Earlier this month 24-year-old Chris Kaba, an unarmed black man, was shot dead by a Metropolitan Police officer in an incident which immediately triggered protests on the streets of London. The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) has said its homicide investigation into the shooting by a specialist firearms officer may take between six and nine months….
Tax-Cutting Plan Is ‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Get UK Economy Growing: Truss
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has defended the government’s tax-cutting plan which has led to turmoil in the financial markets, calling it an “urgent action” needed to get the economy growing. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on Sept. 23 unveiled the biggest package of tax cuts in half a century, which was aimed at spurring growth in…
Government Makes Barristers New Pay Offer as High Court Says Judges Erred in Releasing Defendants
The Ministry of Justice says it has made an offer to the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in an attempt to end the barristers’ strike. It comes as the High Court in London ruled that judges who refused to extend custody time limits and released defendants on bail because of the barristers’ strike “fell into legal…
2 Commercial Planes Collide at London’s Largest Airport Just Before Take-Off
Two passenger planes collided with each other late on Wednesday on the tarmac while taxiing shortly before take-off at London’s Heathrow Airport, sparking an emergency response, the airport said. Heathrow confirmed to local media that the incident between two commercial aircraft happened around 8 p.m. local time on Sept. 28 and involved Icelandair and Korean…
Are Fiscal Deficits Really Depreciating?
Commentary The slump of the Pound Sterling last week was said to be a reaction to the UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax cut proposal. An exchange rate represents the purchasing power of money. An excess of it results in depreciation. A government planning to finance its budget deficits by printing money will be…
NHS Settles Case With Christian Doctor Who Was Investigated for Offering Prayers to Patients
The tribunal for a Christian doctor who received complaints about offering prayer to his patients has been called off after a last-minute settlement with NHS England. On Monday, Dr. Richard Scott, 62, from Margate, England, had been set to contest a number of complaints relating to him offering spiritual care to some patients as well…
PayPal Lifts Ban on Free Speech Union After Backlash
PayPal has reinstated the accounts of the Free Speech Union, a few days after leading British MPs called the ban an “orchestrated, politically-motivated move.” Accounts from the Free Speech Union (FSU) and the Daily Sceptic blog, which were frozen by Paypal without a clear explanation earlier this month have now been restored, according to its…
UK Labour MP Suspended for Calling Conservative Minister ‘Superficially’ Black
The UK’s main opposition Labour Party has suspended an MP after she described a Conservative government minister as “superficially” black. In an audio clip published online, Rupa Huq, the MP representing Ealing Central and Acton in west London, was heard discussing the elite school background of Kwasi Kwarteng, who became Britain’s first black chancellor of…
Human Rights Defence Not Available for ‘Violent’ Statue-Toppling, UK Court Rules
The toppling of the Edward Colston statue during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 was “violent” and therefore the defendants were not protected by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the UK’s Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday. The ruling does not overturn the acquittal of criminal damage charges against the four defendants. On…
More Migrant Workers Not Expected to Have Big Impact on UK Economy, Experts Say
Getting more migrant workers into the UK will help some industries, but it’s not expected to have a significant impact on the economy, experts said. It comes after Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng appeared to confirm media reports that immigration rules for migrant workers will be changed to address labour shortages. Kwarteng told the…
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