Britain will become a ‘wholly owned subsidiary of China’ if sale of Newport microchip giant is approved, govt is warned April 7, 2022 If businesses like Newport Wafer Fab are sold to companies linked to the Chinese government, Britain will simply become a “wholly owned subsidiary” of China, ministers were warned today. Lord Alton of Liverpool called on ministers to reveal whether the Government had any contracts with Newport Wafer Fab, which manufacturers microchips, and whether the Government [...]
Calls grow louder for Rishi Sunak to ‘come clean’ on family tax affairs and wife’s non-dom status April 7, 2022 Responding to the news that Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife claims non-domicile tax status, the Liberal Democrats are calling for the Chancellor to ‘come clean’ on his family’s tax affairs “This news will be a slap in the face for families struggling to cope with Rishi Sunak’s crippling tax hike,” Treasury spokesperson Christine Jardine told City [...]
Traffic chaos and road closures across Kent as queue of Dover lorries on M20 swells to staggering 25 miles April 7, 2022 A 25-mile coastbound stretch of the M20 is currently closed from junction eight near Maidstone to junction 11 around Westenhanger to store thousands of lorries heading for the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel as part of so-called Operation Brock. The queue is causing chaos on surrounding local roads with traffic on major routes in Kent [...]
Boris Johnson: ‘Nuclear is coming home as UK will have a new reactor every year’ April 7, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this morning “nuclear is coming home” as a result of the Government’s energy strategy. In a social media video to promote the plan, which is finally being released on Thursday after repeated delays and Cabinet wrangling, the Prime Minister said: “In the country that was the first to split the [...]
Fuel robbery: Thugs manage to steal £250,000 of diesel from Babcock-run tanker on high-security Royal Navy base April 7, 2022 Thieves reportedly managed to steal a huge volume of diesel from a high-security naval base, as the Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation. They made off with fuel from tankers at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth that was used to power electricity generators at the base. The stolen fuel was due to fill up generators [...]
Boris Johnson exploits anti-Russia sentiment to put blame for rising energy bills solely on Moscow April 7, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said rising energy bills “absolutely soared” after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. “We just can’t carry on like this,” he said in a social media video promoting his new energy strategy. The plan has been criticised for not saying enough about tackling high bills now, instead focusing on longer-term shifts in [...]
Tax Spotlight: How the jump in national insurance will affect you and your household April 6, 2022 As Brits try to juggle surging living costs on a shrunken wage packet, experts have warned the pain of the rise in national insurance will be felt by people on their next payday, Here is a look at why the increase is happening and why “awful April” is seen as just the start of a [...]
Global community unites as 50 former heads of state and prime ministers agree Putin has to be prosecuted in war crime tribunal April 6, 2022 An international tribunal to try Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine is supported by more than 50 former heads of state and former prime ministers from across the world. A petition supporting the move has topped 1.5 million, it was revealed this morning. Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown, one of those calling for [...]
Manchester Airport boss takes off as travel mayhem at Heathrow and other hubs intensifies: BA and easyJet drop hundreds of flights today April 6, 2022 Chaos and disruption across multiple airports in the UK continues this Wednesday morning following the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Tens of thousands of Brits face days of delays as their flights from or to the UK were thrown out. Large queues were already seen around 7am this morning at multiple airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, [...]
Kremlin furious as Russian Army suffers ‘significant losses’ after bombing own unit, mistaken regiment for Ukrainian troops April 6, 2022 The Russian Airforce bombed several of its own troops in recent days, confusing the location of its own military unit with Ukrainian armed forces. The Russian Army mistakenly fired a missile on its own 38th motorized rifle brigade, known as military unit 21720, according to various media reports in Eastern Europe, including a Facebook post [...]
