Bloomberg Italy’s Deputy PM Matteo Salvini’s efforts to quell the fallout over reports his League Party was soliciting Russian financing suffered a setback when the country’s prime minister contradicted his recollection of events. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that Salvini’s office had invited Gianluca Savoini, a Salvini ally at the centre of the flap, to a dinner with Russian President Vladimir ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson will face a tough fight from political heavyweights if he tries to suspend parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit. Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller and Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd both opposed the idea, adding to growing ranks across the political divide who say they are concerned about upholding Britain’s constitution. Miller, who already took the ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong demonstrators gathered for another weekend of protests with a growing list of grievances, maintaining pressure on Chief Executive Carrie Lam who was reported to have offered her resignation several times in recent weeks to her political masters in Beijing. Rally organisers said 110,000 people marched in the district of Sha Tin, a popular destination for visitors from ...