Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has swerved questions on whether or not he would recommit to his party’s pledge to bring down legal immigration levels. Speaking to journalists as he travelled to the G7 summit in Japan, Sunak said he wants to see figures fall but repeatedly would not reaffirm the Tory manifesto pledge made under…
Royal Mail Reports Loss of £1 Billion After Year of Strikes
Royal Mail has suffered a full-year loss of more than £1 billion, leaving it trading at a loss as it recovers from the impacts of industrial action. A 94-page document (pdf) by Royal Mail’s owner International Distributions Services (IDS), reported that the group swung to an operating loss of £1.04 billion for the year to…
BT to Cut up to 55,000 Jobs by 2030 Amid Shift to AI
The UK’s largest broadband and mobile provider will cut up to 55,000 jobs—more than 40 percent of its workforce—by the end of the decade amid plans to shift to artificial intelligence (AI) and automated services. Telecoms giant BT Group has around 130,000 employees but said it plans to reduce that number to between 75,000 and…
Internet Trolls Who Encourage Serious Self-Harm Face 5 Years in Jail
Internet users who encourage self-harm could be jailed for up to five years, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. Additions to the Online Safety Bill will make it a crime to encourage someone to cause serious self-harm, regardless of whether or not victims go on to injure themselves. The offence will add to existing…
Bird Flu Detected in 2 Poultry Workers in the UK; No Transmission Between People
LONDON—Two poultry workers in the UK have tested positive for bird flu, but they had no symptoms and there’s no evidence of transmission between people, the Health Security Agency said Tuesday. The two are the first humans to test positive for the virus in the UK since the agency announced a case of a 79-year-old…
Rep. Gallagher Leads Select Committee Delegation to UK to Coordinate on China Issues
May 17, 2023
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A Congressional delegation is traveling to the UK to coordinate with officials there on developing policies to more effectively counter China’s communist regime. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Select Committee of Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), will lead a delegation of Select Committee members to the UK on May…
WHO Warns of ‘Unusual’ Surge in Severe Myocarditis in Babies
UK authorities are investigating an “unusual” surge in severe myocarditis which has hit 15 babies in Wales and England and has killed at least one, the World Health Organisation has announced. On Tuesday, the WHO issued an alert that there had been a rise in “severe myocarditis” in newborns and infants between June 2022 and…
Sunak Abandons Campaign Pledge to Ban Confucius Institutes
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backtracked on his campaign promise to ban all Confucius Institutes in the UK, Downing Street has confirmed. The prime minister’s office said the government is “taking action to remove any government funding” from the Chinese state-sponsored institutes but decided it would be “disproportionate” to ban them. It comes as Sunak’s…
Government to Exempt Landlords From Regulations to House Illegal Immigrants
Government plans to cut millions spent every day on hotels for illegal immigrants will see landlords exempt from adhering to basic housing requirements. The temporary move—expected to be passed almost immediately by Parliament—will mean landlords will no longer legally need to stick to stringent housing regulations, including those on safety. The changes will allow landlords…
Labour Will Allow Housebuilding on Green Belt, Says Starmer
Labour would give local areas the power to build houses on the green belt where development would not take away from the beauty of the countryside, the party leader has said. Sir Keir Starmer signalled on Wednesday that reforms such as allowing for some development of green belt land would be introduced should his party…
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