Following UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s shock resignation on Thursday after just six weeks in office, the race is now on to find her successor, and it could happen by as early as next week. Truss, 47, announced she was stepping down in a lengthy speech outside the prime minister’s official residence at Number 10 Downing Street…
Beijing Headhunting Military Forces for PLA Training Instigates Defence Inquiry
October 20, 2022
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The Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has requested the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) launch an investigation into allegations Beijing has been headhunting former and serving members. This comes after the BBC reported that up to 30 former UK military pilots were believed to have been recruited by the Chinese regime to train members of the…
UK’s Shetland Cut Off From World After 2 Undersea Cables Damaged in ‘Very Rare’ Incident
Thousands of residents on Britain’s Shetland Islands are without phone and internet services after two undersea telecommunications cables were damaged just days apart, a situation that has been described as “very rare.” Residents on the remote Scottish archipelago have not been able to access telecommunication services since the early hours of Oct. 20 due to…
UK MPs Back Proposals to Introduce Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones
UK MPs have supported proposals to make anti-abortion protests and vigils around clinics a criminal offence in England and Wales. An amendment to the Public Order Bill to introduce buffer zones around abortion clinics has been backed by a cross-party group of MPs. The legislation was proposed by the left-wing Labour MP Stella Creasy. A…
US Diplomat’s Wife Admits Lesser Charge of Causing Death by Careless Driving of Motorcyclist Harry Dunn
LONDON—Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a United States diplomat, has pleaded guilty in a London court to causing the death of motorcyclist Harry Dunn in August 2019 by careless driving. Sacoolas, 44, was driving on the wrong side of the road in her SUV when she collided with the 19-year-old as he rode his motorcycle near…
Social Media Platforms Suppress British Cardiologist Critical of COVID-19 Vaccines
October 20, 2022
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Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a British cardiologist who is critical about the use of COVID-19 vaccines, said he is being censored by social networks. Malhotra once used to promote COVID-19 vaccination on TV. However, he became highly skeptical of the vaccines after his healthy father died from cardiac issues six months after getting a jab. Last…
Liz Truss Resigns as UK Prime Minister After Just 6 Weeks in Post
Liz Truss, who became UK prime minister just six weeks ago, has resigned after a significant number of Conservative MPs lost confidence in her leadership. She is set to become the shortest serving British prime minister in history after failing to stem an open revolt from her own MPs demanding her departure. Speaking in Downing…
UK Minister Promises ‘Diplomatic Consequences’ If Chinese Consulate Doesn’t Waive Immunity
Chinese Diplomats at the Consulate General in Manchester will be prosecuted or face “diplomatic consequences” if police find they have committed crimes when beating a protester, a British minister said on Thursday. During an urgent question session in Parliament on Thursday, some lawmakers urged the government to immediately declare Consul General Zheng Xiyuan persona non…
UK Parliament Launches Probe Into Claims Senior Tories Bullied MPs in Fracking Vote
The House of Commons has launched an investigation into claims that ministers “bullied” Conservative MPs during Wednesday’s vote on fracking. Fracking is a sensitive issue for the Conservative Party. While Prime Minister Liz Truss supports fracking, many Tory MPs face strong opposition to the practice in their constituencies. While Labour’s motion to ban fracking was…
UK Official Inquiry ‘Presents Horrifying Picture’ of ‘National Epidemic’ of Child Sexual Abuse
LONDON—The UK government should introduce a system for registering all staff who work in care homes and should also appoint a Cabinet-level minister for children, says the final report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the seven-year inquiry, said, “For too long, child sexual abuse has been…
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