Tag Archives: United Kingdom

UK Home Secretary exploits loophole to ‘milk’ expenses system to get £25,000 to pay for personal household bills, report reveals

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has “milked” the expenses system to get taxpayers to foot her household bills, a report has revealed, as ordinary citizens are struggling to pay their bills amid the cost-of-living crisis. A damning report, published by The Mirror newspaper on Sunday, has revealed that the senior …

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Ford announces mass layoffs in Europe

Ford has announced that one in nine of its European employees will be cut, following the company’s aggressive electrification plan. Earlier this year, German union representatives first sounded the alarm about possible job cuts from Ford Europe, estimating roughly 2,500 employees would be cut on the continent, with the majority …

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Scottish first minister resigns

Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement during a press conference in Edinburgh Nicola Sturgeon has announced her resignation as Scotland’s first minister. The politician has held the position since 2014 and confirmed the decision to step down during a press conference at her official residence, Bute House, in Edinburgh on Wednesday. …

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Iran announces retaliatory sanctions on dozens of EU, UK individuals, entities

Iran on Wednesday announced sanctions against 34 individuals and entities from the European Union and the United Kingdom, days after Brussels and London imposed a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iranian officials and organizations. The ministry said the individuals and entities were designated because of “supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, …

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India accuses BBC of ‘colonial mindset’

The BBC documentary features the findings of a British inquiry into the 2002 deadly riots, which reveals PM Modi failed to stop the violence. India’s foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that questioned his leadership during the deadly 2002 Gujarat riots as “propaganda”. …

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Man found guilty of murdering UK lawmaker David Amess

A “fanatical Islamist” inspired by Islamic State was found guilty on Monday of murdering veteran British lawmaker David Amess by knifing him to death in a frenzied attack in a church where he was meeting voters. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, a British citizen and son of a former media adviser …

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UK Brexit supremo Frost resigns in blow to PM Johnson

British Brexit minister David Frost resigned on Saturday over disillusionment with the direction of Boris Johnson’s government, dealing a major blow to the embattled prime minister as the Omicron variant sweeps the country. The resignation of Frost, a core architect of Johnson’s tumultuous Brexit strategy, raised questions about the future …

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