Tory MP claims food bank users ‘cannot cook or budget properly’ and meals cost 30p a day May 11, 2022 A Conservative MP has sparked anger after saying poorer people rely on food banks because they “cannot cook properly”, and that meals can be cooked “for around 30p”. Lee Anderson told the Commons those who want to register for help must sign up for a “budgeting course and a cooking course.” When asked by [...]
Liz Truss: ‘Clear and shocking evidence of deliberate and malicious cyber attacks by the Kremlin’ May 11, 2022 The Kremlin has been blamed for a series of cyber attacks, including on a communications company in Ukraine an hour before Russia’s invasion. The Foreign Office made an announcement this week citing “clear and shocking evidence” of the action by Moscow, following an in-depth assessment by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The NCSC [...]
Britain warned threats from UK govt to blow up Brexit protocol ‘have gone down really badly’ with EU May 11, 2022 The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, said this afternoon that threats from the UK Government to override elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol “have gone down really badly” with the EU. Speaking during a visit to Belfast, where he is meeting political leaders, Coveney said: “We don’t believe that the way forward in terms [...]
Priti Patel looks to crack down on ‘criminal and disruptive guerrilla tactics’ of groups like XR, Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil May 11, 2022 Priti Patel is looking to end “criminal, disruptive and self-defeating guerrilla tactics” of environmental activists, including those who glue themselves to roads in protest of fossil fuels. The Home Secretary made the Public Order Bill announcement in the Queen’s Speech, which will try to stop “relentless reoffending and significant disruption by a selfish minority of [...]
Department for business and energy to move into Whitehall office and save taxpayer £5m a year May 11, 2022 The department responsible for the government’s energy strategy is moving to the centre of Whitehall in a bid save around £5m a year. Kwasi Kwarteng’s department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will transfer from 1 Victoria Street to government owned buildings which house the civil service, by the end of 2023. This comes [...]
TikTok mockery: Boris Johnson criticised for video clip amid cost of living woes May 11, 2022 Despite hitting over half a million views in hours, Boris Johnson’s new TikTok has been met with more ridicule than it has revelling. Posting from his new @10downingstreet account yesterday, the public have taken to social media to slam the Prime Minister. One commented: “Country going into recession so the Government made a TikTok to help [...]
Biden urges Johnson to show ‘courage, co-operation and leadership’ over plan to ‘give up’ on N. Ireland Protocol May 11, 2022 US President Joe Biden has waded into the row over Britain ‘giving up’ on talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol, calling for leadership and negotiations. Earlier this week it was reported that the British government will move to discard large portions of the Northern Ireland Protocol after giving up on Brexit negotiations with the EU. [...]
Property heavyweight slams housing reforms in Queen’s Speech: ‘Nothing new – simply old policies re-hashed’ May 11, 2022 The Queen’s Speech will do little to solve Britain’s housing crisis, a leading property association shared with City A.M. this morning. There were three main commitments linked to housing in the Government’s announcement; the Renters’ Reform Bill which will end unfair evictions; the Social Housing Regulation Bill which will give tenants more rights and vital [...]
Outrage as more than 150 British couples separated by Home Office visa backlog are ‘being kept in the dark’ May 11, 2022 It has emerged that more than 150 British couples are caught up in a backlog of visa applications and they have reportedly not been told how long delays might be. BBC News says British couples kept in separate countries by the backlog have contacted the broadcaster to raise the issue of delays, with complaints of [...]
Irritated EU watches in disbelief as UK’s Brexit language hardens with Truss calling Brussels ideas ‘backwards’ May 11, 2022 Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss said some proposals put forward by the European Union during months of discussions on the post-Brexit treaty would “take us backwards” as she argued against introducing “more checks, paperwork and disruption”. Truss warned the UK “will not shy away” from taking action on the Northern Ireland Protocol after the Prime Minister [...]