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Sky News
15 minutes ago
- General
- Sky News
Farage has 'grabbed the mic' to dominate media agenda, says Harman
Nigel Farage has successfully exploited the Commons recess to "grab the mic" and "dominate" the agenda, Harriet Harman has said. Speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, the Labour peer said that the Reform UK leader has been able to "get his voice heard" while government was not in "full swing". Mr Farage used a speech this week to set himself, rather than Kemi Badenoch's Tories, up as the main opposition to Sir Keir Starmer at the next election. The prime minister responded on Thursday with a speech attacking the Clacton MP. Baroness Harman said: "It's slightly different between opposition and government because in government, the ministers have to be there the whole time. "They've got to be putting legislation through and they kind of hold the mic. "They can dominate the news media with the announcements they're making and with the bills they're introducing, and it's quite hard for the opposition to get a hearing whilst the government is in full swing. 1:37 "What we used to do when we were in opposition before 1997 is that as soon as there was a bank holiday and the House was not sitting, as soon as the half-term or the summer recess, we would be on an absolute war footing and dominate the airwaves because that was our opportunity. "And I think that's a bit of what Farage has done this week," Harman added. "Basically, Farage can dominate the media agenda." She went on: "He's kind of stepped forward, and he's using this moment of the House not sitting in order to actually get his voice heard. "It's sensible for the opposition to take the opportunity of when the House is not sitting to kind of grab the mic and that is what Nigel Farage has done." But Baroness Harman said it "doesn't seem to be what Kemi Badenoch's doing". She explained that the embattled leader "doesn't seem to be grabbing the mic like Nigel Farage has" during recess, and added that "there's greater opportunity for the opposition".
CTV News
2 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Growing chorus of opposition to B.C. NDP legislation grows louder – even after bills are passed
B.C.'s NDP government flexed its one-seat majority to pass controversial legislation to fast-track major projects Wednesday night.
Fox News
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Anthony Weiner discusses sexting scandal while attempting political comeback, says 'women are crazy about me'
Anthony Weiner, the disgraced ex-congressman seeking to return to politics as a member of New York's City Council, quipped during an interview that "women are crazy about me" despite going to prison and being required to register as a sex offender. "Oh for sure, for sure, my god, they're crazy about me. Women are crazy about me," Weiner said when comedian and podcaster Adam Friedland asked if the power politicians wield makes them more attractive to the opposite sex. Weiner's sexting saga began more than a decade ago after a lewd photo of the married congressman in his underwear was posted to one of Weiner's public social media accounts. That initial photo set off a series of events, including his widely publicized departure from Congress in 2011, additional sexting scandals and an FBI investigation that resulted in Weiner serving 21 months in prison and registering as a sex offender for sending sexually explicit images to a minor. Weiner appeared Wednesday on a YouTube-based show hosted by Friedland, during which the podcaster suggested Weiner's sexting scandal wouldn't even break the "top 100" news stories of the year in 2025. Weiner agreed, adding "it was a relatively slow news period" at the time. He also said his name was part of the reason it gained so much publicity. "I'm a guy named Weiner who tweeted out a picture of his d---," he said. Friedland pointed to what he suggested was a lack of coverage about accusations against former GOP Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was accused last year of engaging in sex with a minor. Gaetz has denied the accusations. "Right, and if his name was Matt Kidf---er then the story would have," Weiner said, before Friedland interjected. "No, that's not true," Friedland said. "Think about it this way. If it was today, it would be a 48-hour news cycle, and it would be forgotten." Weiner challenged Friedland's theory, telling him it was not a novel idea to think technology played a role in making his sexting scandal so widely publicized. "Let's move off of this one, not terribly novel idea that technology played a part," Weiner said. Weiner and Friedland continued discussing the sexting scandal, including the potential domino effect it played in relation to James Comey's investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server. During the FBI's investigation of Weiner's alleged sexual crimes against a minor, officials reportedly came across emails that prompted FBI Director Comey to reopen an investigation into Clinton's use of the email server. Other topics included how Weiner frequently gets mistaken for another sex scandal-plagued New York politician, Eliot Spitzer, how he stayed safe in prison, what it was like having to register as a sex offender and his relationships with other New York Democrats. Weiner is running in the Democratic primary to represent Manhattan's East Side District 2.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Trump announces plan to farewell 'terrific' Musk from the White House and hints at tech billionaire's future role
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would hold a press conference with beleaguered advisor and billionaire Elon Musk to mark his last day as a special advisor to his administration. 'I am having a Press Conference tomorrow at 1:30 P.M. EST, with Elon Musk, at the Oval Office,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way.' Trump made the announcement as Musk conceded he would be stepping away from politics and his work at the White House and pivoting back to his businesses. 'Back to spending 24/7 at work,' wrote on Saturday. 'I must be super focused on X/xAI and Tesla.' Musk, who was appointed by President Trump as a special government employee in January, is leaving his temporary position as scheduled, as his position was limited to 130 days. His efforts founding the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) earned the wrath of Democrats who protested his attempts to cut the federal workforce and cut government spending. Even some Republicans in Washington, DC were nervous about the political impact of some of his actions. Musk appeared discouraged by the reception of DOGE, describing it as 'the whipping boy for everything' in Washington, DC. 'The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized,' he told The Washington Post in an interview. 'I thought there were problems, but it sure is an uphill battle trying to improve things in D.C., to say the least.' Trump has spent less time amplifying Musk on social media and Musk also has tried to pivot away from politics in recent weeks, but both of the billionaires maintain respect with each other, people familiar with their relationship tell the Daily Mail. Predictions that their friendship would eventually blow up never materialized, although Musk has expressed frustration with his efforts in Washington, DC. Left-wing protesters burned effigies of Musk and carried signs calling for him to be deported as Tesla vehicles were burned and vandalized. Musk drew attention with his untraditional antics as he appeared in cabinet meetings wearring a 'tech support' T-shirt with a MAGA hat. His appearance at CPAC was marked by him wielding a chainsaw and celebrating that 'I have become meme.' Musk's remark to CBS on Wednesday criticizing the Republican-led 'Big Beautiful Bill' passed by the House of Representatives was widely seen as a veiled shot at Trump, as he prepares to leave Washington. Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a cabinet meeting Musk's departure was celebrated by his enemies as the failure of DOGE as he once predicted he could cut $2 trillion in spending, but he conceded that so far only $150 billion of federal spending has been cut. The White House repeated on Thursday that the work of DOGE would continue with many of Musk's team already embedded in most cabinet agencies in the Administration. 'Surely the mission of DOGE will continue and many DOGE employees are political employees and employees of our government, and to the best of my knowledge all of them intend to stay and continue this important work,' White House press secretary told reporters on Thursday. Trump appeared eager to keep his friendship with Musk intact, hinting that he would always remain in his orbit.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Malcolm Turnbull's brutal four-word sledge for Barnaby Joyce - as he lifts the lid on life as a world leader: 'Flooding the zone with s***'
Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a cutting four-word insult to his former deputy Barnaby Joyce. The former Prime Minister, who is no stranger to sharing his unfiltered thoughts, was speaking at an event at the State Library of Victoria this week when he was asked about Joyce, who served as his deputy between 2016 and 2018. Turnbull reportedly told the audience that he 'got on well with Barnaby a lot of the time'. But he described Joyce as 'mercurial', meaning he is given to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood, before he delivered his scathing put-down. 'Better in the morning,' Turnbull quipped. It is a reference to Joyce's well-documented struggles with alcohol. Infamously, Joyce gave up the grog when Daily Mail Australia published a video of him sprawled on a Canberra pavement mumbling obscenities into his phone late at night in February last year. He blamed the embarrassing episode on mixing prescription pills with alcohol and in an interview with Nine Newspapers last June, said he had quite the booze and lost 15kg in the process. But he insisted he was not a 'wowser', adding: 'Maybe at some stage I'll have a beer again, but at the moment, nah'. When Daily Mail Australia visited him in his seat of New England during the election campaign, Joyce was seen picking up a bottle of chardonnay and a six pack of James Boags' premium beer. At the time, Joyce had effectively been trapped in his seat by a leadership rule brought in by Nationals leader David Littleproud which required Nationals MPs to seek permission from head office to travel outside their electorates. Joyce, 58, insisted he was not a 'sook' and would go where he was asked. 'Look I'll go where I'm asked. If somebody said last week, 'oh, s**t. We're in trouble. We need you to go here, here and here.' I'm not a f***ing sook. I'd immediately do it,' he told this publication. 'I had the Hunter Valley campaign saying 'please, please, please come down' so I went down and Lyne said 'please, please, please come across', so I went across, I'm not a sook - I'll go if I'm asked. 'But if I'm not asked, I'm not going to just turn up. That's in their hands. In the meantime, I'll try to turn this into the safest seat in Australia.' He was not far off achieving that, recording an almost two per cent swing and winning by nearly 40,000 votes. Joyce was booted from the frontbench in the newly-unveiled shadow cabinet this week. He rejected Nationals leader David Littleproud's claim that the new frontbench was about promoting 'generational change'. 'It's not about generational change, Joyce told Nine. 'There are people who are older than me now. I'm 58, I'm not 103.' 'So it's not generational change, it's politics and personalities. Let's call it for what it is, let's be straight.' Daily Mail Australia approached Joyce for comment over Turnbull's 'better in the morning' sledge. Turnbull, 70, regularly weighs in on current affairs. He sparked global headlines in March when he described Donald Trump as 'chaotic, rude, abrasive and erratic' in an interview on Bloomberg TV. The US President hit back, describing him as a 'weak and ineffective leader'. Turnbull referenced Trump again this week, when he made fun of his strategy of releasing information and signing executive orders at such an overwhelming rate that is difficult for the media to effectively hold him to account. The technique, called 'flooding the zone', did not impress Turnbull. 'Flooding the zone with s***,' was his view.
