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Posts From Larry Grant

UK PM May’s lead over Labour shrinks

POLLSTERS’ PREDICTIONS The Tories had a 15 point lead when they announced June’s election – but what is it now?

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Trump makes personal appeal to both sides for Mideast peace

Ahead of his visit to the Middle East, the second leg of a nine-day tour that began in Saudi Arabia and will move on to the Vatican, Italy and Belgium,

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Pound tumbles amid fears of hung parliament — FX Focus

The pound has whipsawed in recent days, buffeted by different polls and interpretations of what the possible election outcomes might mean for the currency in the long run.

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EU chief: EU, China believes Trump climate decision ‘a big mistake’

“We are convinced that the implementation of the Paris Agreement offers substantial economic opportunities for prosperity and growth in our countries and on a global scale”, the three leaders said.

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Billionaire Bloomberg pledges $15 million to United Nations for climate change

The Paris Agreement commits governments to hold the increase in average global temperature to 2 C above pre-industrial levels.

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EU, China believes Trump climate decision ‘a big mistake — EU chief

Also in attendance, Bill Nye, who has been very vocal about his distaste for Donald Trump and commitment to combating climate change.

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China will take the lead as Trump scores climate change own

In an address that included the dark rhetorical flourishes of the campaign trail, he railed against nations that he said were using the accord to give themselves an economic edge

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Texas ‘bathroom bill’ fading as legislative session wraps up

Dan Patrick‘s primary leverage to get a special session on bills that would give voters more say on their property tax bills and regulate the use of bathrooms by transgender

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United States boosting Israeli military aid by millions: Netanyahu

The US president dedicated less than an hour to meet with Abbas in Bethlehem, during a two-day visit to Israel.

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May and Corbyn clash over Brexit ordeal

Mr Corbyn was also quizzed over whether the pledges outlined in his manifesto were realistic as audience member Jack Rouse challenging him with the comment “last time Labour was in

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Trump’s Speech On Paris Climate Agreement Withdrawal, Annotated

“The United States will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris Accord and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes on our country”.

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Durbin rips Republican health care bill after CBO report

But Senate Republicans will have to pass their version of the bill and will likely face more questions about its effects after this report.

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