Tag: UK

UK Charity Watchdog Announces Investigation Into Children’s Transgender Organisation

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Mermaids to identify concerns about its governance and management after a series of scandals involving the children’s organisation. Leading LGBTQ+ charity Mermaids, which promotes transgenderism in gender-dysphoric children, is facing an investigation after regulator the Charity Commission announced it is opening a statutory inquiry. This was…


Chief Medical Advisors: UK Faces ‘Prolonged Period’ of Excess Deaths Post Pandemic

A report produced by the most senior medical advisors in the UK says the country will face a “prolonged period” of deaths because of the COVID-19 pandemic, however the deaths will not be caused by the virus itself. According to the report co-authored by England’s chief medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty as well as Sir…


Boris Johnson Pledges to Fight On as Sajid Javid Calls Time on Parliamentary Career

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed he intends to stand again as MP for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency, opening the door for a potential political comeback. His decision comes as former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced he will be leaving Parliament at the next election. The Conservative…


China’s Plan to Build Largest Embassy in UK Blocked by Local Council

The Chinese regime will not be able to move its UK embassy to a historical site in East London after the local council voted unanimously to reject the plan. The Chinese government purchased the site of the old Royal Mint, which is a short walk from the Tower Bridge, for £255 million ($310 million) in…


House of Lords Pushes Legislation Targeting China’s Hikvision and Forced Organ Harvesting

The UK’s upper house of Parliament on Wednesday pushed a number of new amendments to legislation in a bid to buttress the UK’s public supply chain against human rights abusers and national security threats. During the third reading of the Procurement Bill, the House of Lords voted to pass an amendment targeting forced organ harvesting by…


Russia Threatens to Ignore Oil Price Cap and Charge Buyers Regular Prices or Cut Them Off, Says Russian Foreign Minister

Moscow threatened to ignore the oil price cap set by the West and said that Russia will continue to charge buyers regular prices, or they cut them off. The Russian government would not follow the cap level that the European Union (EU) and the G-7 has proposed on Russian oil prices since and would prefer…


Labour Retain ‘Bellwether’ Seat of Chester With 13.76 Percent Swing From Tories

Labour has retained the City of Chester constituency by-election with a 13.76 percent swing against the ruling Conservatives in the first electoral test of new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Samantha Dixon, the leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, won 17,309 votes, with the Conservative candidate Liz Wardlaw trailing way behind with 6,335 votes. The…


Britain’s Annual House Price Growth Sees ‘Sharp Slowdown’

House prices in Britain are seeing a “sharp slowdown” according to one of the country’s biggest mortgage providers. In their latest report, Nationwide said that growth in annual house prices had shrunk in November to 4.4 percent compared to 7.2 percent in October. The data also showed that house prices have fallen 1.4 percent month…


Downing Street Urges UK Public Sector Unions to Call Off ‘Unnecessary’ Strikes

The UK government has urged public sector unions to call off their “unnecessary” industrial action and return to the negotiating table. Raising concerns over the damage multiple strikes would cause as Christmas approaches, Downing Street urged the unions to consider the impact on the public before pressing ahead with further strike action. Prime Minister Rishi…


Former UK Vaccines Chief Says Incidence of Myocarditis Is Higher ‘Than Most of Us Anticipated’

Sir John Bell told British MPs that boosters are not really providing any prolonged protection against transmission and his “biggest issue” with the mRNA vaccines is the incidence of myocarditis, particularly in young males. He also said it was “possible” there was an accidental lab leak in Wuhan. Canadian-British immunologist and geneticist, Sir John Bell…