Scottish leader Sturgeon says election 'disastrous' for PM May
In the last general election in 2015, the SNP took all but three of Scotland's 59 seats at Westminster. The sentiment was also noted by CNN's Nic Robertson. While pollster Mark Diffley from Ipsos MORI said: "Scrambling to think where the 22 SNP losses come from". "What we've got is a crushing result for the SNP, they've lost 20 seats if not more and further than that they've watched their majorities crumble".
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Corey Lewandowski: President Trump Needs Communications Team With 'Preexisting Relationship'
A lawyer who works with prospective political appointees told Politico that three candidates said the ongoing probes into Russian interference in the 2016 election and any collusion with Trump campaign associates have convinced them not to pursue jobs in the administration.
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Nick Clegg first 'big beast' to lose seat
But the Labour Party saw an increase of 19.7 per cent, grabbing votes from the Lib Dems and Conservatives . The Lib Dem leader also spent 27% of his time in Labour constituencies, making trips to seven Labour strongholds and three Labour marginals.
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Top Takeaways: Comey's high-drama testimony distilled
His prepared testimony , released 24 hours earlier, was praised by many as tour de force, a dramatic account of four months of dealing with Trump , replete with detail and damning conversation. about, or otherwise involve the Attorney General.in, any matters described", stated DOJ's statement". He wrote memos of other subsequent encounters with Trump.
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Trump reiterates call for a travel ban from certain 'dangerous' countries
Trump tweeted out today saying: "That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain risky countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!" He continued: " In any event we are EXTREME VETTING people coming into the U.S.in order to help keep our country safe.
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British police identify 3rd London attacker as Italian of Moroccan descent
Some 48 rounds were fired to stop the attack within eight minutes. She says: "When I went to England, he was a bit more rigid, but not so much". An Italian prosecutor says Zaghba told authorities after being stopped previous year at Bologna's airport that he "wanted to be a terrorist", but then quickly corrected himself.
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Comey told senators about possible third Sessions-Russia meeting
While Trump demanded loyalty from the former Federal Bureau of Investigation director, Comey made clear Thursday that his allegiance was always to the country he served. But he also testified that another member of the FBI's leadership team believed that Trump's conduct "will fall within the scope" of the Russian Federation investigation and was therefore "reluctant" to assure the president that he was not personally under investigation.
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Brexit Meltdown as Europe Reacts to UK Election Amid 'Casino' Criticism
If the exit poll is correct, Corbyn could attempt to form a government with smaller parties, which, like Labour, strongly oppose most of May's policies on domestic issues . SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said the election "has been a disaster for Theresa May". "If she had got the majority she wanted, she would have been a supreme political colossus", he said.
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Modi avoids questions from Pakistani journalists
However, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj ruled out any bilateral meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the summit. Pakistan and India both now hold observer status at SCO. During the meeting, Modi thanked the Chinese president for supporting India's bid for full membership of the SCO. "Moreover, it helps us all combat terrorism, reduce arms race, eliminate poverty.
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May confirms she will form government with help of Northern Ireland party
But they have made positive comments about Theresa May's leadership of the Conservative Party. The UK independence party didn't get a parliament seat this time around, leaving the Tories with only one possible option for a coalition with the DUP.
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EU presses Britain to get its act together for Brexit talks
May's Conservative government won 318 seats in the House of Commons, falling short of a majority by 8 seats. "In our view, the lack of a majority for any party is likely to delay Brexit negotiations, scheduled to start very soon", S&P Global said in an emailed statement.
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Trump may allow Comey testimony
Trump's argument in favor of privilege also may be overcome because the investigation is focused on corruption and possible obstruction of justice . What are the odds that Trump would legally succeed in blocking Comey's testimony? Reuters has reported that Flynn and Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, discussed with Kislyak the idea of creating a back channel between Trump and Putin that could have bypassed diplomats and intelligence agencies.


