IMF boss indicates opposition to Sunak’s call for City of London exemption to G7 tax deal June 13, 2021 The head of the International Monetary Fund has strongly indicated City of London firms should not be exempt from the global tax plan agreed at the G7, after Rishi Sunak called for a special carve-out for the UK’s financial services industry. When asked by City A.M. if she supported Sunak’s push, IMF managing director Kristalina [...]
G7 Brexit brawl: Raab hits out at ‘offensive’ Macron comments on Northern Ireland June 13, 2021 Dominic Raab has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for saying Northern Ireland is not in the UK, calling the comments “offensive” and disrespectful. Multiple media outlets reported yesterday that Macron made the claim during a fiery meeting with Boris Johnson at the G7 summit yesterday. The pair were discussing the UK-EU row over the Northern [...]
WHO boss: China owes it to 3.75m dead to reveal Covid-19 origins June 13, 2021 China owes it to the 3.75m people who have died from Covid-19 to co-operate with investigations into the origins of the virus, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Ghebreyesus told journalists today that G7 leaders had discussed the origins of Covid-19 today at a joint summit on health which he attended, [...]
G7 agrees to green global infrastructure plan to counter China’s Belt and Road scheme June 13, 2021 G7 leaders have agreed to fund green international infrastructure projects for developing countries in a bid to challenge China’s growing influence across the globe. The new Build Back Better for the World programme will see the globe’s richest democracies provide “high quality financing for vital infrastructure” in places like Africa and Asia in what is [...]
Boris Johnson hints at delay to lifting England lockdown on 21 June June 12, 2021 Boris Johnson has given his strongest hint yet that there will be a delay to the planned lifting of England restrictions on 21 June. Johnson said today that “we’re seeing unquestionably not just cases but also hospitalisations going up” and that “you’ve got to be cautious”, after reports yesterday that the unlocking date could be [...]
WTO boss plays down chances of UK-EU trade war over Northern Ireland June 12, 2021 World Trade Organisation boss Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has played down the chances of a UK-EU trade war over Northern Ireland, saying she would be a “little surprised” if it came to that. The WTO director general told journalists today that a trade war would be “too costly for both sides”. The UK and EU are in [...]
Boris Johnson threatens to rip up Northern Ireland Protocol if EU does not relax checks June 12, 2021 Boris Johnson has threatened to unilaterally suspend the post-Brexit Northern Ireland treaty if Brussels does not relax customs checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea. Johnson warned that he would “obviously not hesitate to invoke Article 16” if “the protocol continues to be applied in this way”. The UK and EU both have the right [...]
G7: EU leaders to heap pressure on Boris Johnson over Northern Ireland row June 11, 2021 Boris Johnson is set to face pressure from EU leaders in a series of G7 summit meetings tomorrow over how to manage the post-Brexit situation in Northern Ireland. Negotiations about the future of checks on goods going between Northern Ireland and Great Britain are deadlocked, after Johnson refused a Brussels proposal for the UK to [...]
Boris Johnson set to delay 21 June end of lockdown for up to one month June 11, 2021 Boris Johnson is set to scrap plans to shed England’s Covid restrictions on 21 June, with the new “freedom day” set to be pushed back to as late as 19 July. Johnson is reportedly preparing to say on Monday that there will be an initial two-week delay to the 21 June unlocking, which will be [...]
G7 exclusive: Boris Johnson to push for mental health to be on final communique June 11, 2021 Boris Johnson is set to push G7 leaders to include a statement on making mental health a priority during the Covid recovery in the summit’s final communique. The Prime Minister told a collection of political pressure groups that he “pretty much promises” it will be in there. Johnson told delegates from the Youth G7 UK [...]
