UK imposes sanctions on individuals accused of serious corruption in Russia April 26, 2021 The UK has sanctioned a number of individuals across Russia, South Africa and Latin America in the first use of a new anti-corruption law. Some 22 individuals were hit with asset freezes and travel bans today in the first use of Britain’s new Magnitsky act. Like a similar law in the US, it is named [...]
MI6 boss: UK warned Putin he would pay ‘huge price’ if he invaded Ukraine April 26, 2021 The UK and the US sent a warning to Vladimir Putin that he would pay a “huge price” if Russia invaded Ukraine, according to MI6 boss Richard Moore. Russia this week pulled back more than 100,000 soldiers that were positioned on the Ukraine border after concerns Putin was about to launch an invasion. In the [...]
Top UK civil servant: Leak inquiry will probably not find ‘chatty rat’ April 26, 2021 Downing Street’s so-called “chatty rat” who leaked the news of the second national Covid lockdown is unlikely to ever be identified by an ongoing leak inquiry, according to cabinet secretary Simon Case. Case told MPs today that the inquiry into the leak will likely be complete in “weeks rather than months”, but refused to answer [...]
Boris Johnson denies making ‘let the bodies pile high’ comment over Covid lockdown April 26, 2021 Boris Johnson has denied saying that he would rather see “bodies pile high in their thousands” than implement a third national lockdown. The Prime Minister firmly denied the allegation in a broadcast interview this afternoon, after the explosive allegation was published by the Daily Mail yesterday. A source close to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove [...]
Exclusive: Ministers discuss plans to revamp Covid homeless scheme in London April 26, 2021 A new cross-Whitehall group has been set up to help coordinate policy on London-focussed issues, with a revamp of last year’s Covid homeless scheme among its early priorities. The ministers involved are looking at whether last year’s Everyone In scheme could be used as a platform to provide health and other services to homeless people [...]
Covid Karens: More than half of older Brits now breaking lockdown rules April 26, 2021 After more than a year of coronavirus lockdowns, it is no surprise that willingness among Brits to stick to the rules is starting to fade. But new figures suggest lockdown fatigue is more prevalent among older Brits, with compliance among those aged 55 to 75 dropping off at the fastest rate. The number of people [...]
The EU will sign a post-Brexit deal on financial services, PwC boss predicts, because it ‘needs London’ April 26, 2021 The EU will grant the City of London access to its capital markets and agree a post-Brexit deal on financial services because it “needs London”, PwC has predicted. The financial services sector was left out of the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the two sides last year, but the Big Four firm is predicting the [...]
Dominic Cummings to blame Boris Johnson for delaying winter lockdowns April 26, 2021 Dominic Cummings is reportedly set to blame Boris Johnson for delaying the imposition of new lockdowns in the autumn and winter, leading to a massive surge in deaths. The PM’s former chief adviser reportedly has an explosive dossier on the government’s Covid response that will name Johnson as the figure responsible for the UK’s high [...]
Labour pushes government to face cronyism allegations in House of Commons tomorrow April 25, 2021 Labour has called for a senior minister to face questions in parliament tomorrow on the ongoing allegations of cronyism and sleaze engulfing Boris Johnson’s government. The opposition has called for the government to answer an urgent question tomorrow in the Commons, after a series of explosive claims released by Dominic Cummings on Friday. Deputy Labour [...]
UK to send vital medical equipment to India to fight Covid surge April 25, 2021 The UK will send 600 pieces of medical equipment to India to help the country fight its growing surge in Covid cases. Packages of ventilators and oxygen concentrator devices will begin to arrive in India on Tuesday. India has suffered an explosion in Covid cases in recent weeks, with daily cases hitting 350,000 today and [...]