On 20 October, Boris Johnson and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a free trade agreement. Since then, a call has been made for further evidence regarding the deal to be re-opened. The House of Lords International Agreements Committee called for
Like many other sectors, the NHS has been hit hard by the pandemic. With the National Health Service under greater strain than ever before, the government has been scrambling to bring in new and innovative measures to reduce the pressure. The NHS
In November 2020, the UK announced that it would cut its aid budget. Meaning that a $6.3 billion deficit and budget cut occurred. Resulting in multiple programs which were previously funded, being closed. The budget cuts were delivered in the Foreign, Commonwealth,
The UK government has announced its plans to incentivise citizens to install low-carbon heating systems in the hope of reducing the nations carbon emissions. Through the new Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government has set out its plans to encourage households to
There are signs outside almost every pub, restaurant and hotel dotting Torquay’s harbour: Staff wanted. “It’s been packed solid busy, you can’t get a table anywhere,” said Brett Powis, owner of three hotels in the area including the Riviera and Lincombe Hall.
The government has launched a £4m fund to back projects trialling running fibre optic broadband cables through water pipes to help connect hard-to-reach homes without digging up roads. The money will also be used to test out monitors in pipes that can
The British government has been criticised by the UN for a lack of resolution over colonial-era crimes committed in Kenya. Six UN special rapporteurs have written to the government expressing concern over its failure to provide “effective remedies and reparations” to the Kipsigis
Plans for the UK Home Office’s first mass deportation flight to Zimbabwe have been criticised as “a grubby operation” that risks “delivering democracy activists to political persecution”. For decades, the Zimabwe government has not accepted people being forcibly returned from the UK,
British officials authorised the export of almost £1.4bn of weapons to Saudi Arabia in the quarter after the UK resumed sales of weapons that could be used in the war in Yemen. Campaigners accused ministers of “putting profit before Yemeni lives” and said the
Boris Johnson has said his Brexit deal means the UK will be “the best friend and ally the EU could have”. Parliament will be recalled to give its ruling on the trade agreement on Wednesday, more than four years after the matter was put to
Over half of public transport users in the UK say they will continue to avoid buses and trains after the pandemic is over in favour of cycling or walking, a study of consumer spending reveals. The Co-op’s annual ethical consumerism report, which
The UK’s largest listed financial firms have handed their board members a near-80% pay rise since 2009, prompting shareholder advisers and high pay campaigners to call for greater transparency on director fees. Data gathered by the Guardian shows median pay for the
