The prime minister insisted the public understood Covid-19 rules and were following them, after Keir Starmer said there was ‘widespread confusion’ about the patchwork of local restrictions in force across the country. Boris Johnson accused the opposition leader of ‘sniping from the sidelines’ and challenged him to ‘instil some confidence’ …

New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has admitted to using cannabis ‘a long time ago’, in a heated televised debate with the opposition leader, Judith Collins. Speaking during the 90-minute debate on Newshub, the Labour leader and incumbent PM chose not to disclose how she would vote in the forthcoming …

Joe Biden was interrupted while paying tribute to his son Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015, during the first presidential debate against Donald Trump. The former vice-president brought up Beau, the former attorney general of Delaware who served in the army, to highlight Trump’s reported criticism of military …

President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and bitter White House debates in years. Mr Trump frequently interrupted, prompting Mr Biden to tell him to “shut up” as the two fought over the pandemic, healthcare and the economy. The US …

There’s evidence of growing confusion among the public about the new Covid restrictions being put in place in the north-east of England. The confusion was added to by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a government minister, who failed to give accurate answers about the detail of the new restrictions. …

The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden deteriorated into an ugly display of contempt on Tuesday night, as the president relentlessly interrupted and attacked his Democratic rival during clashes over the coronavirus pandemic, race, the economy, mail-in voting and the future of the supreme court Subscribe to …

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During the first presidential debate, Donald Trump was pressed on the New York Times story over his tax returns, which showed he paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. The president claimed he had paid “millions” in income taxes and said he would release his tax …

Fox News host Chris Wallace, the moderator for the first 2020 US presidential debate, has faced criticism for struggling to rein in interruptions and outbursts from Donald Trump. Throughout the 90-minute broadcast on Tuesday night, the president continually broke the agreed rules of the debate, refused to stick to his …

After repeated interruptions from Donald Trump, Joe Biden asks: ‘Will you shut up, man?’ at the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, as the two clashed over the supreme court. Trump and Biden clash in first 2020 presidential debate Troubled Florida, divided America: will Donald Trump hold this …