EU to ween off Russian oil within six to eight months June 3, 2022 The European Union (EU) has green lit a sixth round of Russian sanctions today, as Ukraine marks its 100th day since Russia’s invasion. “The Council decided today to impose a sixth package of economic and individual sanctions targeting both Russia and Belarus,” the EU Council said in a press release today. The EU plans to [...]
First of its kind: India mulls social media appeals panel to take on Big Tech June 2, 2022 India is mulling the decision to set up an appeals panel which would take on Big Tech content decisions – and be the first of its kind worldwide. Appeals against company grievance offers, who are currently responsible for content moderation decisions at social media companies, have a 30-day deadline to be submitted. However, the appeals [...]
‘That won’t lower our bills’: Greenpeace slams government for new gas field approval June 2, 2022 Greenpeace has slammed the UK government’s decision to grant Shell a permit for a new gas field, saying it will fail to cut energy bills which are set to rise again this October. The Jackdaw field, part of the major North Sea development, cleared its final regulatory hurdle yesterday, business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng [...]
Khan praises Queen’s ‘tremendous service’ as capital kicks off Jubilee celebrations June 2, 2022 The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has hailed the “tremendous service” of the queen today and welcomed a tourism boost in the capital as London kicks off Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Johnson’s ethics chief threatens to resign over possible breaches of ministerial code June 1, 2022 Boris Johnson has written to his ethics chief rebuffing suggestions that he broke the ministerial code after the adviser threatened to quit over the 'partygate' scandal.
Raab: Number of no confidence letters submitted “pretty far off” 54 needed to trigger Boris vote June 1, 2022 Press Association The Deputy Prime Minister has said he believes the number of letters which have been submitted to Sir Graham Brady is “pretty far off” the required amount needed to trigger a confidence vote. Speaking to Times Radio, Dominic Raab said: “First of all, you said that there were 30 MPs who have been [...]
UK watchdog tells police and prosecutors to stop collecting excessive data on rape victims May 31, 2022 The UK data watchdog has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases.
Cutting the fast stream won’t speed up renewal of the civil service May 31, 2022 There are many problems with Britain’s civil service. It is clunky, bureaucratic, probably too large, oftentimes unable to keep up with technological advances and has an institutional bias towards expanding, rather than reducing, its remit. One of its many problems is not, however, the fast stream – a program designed to elevate smart young graduates [...]
Treasury unveils plans for stablecoin insolvency regime led by Bank of England May 31, 2022 The Treasury has today unveiled plans for an insolvency regime for stablecoins as it looks to safeguard against the type of crash that saw terra shed almost all of its value this month.
UK will not diverge far from EU in Brexit rules bonfire, says Treasury official May 31, 2022 The Treasury’s chief of financial services looked to play down the severity of the UK’s planned post-Brexit bonfire of financial regulation today, saying the EU’s financial rules shared the same goals and were designed in part by UK lawmakers.