Aerial footage showed demonstrators taking to the streets of central London for a march organized by far-right activist Robinson. Counter-protests organised by groups including ‘Stand Up To Racism’ were also staged in the capital, drawing significant crowds. A London march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson drew more than 110,000 people and became unruly on Saturday as a small group of his supporters clashed with police officers who were separating them from co
Executive actions aims to test limits of president’s authority and perhaps win backing from conservative supreme court Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday in Washington DC. (Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images) Donald Trump’s spate of executive orders include many aimed at expanding his presidential powers in areas that pose threats to the rule of law and democratic norms in the US, say legal experts. Trump’s orders include the abru
Exclusive: Bobby Scott sounds alarm over ‘void of oversight’ as Doge accesses sensitive data within US agencies Bobby Scott at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in 2016. (Evan Vucci | AP) Elon Musk’s blitz through the US federal government has triggered a “constitutional emergency”, a senior Democrat has warned, demanding the launch of an impartial investigation into billionaire tycoon’s access to sensitive data. Robert C “Bobby” Scott, ranking member of the Ho
The decimation of USAid is already having a terrible effect in some of the poorest places on the planet. It damages America: it will harm us all Illustration: Thomas Pullin | The Guardian An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or above could not have caused more carnage. Recent floods in Asia and droughts in Africa have been catastrophic, yet they have inflicted less damage and affected fewer people than the sudden withdrawal of billions of dollars of US aid from the world’s most vol