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Cathay Pacific ‘sacks staff involved in Hong Kong protests’ after regulator pressure August 11, 2019 Hong Kong’s flag carrier airline Cathay Pacific has reportedly sacked two airport employees and suspended a pilot in relation to ongoing anti-government protests in the city. The operator took the decision after telling staff on Saturday it would bar any “overly radical” employees from crewing flights to the mainland and said it had removed a [...]
Boris Johnson accepts Irish invitation to break Brexit deadlock August 11, 2019 Boris Johnson has reportedly accepted an invitation to meet his Irish counterpart, Leo Varadkar, to break the Brexit deadlock over the Irish backstop. Sterling will begin this week trading at near-decade lows against the euro and US dollar as investors and traders increasingly see a no-deal Brexit as more than likely. Johnson has insisted that [...]
Brexit: Internal memo reveals no-deal fishing patrol fears August 10, 2019 The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed its concern at the UK’s ability to patrol fishing waters in a no-deal Brexit. In a leaked government memo, Defra said there is “a lot of uncertainty” around what will happen, and that there are just 12 ships “to monitor a space three [...]
China warns UK against Hong Kong probe August 10, 2019 China’s foreign ministry has told the UK to stay out of the country’s internal affairs foreign secretary Dominic Raab called for a probe into the unrest in Hong Kong. The financial hub has been embroiled in a number of protests since June, which have continued this weekend, and on Friday Raab suggested there should be [...]
Hong Kong: Activists take to the streets in another weekend of protests August 10, 2019 Another weekend of anti-government protests kicked off in Hong Kong on Saturday morning as the political crisis deepened. It was the second day in a row that 1,000’s of activists have turned up to the city’s international airport following further peaceful protests on Friday. Read more: Hong Kong protests continue as property developers urge calm [...]
Michael Gove says government will spend ‘whatever it takes’ to prepare for no-deal Brexit August 9, 2019 The government is prepared to spend “whatever it takes” to ensure Britain is prepared for a no-deal Brexit, Michael Gove has said. Read more: Boris Johnson warns civil servants against ‘complacency’ over no-deal Brexit “The government has done a lot to prepare but there is still a lot to do,” Gove – who is responsible [...]
Tories outspend all their political rivals combined on Facebook advertising August 9, 2019 The Conservative Party has spent more money than any of its political rivals on Facebook advertising over the last month, within which time Boris Johnson has taken over from Theresa May as Prime Minister. The Tories have spent £51,719 on Facebook Ads during that period, almost three times more than the Labour Party, according to [...]
Boris Johnson warns civil servants against ‘complacency’ over no-deal Brexit August 9, 2019 Boris Johnson has warned the civil service that there are “no grounds for complacency” as the UK rushes to prepare itself for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. The Prime Minister sent a letter to all civil servants today telling them that “preparing urgently and rapidly for the possibility of an exit without a deal [...]
Brexit panic ‘not justified’, says former Trump trade adviser August 9, 2019 The current levels of panic around Brexit are “not justified”, according to a former top trade adviser to the US President Donald Trump. The former general counsel on trade, Stephen Vaughn, believes the UK has “enormous leverage” in any trade deal agreed with the US, he told the BBC. Read more: End of austerity? Chancellor [...]
Social care crisis: Steps we can take now to help millions of unpaid carers August 9, 2019 An unnecessary stay in hospital can be bad for your health. Just seven days waiting in a hospital bed can cut a person’s muscle strength by 10 per cent – and every month thousands of people’s transfer out of hospital is delayed. We don’t need to wait for government action before we do something about [...]