Tag: UK

UK Defence Secretary Promises 2 Ships to Protect Underwater Cables

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says the British government plans to commit “two specialist ships” to the task of protecting vital underwater cables which could be attacked by Russia or other hostile foreign powers. Wallace told the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham the “mysterious” damage suffered by the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic on…


Chinese Firm Blocked From Accessing Key Information About UK’s Power Grid

The UK government has blocked a Chinese firm from accessing sensitive information about Britain’s power grid, as concerns grow about Beijing’s involvement in critical infrastructure in the West. Redrock Investment Limited, a subsidiary of China’s state-owned State Development & Investment Corporation (SDIC), is set to obtain a 35 percent stake in Electricity North West (ENW),…


UK Government Scraps Plan to Cut Tax Rate for Highest Earners After Market Turmoil

The UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss on Monday made a dramatic u-turn on plans to cut taxes for the highest earners following backlash over the decision that prompted major market turmoil Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng announced the scrapping of the plan on Twitter early Monday and said it was clear that reducing the 45…


UK Groups Jointly Urge Liz Truss to Hark Human Rights Concerns, Sanction CCP Officials and Publicly Stand Against CCP

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…


King Charles Will Not Attend Climate Summit on UK Government Advice

King Charles III will not be attending next month’s Cop27 climate change summit in Egypt, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Charles has a longstanding and passionate commitment to environmental issues. As Prince of Wales, he addressed the Cop26 summit in Glasgow last year. His elder son, William, the then-Duke of Cambridge, also spoke at the event,…


Man Charged With Murdering 9-Year-Old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool

A 34-year-old man has been charged with murdering 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was shot in the chest at her home in Liverpool on Aug. 22. Olivia was fatally shot after a shooter chased convicted drug dealer and burglar, 35-year-old Joseph Nee, into her home in Liverpool. The girl’s mother Cheryl Korbel was shot in the…


Reserve Banks Have Destroyed the ‘Culture of Thrift’: Nigel Farage

British political leader Nigel Farage has warned that years of low interest rate lending has discouraged the younger generation from saving. He told The Epoch Times it was “astonishing” central banks have failed to recognise that years of cheap lending—particularly during the COVID-19 era—would eventually lead to the current wave of inflation that has gripped…


Europe Moves Right (and Female)

Several European countries have shifted to the right in electing new leaders that prioritize God, family, and country, as Europe battles debt, inflation, immigration, and EU progressivism. Just as notably, many of these new European leaders are female, which is not being celebrated by the media like it typically would. – BUY Jan 6 DVD:…


Truss, Kwarteng Defend Mini Budget, Promise ‘Credible’ Fiscal Plan

The UK’s Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng appear to be undeterred by criticisms of the government’s mini-budget amid market turmoil and calls to reverse some of the tax cuts. Truss on Friday insisted the government had been right to subsidise energy bills and cut taxes, while Kwarteng said he will be…


Russian Ambassador Summoned as UK Imposes New Sanctions on Moscow

Britain has ramped up sanctions against Russia, with new measures targeting vulnerable sectors of the economy, in response to President Vladimir Putin’s “illegal” annexation of parts of Ukraine. The Russian ambassador to London, Andrey Kelin, was summoned to the Foreign Office to be told of the UK’s objections to the Kremlin’s actions “in the strongest…