LONDON: British home secretary James Cleverly was under fire on Sunday for joking about date rape just hours after announcing plans to crack down on what he had dubbed a “perverse” offence. Cleverly, who oversees national security and law enforcement in England and Wales, faced a call to step down after he reportedly joked during … Read more
LONDON: British Home Secretary James Cleverly was under fire Sunday for joking about date rape just hours after announcing plans to crack down on what he had dubbed a “perverse” offence. Cleverly, who oversees national security and law enforcement in England and Wales, faced a call to step down after he reportedly joked at an … Read more
Several politicians from the Labour Party criticised Mr Cleverly’s statement. UK’s Interior Minister James Cleverly faced criticism after he joked about putting a date rape drug in his wife’s drink at an event held at 10 Downing Street on December 18. He later issued an apology for the remarks. He made the comments just hours … Read more
James Cleverly had been under pressure to say sorry (File) London: Britain’s interior minister James Cleverly apologised on Thursday for breaching UK parliament politeness rules after a strongly worded off-mic criticism of a Labour MP, a source and a spokesperson said. Cleverly had been under pressure to say sorry following claims he cast aspersions on … Read more
LONDON: Former UK Prime Minister, David Cameron after being appointed as the Foreign Secretary in a major comeback, affirmed hope that his experience as leader and in office will help him in assisting the present British PM Rishi Sunak at a challenging juncture.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Cameron posted, “The Prime Minister has asked me … Read more