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Donald Trump has finally committed to an ‘orderly transition’ of power after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying Joe Biden ’s victory. It comes after the outgoing Republican refused to condemn the violent mob who stormed the US capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn the US election result. Four people have been confirmed dead following the riots, including one female Trump supporter who was fatally shot by police. Trump did not rebuff the protesters’ actions in his statement today. He is still refusing to accept the vote but suggested he would stand down peacefully. He said: ‘Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th.’ Trump has spent the last two months refusing to concede the election and making baseless allegations of mass voter fraud that have been rejected by dozens of courts and Republican officials, including his …

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Donald Trump sent a self-pitying video message urging ‘very special’ protesters who besieged the US Capitol to ‘go home’ and adding: ‘We love you.’ Speaking as the seat of the US government was overrun and trashed by his supporters on Wednesday, President Trump said: I know your pain, I know you’re hurt, we had an election that was stolen from us, it was a landslide election and everyone knows it. But you have to go home now, we have to have peace.’ ‘We have to have law and order. We have to respect our great people in law and order. We don’t want anybody hurt. It’s a very tough period of time. There’s never been a time like this where such a thing happened where they could take it away from all of us… ‘This was a fraudulent election, but we can’t play into the hands of these people. We have to have peace, so go home, we love you, you’re very special.’ Twitter immediately censored Trump’s tweet for potentially provoking violence. Earlier on Wednesday, the president …

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The US is making plans to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office, sources say. Donald Trump ’s Cabinet secretaries are said to be discussing the move, after several politicians and public bodies claimed the president’s behaviour prior to the violence in the Capitol justifies his removal. CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan said on air today: ‘This is not news we deliver lightly. I’m talking about actual members of the Cabinet.’ It is understood nothing formal has yet been presented to vice-president Mike Pence . It comes after Pence yesterday confirmed his plans to defy president Trump and certify Joe Biden ’s election win. He sent a letter to members of the Congress saying it would be ‘antithetical’ to the ‘design’ of the US Constitution for him to overturn Biden’s win. Pence has since been called upon to start the process of removing Trump from office. The Democratic coalition said: ‘Donald Trump needs to be removed from …

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A federal judge ruled there is not enough evidence to charge former Attorney General William Barr and then-President Donald Trump over the forced removal of protesters from Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. last June. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich dismissed the lawsuit's claims that Trump and Barr planned in advance to violate the rights of those protesting racial injustice. It was filed by the ACLU of DC, the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the law firm of Arnold & Porter in support of Black Lives Matter DC and individual protesters, the Associated Press reported. "We will always stand up for the rights of those peacefully demonstrating for racial justice, and this ruling sends the wrong message for police accountability efforts at a time when it is needed the most," said Arthur Ago, the head of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law's criminal justice project, in …

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Facebook and Twitter have locked President Donald Trump ’s pages after his followers stormed Capitol Hill in violent scenes leading to four deaths. The social media giants had earlier removed a video in which the US president told his ‘very special’ supporters ‘we love you’, after they broke into the Washington DC building clashing with police and forcing it into a lockdown. Instagram and Snapchat have also suspended Trump’s ability to post. Plans are now being drawn up to invoke the 25th Amendment to end Trump’s presidency for inciting the violence. Four people were confirmed dead , including one female Trump supporter who was fatally shot by police, as thousands violently occupied the Capitol in a bid to interrupt politicians’ formal approval of Joe Biden’s presidential election win. Facebook said in a statement posted on Twitter: ‘We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose …

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Four people have been confirmed dead following the Capitol Hill riots, including a female protester who was fatally shot by police. Ashli Babbitt, a fervent Donald Trump supporter and 14-year Air Force veteran, died of a bullet wound to the chest as thousands broke into the building in Washington DC last night causing a lockdown. Mrs Babbitt was shot by officers as the mob tried to break through a barricaded door in the Capitol where police were armed on the other side, during the violent storming to interrupt politicians’ formal approval of Joe Biden’s presidential election win. In footage posted to Twitter of the chaotic scenes inside the Capitol, a gunshot is heard before Mrs Babbitt is seen collapsing to the ground before people rush to perform first aid. She was hospitalised and later died. On Tuesday morning she had tweeted: ‘Nothing will stop us….they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours….dark to light!’ …

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Congress has formally approved Joe Biden ’s presidential election win after pro-Trump rioters violently stormed Capitol Hill in a bid to stop the process. The certification will now pave the way for Mr Biden to be sworn in as the US president on January 20. Mike Pence formally declared Mr Biden as the next president on Thursday morning telling rioters ‘you didn’t win’, just hours after the Republican vice president was evacuated from the Capitol amid the violent clashes. Mr Pence certified the Electoral College count of 306 electors in favour of the Democrat against 232 in favour of outgoing Republican President Donald Trump. The tally followed a joint session of the House and Senate that descended into chaos when thousands of rioters broke into the Washington DC building, leading to four deaths and the recovery of two bombs . Mr Trump is still refusing to accept the November 3 election result but confirmed he will step down . He said: ‘Even though I …

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The spread of COVID-19 saw many government leaders turn from attending meetings in person to governing through phone calls and video conferences. Some were even briefly taken down by the virus, leaving their constituents worried about the political stability in the country. Boris Johnson Among those who faced COVID-19 and ended up in the hospital was the UK Prime Minister. Despite the government assurances that Johnson was in charge and “leading,” it appeared that he was in fact not doing it. Instead, he was being treated at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London with COVID-19 symptoms. After being unwell for about three weeks, Johnson returned to work end of April. At the time of his illness, theories flourished on social media as to whether Johnson was in fact sick or whether it was a PR stunt by Downing Street. Johnson’s swift recovery surprised the US President Donald Trump, who spoke to the UK PM on the phone following his return to work and said that Johnson is “doing …

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On 16 July last year, I made a prediction: the Tony Sewell-led race commission will be a complete and utter farce. I was certain this would be the case. To anyone in the know, a Tony Sewell-led race commission – announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson – was always going to be a more delightful read to racists than to people who have to live under the burden of racism . And that is exactly what has happened. But never in a month of Sundays did I think the Tony Sewell report would overplay their hand to such an extent that they labelled Britain a ‘model’ of racial equality to white majority nations. Putting it mildly, that is an absolutely laughable statement backed up by what would be a laughable report if this was not such a serious matter. When the headline was leaked days beforehand that the report would recommend the disaggregation of the BAME acronym (meaning Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic) I was personally bracing myself for the worst. Yes, the …

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At least one improvised explosive device has been found on the grounds of the US Capitol, law enforcement have confirmed. It comes as Donald Trump supporters storm the building in an attempt to halt the certification of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. Federal and local law enforcement responded to reports of explosives in several locations across Washington DC, although it is unclear how many of these were hoaxes. One pipe bomb was found at the Beltway headquarters of the Republican National Committee and another in the Capitol complex, both of which were safely detonated. A suspicious package was also discovered at the Democratic National Committee headquarters although it was not immediately thought to be an explosive. One woman is thought to have been shot by law enforcement as people flooded the building. Video footage shows a person covered in blood being wheeled out on a stretcher, although it has not been confirmed if this is the …

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