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Political analyst Mark Halperin said Monday that he anticipates President Joe Biden struggling after his presidency ends in January. Since President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in November, Biden has largely refrained from wielding political influence, Politico reported on Monday. Halperin , on “ The Morning Meeting ,” compared Biden’s potential post-presidency challenges to the more active and profitable pursuits of former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. (RELATED: Andy McCarthy Says Hunter Biden Was Pardoned On Charges That ‘No American’ Would A Catch A Break On) WATCH: “We had three straight presidents who were pretty young men when they left after full terms, right? Clinton, Bush and Obama. None of them really sought the limelight. Clinton did a little bit; Clinton did,” Halperin said. “[Clinton] Global Initiative, but all of them had normal post-presidencies in the sense that they got book deals, they gave speeches for $250,000 and up, they did lots of international travel, giving even more lucrative speeches. They played the roles they wanted to play. Bush painted and Obama started making Netflix stuff and Clinton did the Global Initiative. And they all have libraries, although Obama’s is financed in a private way.” “But Biden may never even live to see the building of a library, in part because of his age, but also because he’s gonna have trouble raising money,” he continued. “And I don’t know — is he gonna get a big book deal? Is he gonna get paid speeches? Like, he’s about to go from a guy who was a senior senator for decades, then vice president, then out briefly, but then back as president. It’s going to be a shock to the system. You think he’s feeling kind of irrelevant now?” Biden was struggling to raise the hundreds of millions of dollars necessary to establish a presidential library, The Wall Street Journal reported in October. Halperin then recounted how Clinton made a “ridiculous attempt to get attention” by making a speech to the Arkansas legislature during his transition to Bush, saying the Democrat “felt so overshadowed” by the 2000 election. “Biden’s just not gonna be capable of doing any of that. Now, he may not care. He may say, ‘I’m just going to play with my grandkids and go through my papers,’ whatever. But Politico did this new investigative piece about the background stuff,” he added. “Like, even if the pardons don’t hit the hornets’ nest, he’s gonna be in for a rude awakening, I think. And I’m not sure he’s gonna be equipped. If he wants attention, I’m not sure he’s gonna be equipped to garner it.” Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday expressed sorrow for how Biden’s career is ending after issuing a sweeping pardon to his son Hunter and Trump’s victory. “All of this is self-inflicted. It’s tragic, it’s sad ... It’ll be six years before somebody comes back and talks about all of the stunning things, the manufacturing that he’s brought back ... What’s so sad, it didn’t have to be this way,” he said. “He brought it all on himself ... At the bottom of this, Joe Biden is and will continue to be the most tragic figure in modern American politics. I don’t think there’s any doubt about that.” Biden has faced scrutiny for his mental acuity during his presidency, especially after his debate with Trump in June. The president has made numerous gaffes , including calling Trump supporters “garbage” in October. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org .Coleen Rooney set to be new queen of daytime TV with HUGE pay deal after I’m A Celebrity final

Seaspan Corporation Signs Agreement with KVH to Equip Fleet with OneWeb Low Earth Orbit SolutionThe Syrian army says dozens of its soldiers have been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo, forcing the military to redeploy in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years. or signup to continue reading The surprise attack, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, was the boldest rebel assault for years in a civil war where frontlines had largely been frozen since 2020. The war, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced many millions, has ground on since 2011 with no formal end, although most major fighting halted years ago after Iran and Russia helped Assad's government win control of most land and all major cities. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, once known as al-Nusra Front, is designated a terrorist group by the United States, Russia, Turkey and other countries. Aleppo had been firmly held by the government since a 2016 victory there, one of the war's major turning points, when Russian-backed Syrian forces besieged and lay waste to rebel-held eastern areas of what had been the country's largest city. "I am a son of Aleppo, and was displaced from it eight years ago, in 2016. Thank God we just returned. It is an indescribable feeling," said Ali Jumaa, a rebel fighter, in television footage filmed inside the city. Acknowledging the rebel advance, the Syrian army command said insurgents had entered large parts of Aleppo. After the army said it was preparing a counterattack, air strikes targeted rebel gatherings and convoys in the city, the pro-government newspaper al-Watan reported. One strike caused casualties in Aleppo's Basel square, a resident told Reuters. Overnight, images from Aleppo showed a group of rebel fighters gathered in the city's Saadallah al-Jabiri Square, a billboard of Assad looming behind them. Images filmed on Saturday showed people posing for photos on a toppled statue of Bassil al-Assad, late brother of the president. Fighters zipped around the city in flatback trucks and milled around in the streets. A man waved a Syrian opposition flag as he stood near Aleppo's historical citadel. The Syrian military command said militants had attacked in large numbers and from multiple directions, prompting "our armed forces to carry out a redeployment operation aimed at strengthening the defence lines in order to absorb the attack, preserve the lives of civilians and soldiers". The rebels also took control of Aleppo airport, according to a statement by their operations room and a security source. Two rebel sources also said the insurgents had captured the city of Maraat al Numan in Idlib province, bringing all of that area under their control. The fighting revives the long-simmering Syrian conflict as the wider region is roiled by wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, where a truce between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday. With Assad backed by Russia and Iran, and Turkey supporting some of the rebels in the northwest where it maintains troops, the offensive has brought into focus the conflict's knotted geopolitics. Fighting in the northwest had largely abated since Turkey and Russia reached a de-escalation agreement in 2020. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, discussing the situation in Syria, the Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday. "Both sides expressed serious concerns at the dangerous development of the situation," the ministry said. They agreed that it was necessary to co-ordinate joint actions to stabilise the situation in the country. Turkish security officials had said on Thursday that the country had prevented operations which opposition groups wanted to organise, in order to avoid further tensions in the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Lavrov in a phone call that the rebel attacks were part of an Israeli-US plan to destabilise the region, Iranian state media said. The Syrian Civil Defence, a rescue service operating in opposition-held parts of Syria, said in a post on X that Syrian government and Russian aircraft carried out air strikes on residential neighbourhoods in rebel-held Idlib, killing four civilians and wounding six others. Mustafa Abdul Jaber, a commander in the Jaish al-Izza rebel brigade, said the rebels' speedy advance had been helped by a lack of Iran-backed manpower to support the government in the broader Aleppo province. Iran's allies in the region have suffered a series of blows at the hands of Israel as the Gaza war has expanded through the Middle East. 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Ireland ran out 22-19 winners in Dublin but the Wallabies have restored pride on their European tour, after a dismal World Cup campaign last year. Australia had chances to win and looked a thoroughly different side to the one that was thumped 40-6 by Wales in September last year. Coach Joe Schmidt has shown the Wallabies have enough firepower to challenge the British and Irish Lions next year when at one stage it looked like the upcoming series would be a completely one-sided affair. How Australia’s players fared against Ireland 1) James Slipper - 6.5 Gave his all for 50 minutes but was penalised for collapsing a scrum just before half-time that led to an Ireland three-pointer. In Dublin in 2022, Slipper made the bold call that he wanted to play against the Lions and at 36 next year, looks set to do so. 2) Brandon Paenga-Amosa - 7 Australia didn’t lose a lineout all night, with Paenga-Amosa having a pleasing end to the tour. It was a major improvement from last week against Scotland. Jake Gordon sprints away for the Wallabies. Credit: AP 3) Taniela Tupou - 7.5 Picked off an intercept and streaked down the field but threw a loose pass to ruin the good work. His scrum work was good but certainly not dominant like we know he can be. Came off after 45 minutes in a more polished performance than some this year. 4) Nick Frost - 6.5 Second on the tackle count for Australia (17). Won five lineouts, the same as Ireland’s James Ryan and Tadhg Beirne. Was excellent in Dublin two years ago and backed that up here. Involved in a nice breakaway link play with Harry Wilson that once again highlighted Frost’s athleticism. 5) Jeremy Williams - 6.5 A solid 59-minute shift from someone who was not in the Wallabies frame last year. Did his job at the lineout and will feature next year against the Lions after a good spring tour. 6) Rob Valetini - 8 Valetini’s bad games are few and far between. Made 14 carries - four more than any other Australian player - to go with 10 tackles. Was almost yellow-carded for a forearm while carrying the ball into his former Brumbies teammate Mack Hansen. Pictured next to Hansen after the match, with the latter enjoying a Guinness. 7) Fraser McReight - 8.5 One of his best games in a gold jersey. Pulled off three turnovers at critical moments that gave the men in gold a major energy lift. Only blemish was an inaccurate, rushed pass to Tom Wright that was put down with four minutes to go with the Wallabies searching for a match-winning try. Tim Horan described McReight’s timing at breakdowns “amazing”. Topped the tackle count with 21. 8) Harry Wilson - 7.5 The sight of red headgear in space is becoming more common as Wilson and Frost combined with Ireland on the back foot. 13 tackles and 10 carries rounded out a productive day for the skipper. After not featuring for the Wallabies at last year’s World Cup, it has been some turnaround. 9) Jake Gordon- 7 A reasonable 61-minute shift with no major issues. Kicked high in midfield for Suaalii, a play which we could see more of during the Lions series. Service was solid as always and gets to rucks quickly. 10) Noah Lolesio - 7 Nailed all his kicks at goal, including a 48-metre penalty in the final quarter of the match. His wrap-around and service out the back in the lead-up to Jorgensen’s try was outstanding and shows what he’s capable of at this level. The Wallabies have lost their final game of 2024 to Ireland. Credit: AP 11) Max Jorgensen - 7 Finished off a nice team try in the 18th minute to put Australia up 8-0 but barely got his hands on the ball after that. Eight tackles across his 80 minutes. 12) Len Ikitau - 7 Tried to get into the game but didn’t have as big an impact as other games on the tour. Is No.12 his best position? Jury is out. How the Wallabies backline shapes for the Lions will be fascinating. Made more tackles than any Wallabies back (13). 13) Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii - 6 Certainly not as spectacular as he was on debut. Put a huge shot on Keenan early. Not as effective winning balls back from restarts. Five carries for 15 metres. Threw the ball away with three minutes to go and the Wallabies searching for a five-pointer. Got found out a few times defensively in the notoriously difficult No.13 channel. 14) Andrew Kellaway - 7 Ever reliable. Won a turnover and made nine carries for 25 metres. Great try-saving tackle that knocked the ball clean out of an Ireland player’s hand. 15) Tom Wright - 6.5 Standard showing without any major highlights. Ran the ball for more metres (42) than any Wallaby. Threw the final pass for Jorgensen’s try. 16) Billy Pollard - 5: No dramas with any throws after coming on with 23 minutes to go. 17) Isaac Kailea - 5.5: A late replacement with Angus Bell ruled out ill. Footwork into contact a highlight. Made eight tackles in his 30-minute stint on the park. 18) Allan Alaalatoa - 6: Did his job and the stuff no one looks closely at. Gave Ireland prop Cian Healy a hard time. 19) Lukhan Salakaia-Loto - 5: Came on with 21 minutes to go. No real highlights. Seven tackles. 20) Langi Gleeson - 5: Same boat as Salakaia-Loto, coming on with six minutes to go. 21) Tate McDermott - 6: Ireland kept a close eye on McDermott in a period where the home side had a lot of the ball. Loading 22) Tane Edmed - n/a: Beaming with pride at becoming Wallaby No.709, Edmed’s debut only lasted three minutes as he came off for a Head Injury Assessment. He looked shattered. “Are you serious?” Edmed said as he walked off. 23) Harry Potter - n/a: Came on with 95 seconds to go. Not enough time for any wizardry. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Wallabies Australian rugby Ireland rugby Tom Decent is a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald. Connect via Twitter or email . 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I’ve been thinking about financial risk lately. Should I change my asset allocation in my retirement portfolio, considering Donald Trump’s successful bid for the White House? Stock market valuations have risen smartly in recent years, which real income growth, productivity improvements, technological innovation, low unemployment rates and healthy corporate profits have largely powered. Yet with the election of Trump, voters have approved a massive economic experiment. The Trump administration comes into power with many policy goals, but four economic initiatives stand out: Enacting significant tax cuts; imposing broad-based and significant tariffs; sweeping raids, mass deportations and tighter immigration controls; and slashing federal government regulations. The extent that these plans turn into reality and how each policy will interact with the others is uncertain. The risks are obvious. The outcome isn’t. Enter risk management, a critical concept in finance. Professionals often associate risk with volatility. The tight link makes sense, since owning assets with high volatility hikes the odds of losses if there is a pressing need to sell the asset to raise money. However, for the typical individual and household, risk means the odds money decisions made today don’t pan out. Managing risk means lowering the negative financial impact on your desired standard of living from decisions gone wrong and when circumstances take an untoward turn. “Anything that makes reaching or maintaining that more likely reduces your risk, and anything that makes this less likely increases your risk,” writes Bob French, the investment expert at Retirement Researcher. “Everything else is just details.” The key risk management concept is a margin of safety, a bedrock personal finance idea broader than investment portfolios. It can include having an emergency savings fund, owning life insurance to protect your family and investing in your network of friends and colleagues to hedge against the risk of losing your job. The right mix depends on the particulars of your situation. In my case, after studying my portfolio, running household money numbers and reviewing lifestyle goals, I’m comfortable with the asset allocation in my retirement portfolio. There is too much noise in the markets for comfort, and market timing is always tricky. The prudent approach with my individual situation is to stay the course. That might or might not be true for your household. A thoughtful and broad-based review of the financial risks your household confronts is a sensible path to take at any time, but especially at this juncture in economic history. Chris Farrell is senior economics contributor for “Marketplace” and a commentator for Minnesota Public Radio.Kolkata: ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das on Sunday alleged that fundamentalist groups in Bangladesh are openly delivering sermons calling for the extermination of ISKCON devotees and their supporters. In a post on X, Das claimed, “In the past few days, fundamentalists in Bangladesh have been crisscrossing the country in private jets, delivering sermons calling for the extermination of ISKCON devotees and their supporters... the inaction of the Bangladeshi government in addressing these fundamentalists is even more appalling.” In the past few days, fundamentalists in Bangladesh have been crisscrossing the country in private jets, delivering sermons calling for the extermination of ISKCON devotees and their supporters. This open call for genocide against minorities in Bangladesh is shocking, and the... pic.twitter.com/SUQphC08n7 A purported video, which could not be independently verified by PTI, has also surfaced on social media showing a Bangladeshi fundamentalist leader allegedly referring to ISKCON as “a cancer” and urging followers to “uproot all ISKCON establishments” from Bangladesh. Das warned that such unchecked hate speech and instigation could trigger mass violence against minorities. “These individuals must be arrested immediately. Wake up, world,” he urged. He asserted that arrested spiritual leader in Bangladesh, Chinmoy Krishna Das, had been organising peaceful protests on behalf of minority Hindus for the past few months, ever since the formation of the interim government, and had not engaged in any criminal or anti-national activities. “He was targeted because he became the face of the minority protests, which only sought assurances from the Yunus government regarding the safety of their property and places of worship in light of the developments since August. Instead of addressing his concerns, the Yunus government chose to silence him by imprisoning him,” he alleged, adding that there are orchestrated efforts by the interim government to suppress Hindus, but these efforts will ultimately fail. The ISKCON spokesperson, however, remained hopeful about a positive outcome from the proposed bilateral foreign secretary-level meeting in Dhaka on Monday.These holiday gifts change the game when building fires, printing photos, watching birds and more

NoneSINGAPORE: Meeting Afif Yusli for the first time, it's not immediately obvious that he's sick, let alone battling a terminal disease. The lean 27-year-old moves around nimbly, with no obvious signs of pain or discomfort. And unlike what some might expect of a cancer patient, he has a full head of hair and is unencumbered by medical devices. Initially soft-spoken and reserved, he warmed up after a while, revealing a boyish charm and a penchant for wry dashes of humour. But as the conversation started to flow, it became noticeable how he would often stop mid-sentence and struggle to find the right expression. “What is that word again? That thing they put you on when they take you out of the ambulance?” “These days, I’m feeling quite ... what’s that word? Not 'happy', it’s more 'okay-ish'.” The film student was diagnosed with glioblastoma in April. It is a grade four brain tumour - the most aggressive and serious type - and has a poor prognosis. According to the Glioblastoma Research Organisation, the average length of survival for patients is estimated to be 12 to 18 months after diagnosis. Mr Afif's doctor gave him 18 to 24 months. For someone looking death in the face, Mr Afif seemed remarkably accepting of his situation. In interviews, he spoke steadily, with emotion showing only when he spoke of his late grandmother and of leaving behind his aging parents. “Sometimes, in the middle of the night, when it's quiet, it does come to me that I’m going to die,” he admitted. “It’s super annoying and I wish I could stop that way of thinking, but I cannot and I feel sad about dying." He smiled, dolefully, and shrugged. “The scariest part is how fast and random this disease is ... I don’t know when I’m going to have another seizure. It’s like a waiting game. “I could just drop dead like that and I’m gone. It’s scary.” "IT JUST FELT SO HEAVY" Apart from difficulty finding words and occasional seizures, Mr Afif also suffers from vision problems, among other symptoms. And some of these indications appeared as early as seven years ago, while he was doing National Service. “I would get head pains and started to experience forgetfulness about a lot of things,” he said. “It felt like someone was stabbing me in the head with a knife, and my room was always dark because I couldn’t even bear to see any light. His symptoms worsened to a near-unbearable point, right before he started on a diploma at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in 2021. Yet Mr Afif still dismissed them as part of a fever or the result of stress. It was only after suffering his first seizure in December 2023 – around four to five years after his headaches started occurring – that he decided to seek medical attention. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan revealed a growth inside his brain. He went through surgery to remove the tumour but when he woke up, he had lost the ability to speak and walk. A few days later, he underwent another operation to remove a blood clot in his brain, which was suspected to have caused the speech impediment. With the help of a speech therapist as well as regular physiotherapy, Mr Afif slowly regained his abilities. But there was bad news: Tests results confirmed he had glioblastoma. “I couldn’t believe it because I was very active and fit at that point and when I read up about glioblastoma, it seemed like it was mostly old people who would get it,” he said. Worse was to come when his doctor estimated that he had about 18 to 24 months to live. “I didn't know how to react so I just said ‘damn’,” said Mr Afif. “I didn’t even look up to see the doctor or my dad, because he was probably crying ... It just felt so heavy.” It was a trying period: His father had to go for a bypass surgery around the same time – and his grandmother, whom he was very close to, died shortly after. Here, he wore a look of grief and had to pause to collect himself. "She knew that I was sick and she was really sad," he said quietly. "But she didn't really show it, she would just ask me if I was okay and how was I doing. "I think she just didn't want to pile on to my fear and feelings." "After she died, there was a day that I cried a lot over her, and that was the first time I got a seizure and the doctors told me it could be because of a build-up of emotions and sadness," said Mr Afif. "Whenever I'm sad or depressed, I can feel my body starting to tense up, so I try not to cry. But sometimes, the pain of losing her still hits me at night.” "So I just try to control how much I think about her so that I don't get too overwhelmed. It's hard ... but if I let myself get too sad, I might get another seizure." LETTING "ALL THE BAD FEELINGS GO" The first two months following his diagnosis were the hardest, and darkest. Mr Afif fell into depression and lost any hope he might have had of defeating the cancer. “At first, I was counting down the days I had left,” he said. “(I) would keep thinking about my cancer and about dying ... I would get scared because thinking about death can be very traumatising." He also picked up smoking again. "Because I thought ‘I’m going to die already anyway’,” said Mr Afif. The continued support of family and friends, along with a renewed embrace of religion, pulled him out of the depths. “I became more pious, started praying more and just tried to live a normal life even though I don't even know what's normal anymore,” he said. “Having the support and good vibes from family and friends was like having a light at the end of the tunnel, so I started accepting my diagnosis and just let all the bad feelings go.” “Instead of worrying about what happens next, I learnt to become more contented about things. "For example, God gave me a second chance because I didn’t think I would be able to walk after my surgeries, but I can walk now,” he said. “I'm also more positive about life now.” "I'M ACTUALLY QUITE CONTENTED" The fear of death, and how the odds are seemingly stacked against him, still creeps in every now and then for Mr Afif. It's prompted him to start thinking about end-of-life practicalities. “I did tell my mother that if my cancer worsens, and the doctor says there’s no way surgery can happen, I wanted to go to hospice because it’ll be easier on everyone,” he said. “That way, the family can do their own things too. I just don’t want to disturb their peace. “But to be honest ... you don’t know when you’re going to die, it could take months or just a few days.” With his mother quitting her job to care for him and his younger brother still studying, his father and younger sister are the breadwinners of the family, earning a total of around S$3,000 (US$2,200) a month. To raise money for future hospital bills, medical treatment - including chemotherapy and radiotherapy - as well as general living expenses, Mr Afif set up a crowdfunding page in August. As of Nov 21, he has raised about S$4,000 out of a S$35,000 goal. Mr Afif meanwhile has busied himself by setting out to finish his film diploma course, which was put on a year-long hold so that he could focus on his cancer treatment. He will resume studies in January and is due to graduate in April. On the side, he's also working on a film loosely based on his life, with the aim of raising awareness of the challenges faced by young cancer patients - and to give them hope. But the priority remains family, and to spend as much time as he can with them. They recently holidayed together in Malacca and Kuala Lumpur. “We’ve definitely grown closer,” said Mr Afif. “Last time, before I got sick, we all used to be so busy and I would come home late so I wouldn’t really spend much time with them. "But now we all talk more, and we sit down to have meals together. It’s nice.” What clearly pains him most is the prospect of leaving his aging parents behind. “I am quite worried about them, especially my dad, who is also sick,” said the eldest of three children, citing his father's heart condition. He went quiet for a few seconds, deep in thought. “I told my younger brother and sister that if I were to go, they have to take care of Mama and Papa," he said. “My parents did so much for us, they worked hard, gave us food every day and a bed for us to sleep in. "I want them to be looked after, even if I die first.” His mother, who had been sitting nearby and using her phone, reached for a tissue. Visibly overcome, she silently wiped the tears welling in her eyes and took a breath. With his back to her, Mr Afif never saw any of that. Sitting on the sofa at his family home, he’s relaxed and smiles when asked if he was angry about the card he's been dealt. “No, I’m not. I’m actually quite contented with what I have, looking around in the world, what's going on, and me being able to do the things I want to do, and having my family," said Mr Afif. “Whatever happens, happens. If God wants me earlier, he’ll take me. If he wants to give me more tests, I’ll take the tests. “Even if I go off fast and early, I don’t think I’ve been robbed of time. I think I have been given time." In the next part of the series, which will be published on Dec 2, Mr Afif's mother tells CNA what it's like to take care of someone with a terminal illness.

BJP State president K. Annamalai on Sunday demanded an explanation from Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on the way the police handled the case of a gang allegedly raping an intellectually disabled college student from Ayanavaram in Chennai. In a social media post, he said despite the girl’s father lodging a complaint at the Ayanavaram police station, the personnel was said to have not taken any action and let off the suspects with only a warning. Only after a relative of the victim took efforts, the police filed a case and arrested two suspects. Five other suspects were still at large. “Who gave powers to the police to just warn the suspects and let them go in a case of sexual assault. At a time when the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu is already worse, how could the police act like this, especially when a mentally challenged girl has been sexually assaulted? Why is Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who gave lengthy statements for crimes that took place in other parts of the country even before knowing the full information, silent on this issue,” Mr. Annamalai asked. This also raises a question as to how the Chief Minister, who is in charge of the police, is handling the portfolio. Mr. Stalin should immediately give an explanation on the issue, Mr. Annamalai added. Published - December 09, 2024 12:48 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp RedditWhy Trump-Era Investment Planning Will Be Different Than ExpectedOhio State, Michigan players involved in postgame scuffle

Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contestJACOB Rees-Mogg is not your usual reality TV star. A former Tory Cabinet minister, he is worth tens of millions, has never watched the Kardashians and probably thinks the sugar hut is a chocolate shop rather than a nightclub on The Only Way Essex. So when Jacob got an email asking his family to star in their own show, he assumed it was someone was pulling his leg. “I thought it was a spoof”, Jacob tells me at his £6million home in Westminster. “I thought - why would anybody want to make a programme about us?” But this was no joke. It was from the makers of At Home With The Furies - which follows ‘Gipsy King’ boxer Tyson Fury , wife Paris and their brood. They wanted to do the same with the Moggs . After discussing it, Jacob, his wife Helena (an aristocrat and heir to a £45m art collection) and six children Peter, Mary, Thomas, Anselm, Alfred, and Sixtus decide to let the cameras in. And so, we enter Moggland. Most read in Politics The series kicks off with Rishi Sunak calling the election and follows the family as Jacob and the Tories are swept from power. It is a world of country houses, smoking jackets and family heirlooms. We meet their beloved nanny Veronica, 82, a cuddly matriarch who looked after Jacob as a newborn and is onto her second generation of Mogglets. Unflinchingly polite and always immaculately dressed in a double breasted suit, Jacob even has his boxer shorts starched. “He likes them quite stiff”, one of his maids tells us. His wife Helena is a wealthy aristocrat whose full name is Helena Anne Beatrix Wentworth Fitzwilliam de Chair. The daughter of the late poet and aristocrat Somerset de Chair and wealthy heiress Lady Juliet Tadgell, she is set to inherit her mother’ £40 million art collection - which includes works by the Old Master Van Dyck. But in the show she is a sort of every mum; shepherding the kids to school and organising birthday parties while delivering witty one lines. At one point she sounds more revolutionary Marxist than high Tory as she wryly observes the Conservatives “have gone from tragedy to farce.” Mary, 15, the only daughter, tries to teach her dad slang. She has some success with the word “rizz” which a triumphant Jacob says means charismatic. But “wasteman” has her dad perplexed. Does it mean dustman, he asks with a puzzled look. Every Saturday night, the family gather at their Tudor country pile in Somerset for dinner served - quite literally - on silver platters. Men and boys are in suits, right down to little seven year-old Sixtus. Ladies don frocks. It is more Downton Abbey than Geordie Shore . As Jacob explains to me back at his Westminster home, cooking, cleaning and DIY are just not his thing. “What’s the most exotic thing you have cooked?”, I ask him. A short silence follows. “Can you boil an egg?” “I'm sure it can't be that complicated can it?” Jacob replies, with a smile. “Have you ever cooked for your wife Helena”, I persevere. “No, good heavens, I don’t want to give her food poisoning”, the Moggster responds, flashing a grin. Nor has he ever sewn a button or put up a shelf. “I did try mending a ceiling light once”, Jacob volunteers. “I had switched the mains off, and spent ages carefully looking at the wires and everything. “It was all going perfectly and then at the end, I dropped it. It fell off the wire and smashed.” He baulks at the suggestion he was Britain's poshest MP (“gosh no!”), but when I ask him what his favourite meal is I have to google the answer. “It’s Tornadoes Rossini”, Jacob declares, practically salivating. “It is a great lump of fillet steak, with some foie gras on top sauteed...served with Pomme souffle.” In other words - posh steak and chips. But it isn't all fine dining with daddy Mogg. On the campaign trail lunch was nearly always a Greggs sandwich and chocolate eclair. “Greggs do the most delicious chocolate eclairs”, he enthuses, “they are excellent and fresh. I have a sweet tooth.” So what is Jacob’s position on the great cake debate? Is it jam or cream first on a scone? “Now, the key question here is the butter”, he explains. “If you have butter, you go butter, jam, cream. “If you don't have butter, then the cream is replacing the butter and therefore you have cream and then jam. “But you can never have too many dairy products. So doctors recommend this - you may have to take a few statins in return. Jacob was the youngest son of William Rees-Mogg, who edited The Times before becoming a peer in the House of Lords. Educated at Eton and Oxford University , he is a devout Catholic. His house in Somerset has its own chapel, and he has a jaw-dropping collection of relics. These are bits of saints' bodies or clothes cherished as symbols of devotion. His most treasured possession is a piece of the hair shirt worn by Thomas More. More was a leading religious thinker who advised Henry VIII but was beheaded in 1532 after refusing to follow the King in his break from Rome. Mr Rees-Mogg also has a piece of the “true cross”, said to be the cross Jesus was crucified on. “My most prized relic is my hair shirt by Thomas More because he is a great saint and the certainty of it”, Jacob explains. He is such a fan of Thomas More that he cannot bring himself to read or watch Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall - which paints More’s great rival Thomas Cromwell in a better light. “No no, no, no. Thomas Cromwell is a dreadful man. Cromwell is a really nasty piece of work, very destructive”, the Tory tells me. It’s not just saints relics Jacob collects. Hanging on his living room wall is a framed handkerchief that was dipped in the blood of Charles I at his execution in 1649. It was owned by Colonel Sir John Penruddock - who later went on to lead a Royalist uprising. Another prized possession is his vial of Queen Victoria’s anointing oil - a teenage gift from his father. “I was about 15. I went back to school and people said, ‘what have you been given for Christmas?’ People had been given ghetto blasters and things like that”, Jacob recalls. “I said ‘I've been given Queen Victoria’s anointing oil’, which to me was much more exciting, but I think my friends thought I was mad. I was thrilled.” As a politician, Mr Rees-Mogg met royalty many times. For a while he was Lord President of the Privy Council - an ancient post which meant private audiences with Queen Elizabeth II . “You didn't get tea and the conversation was standing up, but it was absolutely wonderful”, he says. And before you ask - no, he never sloped off to have a sneaky look at the loo. But he does recall one tense time where he had to climb over Extinction Rebellion blockades to get to Buckingham Palace. “We got to the gate, which would normally be driven to, and said to a rather suspicious policeman ‘hello we are actually here from the Privy Council’”, Jacob says laughing. “We were let in - I think our names were on a list.” A day is a long time in politics. The five months since the election has brought massive change. The new Labour government announced £40 billion of tax rises and farmers have been blockading Westminster with tractors. Jacob brands Rachel Reeves a “menace” and says Labour are waging “class war” from No10. In America, that other great reality TV star Donald Trump was elected President. Jacob thinks Trump’s comeback could pave the way for another - Boris Johnson's. “I have not spoken to him about this but he must be looking at Donald Trump and thinking, look, Donald can do it, he's 78 I've just turned 60 - a lot of life in me yet”, he says. Does Jacob fancy a comeback? “I love being involved in politics. I love being a member of parliament, if the circumstances are right, I'd love to go back.” If Westminster is not on the cards Jacob jokes that there is another elected office he could stand for. “I am eligible to be Pope - any Catholic male is”, Jacob says. READ MORE SUN STORIES The Moggs do Rome - that’s series 2 sorted. :: Meet the Rees-Moggs will stream from 2 nd December on discovery+.