Sadiq Khan blames govt funding for ‘extremely frustrating and disappointing’ tube strike as Unite joins RMT walk-out June 8, 2022 City Hall lambasted the government’s refusal to grant Transport for London (TfL) long-term backing, blaming it for indirectly causing the tube strike scheduled for 21 June. The strike is the latest disruption to affect the Transport for London (TfL) network after 4,000 tube workers walked out on Monday. “At the heart of this industrial action [...]
Carbon market reforms collapse in EU Parliament with lawmakers divided over climate targets June 8, 2022 The European Parliament was thrown into chaos yesterday after key environmental proposals were voted down by divided lawmakers.
Minister: UK ready to press ahead with unilateral change to NI Protocol June 8, 2022 The UK is ready to push ahead with its move to unilaterally change the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, according to Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns. Burns said the UK’s “simple” solution would be brought to parliament very soon, unless the EU can come up with a renewed political mandate for its negotiators. Irish PM Micheál [...]
Ofcom brings stronger protections for UK telephone boxes June 8, 2022 Stronger protections for public call boxes come into force today, despite the fact that 96 per cent of UK adults now own a mobile phone.
Number 10 renews threat to petrol retailers who don’t pass on fuel duty cut June 8, 2022 Downing Street has renewed threats to name and shame petrol retailers not handing on a 5p cut in fuel duty to customers as UK prices reach almost £2 a litre. Boris Johnson’s spokesman today said the government wants this year’s fuel duty cut to be “passed on at all sites and petrol stations”, but that [...]
Voting day: EU emission cutting plans suffer setback as MEPs reject carbon market reforms June 8, 2022 The EU will vote on a raft of emission cutting pledges and reforms across business and industry as the bloc looks to finalise environmental pledges.
Europe at risk of energy rationing this winter, warns IEA June 8, 2022 Europe is at risk of energy shortages and rationing this winter after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, warned the head of the IEA.
As if things could not get any worse for Boris Johnson: Govt faces humiliating defeat in Lords over immigration June 8, 2022 Woes for Boris Johnson deepened last night as the Government suffered a heavy defeat by peers critical of a move to scrap the option of physical proof of immigration status in favour of a digital-only approach. Members of the House of Lords voted by 159 to 96, majority 63, in a so-called Motion of Regret [...]
Govt wastes close to £100m on electronic tagging and has no clue if it helps prevent reoffending June 8, 2022 Whitehall’s watchdog has warned that the Government does not know if electronically tagging criminals is helping to cut reoffending because of failings with the system. The failure to carry out a “fundamental transformation” of the scheme has also cost the taxpayer millions of pounds, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). It said the Ministry [...]
US successful seizure of Russian oligarch’s £259m superyacht in deemed-safe Fiji sends shockwaves through Moscow June 8, 2022 Russian oligarchs in Moscow and around the world woke up to the shock news this morning that American authorities won a legal battle late last night to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and they wasted no time in taking command of the £259m vessel. The court ruling represented a significant victory for the US [...]