Prime Minister Liz Truss responded to a jibe from a Labour MP during Prime Minister’s Question Time by saying: “The last thing we need is a general election.” She appeared to be referring to Britain, rather than the Conservative Party, but her comment was met with laughter by opposition Labour MPs. The Labour MP for…
After Critisicm of Budget, Truss Says General Election Is the ‘Last Thing we Need’
UK Groups Jointly Urge Liz Truss to Hark Human Rights Concerns, Sanction CCP Officials and Publicly Stand Against CCP
October 2, 2022
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On the eve of the 73rd anniversary National Day in Communist China, a total of nine British human rights organizations, including Hongkongers in Britain, Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, and Stop Uyghur Genocide, wrote to the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss. The organizations urged the British government to pay heed to the threats…
Labour Leader Keir Starmer Invokes Spirit of Tony Blair in Party Conference Speech
The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused Liz Truss’s government of “losing control of the economy” and, in reference to election victories of the past, he said, “Like in 1945, 1964, and 1997, this is a Labour moment.” Starmer also quoted former Prime Minister Tony Blair in his keynote speech to the party…
Liz Truss Says UK May Follow US and Move Embassy to Jerusalem
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, she is considering moving the British embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Truss met Lapid at a United Nations summit in New York on Wednesday and told him she was reviewing the possibility of following the U.S. lead. Since the creation of Israel in…
UK Weighs Relocating Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Truss Says
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid that she is considering moving the British embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Truss met with Lapid on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 21, telling him she was reviewing the possibility of following the United…
UK Government Lifts Fracking Ban as ‘Inconclusive’ Geological Report Published
The government has lifted the ban on fracking in England, despite the publication of a report (pdf) by the British Geological Survey (BGS) which was “inconclusive” and said more data was needed. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which high-pressure liquid is fired at shale formations to release gas. The 2019 Conservative manifesto…
Energy Bill Freeze Will Go Ahead Despite Queen’s Mourning Period, Downing Street Says
Downing Street on Friday gave assurance that the freeze of energy bills will be delivered as planned despite parliamentary businesses being suspended in the period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. In her first major policy intervention, Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced a two-year Energy Price Guarantee scheme that will cap a typical household’s energy…
More Leaders Send Tribute as UK Declares Period of National Mourning Following Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Messages of condolences continued to pour in on Friday as a period of national mourning began in the UK following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The 96-year-old monarch, whose reign lasted for seven decades, “died peacefully” on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish residence Balmoral. In a speech to the citizens of the United Kingdom and…
UK’s Truss Freezes Energy Price in First Major Policy Intervention
The price of a typical British household’s energy bill will be capped at £2,500 a year for the next two years, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced on Thursday as part of a package to tackle the cost of living squeeze. It’s unclear how much the package will cost, but it was estimated to run between £100 billion…
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