Refusing to take Covid vaccine is selfish, says Michael Gove July 27, 2021 People who refuse to take the Covid vaccine are selfish and putting peoples’ lives at risks, according to Michael Gove. The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also said “some form of certification” was “the right way to go” for things like nightclubs and mass events. More than 70 per cent of adults have received both [...]
Tory China hawks urge PM to dismiss concerns over cutting out China from nuclear plant July 27, 2021 A trio of Tory MPs have called on Boris Johnson to ban a China-owned company from owning a Suffolk nuclear plant amid concerns the move could jeopardise the status of a future site. Reports circulating yesterday suggested the Prime Minister was preparing to ban China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) from retaining majority ownership of the [...]
Boris Johnson urges caution as falling Covid case numbers raise hopes for UK July 27, 2021 The Prime Minister said that people should not get carried away by six days of lower Covid case numbers in the UK, and warned that the effects of Freedom Day had not yet fed through to the data. Johnson urged people not to get complacent or jump to premature conclusions after the UK recorded six [...]
Tony Abbott predicts UK will block Chinese purchase of Welsh chip factory July 27, 2021 Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has predicted that the UK will block the takeover of the country’s largest chip manufacturer by a Chinese-owned firm. Abbott, who is also on the UK’s Board of Trade, told a virtual event today that the sale would be blocked if it happened in Australia and that Boris Johnson [...]
Labour’s Rachel Reeves vows to restore trading ties with EU if elected July 27, 2021 Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to renew and enhance the UK-EU trading partnership if Labour is elected at the next General Election. Reeves said Boris Johnson had a “blind spot” while dealing with Brussels post-Brexit and that “gaps have not been filled” in the UK-EU trade deal in the past seven months. British exports [...]
First person found guilty under Hong Kong’s controversial security law July 27, 2021 The first person charged under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law could face life in prison after three judges found Tong Ying-kit guilty of inciting secession and terrorism charges on Tuesday. The landmark ruling, which came 13 months after the law imposed by Beijing, has marked implications on how the legislation reshapes Hong Kong’s common [...]
Fears over Spain and Greece grow as holidaymakers await travel review July 27, 2021 There are growing concerns that Spain and Greece could be added to the government’s “amber plus” travel list in the coming days after a surge in Covid cases. Yesterday Number 10 has confirmed it will release a review this week into its traffic light system for international travel, with the status of vaccinated tourists to [...]
Housing fraud trial: Poplar and Limehouse MP Apsana Begum breaks down in court July 26, 2021 A Labour MP accused of housing fraud wept in court today as she described the “traumatic” moment she called police and fled her family home after an argument with her brother during which he claimed she was possessed. Apsana Begum, 31, who is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, said she went to a police [...]
Rishi Sunak: ‘Britcoin’ will not replace cash July 26, 2021 Rishi Sunak has hosed down any suggestion that the government could replace cash with a digital currency dubbed “Britcoin”. Sunak said in a LinkedIn post that the government has “not yet made a decision on whether to introduce a [Central Bank Digital Currency] in the UK”, after reports over the weekend suggested the chancellor wants [...]
US and China hold ‘frank and open’ talks but differences yet to be resolved July 26, 2021 The high-level face-to-face meeting between China and the US highlighted the difference and no specific outcomes were agreed. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with her counterpart, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in the Chinese city of Tianjin. The talks came after the worsening relations between Beijing and Washington [...]