Ukraine: UK claims Russia has moved troops into ‘attack areas’ February 16, 2022 Russia has begun to move its troops into “attack areas” on the Ukrainian border despite the Kremlin’s claims that it is pulling back its soldiers, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has said. Wallace, speaking from Nato’s headquarters in Brussels today, told Times Radio he had seen “some movement of Russian military forces from sort of [...]
Starmer says entitled to ask for pay rise in rebuke of Bank of England February 16, 2022 Workers have every right to ask for a pay rise amid the UK’s surging inflation rate and cost of living crunch, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. In a direct rebuke of comments made by Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, the Labour leader said “it’s very difficult to universally say” to workers that [...]
Johnson says Russia sending out ‘mixed messages’ over Ukraine as he declares threat not over February 15, 2022 Boris Johnson has said there have been signs of a “diplomatic opening” over the Ukraine crisis, but that Russia is still sending out “mixed messages” and the threat of war is not over. The Prime Minister today welcomed the changed tone of the Kremlin, and the removal of some Russian troops from the Ukrainian border, [...]
Ukraine: Kremlin claims victory over the west as Putin backs off troops February 15, 2022 Russia has begun to pull back troops from the Ukrainian border in a major de-escalation of tensions, with the Kremlin claiming victory over the west in an apparent concession that there will be no invasion. Russian media reported this morning that military units had been pulled back from the Ukrainian border, after a statement from [...]
Sadiq Khan to create £90m City Hall green bond programme February 15, 2022 Sadiq Khan will issue City Hall green bonds as a part of a £90m programme intended to boost the UK’s investment in green infrastructure. The new programme, which will be in the mayor of London’s £16bn+ 2021-22 Budget, will see £86m spent on the green bond programme and a further £4m spent on developing “high-impact [...]
Ukraine: Number 10 warns of ‘grave possibility’ of Russian invasion this week February 14, 2022 Number 10 has warned there is a “grave possibility” of Russia invading Ukraine this week as diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis continue to falter. Boris Johnson’s official spokesman told journalists today that “there remains a window of opportunity to deescalate and pursue a diplomatic path … we stand ready to have further discussions with [...]
Rees-Mogg backs post-Brexit push for UK to adopt other countries’ regulations February 14, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg has thrown his weight behind calls for the UK to unilaterally adopt other countries’ product regulations post-Brexit to avoid creating new red tape for international trade. Rees-Mogg, who is the new minister for Brexit opportunities, said proposals drawn up by the free market Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) think tank should be welcomed [...]
A Nato divided: UK accused of causing further Nato rift over Ukraine crisis February 13, 2022 Ben Wallace was today accused of stoking further division between Nato allies in its response to the Ukraine -Russia crisis, after invoking appeasement of Nazi Germany. The defence secretary, who today announced he would cut short a family holiday to deal with the crisis, was rebuked by Ukraine’s UK ambassador Vadym Prystaiko for saying there [...]
UK has reserve diesel supplies if Russia turns off the tap, government says February 13, 2022 The government has moved to assure people that it has wells of reserve diesel supplies in the event that Russia shuts off its supply to the UK. Russia supplies 18 per cent of the UK’s diesel, despite being less reliant on the country for other forms of gas compared to other European countries. The UK [...]
Boris Johnson will ‘restore smaller state’ in Number 10 reset, says Barclay February 13, 2022 Boris Johnson’s government will take a “step back from people’s lives” as a part of a pivot to a more traditional conservative platform, new Number 10 chief of staff Steve Barclay has said. Barclay said the government will “restore a smaller state” and “make the centre of government work like the best-run companies” as Johnson [...]
