LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – P&O Ferries has refused the government’s appeal to postpone the deadline for the 800 workers who were fired to accept the offers of redundancy until next week, claiming that the majority of them had already signed contracts
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A war crimes lawyer has been hired by the UK attorney general to advise Ukraine on the Russian invasion. Sir Howard Morrison will become an independent consultant to Ukraine’s chief prosecutor, Iryna Venediktova, according to Suella Braverman.
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following rival P&O’s plan to lay off 800 employees, executives from Stena Lines and DFDS will meet with government authorities later today. The Department for Transport (DfT) acknowledged the meeting but did not specify what would be
LONDON, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to new government guidelines, all schools must be open for 32.5 hours at least per week. Though the vast majority of schools in England now meet this requirement, approximately 14% are only open for 32 hours
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Union leaders warned on Sunday that unless millions of public sector employees receive wage raises that in the least matches the spiralling inflation rate, civil service, schools and hospitals will face a mass exodus of vital personnel.
LONDON (ParliamentPolitics Magazine) – Against a cost-of-living crisis and global instability’s backdrop, the government proposes to take a 20% interest in a new nuclear reactor in Suffolk, bolstering the energy security of the country. EDF, the French energy company, will also take
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The government of Britain has seized private jets which belong to a sanctioned Russian businessman, indefinitely. For three weeks, the two jets which belong to billionaire oil mogul Eugene Shvidler were being investigated at Farnborough and Biggin
LONDON (ParliamentPolitics Magazine) – Boris Johnson has vowed serious repercussions if Ukraine is attacked with chemical weapons, but has declined to elaborate. The Prime Minister claimed there was visceral fear at the idea of Russia President Putin deploying weapons of mass destruction
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – P&O Ferries’ boss should resign, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, for his brazen, astounding arrogance in admitting violating the law over a mass sacking. The cabinet minister accused the company of a weasel attitude, and claimed
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The government has stated that by the end of the decade, 300,000 public charging stations will be made available to electric vehicle owners. The Department for Transport says £500 million will be committed to meet the aim,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Rishi Sunak has denied any ties to a global corporation co-owned by his wife and operating in Russia during the Ukraine conflict. The chancellor stated that he had “nothing to do” with Infosys, a company in which
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In an effort to alleviate the strain of the cost of living problem, Rishi Sunak has lifted the national insurance threshold by £3,000 and announced a 5p per litre reduction in fuel duty tax. However, it occurs
