Minister says government is prepping next Rwanda deportation, hours after first flight is grounded June 15, 2022 One minister has said that government is preparing the next deportation flight to Rwanda, after the first flight of the controversial re-settlement scheme was grounded by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last night. The court confirmed they had granted an urgent interim measure in regards to an Iraqi national, and it is understood [...]
UK Infrastructure Bank risks becoming a ‘plaything’ of Treasury under so-called Henry VIII powers, peers warn June 15, 2022 To prevent the UK Infrastructure Bank becoming a “plaything” of the Treasury, new safeguards are needed, according to concerned peers. Concerns have been raised at Westminster over proposals that would allow the Exchequer to change the body’s activities set down in legislation – so-called Henry VIII powers. Provisions would also allow the Treasury to amend [...]
Ministers push back against Jacob Rees-Mogg’s plan to scrap remaining EU laws June 15, 2022 Ministers have reportedly pushed back against a plan masterminded by Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg to scrap the remaining EU laws. The plan would see the last legislation thrown out on 23 June 2026, in what Rees-Mogg has described as “sunset clause” marking a decade since the EU referendum. However, two cabinet ministers have raised [...]
Boris Johnson’s new cost of living tsar called for him to quit just months ago June 14, 2022 Boris Johnson’s new cost of living tsar called for the Prime Minister to resign just months ago and has a long record of excoriating tweets directed at the government. David Buttress, co-founder of food delivery app Just Eat UK, said in January that Johnson “just has to” quit, while in April he said that voting [...]
Meta boosts parental controls for Instagram and the metaverse for Brits June 14, 2022 Facebook parent company Meta has boosted its parental controls, bringing greater safety to its virtual reality offerings as well as social media.
TEN campaigners arrested after daubing Treasury with red paint in fossil fuel protest June 14, 2022 The front of HM Treasury’s building was daubed with red paint as 10 Just Stop Oil campaigners were arrested accused of crimes including criminal damage and causing a public nuisance. Environmental protestors were pictured on the grass in front of the building on Monday with red paint on the pavement, before police arrived to detain [...]
Barclays teams up with Whitehall in bid to boost UK exports June 14, 2022 Barclays has agreed to a five-year partnership with the UK’s Department of International Trade, with the multinational bank tasked with helping boost British exports. Barclays will create a “Small Business High Value Exporters Pilot programme” for British businesses and conduct a series of roundtables with the department to help provide advice on selling overseas. The new [...]
Government’s ‘immoral’ Rwanda plan should ‘shame us as a nation,’ Archbishop says June 14, 2022 A group of high-ranking Bishops, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, have hit out at the government over its plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. In a letter to The Times, a group of 20 senior Church of England figures, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, said the government’s “immoral” plans [...]
Zelensky makes last ditch appeal to Germany for support as Russia encircles city of Sievierodonetsk June 14, 2022 Ukraine’s president Zelensky has appealed to Germany to give full support to Kyiv as Russia cuts off all routes to the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk. Kyiv’s leader appealed to Germany’s Chancellor Scholz to decide that “there can’t be a trade-off between Ukraine and relations with Russia.” This comes as the Kremlin’s troops destroyed the last [...]
‘Shambles’ Home Office still keeping tens of thousands waiting for passports to be issued, says Yvette Cooper June 14, 2022 Chaos surrounding the processing of passport applications is continuing with tens of thousands still reportedly waiting for one to be issued – putting their summer holidays at risk. Home office figures showed there were now under 3,300 civil servants working full time on the issue, down from almost 4,000 over the last couple of years. [...]