‘First of its kind’: Prominent lawyers write to Prime Minister for urgent support on Genocide Determination Bill UK politics The Bill was introduced on 4 December to the House of Lords, and is a first of its kind in the world.
MPs call on Rishi Sunak to stop delaying audit reform UK Politics A group of MPs and peers have written to the Prime Minister to call on him to include the Audit Reform Bill in King Charles’ state opening of Parliament on Wednesday, November 7.
Investigation finds rail union TSSA tolerated bullying, harassment and sexual assault SEXUAL HARASSMENT An independent inquiry has found instances of bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment at the rail union TSSA. Launched in the summer and led by Baroness Helena Kennedy, the investigation uncovered a series of “appalling accidents.” These ranged from coercive behaviour and humiliation to inappropriate and sexual touching as well as sexual assault. Baroness Kennedy wrote [...]
Rail union calls on Mark Harper to ‘avoid the mistakes of Grant Shapps’ October 27, 2022 Rail union TSSA has called on newly-appointed transport secretary Mark Harper to “avoid the mistakes of Grant Shapps” and remove blocks to negotiations between workers and train operators. The relationship between former transport secretary Grant Shapps and union leaders has been a tense one, as unions accused him several times of blocking negotiations. Both Shapps [...]
Boris Johnson looks to build new global coalition to rival China March 28, 2021 Boris Johnson and Joe Biden are planning to lead a global coalition against China after Beijing imposed sanctions on a swathe of UK lawmakers earlier this week. The pair are reportedly looking to create a rival initiative to China’s belt and road initiative, which sees the country invest in infrastructure in developing countries in a [...]
UN human rights expert to visit Turkey to launch probe into Khashoggi murder January 25, 2019 A UN human rights expert will travel to Turkey next week to head an international inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Agnes Callamard, the UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary killings, will launch the investigation into the responsibility of different states and individuals for the murder. Read more: Saudi Arabia seeks [...]