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  • UK solar projects risk being ‘tainted’ by Uyghur forced labour, government told

    POLITICS

    UK solar energy projects could be at risk of being “tainted” by forced Uyghur labour due to large-scale human rights abuses taking place in China, the government has been warned. Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair Alicia Kearns has tabled an amendment to the Energy Bill – which MPs are set to debate today – calling [...]

  • Sunak in China row over Confucius Institute U-turn

    Beijing

    Downing Street has refused to elaborate on Rishi Sunak’s decision not to ban controversial Confucius Institutes from operating in the UK. The Prime Minister previously pledged during his leadership bid to bar the 30 Beijing-linked organisations from running on UK soil. Confucius institutes are Chinese cultural and language outposts. But he has now walked back [...]

  • Tory rebellion grows as Liz Truss, Priti Patel and Iain Duncan Smith to REJECT Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal

    Storm(ont) clouds

    Rishi Sunak is facing down a growing mutiny on his backbenches as Liz Truss, Priti Patel and Sir Iain Duncan Smith are all set to vote against his Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. The former prime minister, ex-home secretary and previous Tory leader have said they will not support Sunak’s agreement negiotiated with the EU [...]

  • Iain Duncan Smith: Government has done ‘sweet FA’ to cut EU red tape

    February 21, 2022

    Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has said that the government has done “sweet FA” to make the most of the post-Brexit landscape.  In an interview with the Telegraph, Sir Iain said that the UK has huge opportunities in finance and medical research, which the government is not seizing.  He said that we must [...]

  • Cabinet ministers plan big push to get civil servants back to Whitehall

    August 9, 2021

    Cabinet ministers are planning a big drive to get civil servants back to the office after concerns grow regarding the lack of staff at desks. Senior cabinet ministers have expressed their concern at the number of those still working from home, with one telling The Times that career prospects should be mentioned in the drive [...]

  • Election survivors: All the MPs who only just held onto their seats

    December 13, 2019

    With every General Election comes speculation that Westminster stalwarts and cabinet ministers might lose their seats, and this was no different. But for some, last night brought a sigh of relief, as campaigners hoping they would be ousted were proved wrong. Read more: General Election: Boris Johnson praises ‘stonking mandate’ for Brexit Theresa May For [...]

  • Andrea Leadsom quits Cabinet with stinging attack on Theresa May’s Brexit plan

    May 22, 2019

    Theresa May looks to be entering her final days as Prime Minister after Andrea Leadsom quit the Cabinet with a stinging attack on her Brexit plan. Leadsom warned the PM’s new plan for Brexit would not deliver a “truly sovereign” UK, and a pledge to offer MPs a vote on another EU referendum would be [...]

  • Theresa May loses support for her Brexit deal after offering vote on second referendum

    May 21, 2019

    Theresa May’s latest gamble to win support for her beleaguered Brexit deal has spectacularly backfired in a humiliating blow for the Prime Minister. May revealed Brexit legislation set to be put before MPs would contain a vote on whether to hold a second referendum in a bid to win over Labour support for her deal. But [...]

  • MPs will vote again on Brexit next month – despite no deal between Tories and Labour

    May 14, 2019

    Theresa May will attempt to force her Brexit deal through parliament for the fourth time of asking next month – despite not yet reaching an agreement with Labour. Downing Street has revealed May will put forward the legislation needed for the UK to leave the EU in the week commencing 3 June. The announcement came after May met [...]

  • Theresa May says it’s ‘imperative’ Brexit takes place by summer as she unveils compromises

    May 14, 2019

    Theresa May has set out the Brexit compromises she will make to Labour amid a warning that signing up to customs union with the EU will split her party.  Read more: Brexit: Still no progress in discussions between the Tories and Labour In a marathon meeting of the cabinet in Downing Street, the Prime Minister and her de [...]

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