Probashbangla24 online Desk : Theresa May has made a pitch to Labour voters unhappy at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, urging people to look beyond “party labels”. Writing in the Observer, the prime minister said voters were not “bound by ideology” and urged lifelong Labour voters to look “afresh” at her party. She said the Tories had to…
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Pakistan’s opposition leader jailed for 10 days ahead of by-elections
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer said, meaning he will not be able to campaign for his party ahead of crucial by-elections next week. Sharif is the younger brother of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who…
Free time should be measure of UK’s well-being, say Greens
Probashbangla24 online Desk : People’s free time should be recorded as a way to measure the UK’s “well-being”, the Green Party says. The party is calling for a “Free Time Index” and say that time spent outside work and commuting is a better measure of how well the UK is doing than GDP. Co-leader Sian Berry…
Brexit: Sinn Féin and SDLP reject Stormont backstop role
Probashbangla24 online Desk :Sinn Féin and the SDLP have rejected the possibility of Stormont having a say over what kind of backstop may emerge if there is a ‘no deal’ Brexit Proposals being worked on by the British government are said to include some kind of role for MLAs. Sinn Féin and the SDLP said…
Theresa May: Tories must be a party for everyone
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Theresa May has told the Conservatives they must be the “party for everyone” as she closes their annual conference. Her speech includes a vow to hard-pressed families and a pledge the post-Brexit future was “full of promise”. She will also announce that fuel duty will be frozen again later this month. Mrs…
Boris Johnson slams Brexit plan as he sets out his Tory vision
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Crowds have packed into a speech by former foreign secretary Boris Johnson at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Mr Johnson renewed his attack on Theresa May’s Brexit plan, describing it as a “cheat” that could lead to a boost for the far-right. In a wide-ranging speech, he also called for tax…
Conservative conference: Middle-class drug users to be targeted – Sajid Javid
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Middle-class drug users will be targeted as part of a crackdown on the causes of violent crime, Home Secretary Sajid Javid will announce. He will use his Tory conference speech to launch a review of drug buyers and sellers – and how shifts in the market are linked to outbreaks of bloodshed.…
Cumilla arson case Khaleda Zia files bail plea with HC
Probashbangla24 online Desk : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday filed a bail petition with the High Court in a case filed under Special Power Act over torching a covered van in Chouddagram upazila in Cumilla in 2015. Khaleda’s lawyer Advocate Kaisar Kamal filed the petition with the concerned bench of the High Court on behalf…
Brexit: EU migrants won’t get special treatment, May says
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Low-skilled migration will fall when the UK ends EU free movement access after Brexit, Theresa May has promised. The prime minister said high-skilled workers would be prioritised with no preferential treatment for people from the EU compared with those from the rest of the world. But she said a future trade deal…
Civil partnerships: Law to be changed for mixed-sex couples
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Heterosexual couples in England and Wales will be able to choose to have a civil partnership rather than get married, Theresa May has announced. The government says the move will provide greater security for unmarried couples and their families. And it will address the “imbalance” that allows same-sex couples to enter a…