The United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Australia has called the Chinese regime a “challenge” to the UK’s values and interests. This comes just prior to the joint announcement by the UK, Australia and the United States. Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, UK’s High Commissioner to Australia, Vicki Treadell, noted that Beijing was…
UK Government Works to Minimize SVB Fallout
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the British government was working to find a solution to limit the potential hit to companies resulting from the collapse of U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank. Sunak said he understood “the anxiety and the concerns customers of the bank have,” in comments made to reporters flying with him to the…
UK Tech Firms Face ‘Serious Risk’ From Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Chancellor Warns
There is a “serious risk” to the UK’s technology and life sciences sectors from the collapse of the UK branch of the California-based Silicon Valley Bank, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned. U.S. federal banking regulators on March 10 assumed control of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a top lender for American tech and life sciences firms…
BBC Forced to Pull Sport Shows After Hosts, Pundits Side With Gary Lineker in Impartiality Row
The BBC has apologised to sports fans for having to cancel shows after more than a dozen presenters and commentators refused to appear. The TV personalities are boycotting the shows in support of colleague Gary Lineker, who was told to temporarily step back from hosting flagship football programme “Match of the Day (MOTD)” over a…
Londonderry Man Arrested Over New IRA Claim in John Caldwell Shooting Investigation
A 25-year-old man was arrested in relation to the claim of responsibility made after the attempted murder of off-duty detective John Caldwell, as well as a security hoax last month, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said on Saturday. Caldwell, detective chief inspector (DCI) at the PSNI, was gunned down in front of his teenage…
BBC’s Gary Lineker to ‘Step Back’ From Match of the Day Amid Twitter Row
Gary Lineker will step back from presenting Match Of The Day until he and the BBC have an “agreed and clear position on his use of social media,” after he posted a tweet criticising the government’s migrant policy. The BBC is temporarily standing Gary Lineker down from hosting duties on its flagship football show after…
Ofsted Chief Says Sex Education Guidance Needs Better Definition on What Schools Can Do
It’s very difficult to regulate relationships and sex education in schools because the current guidance doesn’t limit what schools can do, England’s education chief said. It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ordered a review of the Relationships, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) guidance following concerns from MPs that children are being exposed to “extreme, sexualising” content. Conservative…
Britain and France Agree New £478 Million Deal to Tackle Illegal Immigration
March 10, 2023
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Britain will pay France nearly half a billion pounds over the next three years to step up efforts to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. Following a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday, Sunak said the…
UK Disinformation Unit Monitored Headmaster Who Questioned COVID-19 Vaccines For Children
A headmaster who questioned the effects of lockdown and masking on children, as well as the mRNA vaccine rollout, was reported to the UK’s terror watchdog and had his social media posts monitored by government disinformation units. In January, Westminster confirmed that it had monitored lockdown critics including Conservative MPs and journalists on social media…
HS2 Hits the Buffers as Inflation Forces Government to Delay Network’s Crewe and Euston Legs
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has announced that “inflationary pressures” will cause delays to the construction of key parts of the high-speed railway HS2. In a written ministerial statement, Harper said the Birmingham to Crewe line will be delayed by two years and the final stretch from Old Oak Common in west London to Euston in…
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