Thai PM says all coalition parties to support government
BANGKOK, June 22 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Sunday all coalition parties have announced their support for her government.
The government will seek to maintain political stability in order to effectively address national security threats, she said on X.
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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Bombs over Iran, but no heads-up for Dems: Irritated lawmakers gripe they were left in the dark on secret strikes
Congressional Democrats are blaring they were kept in the dark about President Donald Trump 's Saturday night strikes on Iran 's nuclear sites. Representative Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) the top ranking Democrats on the House and Senate Intelligence committees, respectively, did not know about the attacks until after they took place, sources told CNN. Himes, part of the intelligence-heavy Gang of Eight, voiced outrage: 'According to the Constitution… my attention to this matter comes BEFORE bombs fall.' CNN also reported that other Democrat members of the Gang of Eight did not get a heads up on the operation. Warner indicated he was 'frustrated' by the delay in being briefed. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations committee complained that the president bucked a bipartisan tradition of 'regularly briefing Congress on major national security events.' Meanwhile, other Democrats, including Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), are contending the Iran strikes were ill-advised because the country 'posed no imminent threat' to the U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded to the attack with a call for a vote of the War Powers Act on the Senate floor. 'No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy,' Schumer said in a statement following the American strike on Iran's nuclear sites Saturday evening. 'Confronting Iran's ruthless campaign of terror, nuclear ambitions, and regional aggression demands strength, resolve, and strategic clarity. The danger of wider, longer, and more devastating war has now dramatically increased.' I was briefed on the intelligence last week. Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success. — Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 22, 2025 NEWS — Chuck Schumer says Congress must enforce the War Powers Act. 'I'm urging Leader Thune to put it on the Senate floor immediately. I am voting for it and implore all Senators on both sides of the aisle to vote for it.' — Stephen Neukam (@stephen_neukam) June 22, 2025 Ranking Member Jim Himes on Military Action in the Middle East — House Intelligence Committee (@HouseIntelDems) June 22, 2025 In post on X, Himes critiqued Trump's decision as unconstitutional, without approval from Congress, a position endorsed by anti-interventionist Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Massie, the first member of the president's party to condemn the strikes, joined forces with California Democrat Ro Khanna last week to introduce the Iran War Powers Resolution in the House of Representatives 'to prohibit U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran war.' At least two Democrats called on Saturday night for Trump to be impeached over ordering the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went scorched earth with her statement posted on X. She said: 'The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. 'He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.' The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 22, 2025 US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, speaks to the press in Newark, New Jersey, on June 21, 2025 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) walk to attend a press conference following the U.S. Senate Democrats' weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025 Illinois Democrat Sean Casten was another member of the House to call for the President to be ousted. 'This is not about the merits of Iran's nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense,' Casten wrote, within an hour of Trump announcing the successful attack. This is not about the merits of Iran's nuclear program. 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Telegraph
3 hours ago
- Telegraph
Rayner facing fight over China ‘super-embassy' in heart of London
Robert Jenrick has called for a judicial review if the Government approves plans for a new Chinese 'super-embassy' in London. In a highly controversial move, Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister, is expected to wave through proposals for a new Chinese complex near the city's financial hub within weeks. The proposed 'mega embassy' at the former Royal Mint site, near the Tower of London, has been locked in a planning battle for years, with the decision called in for review by Ms Rayner last year. The Planning Inspectorate, a Government agency, has now reportedly given the development the green light, with the Deputy Prime Minister set to rubber stamp the decision by September. There have been fears the building could effectively become a nest of spies in the heart of London. The US has reportedly warned the UK to reject the proposals on security grounds given the site's proximity to a hub of sensitive data near key financial centres. Tory critics of the controversial proposals have accused the Government of capitulating to China and warned that the new embassy would pose a threat to Britain's national security. Ms Rayner also faces a backlash from her own party if she waves through the application, with one Labour MP telling The Telegraph they thought it would be wrong to approve it. The backbencher said they had concerns about the possible security implications and warned the UK would 'do well' to listen to Sir Richard Dearlove, a former head of MI6, who highlighted the site's proximity to sensitive communication cables. Mr Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, said he would support a judicial review into the decision if the plans were approved. This would involve challenging the lawfulness of the decision, raising the prospect of it being overturned in the courts. A judicial review is different to an appeal. It would look at whether the decision was made in the proper manner, rather than the merits of the decision itself. Mr Jenrick told The Telegraph: 'The super-embassy 'spy hub' would be damaging for our national security, and must be stopped. The process is a fiasco and needs to be reviewed.' The expectation that the decision will be approved by September was first reported by The Sunday Times, which said the Planning Inspectorate's report had landed on Ms Rayner's desk just under two weeks ago. Mark Francois, the shadow defence minister, told The Telegraph: 'This Government is rapidly running out of people to surrender to. 'Whether it's the transport unions over drivers' pay, the EU over our fishing rights, Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, Spain over the border at Gibralta, Gerry Adams over Northern Ireland Veterans and now China over their desired 'mega embassy' – atop cables which are critical to the financial security of the Western economies. And this all in less than a year. 'Just think how many other countries and organisations they could abjectly capitulate to, with a bit of real extra effort, over a whole Parliament?' In a debate on the development earlier this month, Marie Rimmer, the Labour MP for St Helens South and Whiston, warned that China had a 'track record of aggressive state-backed espionage'. 'Surely this country cannot afford to make a massive underestimation of the risk should this go ahead as expected,' she said. 'Experts warn that there could be the foreign leverage of signals, interception and monitoring of sensitive Government and corporate communications. To what extent can individuals make representations, because everyone is extremely concerned that such a massive and historic building was sold some years ago? 'This is pre-empted. This is how China works – it plans years ahead. We cannot not say anything in this House, we must comment on what we see. Please, understand that we must.' Mark Sewards, the Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley, added: 'I appreciate that the Minister cannot comment on individual planning applications from the despatch box, but when I speak to Hong Kongers in my constituency, they are seriously concerned about the risks that come with transnational repression and that might come along with the creation and construction of this embassy.' The row presents an awkward dilemma for Sir Keir Starmer, who has pursued a strategy of engagement with Beijing while attempting to maintain a positive relationship with Donald Trump, a prominent China sceptic. Earlier this month, Peter Kyle, the Science Secretary, said the UK would offer a 'fulsome response' to any security fears raised. He said: 'These issues will be taken care of assiduously in the planning process. But just to reassure people, we deal with embassies and these sorts of infrastructure issues all the time. We are very experienced of it, and we are very aware of these sorts of issues constantly, not just when new buildings are being done, but all the time.'
Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Daily Mail
MARK ALMOND: Iran now has Britain in its sights and sees an attack with hypersonic missiles as a smart move. The gloves have come off
As American 'bunker-busting' bombs rained down on three major Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities last night, the face of the Middle East changed forever. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally got his wish: the US is at war with .
