LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Sue Gray is said to have interviewed Boris Johnson as part of the probe into numerous parties at Downing Street, after news of a new Covid-rule-breaking gathering surfaced yesterday night. According to the Daily Telegraph, Mr Johnson is
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): According to a government source, the military forces will take up operations aimed at limiting migrant crossings across the English Channel in the coming weeks. Following to the source, this move will allow the Home Office to concentrate
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Protests in London against more police powers continue, with progressive sections of the UK government stepping up their opposition. Last week, Sisters Uncut organised a demonstration outside the Old Bailey, following the conviction of Wayne Couzens for
The UK Government says its climate change curbs are insufficient, despite delivering the most ambitious targets in the world. Almost half of the 61 climate risks the UK faces are not yet met by the UK Government. But the action of the
Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, continues to be under fire for ignoring Covid regulations his own government put into place at the beginning of 2020. “I regret very much that we did not do things differently that evening,” Johnson said in his
10 Downing Street Apologises to Queen Over Lockdown Parties Downing Street has apologised to Queen Elizabeth II for the lockdown parties on the eve of the funeral of her husband Prince Philip. Staff at the Prime Minister’s office held two separate events
The Prime Minister of England Boris Johnson apologised for a controversial lockdown drinks party. The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who is a former security chief, has not made any statement since the incident. Despite the outrage and criticism, Johnson has
DOWNING STREET, LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): During the first coronavirus lockdown, Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended a “bring your own booze” party. The PM has been under constant scrutiny for the same and offered a “heartfelt apology”. He told MPs that the
Boris Johnson flags that he inclines toward designated help to assist families with low income families retain rising energy costs in front of a new round of government talks including providers. Kwasi Kwarteng, Business Secretary to hold further discussions with energy providers
The Prime Minister of UK, Boris Johnson says he trusts England can “ride out” the current flood of Covid-19 minus any additional limitations. He said that he would not force new measures and would suggest proceeding with the government’s “Plan B” system
An official investigation has been launched following the surfacing of three staff parties that were held by the government last year. The three parties, namely on the 27th November, 18th December, and 10th December will be investigated to determine whether there were
The Omicron variant has thrown a spanner in the works regarding the UK’s response to COVID-19, with the country undergoing another spike and raising the Covid alert level. Yet despite the virus running rampant, not enough people have opted to take the
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered his colleagues not to retaliate against what London sees as a recent provocation from Paris in a bid to de-escalate tensions with French president Emmanuel Macron. It seems that Johnson is convinced that Macron will win
The Grenfell Tower fire has be recognised as one of the major scandals of our time. In 2017, the twenty four storey Grenfell Tower, a block of flats in North Kensington, caught fire resulting in the deaths of seventy two people. The
The Nationality and Borders Bill have cleared the House of Commons after passing by a majority of 67. The controversial bill has been criticised from all sides of the house – but managed to pass due to Tory support. The bill includes
Boris Johnson apologised to MPs after a video emerged showing Downing Street staff joking about a lockdown Christmas party at the prime minister’s state address. The footage obtained by ITV shows the prime ministers then press chief Allegra Stratton joking about the
Ex-chief aide to Boris Johnson Dominic Cummings has said that is, “very unwise for No 10 to lie” about the Christmas parties which took place in 2020. Cumming has accused journalists of playing down what happened last year after Boris Johnson’s spokesperson
Individuals’ British citizenship might be revoked without notice under a proposed rule change secretly included into the nationality and borders bill. Under the clause 9 of the law, titled “Notice of Decision to Deprive a Person of Citizenship,” exempts the government from
Rolls-Royce has secured significant funding from the UK Government and foreign private investors to develop small nuclear reactors to generate cleaner energy. An important development for this country and worldwide is when we all are talking about climate change at COP26 in Glasgow.
As we have entered into November there has been a national spike in coronavirus cases. In light of this, the UK government has been tightening their COVID precautions within the parliamentary estate. The UK Health Security Agency has determined that following this
Allegations of sleaze have plagued Downing Street this week as Boris Johnson attempts to bend the rules yet again to protect Tory MPs. The ongoing sleaze scandal is imposing an increasing amount of pressure on the Tories as mounting claims throw
The Bank of England “kept calm and carried on” with no change in interest rate. Inflation was not considered as much of a concern as the fragile state of the recovery. Where does this fragility come from? Let’s think of the
The government may be required to intervene in the case of unethical university contributions — the Oxford don As proof of elite institutions accepting millions from the Mosley wealth surfaced, an Oxford professor said that the government may need to intervene to
A purpose-built studio that was built at no.10 Downing Street to televise conferences, was transformed into a movie screening theatre after hours costing taxpayers £2.6 million in a White House-style briefing room. The prime minter and his staff all attended the screening
Minister of State for Health of UK, Edward Argar has said that the pressure on the NHS remains ‘sustainable’ in response to calls to reintroduce some Covid restrictions due to skyrocketing cases. Despite the British Medical Association demanding the return of measures
As part of the government’s Autumn Budget 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP has awarded £100 million of additional funding to give mental health support to new parents. The measure was partly introduced due to the impact of COVID-19 on new parents, who
The NHS Test and Trace (NHST&T) app was a key part of the UK government’s efforts to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet a report published by the Public Accounts Committee on 27 October painted a damning picture about what it really
New infections, hospitalisations and deaths have surged over the past fortnight. Some health experts and opposition politicians have demanded the Government urgently reintroduce compulsory face coverings and work from home guidance as part of the Government’s “Plan B” in a bid to
A regular Friday meeting with constituents at the Belfairs Methodist Church, in Leigh-on-Sea, in Essex turned into a tragedy when Sir David Amess was stabbed to death. The suspect, 25-year-old Ali Harbi Ali, lunged at Sir David as he met voters for
30,000 new jobs are being created in the UK with investors pledging £9.7 billion of new foreign investment. These low carbon sector deals, or better known as green energy projects, include investments in sectors like sustainable homes, wind and hydrogen energy and
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
The Hong Kong activist Nathan Law has applied for asylum in the UK, six months after fleeing his home on the eve of the national security law coming into force. Law revealed in an opinion article for the Guardian on Monday that he had submitted a
The UK is ready to keep talking in trade negotiations with the EU “until there’s no point doing so any further” but it cannot compromise on issues of sovereignty and control of its fishing waters, a cabinet minister has said. Environment secretary
Tens of millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in Belgium will be flown to Britain by military aircraft to avoid delays at ports caused by Brexit, under contingency plans being developed by the government. Both the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
THE UK and EU have been warned to make progress on EU financial market access due the impacts the co..
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