The UK government was urged on Monday to sanction 16 current and former officials in Hong Kong, including Chief Executive John Lee and his predecessor Carrie Lam. A report (pdf), published by campaign group Stand with Hong Kong, was launched in Parliament on Monday evening at an event hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong…
UK Government Urged to Sanction Hong Kong Officials
November 15, 2022
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UK Prison Service Reveals 125 Foreign Nationals Serving Life Were Sent Back to Home Countries
One in four foreign nationals who were given life sentences in England and Wales between 2011 and 2019 were sent back to serve their sentences in their home countries. The Prison Service has revealed, following a Freedom of Information Act request from The Epoch Times (pdf), that 435 foreign nationals were given life sentences between…
China Is ‘Biggest State-Based Threat’ to Britain’s Economic Security, Says Rishi Sunak
November 15, 2022
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told journalists on his way to the G-20 summit in Indonesia that China poses the “biggest state-based threat to our economic security.” China’s leader and head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping, will be at the G-20 summit in Bali and Sunak said, “Hopefully I will have…
UK’s Sunak Calls Russia ‘Rogue State,’ Urges G-20 Leaders to ‘Prise Open’ Putin’s Grip on Global Economy
November 14, 2022
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called Russia a “rogue state” and has called on G-20 leaders to “prise open” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on the world economy. Sunak arrived in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 14 for the gathering of the leaders of the world’s biggest economies, in one of his first outings on…
UK Signs New Deal With France to Curb Illegal Channel Crossings
The UK on Monday agreed on a new deal with France to stop illegal immigrants from crossing into the UK on small boats. It comes after 40,000 people so far have successfully made the journey across the English Channel this year. British Home Secretary Suella Braverman signed the deal with her French counterpart, interior minister Gerald…
More Than 700 UK Asylum Seekers ‘Living in Limbo’ for 5 Years Waiting for Decision
More than 40,000 asylum seekers have been waiting more than a year for a decision from the Home Office and 725 have been “living in limbo” for more than five years, according to figures obtained by the Refugee Council. According to Home Office data the number of people waiting for an initial decision on their…
Everyone Will Need to Pay ‘A Bit More Tax,’ UK Chancellor Says
Everyone in the UK will need to pay “a bit more tax” as the country seeks to balance its books, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has said. Hunt, who is set to deliver his autumn budget on Nov. 17, has declared he will be playing Scrooge as he sets out his vision to restore…
‘Hotel Britain’ Must End to Deter ‘Asylum Shopping,’ UK Immigration Minister Says
The UK should house illegal immigrants in “simple, functional” spaces as opposed to luxury hotels in a bid to disincentivise “asylum shopping,” Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has said. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Jenrick said the UK “has an obligation to provide sanctuary to some of the many who flee war and persecution,” but the…
Scottish Court Rules Man Arrested in COVID Ward Is US Fugitive Who Allegedly Faked His Death
A man who was arrested in a Glasgow hospital after catching COVID-19 is a rape suspect wanted by the United States, a Scottish judge ruled on Friday. The man is also accused of faking his death to avoid prosecution. Evidence showed that the 35-year-old man, who goes by Arthur Knight, is Nicholas Rossi, who is wanted by…
England’s NHS Waiting List Hits New Record High
Almost 7.1 million patients in England were waiting to start their hospital treatment in September, up from 7 million in August, the latest National Health Service (NHS) statistics show. Waiting times at the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) also hit a new record high, with 594,389 people waiting for longer than four hours before being…
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