Ukrainian shopping centre with 1,000 people inside hit by Russian missiles June 27, 2022 Russia today launched a missile attack on a Ukrainian shopping centre with at least 1,000 people inside, President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed. At least two people have been killed and 20 injured in the strike, which took place in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, a senior aide to Zelensky, said that those [...]
Brexit: Johnson vows to push through Northern Ireland Protocol changes by end of year June 27, 2022 Boris Johnson has today vowed to push through his changes to the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol this year, despite the EU’s legal challenges. The Prime Minister said today at the 2022 G7 summit in Germany that “we can do it fairly rapidly”, while waving away concerns the legislation will lead to a trade war. Johnson’s [...]
Only one in six youngsters flag online harms as UK pushes forward with landmark safety bill June 27, 2022 New research has found just one in six young people flag harmful content online.
Boris Johnson insists ‘no point’ giving public sector staff inflation-busting pay rise June 27, 2022 Prime minister Boris Johnson has swotted away public sector workers’ demands for higher pay. “I’m not going to give a comment on each offer or suggestion that the pay review bodies may make. But what I would say to you is that, at a time when you’ve got inflationary pressures in an economy, there’s no [...]
Khan moves toward running London Tube on 100 per cent renewable electricity June 27, 2022 Sadiq Khan will today begin the London Underground’s transition to being carbon neutral as he opens London Climate Action Week. The mayor of London will today launch a Power Purchase Agreement, with the first tender spent on ensuring “10 per cent of TfL’s required electricity from renewable energy sources” along with “new build assets”. Khan [...]
Johnson prepares to bring in steel tariffs on developing countries June 26, 2022 Boris Johnson has today suggested he is preparing to bring in a series of new steel tariffs in a bid to protect British manufacturing. Johnson is also expected to announce a two-year extension to tariffs on Chinese steel exports, which would be a violation of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. Boris Johnson today said “the [...]
Johnson warns Macron that G7 must not give Putin ‘licence to manipulate’ June 26, 2022 Boris Johnson has cautioned French President Emmanuel Macron at today’s G7 meeting that political leaders must not give Vladimir Putin a “licence to manipulate” the West. The Prime Minister waved away suggestions that the conflict should be resolved now in a veiled swipe at Macron’s recent comments that Putin must not be “humiliated” and should [...]
UK among G7 countries to ban Russian gold imports June 26, 2022 Exported Russian gold will be shut out of the UK, Canada, US and Japan under a batch of fresh sanctions designed to ramp up pressure on Moscow’s war efforts, the government announced today.
Minister says it’s ‘fine’ Prince Charles accepted €3m cash from Qataris June 26, 2022 It was perfectly fine for Prince Charles to accept bundles of cash worth €3m from Qatar’s former Prime Minister, according to a cabinet minister. Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis said he had no problem with the Prince’s actions from a decade ago as long as the donations went through the proper processes. The Sunday Times [...]
Boris Johnson ‘right person’ to lead Tories into election, says minister June 26, 2022 Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis has said Boris Johnson is still the “right person to lead” the Tories into the next election, despite two heavy by-election defeats on Thursday. Lewis said that the Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton by-elections were always going to be “difficult” and insisted the Prime Minister can still be an election [...]