Monkeypox: Sajid Javid and WHO hold meeting after UK virus cases double to 20 May 20, 2022 Health Secretary Sajid Javid and the World Health Organisation are held meetings to discuss the Monkeypox outbreak in the UK following a doubling of cases. After two cases of the virus were reported on Thursday a further 11 were recorded today, taking the total to 20 – amid fears it may be spreading quicker than [...]
Ay caramba! UK kicks off negotiations with Mexico for £4bn post-Brexit trade deal May 20, 2022 International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is set to fire the starting gun on free trade talks between the UK and Mexico during the visit of her Mexican counterpart, Tatiana Clouthier to London this afternoon. Officials said UK negotiators would be looking to go “further and deeper” in terms of integrating ties in a relationship already [...]
Enough kids already: Nurseries oppose government plans to increase childcare numbers May 20, 2022 It has been reported that most nurseries and childcare providers in England oppose plans to increase child-to-staff ratios. Children and Families Minister Will Quince said last week the Government was consulting parents and childcare providers on plans to increase ratios, raising the number of two-year-olds one staff member can look after from four to five. [...]
Simply forget any UK-US trade deal if Britain kills off Brexit protocol, warns political heavyweight Nancy Pelosi May 20, 2022 US House speaker Nancy Pelosi has said it is “deeply concerning” the UK Government is seeking to “unilaterally discard the Northern Ireland Protocol”, adding that doing so will result in Congress not supporting a free trade agreement with the UK. The congresswoman said on Twitter: “It is deeply concerning that the United Kingdom now seeks [...]
Partygate: Boris Johnson shakes up No 10 ahead of final Sue Gray report next week May 20, 2022 Boris Johnson has overhauled his Downing Street operation following the conclusion of a four-month Metropolitan Police inquiry into lockdown-busting parties at the top of Government during the pandemic. Scotland Yard’s Operation Hillman was closed on Thursday with a total of 126 fixed penalties handed out to 83 people, although it was confirmed the Prime Minister [...]
Richest chancellor in history: Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty enter UK Rich List with £730m fortune May 20, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty have made this year’s Sunday Times Rich List – for the first time – with their joint £730m fortune as Russian billionaires tumbled down this year’s rankings. It comes after the Chancellor and his wife’s finances have come under intense scrutiny in recent months. Last month, it [...]
Food as a weapon: Russia accused of withholding grain for millions to ‘break the spirit of Ukraine’ May 20, 2022 Russia has been accused of ‘weaponising’ food and holding grain for millions of people around the world hostage to “break the spirit of the Ukrainian people”. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a UN Security Council meeting called by the United States that the war has halted maritime trade in large areas of the [...]
Johnson to face no further fines as partygate probe ends May 19, 2022 The Prime Minister will face no further fines over the so-called 'partygate' scandal after the Met closed its investigation into Downing Street parties today, a government spokeperson confirmed.
Policing minister and BRC say ignore call for ‘discretion’ prosecuting shoplifters May 19, 2022 The policing minister has urged officers not to let people off the hook if they steal food in order to feed their families amid a cost of living crisis. Kit Malthouse hit out at the “old-fashioned” thinking put forward by Andy Cooke, the new chief of HM Inspector of Constabulary, who said police should use [...]
Russia threatens to send supplies to other countries if EU brings in oil ban May 19, 2022 Russia is prepared to send any supplies rejected by European countries to other regions such as Asia if it brings in more energy sanctions.