Rishi Sunak: My tax cuts are ‘clear dividing line’ with Labour December 4, 2023 The Prime Minister said the UK economy had “turned a corner” and that further tax cuts, following measures in last month’s Autumn Statement, were the “direction of travel”. Speaking to journalists en route to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Sunak was quizzed on the date of the next election, the contents of the Tory [...]
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces new criminal charges December 2, 2023 Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by prosecutors. The 47-year-old is already serving more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes including extremism — charges that his supporters say are politically motivated. In comments passed to his associates, he said he had been charged under article [...]
Boris Johnson set to admit mistakes in pandemic handling December 2, 2023 Former prime minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to tell the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he “unquestionably made mistakes” in his handling of the pandemic. But according to The Times, the British leader during the coronavirus outbreak will argue that decisions he took, including ordering three lockdowns in England, ended up saving “tens if not [...]
Tie-gate: Has King Charles lost his Greek marbles over Sunak’s ‘hissy fit’? December 1, 2023 Eagle-eyed reporters were, however, also concerned by the attire of Prince Charles, well known for being an ardent conservationist — and son of Prince Philip, who was Greek.
COP28: Rishi Sunak unveils ‘massive’ £11bn deal for UK’s Dogger Bank wind farm December 1, 2023 A “massive” deal has been struck between energy firms RWE and Masdar to invest up to £11bn in the UK’s Dogger Bank wind farm, Rishi Sunak has said.
Alistair Darling: Gordon Brown says briefings against his chancellor were ‘completely unfair’ December 1, 2023 Asked if he had apologised to Darling over the briefings, Brown said: “If there had been a briefing against him that was attributed to me, yes of course. I mean that was completely unfair.”
COP28: Sunak says ‘crucial’ Rwanda scheme ‘will save us billions’ in long-term December 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak has said the Rwanda deportation plan is a “crucial” policy and “will literally save us billions in the long-run”.
Regatta: Questions asked after Chinese prisoner’s ID reportedly found in lining of coat at UK sale December 1, 2023 Regatta is in the spotlight as concerns are raised after a Chinese prisoner’s ID was reportedly found in a customer’s coat lining. The coat was purchased by a woman in Derbyshire as part of the British coat brand’s Black Friday sale, the Guardian reported today, but what she received wasn’t quite what she was expecting. [...]
Hope for MSG Sphere in London as Michael Gove brushes off Sadiq Khan’s snub December 1, 2023 The MSG Sphere development set for East London has received a lifeline after levelling-up secretary Michael Gove has intervened.
Strengthening EU ties will be first foreign policy goal, vows Labour’s David Lammy December 1, 2023 The MP for Tottenham added that if Labour were to win the election, there would be “a tonal shift” in UK-EU relations with a move to return to more regular talks between the governmental powers.