G7 leaders commit to phasing out Russian oil May 8, 2022 Leaders of the world’s richest economies today committed to banning imports of Russian oil in a further ratcheting up of sanctions against Vladimir Putin. G7 chiefs have committed “to phase out our dependency on Russian energy, including by phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil,” the White House said in a statement yesterday. [...]
Raab warns Northern Ireland stability ‘imperilled’ by protocol problems May 8, 2022 Dominic Raab has warned that problems implementing the Northern Ireland protocol have “imperilled” stability in Northern Ireland, after Sinn Fein claimed a landmark election victory this weekend.
‘That’s how it should be’: UK gambling chief pushes back against lobbying criticisms ahead of industry white paper May 8, 2022 UK gambling chief has pushed back against criticism that betting giants have lobbied with government over the upcoming white paper.
Rishi Sunak hires City titan Hogan Lovells to grapple with post-Brexit legal complexity May 8, 2022 The Chancellor has outsourced key areas of the Treasury's post-Brexit legal work as the in-house legal department struggle to deal with the complexity.
Beergate: Starmer under pressure after leaked memo indicates dinner was pre-planned May 8, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh questions over the so-called ‘beergate’ scandal today after a leaked memo indicated a takeaway and dinner with colleagues in Durham was pre-planned.
Elections 2022: Sinn Fein on track for historic win in Northern Ireland May 7, 2022 Sinn Fein is on track for a historic win in the Northern Ireland assembly elections signalling a breakthrough moment for Irish nationalism.
Election 2022: Boris Johnson under pressure as hundreds of council seats lost May 7, 2022 The scandal hit conservative party has haemorrhaged support across the UK with hundreds of council seats lost to Labour and the Lib Dems.
Shell gets injunctions against climate activists citing ‘safety’ of its employees during direct action May 6, 2022 Oil giant Shell has obtained an injunction against environmental protestors, citing the safety of its employees put at risk by direct action. The company listed a number of recent incidents involving Extinction Rebellion and Stop Oil demonstrations, which caused road closures, disruption, and fuel not being delivered It also highlighted numerous incidents where protesters, including [...]
Beergate: Durham police investigating Keir Starmer over alleged lockdown breaches after ‘receipt of significant new information’ May 6, 2022 Keir Starmer is being investigated by Durham Police over the so-called ‘beergate’ lockdown breach in April last year. Durham Constabulary issued a statement on Friday saying it is looking into the alleged rule-breaking after the “receipt of significant new information”. The force previously said they did not think he had broken rules over a gathering [...]
Putin ‘running out of missiles’ amid claims quarter of Russian Army now lost: Kremlin loses momentum in Donbas May 6, 2022 Vladimir Putin could be running out of missiles and armaments because of how much his forces have had to fire during the Ukraine war so far, according to the head of Britain’s Armed Forces. The Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, said Russia has now lost 25 per cent of all its forces [...]