gunman as parliament re-opens... READ MORE›

CANADA PM'S OFFICE ORDERED DELAY ON SYRIAN REFUGEE CLAIMS PROCESSING

Opposition attacked Stephen Harper for meddling in immigration ministers domain with order to halt entry of refugees until he could approve them... READ MORE›

FORMER SOCIALIST PM VALLS TO SEEK PARLIAMENTARY SEAT FOR MACRON'S PARTY

Macron is working to obtain a majority in the lower house of parliament in June elections... READ MORE›