Politics

The former diplomat widely considered to be the legitimate winner of Venezuela’s presidential election has left the country. 

It promises to be another tough week for the Prime Minister. 

We spoke to Greg Swenson from Republicans Abroad, and asked him if the Dick Cheney endorsement of the Democrats meant the Republican party had completely changed.

In another US election year, it might have been unthinkable – a promise from one of the Republican party’s most prominent grandees to vote for the democratic candidate. 

For the 92 hereditary peers in the House of Lords, their time in Parliament is set to come to an end. The Labour government promised in its manifesto to finish what it started in 1999: abolishing the hereditaries.

At just 31, she’s one of the youngest members of the House of Lords. 

We spoke to the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner to ask her what commitment she can give to the families of Grenfell victims that her government will implement the recommendations put forward in the Grenfell inquiry’s final report.

Michel Barnier has been appointed as the new French Prime Minister, almost two months after France’s snap elections ended in political deadlock.

Anne-Marie Murphy and Bernie Bernard both lost brothers in the fire. They spoke to Jackie Long about their reaction to the report.

The Scottish Government has announced £500 million of cuts to public services this financial year as it tries to balance its budget.

We were joined by Labour MP Emily Thornberry, who was formerly shadow foreign secretary.

The Foreign Secretary David Lammy has suspended some arms sales to Israel. 

Alternative for Germany (AfD), comes first in the state of Thuringia as mainstream parties pledge to keep the populist far-right party out of office.

We spoke to Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, and started by asking her if Labour’s gloomy warnings were the right strategy.

SNP leader John Swinney says his party is ”learning lessons” after it’s general election defeat.