Tugendhat confirms UK will ban Chinese Confucius Institutes at universities November 1, 2022 The government is set to ban Chinese-funded Confucius Institutes from British universities, Home Office minister Tom Tugendhat has said. Tugendhat told MPs today that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak intends to fulfill his leadership campaign pledge to ban the institutes, which are educational organisations that allegedly suppress criticism of the Chinese Communist Party. Sunak said during [...]
Biden to visit Florida in final push before US midterms next week November 1, 2022 Joe Biden will go on a one-week campaign blitz before next week’s US midterm elections, with the Democrats in line to lose their grip on the US Congress. The President will deliver a speech in Florida today, which is the site of a key battleground Senate race, and is expected to talk up America’s improving [...]
UK’s court system must adapt to digital age in the interests of open justice, MPs say November 1, 2022 The UK’s court system must adapt to the new digital age to ensure the British public have access to reliable, high-quality information, MPs have said. In a new report, the House of Commons Justice Committee calls for court documents to be made available for free, as it argues the decline of court reporting could cause [...]
Boris Johnson to address crypto conference in Singapore next month November 1, 2022 Boris Johnson will address a crypto conference in Singapore next month while Parliament is still sitting. The former Prime Minister will address the International Symposium on Blockchain Advancement, as the keynote speaker. Johnson will be joined by vice-president from 2001-09 Dick Cheney, but it’s not clear how much Johnson will get paid. The MP for [...]
Met top brass says Just Stop Oil will be ‘brought to justice’ as group tries to scale Downing St gates November 1, 2022 The Met Police’s number two in command has vowed to bring Just Stop Oil protesters “to justice” as protestors tried to climb the gates of Downing Street. Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist made his comments on LBC this morning after the environmental group made headlines vandalising MI5, the Home Office, Bank of England and HQ of [...]
Matt Hancock suspended as Tory MP for joining I’m a Celebrity November 1, 2022 Matt Hancock has been suspended as a Conservative MP for agreeing to appear on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! The former health secretary, who was forced to resign after breaking his own Covid rules to have an extramarital affair, will soon be unveiled as the 12th contestant on the show. The programme will [...]
Council tax rebate goes to 19m households in £150 cost of living boost November 1, 2022 Millions of people have received their £150 council tax rebate from the government, as the deadline to ensure eligibility for it is extended. 19 million households, representing 99 per cent of those who can receive it have now got the money in their bank accounts, it has been announced. In total, £2.87bn of the council [...]
UK’s £50bn black hole: Brits face a long, cold winter full of spending cuts and fresh tax hikes November 1, 2022 After barely a week in office, Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister, and his equally new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, are expected to move ahead with tax rises for millions of Brits. As early as next week, Sunak and Hunt will most likely extend a freeze on the thresholds at which people start to pay the [...]
All eyes in Brazil nervously shift to Bolsonaro as president keeps eerily quiet after Lula victory November 1, 2022 More than a day after Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro lost his bid for re-election of South America’s largest country, the right-wing leader has neither conceded defeat nor challenged the results of the country’s closest political contest in more than three decades. Bolsonaro had not spoken a word to reporters camped outside the official residence or [...]
UK should ‘future proof’ economy via cutting-edge green tech, says Kemi Badenoch November 1, 2022 International Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch thinks the UK must “future-proof” its economy by investing in cutting-edge green technologies In a speech to the green trade and investment expo in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, later today, Badenoch will say new technologies to combat climate change are creating high-paying skilled jobs while providing a route to future [...]